Reasoning Questions for RRB PO and Clerk Exam 2017

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Directions (1 – 5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

In a family of eight persons – P, Q, R, S,T, U, V and W – there are four males and four females. There are three married couples and two persons are unmarried. Each of them reads a different magazine, viz India Today (E), India Today (H), Outlook (E), Outlook (H), Frontline, the week, Business world and Sports star. No couple reads both the versions of the same magazine.

In the family of two generations, each male member except W has two brothers and one sister. V is the mother-in-law of R and reads India Today (H). Q, who reads Outlook (E), is the daughter-in-law of W. T, who reads Frontline, is the unmarried brother of U, who does not read Business world. No female reads Outlook (H) or the Week. S is the brother-in-law of R but he does not read Business world, Sports star or The Week. P does not read The Weak. W has no son-in-law. U is Q’s sister-in-law.

Q1. Who among the following reads Outlook (H)?

(a) Can’t say

(b) S

(c) P

(d) R

(e) None of these

Q2. R reads which of the following magazines?

(a) can’t say

(b) India Today (E)

(c) Business world

(d) Sports star

(e) None of these

Q3. Which of the following pairs of persons does not represent the couples?

I. W and V 

II. P and R

III. S and Q

(a) Can’t say

(b) Only I

(c) Only II

(d) Only III

(e) All of these pairs of persons represent the couples

Q4. How many sons does W have?

(a) Two 

(b) Three

(c) One

(d) Can’t say

(e) None of these

Q5. How is P related with U?

(a) Father

(b) Brother

(c) Husband

(d) Can’t say

(e) None of these

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

I. 12 friends A, B, C, D, P, Q, R, S, W, X, Y and Z are sitting in a row facing to the East

II. X is third to the left of P, who is sixth to the right of A.

III. R is fourth to the right of Z, who is not near to C

IV. B is fifth to the right end and S is second left of D.

V. W and Q are not near to P, who is second to the right of B.

VI. There are two friends between C and Y, who is not near to X.

VII. Q does not sit any of the extreme end of the row.

Q6. Who are sitting at the end of the row?

(a) Z and W

(b) W and Q

(c) Q and Z

(d) Can’t be determined

(e) None of these

Q7. What is the position of P with respect of W?

(a) Immediate right

(b) third right

(c) fourth left

(d) second right

(e) second left

Q8. Who is sitting third to the right of Q?

(a) B

(b) S

(c) Y

(d) R

(e) C

Q9. Which two friends are sitting near to C?

(a) A and R

(b) Z and A

(c) P and Q

(d) A and C

(e) R and X

Q10. Who is sitting fourth to the left of A?

(a) B

(b) S

(c) Y

(d) No one.

(e) C

Directions (11-15): In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. 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 the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Q11. Statements: All booklet are packet. All packet are bottle. Some bottle are can. Some can are pitcher.

Conclusions 

I. Atleast some pitcher are bottle

II. Some can are packet

III. Atleast some bottle are booklet

(a) None follows

(b) Only I follows

(c) Only II follows

(d) Only III follows

(e) II and III follow

Q12. Statements : Some rope are wall. Some wall are stick. All stick are chair. All chair are table

Conclusions 

I. Some table are definitely wall

II. Some chair are rope

III. Some stick being rope is a possibility

(a) None follows

(b) Only I follows

(c) Only I follows

(d) Only III follows

(e) I and III follow

Q13. Statements Some river are jungle. Some jungle are horse. Some horse are tent. Some tent are building.

Conclusions

I. Some building being horse is a possibility

II. Some tent being jungle is a possibility

III. Some horse are river

(a) None follows

(b) Only I follows

(c) Only II follows

(d) Only III follows

(e) I and II follow

Q14. Statements: Some pen are knive. All knive are pin. Some pin are needle. All needle are chain

Conclusions

I. Atleast some chain are pin

II. Some needle are knive

III. Atleast some pin are pen

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only II follows

(c) III follows

(d) II and III follow

(e) None of these

Q15. Statements All fields are pond. No pond is tree. Some tree are hut. All hut are goat.

Conclusion 

I. some goat are field

II. No goat is field

III. Some goat are tree

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only II follows

(c) Only III follows

(d) Either I or II follows

(e) Either I or II and III follow

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