Reasoning Quiz For Bank of Baroda SO 2023 -05th June

Directions (1-5): In each question below, some statements are given followed by some conclusions. You have to assume everything in the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then find out which of the five given conclusions does not logically follow from the statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Q1. Statements: Only a few jasmine are marigold
At least orchid are marigold
Only marigold are daisy
Conclusions:
(a) Some daisy are jasmine
(b) Some daisy are marigold
(c) All orchid are marigold is a possibility
(d) Some jasmine are orchid is a possibility
(e) All orchid can be jasmine.

Q2. Statements: No litchi is grapes
At least papaya are guava
All guava are litchi
Conclusions:
(a) Some papaya are litchi.
(b) No grapes is guava is a possibility.
(c) Some litchi are guavas.
(d) Some guava are not grapes.
(e) All grapes are papaya is possibility.

Q3. Statements: All moon are earth
Some planet are not sun
Some moon are planet
Conclusions:
(a) Some earth are planet.
(b) All sun are planet is a possibility.
(c) some sun is moon is a possibility.
(d) Some earth is not Sun.
(e) Some moon are earth.

Q4. Statements: Only a few cake are flavor
Some chocolate are cake
No chocolate is white
Conclusions:
(a) Some cake are not white.
(b) All cake is flavor is a possibility
(c) All white can be cake.
(d) Some flavor are cake.
(e) Some flavor is white is a possibility

Q5. Statements: Only a few Monday are Tuesday.
All Tuesday are Wednesday.
Only Wednesday are Sunday.
Conclusions:
(a) Some Wednesday are Monday.
(b) All Wednesday are Tuesday is a possibility.
(c) All Tuesday can be Monday.
(d) All Monday is Wednesday is a possibility.
(e) Some Wednesday are Tuesday

Directions (6-10): In number arrangement machine when given an input line of numbers, it rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

Input: 75 16 56 25 48 31 64 97 22 57
Step I: 52 75 56 48 31 64 97 22 57 17
Step II: 13 52 75 56 48 64 97 57 17 23
Step III: 75 13 52 75 56 64 97 17 23 49
Step IV: 57 75 13 52 64 97 17 23 49 57
Step V: 79 57 75 13 52 17 23 49 57 65

And step V is the last step of the arrangement. As per the rule followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the input given below;

Input: 86 14 53 24 45 17 32 27 74 93

Q6. Which of the following is the last step of above input?
(a) III
(b) VI
(c) IV
(d) V
(e) None of these

Q7. Which is the following step?
Step: 54 72 71 86 53 74 93 15 25 33

(a) VI
(b) III
(c) IV
(d) V
(e) There is no such step

Q8. What is 4th element from right end in Step IV?
(a) 15
(b) 71
(c) 86
(d) 93
(e) 54

Q9. Which of the following elements lies exactly between 71 and 32 in step II?
(a) 15
(b) 86
(c) 53
(d) 25
(e) 74

Q10. Which of the following is the fifth step for input?
(a) 39 15 25 33 75 87 35 54 72 71
(b) 39 35 25 33 75 87 54 72 71 15
(c) 39 72 71 15 25 33 35 54 75 87
(d) 71 15 25 33 75 87 39 35 54 72
(e) 39 35 54 72 71 15 25 33 75 87

Solutions

Solutions (6-10):
Sol. In this input output question, two numbers are arranged in each step following a certain pattern. Let us understand the logic behind it-
* Even numbers are arranged at the right end, from left to right in ascending order after adding one in each number.
* Odd numbers are arranged at the left end, from right to left in ascending order after the digits are interchanged within the number.

Input: 86 14 53 24 45 17 32 27 74 93
Step I: 71 86 53 24 45 32 27 74 93 15
Step II: 72 71 86 53 45 32 74 93 15 25
Step III: 54 72 71 86 53 74 93 15 25 33
Step IV: 35 54 72 71 86 93 15 25 33 75
Step V: 39 35 54 72 71 15 25 33 75 87

S6. Ans.(d)
S7. Ans.(b)
S8. Ans.(a)
S9. Ans.(c)
S10. Ans.(e)