Reasoning Quiz for IBPS PO Prelims: 22nd August 2018

Reasoning Questions for IBPS PO 2018

Reasoning Ability is an onerous section. With the increasing complexity of questions, it becomes hard for one to give it the cold shoulder. The only way to make the grade in this particular section in the forthcoming banking exams like IBPS PO is to practice continuously with all your heart and soul. And, to let you practice with the best of the latest pattern questions, here is the Adda247 Reasoning Quiz based on the exact same pattern of questions that are being asked in the exams.

Direction (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions: 


Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are seated in a row, some of them are facing towards north direction and some of them are facing towards south direction also they like different brands i.e. Levi’s, H&M, Wrangler, Arrow, Biba, Febindia, Allen Solly, and Zara (not necessarily in same order).
A, sits second to the right of G. The one who likes Zara sits third to the left of H, who doesn’t face north. G doesn’t like Arrow. F sits third to the left of the one who likes H&M. D sits second to the left of C, who is not an immediate neighbour of G. C faces same direction as G faces. The one who likes Allen Solly brand sits fourth to the left D. A doesn’t like H&M. The one who likes Wrangler is an immediate neighbour of G. B is an immediate neighbour of F. The one who likes Febindia sits sixth to the right of E. A and B face same direction as F faces. Only one person sits to the left of the one who likes Arrow. The one who likes Arrow sits second to the right of the one who sits second to the left of G. The one who likes Wrangler is an immediate neighbour of G.


Q1. Who among the following likes Allen Solly brand?

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Q2. Who among the following sits immediate right of the one who likes Zara brand?

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Q3. Who among the following likes Biba brand?

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Q4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?

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Q5. Who among the following sits second to the right of the one who likes Arrow brand?

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Directions (6-10): In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by some Conclusions. 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. 


Q6. Statements:
All Mango are Banana. 
                            Some Banana are Grapes. 
                            Some Apple are Grapes. 
 Conclusions:
I Some Apple are Banana. 
                       II. Some Grapes are Mango. 
                      III. Some Mango are Apple.

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Q7. Statements:
Some River are Land. 
                             All Land are Mountain. 
                             All River are Water. 
 Conclusions:
I. Some Water are Land. 
                       II. Some Mountain are River. 
                      III. Some Water are Mountain.

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Q8. Statements:
All Pearl are Ocean. 
                            All Ocean are Water. 
                           All Moon are Water. 
 Conclusions
I. Some Ocean are Moon. 
                      II. Some Water are Pearl. 
                     III. All Pearl are Water.

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Q9. Statements:
Some Red are Green. 
                           All Green are Yellow. 
                          All White are Yellow. 
 Conclusions:
I. All White are Green. 
                       II. Some Red are Yellow. 
                      III. Some White are Red.

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Q10. Statements:
Some Money are Rent. 
                             All Rent are Salary. 
                            Some Pay are Rent. 
 Conclusions:
I. Some Salary are Pay. 
                       II. Some Money are Salary. 
                      III. All Salary are Rent.

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Directions (11-15): In the following questions the symbols $, #, @, % and & are used with the following meanings illustrated as below:
‘A $ B’ means ‘A is not smaller than B’.
‘A # B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor equal to B’.
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor equal to B’.
‘A % B’ means ‘A is not greater than B’.
‘A & B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor smaller than B’.
In each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find out which of the three conclusions I, II and III given below them is/are definitely true and indicate your answer accordingly. 


Q11. Statements:
A & D, B # F, D @ C, C $ B 
        Conclusions:
I. A @ B   II. B & A   III. F @ C

Q12. Statements:
W % N, N @ M, L @ Q, Q # W 
        Conclusions:
I. L @ N   II. Q @ M   III. L # W

Q13. Statements:
U # S, T# V, S % R, R & T 
         Conclusions:
I. U # R   II. U & R   III. S % V

Q14. Statements:
E @ G, O % G, O $ F, H & O 
         Conclusions:
I. E $ F    II. E @ F    III. G $ H

Q15. Statements:
M @ A, A # R, R & W, W % X 
        Conclusions:
I. X @ M    II. X & A    III. X @ A

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