Reasoning Quiz for IBPS RRB Mains 2020, 11th October-Puzzle & Miscellaneous |

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Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:
Eight persons are sitting in a straight line. All are facing same direction north, but not necessarily in same order. Each of them has a different age. V sits one of the extreme ends of the row. Only two persons sit between the person who is 36 years old and S. P is five years younger than the person sitting second to the left of him. Age of R is half the age of T. V is twice as old as P. Only one person sits between U and the person, who is 36 years old. More than one person sits between R and W. Neither R nor W is an immediate neighbour of V. The person who is 24 years old sits immediate left of R. P is neither immediate neighbour of W nor R. U is 10 years older than P. Age of V is a multiple of 5. W does not sit at the any extreme end. R is more than 15 years old. W is 30 years old. Only two persons sit between S and V. The person who sits third to the left of U is 24 years old. S is eight years younger than V.

Q1. What is the age difference between T and S?
(a) 15 years
(b) 12 years
(c) 6 years
(d) 10 years
(e) None of these

Q2. What is the age of V?
(a) 30 years
(b) 25 years
(c) 35 years
(d) 50 years
(e) None of these

Q3. How many persons sit between the one who is 36 years old and Q?
(a) One
(b) Four
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) None

Q4. Who among the following is 42 years old?
(a) S
(b) R
(c) V
(d) P
(e) None of these

Q5. Which of the following statement is true about W?
(a) P sits third to the right of W
(b) T sits immediate right of W
(c) Only one person sits between W and Q
(d) W is 42years old
(e) None is true

Directions (6-8): In each of the questions given below three statements are 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:
Only a few pure is water
Only bubble is river
No water is bubble
Conclusions:
I. All water is Pure is a possibility
II. Some Bubble is pure is a possibility
III. All river is water is a possibility
(a)Only I and II follow
(b)Only II and III follows
(c)Only I and III follow
(d)All follow
(e)None of the above

Q7. Statements:
Only coffee is tea.
Some coffee is milk
Only a few milk is water
Conclusions:
I. Some tea can be water
II. All water is milk is a possibility
III. All coffee is milk is a possibility
(a) Only I and III follow
(b) Only I follow
(c) Only II follows
(d) None follows
(e) All follows

Q8. Statements:
Only a few rock is music
Some sound is music
No classic is music
Conclusions:
I. All rock is classic is a possibility
II. All rock is music is a possibility
III. Some classic is sound is a possibility
(a) Only III follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Only III and II follows
(d) Only I and III follows
(e) Only I follow.

Directions (9-10): Each of these questions is based on the following information:
(i) A & B means A is 5m west of B.
(ii) A % B means A is 10m South of B.
(iii) A * B means A is 7m North of B.
(iv) A @ B means A is 9m East of B.

Q9. If the expression ‘A%S&V*C%B@N%Y’ is true, what is the Shortest distance between B and S?
(a) 4m
(b) √34m
(c) √46m
(d) 16m
(e) None of these

Q10. If the expression ‘W@D*T@G@C*B’ is true, what is the direction of C with respect to T?
(a) West
(b) North
(c) East
(d) South west
(e) None of these

Directions (11-15): Study the information and answer the following questions:
In a certain code language:
“nature river colour” is coded as “F$17 S$21 S$6”
“flower tree wood” is coded as “E&26 S&9 F&23”
“beauty soul rainbow” is coded as “X$21 M&22 Z$5”

Q11. What is the code for ‘Music’ in the given code language?
(a) D$16
(b) W&8
(c) T$8
(d) D$8
(e) None of these

Q12. ‘Z$11’ can be coded for which of the following?
(a) Liar
(b) Highway
(c) Hair
(d) National
(e) None of these

Q13. What is the code for ‘Miracle’ in the given code language?
(a) G&18
(b) P$21
(c) P&13
(d) F&16
(e) None of these

Q14. ‘O$21’ can be coded for which of the following?
(a) Mother
(b) Reason
(c) Together
(d) Create
(e) None of these

Q15. What will be the code for ‘Earth Life’ in the given code language?
(a) U$15 L$18
(b) L&20 C&12
(c) G$8 F&15
(d) F$14 G$20
(e) None of these

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