Reasoning Ability Quiz For RRB PO Mains 2021- 13th September

Directions (1-5): Read the following information carefully and answer the following questions.
Nine persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I are going on trips to nine different places viz. Patna, Goa, Kanpur, Indore, Shimla, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Bhopal but not necessarily in the same order. They all travel by three modes of transport viz. bus, trains, and ships. Not more than four and not less than two persons travel by the same mode of transport.
The one who travels by train goes to Indore. I is not going to Shimla and Bhopal. The one who is going to Bhopal do not travel by train. G was going to Kolkata but neither by bus nor train. Only H travels with the same mode of transport as G travels. D travels by bus but he is not going to Bhopal, Kanpur, and Delhi. Both B and I travels by same mode of transport but different with the one who travels to Goa. C travels to Goa by train. Neither E, nor F is going to Mumbai and Delhi. The one who travels to Delhi travels by bus. Neither B nor I travel to Delhi, and Mumbai. E is not going to Indore. The one who is going to Patna do not travel by bus and train.

Q1. Who travels to Shimla?
(a) E
(b) F
(c) The one who travels by Train
(d) The one who travels by Bus
(e) G

Q2. B is going to which city?
(a) Bhopal
(b) Indore
(c) Kanpur
(d) Indore
(e) Cannot be determined

Q3.Which combination represents the persons travelling by train?
(a) E, F, C, D
(b) H, E, F
(c) C, F, E
(d) H, G, C, E
(e) None of these

Q4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on a group, which among the following does not belong to that group?
(a) Delhi
(b) Bhopal
(c) Mumbai
(d) Shimla
(e) Kanpur

Q5. Choose the incorrect combination of persons, places, and modes of transport from the following alternatives?
(a) B- Bhopal- Bus
(b) I- Kanpur- Bus
(c) F- Indore- Train
(d) D- Mumbai- Bus
(e) All are correct

Directions (6-10): Read the following information carefully and answer the following questions.
A word/number arrangement machine when given an input line of word/numbers rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangements.
Input: caliber 49 cannibal 52 caution 43 caustic 39 camphor 62
Step I: 60 caliber 49 cannibal 52 caution 43 caustic 39 camphor
Step II: 60 caustic caliber 49 cannibal 52 caution 43 39 camphor
Step III: 60 caustic 50 caliber 49 cannibal caution 43 39 camphor
Step IV: 60 caustic 50 caution caliber 49 cannibal 43 39 camphor
Step V: 60 caustic 50 caution 47 caliber cannibal 43 39 camphor
Step VI: 60 caustic 50 caution 47 cannibal caliber 43 39 camphor
Step VII: 60 caustic 50 caution 47 cannibal 41 caliber 39 camphor
Step VIII: 60 caustic 50 caution 47 cannibal 41 camphor caliber 39
Step IX: 60 caution 50 caustic 47 cannibal 41 camphor 37 caliber
Step IX is the last step of the rearrangements, Based on the following logic rearrange the given input.
Input: mammals 65 laying 59 eggs 71 are 93 seldom 33

Q6. How many steps are required to complete the arrangements?
(a) Seven
(b) Six
(c) Eight
(d) Nine
(e) None of these

Q7. What will be the Step III of the given input?
(a) 91 seldom 69 mammals 63 laying 59 eggs are 33
(b) 91 seldom 69 mammals 65 laying 57 eggs are 33
(c) 91 seldom 69 mammals 65 laying 59 eggs are 33
(d) 91 seldom 71 mammals 65 laying 59 eggs are 33
(e) None of these

Q8. What is the position of ‘63’ from right end in Step VII?
(a) Second
(b) Third
(c) Fourth
(d) Fifth
(e)There is no such step

Q9. ‘91 seldom 69 mammals 63 laying 57 eggs are 33’ represents which step of the given input?
(a) Step IV
(b) Step V
(c) Step VI
(d) Step VII
(e) None of these

Q10. What is the sum of the term which is 5th from the left end in step I and the term which is second last from the right end in step VI?
(a) 94
(b) 92
(c) 90
(d) 88
(e) None of these

Solutions

Solutions (6-10):
Sol.
Decoding the logic:
The logic followed here is: In first step the highest number is arranged from the left side after subtracting 2 with it. And in the second step the word is arranged in the reverse alphabetical order after the number arranged in the first step. This process is repeated till the last step.
Input: mammals 65 laying 59 eggs 71 are 93 seldom 33
Step I: 91 mammals 65 laying 59 eggs 71 are seldom 33
Step II: 91 seldom mammals 65 laying 59 eggs 71 are 33
Step III: 91 seldom 69 mammals 65 laying 59 eggs are 33
Step IV: 91 seldom 69 mammals 63 laying 59 eggs are 33
Step V: 91 seldom 69 mammals 63 laying 57 eggs are 33
Step VI: 91 seldom 69 mammals 63 laying 57 eggs 31 are

S6. Ans. (b)
S7. Ans. (c)
S8. Ans. (e)
S9. Ans. (b)
S10. Ans. (c)