Reasoning Questions for IBPS Clerk
Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
Seven boxes E, F, G, H, S, T and U contains seven different fruits viz. Apple, Banana, Kiwi, Grapes, Guava, Litchi and Cheeku. Each box is placed one above each other.
Four boxes are between box E and the box which contains Apple. The box which contains Banana is immediately below the box which contains Apple. Two boxes are between box H and the one which contains Apple. Box T is immediately below box H. Box F is placed immediately below the one which contains Litchi. Two boxes are between the one which contains Banana and the one which contains Guava. Box S contains Kiwi. The box which contains Cheeku is placed immediately below box E. Two boxes are between the one which contains Kiwi and the one which contains Litchi. Box U is placed above box G.
Q1. Which among the following box contains Grapes?
Q2. Which fruit was placed immediately below Guava?
Q3. How many boxes are between box S and box F?
Q4. Which of the following combination is true?
Q5. Which among the following box is immediately above the box which contains Kiwi?
Directions (6-10): A word arrangement machine when given an input line of words rearranges them following a particular rule in earn step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.
Input : arear doctor zone alter graph element ill bread
Step I : alter arear doctor graph element ill bread zone
Step II : arear alter doctor element ill bread zone graph
Step III: element arear alter ill bread zone graph doctor
Step IV: ill element arear alter zone graph doctor bread
Input- earn rear only every old student reason person peon alpha
Q6. Which among the following step is the penultimate step?
(a) For words (starting by a vowel) arrangement- Vowels are arranged in increasing alphabetical order from the left end. In step I we arrange the least Vowel from the left end, And in step we arrange the second least vowel according to the alphabetical series. This process continues until all the words will be arranged
(b) For words(starting by a consonants) arrangement- Consonants are arranged in decreasing alphabetical order from the right end.
Input- earn rear only every old student reason person peon alpha
Step I - alpha earn rear only every old reason person peon student
Step II- earn alpha rear only every old person peon student reason
Step III-every earn alpha only old person peon student reason rear
Step IV-old every earn alpha only peon student reason rear person
Step V- only old every earn alpha student reason rear person peon
Q7. How many elements are there between ‘earn’ and ‘reason’ in step-III?
this Question and let’s understand how to solve it. When we see earn
step, then we can find that there is both vowels and consonants are
arranged in earn step.
(a) For words (starting by a vowel)
arrangement- Vowels are arranged in increasing alphabetical order from
the left end. In step I we arrange the least Vowel from the left end,
And in step we arrange the second least vowel according to the
alphabetical series. This process continues until all the words will be
arranged
(b) For words(starting by a consonants) arrangement-
Consonants are arranged in decreasing alphabetical order from the right
end.
Input- earn rear only every old student reason person peon alpha
Step I - alpha earn rear only every old reason person peon student
Step II- earn alpha rear only every old person peon student reason
Step III-every earn alpha only old person peon student reason rear
Step IV-old every earn alpha only peon student reason rear person
Step V- only old every earn alpha student reason rear person peon
Q8. Which of the following represents the position of ‘only’ in the step II ?
this Question and let’s understand how to solve it. When we see earn
step, then we can find that there is both vowels and consonants are
arranged in earn step.
(a) For words (starting by a vowel)
arrangement- Vowels are arranged in increasing alphabetical order from
the left end. In step I we arrange the least Vowel from the left end,
And in step we arrange the second least vowel according to the
alphabetical series. This process continues until all the words will be
arranged
(b) For words(starting by a consonants) arrangement-
Consonants are arranged in decreasing alphabetical order from the right
end.
Input- earn rear only every old student reason person peon alpha
Step I - alpha earn rear only every old reason person peon student
Step II- earn alpha rear only every old person peon student reason
Step III-every earn alpha only old person peon student reason rear
Step IV-old every earn alpha only peon student reason rear person
Step V- only old every earn alpha student reason rear person peon
Q9. Which word would be at the seventh position from the right end in the fourth step of the machine output ?
this Question and let’s understand how to solve it. When we see earn
step, then we can find that there is both vowels and consonants are
arranged in earn step.
(a) For words (starting by a vowel)
arrangement- Vowels are arranged in increasing alphabetical order from
the left end. In step I we arrange the least Vowel from the left end,
And in step we arrange the second least vowel according to the
alphabetical series. This process continues until all the words will be
arranged
(b) For words(starting by a consonants) arrangement-
Consonants are arranged in decreasing alphabetical order from the right
end.
Input- earn rear only every old student reason person peon alpha
Step I - alpha earn rear only every old reason person peon student
Step II- earn alpha rear only every old person peon student reason
Step III-every earn alpha only old person peon student reason rear
Step IV-old every earn alpha only peon student reason rear person
Step V- only old every earn alpha student reason rear person peon
Q10. How many steps would be needed to perform the output ?
this Question and let’s understand how to solve it. When we see earn
step, then we can find that there is both vowels and consonants are
arranged in earn step.
(a) For words (starting by a vowel)
arrangement- Vowels are arranged in increasing alphabetical order from
the left end. In step I we arrange the least Vowel from the left end,
And in step we arrange the second least vowel according to the
alphabetical series. This process continues until all the words will be
arranged
(b) For words(starting by a consonants) arrangement-
Consonants are arranged in decreasing alphabetical order from the right
end.
Input- earn rear only every old student reason person peon alpha
Step I - alpha earn rear only every old reason person peon student
Step II- earn alpha rear only every old person peon student reason
Step III-every earn alpha only old person peon student reason rear
Step IV-old every earn alpha only peon student reason rear person
Step V- only old every earn alpha student reason rear person peon
Directions (11-15): Study the following alphabetical sequence and answer the questions following it.
S I T A F G P S C A N D O Y E I L A B S T U V
Q11. If all the consonants are dropped from the series, then how many alphabets will be there to the right of E in the newly formed series?
Q12. How many meaningful words of four letters can be formed using the second, sixth, seventh and thirteenth letter from the left end of the above series?
Q13. How many vowels are there in the above series which are immediately preceded by a consonant in the above series?
Q14. How many consonants are there in the above series which are immediately preceded and followed by a consonant?
Q15. Which of the following will be eighth to the right of the eighth alphabet from the left end of the above series?
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