Online Sample Paper for IBPS Bank PO/MT, SO, RRB, Clerical Exams Set 3

Free online sample papers on for your practice. Each paper has 30 questions to be answered in 30 minutes. These questions cover the reasoning portion, like Venn Diagrams, Course of Action, etc., It will be useful for those preparing for IBPS Bank PO, Special Officers Exam, Regional Rural Banks Exam, Clerical Exams, etc., This is quiz no. 3 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
Posted by Parveen(Hoven),
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Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Statements:All E are F. All F are X. All Y are E.

Conclusions:

  1. All E are Y.
  2. All Y are X.
 A

Only conclusion I follows.

 B

Only conclusion II follows.

 C

Either conclusion I or II follows.

 D

Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-135.
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Question 2

Observe the numbers on a dice (one to six numbers) in the following figures, which number is contained on the face opposite to the face containing 4 ?

 A
3
 B
2
 C
5
 D
6
Soln.
Ans: B
Two common faces appear in this arrangement. One of them, i.e., 5 is in the same position, then the remaining faces with numbers 4 will be opposite to face with number 2.
Question ID: 16-02-09-10-50-09-001.
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Question 3

Garden is 8 km to the West of Colony. Mosque is 4 km to the South of Colony. Church is 4 km to the East of Mosque. Mandir is 6 km to the North of Church. Gurudwara is 8 km to the West of Mandir. Chowk(crossroads in English) is 2 km to the South of Gurudwara.

How far is Market from Church ?

 A

5 km.

 B

8 km.

 C

11 km.

 D

15 km.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-01-11-01-03-28-061.
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Question 4

Statements:All trees are fruits. Some fruits are chairs. All chairs are glasses.

Conclusions:

  1. Some glasses are fruits.
  2. Some chairs are trees.
  3. Some fruits are trees.
 A

Only I and II follows.

 B

Only II and III follows.

 C

All I, II and III follows.

 D

Only I and III follows.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-081.
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Question 5

Which will be the mirror image of this image if a mirror is placed at the bottom of the image?

These are the answer Images.

 A

2

 B

1

 C

3

 D

4

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-013.
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Question 6

If every letter beginning from J is replaced by consecutive even number beginning with 2, which number or letter will be 5th to the right of the 16th number or letter counting from the right end?

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 A

14

 B

E

 C

D

 D

G

Soln.
Ans: A

The series becomes:

A B C D E F G H I 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-1169.
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Question 7

Statements:

There has been a large increase in the number of students passing the matriculation examination this year. It is primarily because of the relaxed evaluation criteria.

Courses of Action:
  1. More seats should be added to the +1 and +2 streams, but a stricter evaluation should be followed for these streams.
  2. The government should open more schools now, and at the same time it should also relax the evaluation criteria for +1 and +2 streams.
  3. We should switch to the older evaluation scheme.
 A

Only I follows.

 B

Either I or II follows.

 C

Only II follows.

 D

Neither I or II follows.

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-22-17-015.
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Question 8

Which will be the mirror image of this image if a mirror is placed at the bottom of the image?

These are the answer Images.

 A

4

 B

2

 C

1

 D

3

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-002.
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Question 9

A four year old girl is taller than a six year old boy.

 A

Always.

 B

Sometimes.

 C

Often.

 D

Never.

Soln.
Ans: B

It can happen in some cases.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-17-01-015.
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Question 10

The question image is embedded and hidden inside which one of the answer images below?

Question Image:

Answer Images:

 A
3
 B
4
 C
1
 D
2
Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-17-09-00-14-036.
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Question 11

Statement: Two dice were tossed and the total of the numbers on their faces was 10.

Assumptions:

  1. Both dice had same digits on the top.
  2. Both dice had different digits on the top.
 A

Either I or II is implicit.

 B

Only I is implicit.

 C

I and II are implicit.

 D

Only II is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: A

Both are possible - 5 + 5 = 10, and 4 + 6 = 10.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-145.
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Question 12

Come is to Go as Comfort is to.

