Reasoning For BOB/IBPS Exams |

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We have started the 56 days Study Plan for IBPS PO Prelims. This study plan is to efficiently utilise time and hard work to channelise it towards smart work. From now quizzes on Bankersadda will be according to the given study plan and this will help you prepare important topics in limited time. Today is DAY 16 of the study plan and in Reasoning today’s chapter is Data sufficiency.

Directions: (1-5): Each question consists of a question two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and choose the most appropriate option.

Q1. Among five friends A, B, C, D and E, each studying in a different standard, viz 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th and 10th. In which standard does C study? (‘Junior’ in the statements implies a lower standard and ‘senior’ a higher standard.)
I. B studies in a standard which is an odd number. C is B’s senior but does not study in 10th standard.
II. Only three students are senior to A. B is senior to A but junior to C.
(a) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(b)The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(c)The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
(d)The data in both statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
(e)The data in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question

Q2. Four friends viz P, Q, R and S, are seated around a circular table. Some are facing the centre while some others are facing outward (i.e. opposite of the centre).
Which direction is R facing (centre or outward)?
I. R sits second to the left of S. R sits on the immediate right of Q.
II. Q sits on the immediate right of R. P is an immediate neighbor of both R and S.
(a) The data in both statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
(b) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(c) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(d) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(e) The data in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

Q3. Point M is in which direction with respect to point A?
I. A person starts walking from point A, walks 5 m towards north and then takes a right turn and walks 8 m. He then takes a left turn and walks for 3 m before stopping at point Z. point M is 12 m away from point Z.
II. A person starts from point A and walks 9 m towards the west. He then takes a right turn and walks 9 m. He then takes a right turn and walks 5 m. He then takes a final right turn and stops at point R after walking 5 m. Point M is towards the north of point R.
(a) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
(b) The data in both statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
(c) The data in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
(d) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(e) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

Q4. Is Q father of A?
I. M is the mother of A and B. C is the only sister of A. R is married to B. R is daughter in-law of Q.
II. Q has only one daughter C. C is sister of A and B. B is son of M. R is daughter-in-law of M.
(a) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(b) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
(c) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(d) The data in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question
(e) The data in both statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question

Q5. Six people are sitting in two parallel rows containing three people each in such a way that there is equal distance between adjacent person in row-1 A, B and C are seated and all of them are facing south. In row-2 P, Q and R are seated and all of them are facing north. (Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.) Who amongst A, B and C faces R?
I. A faces the one who sits on the immediate right of R. A is not an immediate neighbour of C.
II. Only one person sits between Q and P. The one who faces B sits on the immediate left of Q.
(a) The data in both statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
(b) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
(c) The data in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question
(d) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(e) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question

Directions: (6-10): Each of the questions below consists of a question two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give answer
(a) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
(b) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(c) If the data even in both statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
(d) If the data in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question
(e) If data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question

Q6. Who among D, E, F, G and H scores the highest in an examination?
I. E scores as many marks as D, who scores eight marks more than F.
II. G does not score the highest marks in the examination but the scores 10 marks more than F.

Q7. Six friends Arman, Bunty, Chandan, Dinesh, Imran and Pawan are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Who sits second to the right of Chandan?
I. Pawan and Bunty sit opposite each other and Imran sits between Bunty and Dinesh but not second to the left of Pawan.
II. Chandan sits second to the right of Dinesh and Dinesh sits second to the right of Imran.

Q8. How is N related to Q?
I. P has two children but has only one daughter. Q is son of S.
II. K is daughter of N, who is mother of S and wife of P.

Q9. Among S, T, U, V, W and Z, how many persons are smaller than T?
I. U is taller than only three persons and smaller than T, who is the tallest.
II. W and Z are smaller than T and taller than S. V is taller than S.

Q10. D is in which direction with respect to S?
I. P and R are in a straight line and R is to the south of D.
II. S is to the south of P, which is to the north of D.

Directions: (11-15): Each of the questions below consists of a question two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give answer
(a) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
(b) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(c) If the data even in both statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
(d) If the data in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question
(e) If data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question

Q11. How is T related to J?
I. X is father of Q, who is marries to P and is mother of T.
II. X is father-in-law of P and brother of G, who is mother of J.

Q12. Among seven friends A, B, C, D, E, F and G, who is on the immediate left of C? (All are sitting in a circle and facing the centre.)
I. B is fourth to the right of A, who is not an immediate neighbour of either D or C. G sits third to the right of E.
II. F sits second to the right of G and E sits second to the right of F.

Q13. What is the position of S with respect to R?
I. N is to the east of R and to the west of P. Q is to the north of N.
II. T is to the North of N and Q, and S is to the north-east of Q.

Q14. Which among E, F, G, H and I is the smallest?
I. E is greater than or equal to G, which his equal to F and greater than or equal to H and I.
II. H is equal to G and is not greater than F. E is greater than F.

Q15. Who amongst P, Q, R, S and T is the tallest?
I. P is taller than Q. T is not the tallest.
II. R is taller than P. S is not the tallest.