Reasoning Quiz For IBPS Clerk Prelims 2023 -19th August

Directions (1-5): Each of the question below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statement are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give answer:
(a) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
(b) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
(c) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(d) If the data even in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(e) If the data in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

Q1. How is ‘Plan’ written in a code language?
I. ‘plan panel study’ is written as ‘mn st dl’ and ‘month study plan’ is written as ‘op dl mn’ in that code language.
II. ‘draft with month’ is written as ‘op cl xy’ and ‘plan highway project’ is written as ‘qr mn ps’ in that code language.

Q2. Point T is in which direction from point P?
I. Point T is in south of Point R which is east of Point Q. Point P is in north of Point Q.
II. Point Q is in west of Point P while Point T is east Point R.

Q3. Who amongst L, M, N, O, Q and P is the tallest person?
I. O is shorter than Q who is taller than only two persons. Q is not as tall as L.
II. P is taller than Q but not the tallest person.

Q4. By using which statement, we can conclude ‘some flute are not guitar’.
I. Some piano is guitar. Some guitar is violin. All violins are flute.
II. Some guitar is piano. All violins are flute. No guitar is violin.

Q5. A, B, C, D, E, and F are sitting around a circular table. How many persons are facing opposite to the centre?
I. Only one person sits between D and E. F is not an immediate neighbour of E. A sits second to the left of F who faces inside the center. C faces inside and B faces outside the center.
II. E sits third to the right of F and immediate left of A. C sits immediate left of B. E sits second to the right of D and faces same direction as D.

Directions (6-9): Study the following information to answer the given questions.
A person starts moving from Point A towards east direction to point B. After walking 5km to reach B he turns to the left and walks 5km to reach point C. From there he turns to his left and walks 8 km. After reaching to point D he turns to the south direction and walks 10km and reached to point E. Then he again turns to his left and walks 6km to reach point F. Finally, he turns to left and walks 3km and reach to point G.

Q6. What is the shortest distance between point A and point G?
(a) 3 km
(b) 8 km
(c) 10 km
(d) 5 km
(e) None of these

Q7. Point C is in which direction with respect to point E?
(a) North-East
(b) South
(c) East
(d) South-West
(e) None of these

Q8. If the person further travels 5km from point G to reach point H, then Point B will be in which direction with respect to point H?
(a) North-East
(b) South
(c) East
(d) South-West
(e) Can’t be determined

Q9. How far is point C with respect to point A?
(a) 3√2 km
(b) 7√5 km
(c)11√3 km
(d) 5√2 km
(e) None of these

Q10. X left home and cycled 10 km towards South, then turned right and cycled 5 km and then again turned right and cycled 10 km. After this he turned left and cycled 10 km. How many kilometers will he have to cycle to reach his home from his final position straight?
(a) 10 km
(b) 15 km
(c) 20 km
(d) 25 km
(e) None of these

Solutions

Solutions (1-5):
S1. Ans. (e)
Sol. By combining both the statements together we can find that code of plan is ‘mn’.
S2. Ans. (a)
Sol. By using only first statement we can find that the point T is in south east of point P.
S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. From both the statements even together, we cannot find who is the tallest person.