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Reasoning Questions for IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2017

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Reasoning Questions for IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2017
Reasoning Questions for IBPS Clerk Mains Exam
Reasoning Ability is an onerous section. With the increasing complexity of questions, it becomes hard for one to give it the cold shoulder. The only way to make the grade in this particular section in the forthcoming banking exams is to practice continuously with all your heart and soul. And, to let you practice with the best of the latest pattern questions, here is the Adda247 Reasoning Quiz based on the exact same pattern of questions that are being asked in the exams.

Directions (1-5): Study the given information and answer the questions:
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of an input and rearrangement.
Input: 54 sold 88 doll 41 rock 63 an unique 15 92 every
Step I: 17 54 sold 88 doll 41 rock 63 unique 92 every an
Step II: doll 17 54 sold 88 rock 63 unique 92 every an 43
Step III: 52 doll 17 sold 88 rock 63 unique 92 an 43 every
Step IV: rock 52 doll 17 sold 88 unique 92 an 43 every 65
Step V: 86 rock 52 doll 17 unique 92 an 43 every 65 sold
Step VI: unique 86 rock 52 doll 17 an 43 every 65 sold 90
And Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement of the above input.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.
Input: 48 sweet 82 door 35 read 57 a unit 9 86 end
Q1. In which step the elements ‘11 unit 86’ found in the same order?
(a) Step I
(b) Step II
(c) Step III
(d) Step V
(e)Step VI
Q2. In step IV, which of the following word/number would be at 2nd position to the left of 7th from the right end?
(a) 11 
(b) sweet 
(c) 82 
(d) unit 
(e) 86
Q3. How many step rock completing the above arrangement?
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Six
(d) Seven
(e) Five
Q4. Which of the following would be the step III after arrangement?
(a) 16 door 11 sweet 82 read 57 unit 86 a 37 end
(b) 6 door 11 sweet 80 read 57 unit 86 a 37 end
(c) 6 door 15 sweet 82 read 57 unit 86 a 37 end
(d) 46 door 11 sweet 82 read 57 unit 86 a 37 end
(e) None of these
Q5. In step VI, ‘80’ is related to ‘unit’ and ‘11’ is related to ‘door’. In the same way ‘59’ is related to?
(a) end
(b) unit
(c) read 
(d) sweet
(e) None of these
Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of an input and its rearrangement:
Input: name 72 sold 53 task 58 white 78 mind 65
Step I: 78 name 72 sold 53 task 58 white 65 mind
Step II: 78 72 sold 53 task 58 white 65 mind name
Step III: 78 72 65 53 task 58 white mind name sold
Step IV: 78 72 65 58 53 white mind name sold task
Step V: 78 72 65 58 53 mind name sold task white
Step V is the last step of the rearrangement of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the questions the appropriate step for the given input.
Input: why 16 for cream 21 on hello 33 38 moon 31 25
Q6. What is the position of ‘moon’ in Step IV?
(a) Second from the left
(b) Extreme right end
(c) Third from the right
(d) Seventh from the left
(e) None of these
Q7. Which of the following is eighth from the left in Step V?
(a) why 
(b) 16
(c) cream
(d) 21
(e) None of these
Q8. How many steps will be required to complete this arrangement?
(a) Five
(b) Eight
(c) Seven
(d) Six
(e) None of these
Q9. What is the position of ‘on’ in Step VI?
(a) Fifth from the left end
(b) Sixth from the right end
(c) Second from the right end
(d) Only (a) and (c) 
(e) None of these
Q10. Which of the following represents Step VII?
(a) 38 33 31 why 16 21 on moon 25 cream for hello
(b) 38 33 why 16 21 moon on 25 cream for hello
(c) 38 why 16 for 21 on hello 33 moon 31 25 cream
(d) Can’t be determined
(e) There is no such step
Directions (11-15): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule and generates stepwise outputs till the arrangement is complete following that rule.Following is an illustration of input and steps of rearrangement till the last step.
Input: time 16 fix 65 and 27 we 31 cover 57 box 49 
Step I: 651 time 16 fix and 27 we 31 cover box 49 572 
Step II: we 651 16 fix and 27 31 cover box 49 572 time 
Step III: 493 we 651 16 fix and 27 cover box 572 time 314 
Step IV: fix 493 we 651 16 and 27 box 572 time 314 cover 
Step V: 275 fix 493 we 651 and box 572 time 314 cover 166 
Step VI: box 275 fix 493 we 651 572 time 314 cover 166 and 
And Step VI is the last step of the input.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out the answer to each of the questions given below:
Input: to 15 is 72 not 29 an 56 end 49 before 33
Q11. In which step the elements ‘to 721 an’ found in the same order?
(a) Step I
(b) Step II
(c) Step III
(d) Step V
(e)Step VI
Q12. In step IV, which of the following word/number would be at 2nd position to the left of 6th from the right end?
(a) 15
(b) 29
(c) an
(d) 721
(e) to
Q13. What is the sum of numbers which is obtained by third from right end in step III and the number which is obtained in extreme left in Step V?
(a) 775
(b) 757
(c) 857
(d) 657
(e) 557
Q14. Which of the following would be the step III after arrangement?
(a) 493 to 721 15 is 29 an end before 562 not 334 
(b) 493 to 721 15 is 29 an end before 562 not 34
(c) 493 to 721 15 is 292 an end before 562 not 334
(d) 491 to 721 15 is 29 an end before 562 not 334
(e) None of these
Q15. In step VI, ‘before’ is related to ‘an’ and ‘295’ is related to ‘156’. In the same way ‘is’ is related to?
(a) end
(b) 562
(c) 721
(d) to
(e) None of these