Reasoning Questions for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2017

Direction(1-5).Study the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow—

In a certain code, 

‘ze lo ka gi’ is a code for ‘must save some money’, 

fe ka so ni’ is a code for ‘he made good money’, 

‘ni lo da so’ is a code for ‘he must be good’ and 

‘we so ze da’ is a code for ‘be good save grace’.

1. ‘grace be money’, may be coded as ____?

(a) ka da fe 

(b) we ka so 

(c) ja da we 

(d) ka we da 

(e) ja ka ze

2.What is the code for ‘some’?

(a) gi 

(b) lo 

(c) ze

(d) ka

(e) Cannot be determined

3.What does the ‘so’ stand for?

(a) good 

(b) save

(c) grace

(d) be 

(e) Cannot be determined

4.What is the code for ‘must’?

(a) da 

(b) lo 

(c) sa

(d) ni

(e) Cannot be determined

5.What is the code for ‘grace’?

(a) ze 

(b) da 

(c) so

(d) we 

(e) None of these

Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow—

One of the seven cars viz. Santro, Ritz, Maruti, Ambassador, Mercedes, Qualis, and Waganor went to hill stations with tourists on one day each in the week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday. Ambassador went on Thursday. Qualis was gone the day immediately next to the day when Ritz was gone. Qualis neither went on Tuesday nor Saturday. Only one car went between Ambassador and Maruti. Two cars were gone between Santro and Ritz. Wagonor neither went on Monday nor Sunday.

6. On which of the following days did Mercedes go?

(a) Monday 

(b) Tuesday 

(c) Wednesday 

(d) Thursday 

(e) Friday

7.How many Cars are goes between Maruti and Ritz?

(a) None 

(b) One 

(c) Two 

(d) Three 

(e) Four

8.Which of the following cars was gone on Saturday?

(a) Maruti 

(b) Waganor 

(c) Ritz 

(d) Santro 

(e) Mercedes

9.On which of the following days did Wagonar go?

(a)Tuesday 

(b) Wednesday 

(c) Thursday

(d) Friday 

(e) Cannot be determined

10.If Wagonar is related to Ritz and Mercedes is related to Maruti in a certain way, then to which of the following would Ambassador be related to following the same pattern?

(a) Santro 

(b) Wagonar 

(c) Mercedes 

(d) Qualis 

(e) Cannot be determined

Directions (11-15): In each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the four conclusions I, II, III and IV given below them is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly. 

11.Statements: R < K > D = V < M

Conclusions:

I. R < D 

II. V < R

III. D = M 

IV. M > D

(a) None is true 

(b) Only III is true 

(c) Only IV is true 

(d) Only either III or IV is true 

(e) Only either III or IV and II are true 

12.Statements: F > N > W < Y < T 

Conclusions:

I. F > W 

II. T > N 

III. N > Y 

IV. T > W

(a) Only I and III are true 

(b) Only I and IV are true 

(c) Only II and III are true 

(d) Only I, II and IV are true 

(e) None of these 

13.Statements: B > T < R > F = K

Conclusions:

I. B > R 

II. F < T

III. R > K 

IV. K < T

(a) None is true 

(b) Only I is true 

(c) Only II is true 

(d) Only III is true 

(e) Only IV is true 

14.Statements: J = F < N > H > G

Conclusions:

I. G < N 

II. N > J

III. H < J 

IV. J < G

(a) Only I and II are true 

(b) Only I, II and III are true 

(c) Only II, III and IV are true 

(d) All I, II, III and I are true 

(e) None of these 

15.Statements: D < T = R > M > K

Conclusions:

I. R = D 

II. R > D

III. K < T 

IV. M < T

(a) Only either I or II is true 

(b) Only III and IV are true 

(c) Only either I or II and III are true 

(d) Only either I or II and IV are true 

(e) None of these

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