Reasoning Questions for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2017:21 November 2017

Directions (1-5): Study the following information to answer the given questions.

Eight persons, viz A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are parking their car in a straight line facing towards north direction but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them has different car viz. Tata, Maruti, Toyota, Renault, Honda ,Ford, Audi and Mercedes but not necessarily in the same order.

G is parking his car third to the right of the one who has Honda car. Mercedes car is parked second to the right of G. A and E are parking their car adjacent to each other. Neither A nor E has either Honda or Mercedes car. Neither A nor E park their car adjacent to G. H parks his car third to the right of the one who has Tata car. Neither A nor E has Tata car. H does not have Mercedes car. Only two persons park their car between E and the one who has Audi car. Maruti car is parked on the immediate left of the D. Only one person parks his car between E and B. C parks his car second to left of one who has Audi car. E does not have Toyota car. The one who has Ford car parks his car at the extreme end of the line.

Q1.Who among the following parks his car exactly between E and B?

(a)The one who has Honda car

(b)The pone who has Tata car

(c)D

(d)A

(e)The one who has Mercedes car

Q2.‘H’ is related to ‘Audi’ in a certain way based on the above arrangement. ‘B’ is related to ‘Renault’ following the same pattern. ‘_____’ is related to ‘Honda’ following the same pattern.

(a)F

(b)G

(c)A

(d)D

(e)C

Q3.Which of the following is true regarding D?

(a)Only two people park their car left of D.

(b)D parks his car second to the right of the one who has Audi car.

(c)E and B both park their car adjacent to D.

(d)D has Mercedes car.

(e)None is true

Q4.How many people park their car between C and the one who has Maruti car?

(a)None 

(b)One 

(c)Two

(d)Three

(e)Four

Q5.Who among the following are parking their car at extreme ends of the line?

(a)A and the one who has Mercedes car

(b)The one who has Honda car and E

(c)C and G

(d)The one who has Toyota car and the one who has Ford car

(e)None of these

Directions (6-10): In the following question @, $, #, % and & are used according to following meaning.

‘P # Q’ means, ‘P is not greater than Q’.

‘P % Q’ means, ‘P is neither greater nor smaller than Q’.

‘P & Q’ means, ‘P is neither greater nor equal to Q’.

‘P $ Q’ means, ‘P is not smaller than Q’.

‘P @ Q’ means, ‘P is neither smaller nor equal to Q’.

Now according to the following statement if they are true, judge their Conclusions I, II and III follow definitely true.

Q6. Statements: Z $ X, X @ W, W % V

Conclusions: 

I. Z @ V

II. X % V

III. V # Z

(a) Only I is true

(b) Only II is true

(c) Only III is true

(d) I and III are true

(e) None of these

Q7. Statements: B @ X, X # F, F $ H

Conclusions: 

I. F @ B

II. H % X

III. H # B

(a) Only I is true

(b) I and III are true

(c) Only II is true

(d) None is true

(e) None of these

Q8. Statements: Z & S, S @ T, T $ U

Conclusions: 

I. U # S

II. T & Z

III. S @ U

(a) Either I or III is true

(b) Only I is true

(c) Only III is true

(d) I and II are true

(e) None of the above

Q9. Statements: K % H, H # G, G & I

Conclusions: 

I. H & I

II. G $ K

III. K # I

(a) Only I is true

(b) I and II are true

(c) Only III is true

(d) None is true

(e) All of the above

Q10. Statements: T @ Y, Y $ G, G # W

Conclusions: 

I. G % T

II. T # G

III. T @ G

(a) Either I or II is true

(b) Either II or III is true

(c) Only III is true

(d) None is true

(e) None of the above

Directions (11-15): In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Q11. Statements:

All door are paint.

All paint are windows.

All windows are walls..

Some windows are water.

Conclusions:

I. Some walls are windows.

II. All door are walls.

III. Some windows are door.

IV. Some water are windows.

(a) Only I, II and III follow

(b) Only II, III and IV follow

(c) Only I, III and IV follow

(d) Only I, II and IV follow

(e) All are true.

Q12. Statements:

Some boy are girls.

Some girls are womens.

All womens are aunt.

Some aunt are uncle.

Conclusions:

I. Some uncle are girls.

II. Some girls are aunt.

III. Some aunt are womens.

IV. Some womens are boy.

(a) None follows

(b) Only I follows

(c) Only II follows

(d) Only II and III follow

(e) Only IV follows

Q13. Statements:

All bench are desk.

Some desk are rods.

All rods are papers.

Some papers are windows.

Conclusions:

I. Some windows are bench.

II. Some papers are desk.

III. Some desk are bench.

IV. Some papers are bench.

(a) Only I and II follow

(b) Only II and III follow

(c) Only III and IV follow

(d) Only I and III follow

(e) None of these

Q14. Statements:

Some cool are warm.

Some warm are winter.

Some winter are hands.

Some hands are ears.

Conclusions:

I. Some ears are winter.

II. Some winter are cool.

III. Some hands are warm. 

IV. Some cool is ears.

(a) None follows

(b) Only II follows

(c) Only IV follows

(d) Only either II or IV follows

(e) Only III follows

Q15. Statements:

All bad are cart.

Some cart are yard.

All yard are seat.

Some seat are tables.

Conclusions:

I. Some seat are cart.

II. Some tables are seat.

III. Some cart are bad.

IV. Some seat are yard.

(a) Only II, III and IV follow

(b) Only I, II and III follow

(c) Only I, III and IV follow

(d) All follow

(e) None of these

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