Reasoning Quiz For IBPS RRB PO/Clerk Prelims 2023-01 July 2023

Directions (1-3): In the questions below, three statements are given followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with 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.

Q1. Statements: Only a few Musicians are Singers.
All Singers are Dancers.
Only a few Dancers are Directors.
Conclusions: I. Some Musicians are Directors
II. No Musicians are Directors
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both conclusions I and II follow
(e) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Q2. Statements: Only a few Guitars are Violins.
No Flutes are Violins.
All Flutes are Pianos.
Conclusions: I. Some Guitars can be Flutes
II. Some Pianos are not Violins
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both conclusions I and II follow
(e) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Q3. Statements: All Bedsheets are Pillows.
Only a few Pillows are Cushions.
Only a few Cushions are Blankets.
Conclusions: I. Some Bedsheets can be Blankets
II. Some Pillows are not Cushions
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both conclusions I and II follow
(e) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Directions (4-6): In the questions below, three statements are given followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with 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.

Q4. Statements: Only a few sheets are pencils.
No pencil is test.
Some test is book.
Conclusions: I. All sheets being pencil is a possibility.
II. All books being test is a possibility.
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both conclusions I and II follow
(e) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Q5. Statements: Only a few six are four.
All four are eight.
No seven is four.
Conclusions: I. Some eight is seven.
II. All four being six is a possibility
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both conclusions I and II follow
(e) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Q6. Statements: All cricket are hockey.
No hockey is tennis.
Few tennis is Basketball.
Conclusions: I. Some basketball can be cricket.
II. No basketball is hockey.
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both conclusions I and II follow
(e) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Q7. When all the letters of the given word “GOLDFISH” are written in alphabetical order from left to right, then which letter is 3rd to the left of 2nd letter from the right end?
(a) I
(b) H
(c) L
(d) G
(e) None of the above

Q8. If the digits of the given number “749382176” are arranged in increasing order from left to right, then what will be the sum of 3rd, 5th and 7th digits (from the left end) of the number so formed?
(a) 16
(b) 15
(c) 18
(d) 13
(e) None of the above

Q9. How many pairs of letters are there in the given word “CELESTIAL” which has as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabetical series (Both forward and backward direction)?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) More than four

Q10. If all the even digits of the given number “548735843” are decreased by ‘1’ and then all the digits are arranged in ascending order from left to right, then what will be the sum of fourth digit from left end and sixth digit from the right end?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
(e) None of these

Solutions

S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. Given word – GOLDFISH
After rearrangement in alphabetical order- DFGHILOS
“H” is 3rd to the left of 2nd letter from the right end.

S8. Ans. (a)
Sol. Given number = 749382176
Increasing order = 123467789
Required sum = 3 + 6 + 7 = 16.

S10. Ans. (c)
Sol. Given number – 548735843
After operation – 537735733
Ascending order – 333355777
Required sum = 3 + 3 = 6.