 A

Discomfort.

 B

Warmth.

 C

Standing.

 D

Safety.

Soln.
Ans: A

The words are antonyms.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-268.
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Question 13

India produces the best chess players in the world.

 A

Sometimes.

 B

Always.

 C

Often.

 D

Never.

Soln.
Ans: A

Vishy Anand was one of them.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-17-01-074.
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Question 14

A day after tomorrow will be XMAS. What will be the day on New year day if today is Tuesday?

 A

Thursday.

 B

Monday.

 C

Wednesday.

 D

Sunday.

Soln.
Ans: A

Since X-mas day falls on 25th Dec, therefore today is 23rd Dec. Hence, on 23rd Dec, it is Tuesday. No. of days from 23rd Dec. to 1st Jan. = 9. 9 = 12⁄7. Hence, number of odd days = 2
So it will be Thursday on New Year day.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-028.
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Question 15

Dev remembers that picnic with Rekha is after Sep 11 but before Sep 16, but Ranjana remembers that it is between 14 and 24 Sep. If it was Friday on Sep 11, what is the day of the week on the correct date, if both of them remember well?

 A

Wednesday.

 B

Monday.

 C

Tuesday.

 D

Thursday.

Soln.
Ans: C

Probable dates according to Dev are 12; 13; 14; 15; Probable dates according to Ranjana are 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; The common date is: 15, and the day will be Tuesday

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-158.
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Question 16

Statements:All books are paper. All paper are insects. All insects are amphibians.

Conclusions:

  1. At least some amphibians are paper.
  2. All books are insects.
 A

Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

 B

Only conclusion II follows.

 C

Only conclusion I follows.

 D

Either conclusion I or II follows.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-181.
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Question 17

Statement: "Send the scanned document by mail", said a manager to his supervisor.

Assumptions:

  1. The supervisor will send the document by courier.
  2. The supervisor will send the document by email.
 A

Either I or II is implicit.

 B

Only I is implicit.

 C

I and II are implicit.

 D

Only II is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: D

In modern terminology, mail has become synonymous with email, so II is implicit.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-183.
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Question 18

Statement: A candidate for the elections said, "Look at the prices that have risen for the past five years!"

Assumptions:

  1. This time give a chance to some other political party by voting for me.
  2. If you elect the same government again, prices will touch the roof.
 A

Only II is implicit.

 B

I and II are implicit.

 C

Only I is implicit.

 D

Either I or II is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: B

The politician tells the people about a problem that they are facing and wants them to change the present government so that things can be improved. So I is implicit. Similarly, II is also implicit because if the current government hasn't done anything for the past five years, giving it another chance would be unfair.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-155.
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Question 19

The question image is embedded and hidden inside which one of the answer images below?

Question Image:

Answer Images:

 A
3
 B
4
 C
1
 D
2
Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-17-08-58-40-045.
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Question 20

Which letter will be the 4th from right if 1st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th and so on are interchanged in the word ABSTRACTIONISM?

 A

I

 B

T

 C

M

 D

A

Soln.
Ans: A

The new letter is: BATSARTCOIINMS

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-869.
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Question 21

Which of these is the primary requirement for a country to exist?

 A

Army.

 B

Democracy.

 C

Border.

 D

Bureaucracy.

Soln.
Ans: C

A border around the area of the country defines its boundary.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-17-01-028.
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Question 22

Which will be the mirror image of this image if a mirror is placed at the bottom of the image?

These are the answer Images.

