Reasoning Questions for IBPS Clerk Mains Exam

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Directions( 1–5): In each question below are four statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the four given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the four gives statements disregarding commonly known facts. Then decide which of the answers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) is correct and indicate it in the answer.

1.Statements:

All fans are lights

Some lights are tubes

All tubes are coolers

Some coolers are wires

I. Some coolers are lights

II. Some coolers are fans

III. Some wires are lights

IV Some lights are fans

(a) Only I and II follow

(b) Only I, III and IV follow

(c) Only I and IV follow

(d) Only II, III and IV follow

(e) None of these

2.Statements:

Some apes are ants

Some ants are monkeys

All monkeys are bears

All bears are bats

Conclusions:

I. Some bears are apes

II. Some bats are ants

III. Some bears are ants

IV. Some bats are monkeys

(a) Only I, II and III follow

(b) Only II, III and IV follow

(c) Only I, III and IV follow

(d) All follow

(e) None of these

3.Statements:

All colours are darks

All darks are whites

All whites are pinks

All pinks are greys

Conclusions:

I. Some greys are whites

II. All darks are pinks

III. Some pinks are colours

IV. All colours are greys

(a) Only I ,II and III follow

(b) Only I, II and IV follow

(c) Only II, III and IV follow

(d) All follow

(e) None of these

4.Statements:

Some sweets are samosas

Some samosas are rasgullas

Some rasgullas are kulfis

Some kulfis are icecreams

Conclusions

I. Some icecreams are samosas

II. No icecreams are samosas

III. Some kulfis are sweets

IV No kulfis are sweets

(a) Only either I or II follows

(b) Only either III or IV follows

(c) Only either I or II and either III or IV follow

(d) Only I and III follow

(e) None of these

5.Statements:

All apples are bananas

No bananas are coconuts

Some coconuts are guavas

All guavas are lemons

Conclusions:

I. Some lemons are coconuts

II. Some bananas are apples

III. Some guavas are bananas

IV Some coconuts are apples

(a) None follows

(b) Only I & II follow

(c) Only II follows

(d) Only III follows

(e) Only IV follows

Directions (6-10): Read the following information carefully and answers the questions given below it.

Eight male friends i.e. A, B, C, D, M, N, O and P who are sitting around a square dining table such that four of them who sits at the corner faces outside and four of them who sits on the middle of the sides of the table faces inside of the table. They all are married to their female friends i.e. I, J, K, L, Q, R, S and T but not necessarily in the same order.  N sits third to the right of  the one who is married S. The one who is married to J and the one who is married to R sits opposite to each other and faces same direction. M sits third to the right of D, who is married to Q. O sits third to the left of M and sits opposite to C who is married to K.  There are two friends who sits between P and N. The one who is married to L sits second to the left of O, who is the husband of S. B sits second to the left of A and is married to J and both faces same direction. I is married to his male friend who faces inside but he is not N. 

Q6. Who among the following is married to L?

(a) M

(b) N

(c) A

(d) P

(e) B

Q7. Who among the following is the wife of the one who sits second to the left of D?

(a) I

(b) S

(c) R

(d) Q

(e) None of these

Q8. Who among the following is the husband of I?

(a) A

(b) M

(c) C

(d) N

(e) B

Q9. Which of the following combination of Husband and wife is incorrect?

(a) A-I

(b) D-Q

(c) C-S

(d) P-L

(e) All are correct

Q10. Four of the following five belongs to a group find the one that does not belong to that group?

(a) A

(b) T

(c) D

(d) L

(e) B

    

Directions (11-15): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions. In a certain code language:- 

“Earth Star Moon” is written as-  Z4@  L4@  V5& 

“Mars Venus Mercury” is written as-  V5&  Z4@  V7&

“Jupiter Sun Saturn” is written as-  F7&  Z6@  F3&

Q11. “NUMBER” will be coded as?

(a) A8@  

(b)Z6& 

(c)F6@ 

(d)F8& 

(e)B6@

Q12. What is the code of ‘MIGRATED’? 

(a) R8@

(b) F6& 

(c) D4&  

(d) R6&  

(e) R6@

 Q13. Which will be the code for ‘LAPTOP’?

(a) Z4@

(b) Z6@

(c)V8& 

(d) B7&

(e) L5@

Q14. Which will be the code for ‘PHONE’?

(a) P4@

(b) U6@

(c)V9& 

(d) O7&

(e) L5&

Q15. Which will be the code for ‘ASTEROIDS’?

(a) P5&

(b) Z9&

(c)K9& 

(d) O8@

(e) M5@

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