Reasoning Quiz for Indian Bank PO Mains: 2nd November 2018

Dear Aspirants,

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

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, G, H and F are sitting around a circular table, but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing the centre while some faces outside. They have relation with each other.

B is the wife of H’s grandfather. C’s mother sits second to the left of C. H faces center. H’s grandfather sits third to the right of C. B and E face opposite direction. Immediate neighbours of C face the same direction. H faces the same direction as C’s grandfather. Immediate neighbours of E face opposite direction. A is brother-in-law of B. Immediate neighbours of C’s father face opposite direction. C’s uncle sits second to the left of H, who is one of the sons of G. F is not immediate neighbour of D’s grandsons. B, who is the wife of D, sits second to the left of H’s mother. H’s mother faces the centre. C’s father sits third to the right of C’s grandmother. H’s grandfather has only one brother. B’s daughter-in-law E has two sons and one brother-in-law. F is the unmarried son of D. B does not sit next to C and E.

Q1. Which of the following is true regarding F as per the given seating arrangement?

Q2. Who among the following sits fifth to right of D?

Q3. If all persons are seated in alphabetical order in clock-wise direction starting from A, then who sits fifth to right of G?

Q4. How is F related to G’s wife?

Q5. 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?

Q6. Which of the following symbols should replace the question mark(?) in the given expression in order to make the expressions A > D definitely false and B < F definitely true? 

B ? E = A ? F ≥ N = D

Directions: (7-8) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow 

‘A – B’ means ‘A is brother of B’
‘A × B’ means ‘A is father of B’
‘A = B’ means ‘A is mother of B’
‘A + B’ means ‘A is sister of B’
‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is husband of B’

Q7. ‘R is nephew of S’ which of the following expression support the given relation?

Q8. In statement ‘G = A – N ÷ O = W ’ how is W is related to A?

Directions (9–10): Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below it. 

‘M + N’ means ‘M is the sister of N’.
‘M = N’ means ‘M is the father of N’.
‘M – N’ means ‘M is the mother of N’.
‘M × N’ means ‘M is the brother of N’.
‘M ÷ N’ means ‘M is the son of N’.
‘M $ N’ means ‘M is the daughter of N’.
‘M @ N’ means ‘M is the husband of N’.

Q9. Which of the following means F is grandfather of L?

Q10. How is R related to G according to the given sequence? N × G + P ÷ T ÷ R @ K

Directions (11-15): A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. 

Input: 80 cutlet 11 sale 22 sail 77 Aldo 99 fruit 88 butter

Step I: 99 80 cutlet 11 sale 22 sail 77 fruit 88 butter Aldo
Step II: 88 99 80 cutlet 11 sale 22 sail 77 fruit Aldo butter
Step III: 80 88 99 11 sale 22 sail 77 fruit Aldo butter cutlet
Step IV: 77 80 88 99 11 sale 22 sail Aldo butter cutlet fruit
Step V: 22 77 80 88 99 11 sale Aldo butter cutlet fruit sail
Step VI: 11 22 77 80 88 99 Aldo butter cutlet fruit sail sale

Input- 97 zinny 82 zenny 94 77 zennizer zeus 93 zennon 96 zees

Q11. How many elements are there between ‘zeus’ and ‘96’ in step-IV?

Q12. Which of the following step is the penultimate step?

Q13. Which of the following elements are there between 94 and 82 in step-III?

Q14. Which word/ number would be at the fifth position from the left of the word/ number which is at eight position from left end in the V step of the machine output ?

Q15. How many steps would be needed to perform the output ?