 A

2

 B

4

 C

1

 D

3

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-104.
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Question 23

Two matrices are shown in the figure below. Their rows and columns are labelled as (0,1,2,3,4) and (5,6,7,8,9) in the manner shown. Find the correct row-column pairs out of the following matrices that decode to the word - IDEA

01234
0RVIDI
1LMIGI
2CMDJV
3JIDYD
4LZDPS
56789
5EGOWE
6AGAAA
7YBKUE
8ETZGM
9LAXOE
 A

31, 42, 59, 99

 B

12, 34, 79, 68

 C

02, 22, 99, 12

 D

04, 32, 85, 22

Soln.
Ans: B

I occurs at: 02 ;04 ;12 ;14 ;31 ;
D occurs at: 03 ;22 ;32 ;34 ;42 ;
E occurs at: 55 ;59 ;79 ;85 ;99 ;
A occurs at: 65 ;67 ;68 ;69 ;96 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-079.
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Question 24

Garden is 8 km to the West of Colony. Mosque is 4 km to the South of Colony. Church is 4 km to the East of Mosque. Mandir is 6 km to the North of Church. Gurudwara is 8 km to the West of Mandir. Chowk(crossroads in English) is 2 km to the South of Gurudwara.

How far and in which direction is Chowk from Garden ?

 A

4 km to the East.

 B

4 km to the West.

 C

8 km to the East.

 D

8 km to the West.

Soln.
Ans: A

Clearly point E is 4 km to the East of point A.

Question ID: 16-01-11-01-03-28-054.
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Question 25

Statements:Some trees are room. All room are skies. Some skies are boxes. No box is bottle.

Conclusions:

  1. Some bottles are trees.
  2. Some boxes are room.
  3. No bottle is tree.
 A

None follows.

 B

Only II follows.

 C

Either I or III follows.

 D

Only I follows.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-116.
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Question 26

A book has -

 A

Pages.

 B

Chapters.

 C

Information.

 D

Table of Contents.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-08-10-17-01-080.
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Question 27

"80 19 67 37 31 76 13 60" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. 13 19 67 37 31 76 80 60
  2. 13 19 67 37 31 76 60 80
  3. 13 19 67 37 31 60 76 80
  4. 13 19 31 37 67 60 76 80
  5. 13 19 31 37 60 67 76 80

If step 2 of an input is: 07 10 11 88 22 23 29 96, then what is step 4, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

07 10 11 23 22 29 88 96

 B

07 10 11 29 22 23 88 96

 C

07 22 11 88 10 23 29 96

 D

07 10 11 22 23 29 88 96

Soln.
Ans: A

In each step, the smallest numbers are being moved to the left, and in the next step largest to the right side. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with 07 10 11 88 22 23 29 96:

  • 07 10 11 88 22 23 29 96
  • 07 10 11 29 22 23 88 96
  • 07 10 11 23 22 29 88 96
  • 07 10 11 22 23 29 88 96
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-41-038.
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Question 28

If 'CERTAIN' is coded as 'XVIGZRM', how can 'MUNDANE' be coded?

 A

MFMWZMX.

 B

VMZWMFN.

 C

MFMXZMV.

 D

NFMWZMV.

Soln.
Ans: D

In the code, each letter of the original word have the same position in the alphabet from the end, as the original word is from the beginning.

A-Z, B-Y, C-X, D-W, E-V, F-U, G-T, H-S, I-R, J-Q, K-P, L-O, M-N, N-M, O-L, P-K, Q-J, R-I, S-H, T-G, U-F, V-E, W-D, X-C, Y-B, Z-A.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-114.
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Question 29

Statement: "Those who want to go for the picnic should deposit Rs. 100 by tomorrow afternoon", the class teacher announced in the class.

Assumptions:

  1. It is compulsory to go for the picnic.
  2. Students will leave for the picnic tomorrow morning.
 A

Only I is implicit.

 B

I and II are implicit.

 C

Neither I nor II is implicit.

 D

Only II is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: C

The picnic is optional, but only those will go who deposit the amount. There is nothing to suggest when the picnic will take place. So none of these is implicit.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-098.
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Question 30

Arrange the following words in a meaningful order:

(A) Pulp, (B) Print, (C) Paper, (D) Purchase, (E) Publish.

 A

A, D, E, B, C.

 B

A, E, D, B, C.

 C

A, B, C, E, D.

 D

A, C, B, E, D.

Soln.
Ans: D

The correct order is :

Pulp(A) - Paper(C) - Print(B) - Publish(E) - Purchase(D)

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-33-47-068.
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