Online Sample Paper for IBPS Bank PO/MT, SO, RRB, Clerical Exams Set 8

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. 8 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
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Question 1

Statement: The Chairman of the company urged all the employees to refrain from making long personal calls during working hours in order to boost productivity.

Assumptions: .

  1. Majority of the employees may respond positively to the Chairman's appeal.
  2. Most of the employees may continue to make long personal calls during working hours.
 A

Only I is implicit.

 B

Only II is implicit.

 C

Neither I nor II is implicit.

 D

Either I or II is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: A

assumption (I) is implicit because employees cannot neglect chairman appeal.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-102.
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Question 2

Statements:All cups are jugs. All jugs are stands. No stand is dairy. Some dairys are books.

Conclusions:

  1. No cup is dairy.
  2. No Jug dairy.
  3. No cups is book.
  4. No pen is book.
 A

Only III and IV follows.

 B

Only III follows.

 C

Only I and II follows.

 D

Only II and III follows.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-109.
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Question 3

  1. Amit is available at home from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
  2. His younger brother Dermal is available at home on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  3. The eldest brother Raj is available between 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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At a time, on which day of a week all the three brothers are available at home?

 A

Thursday.

 B

Sunday.

 C

Never available together.

 D

Cannot be determined.

Soln.
Ans: C

Clearly all the three are not available at the same time on any day of the week.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-110.
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Question 4

An event occurs at regular intervals of 50 minutes. The last event occured 31 minutes ago The next event is due at 06::25 AM. What is the time now?

 A

06::04 AM.

 B

06::06 AM.

 C

06::08 AM.

 D

06::02 AM.

Soln.
Ans: B

The last event took place at 06::25 AM - 50 minutes, i.e., at 05::35 AM, which was 31 minutes earlier from now. So the time now is 05::35 AM + 31 mins = 06::06 AM.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-053.
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Question 5

Harman is six months younger to Seeta while Balveer is three months younger to Arsh. When Sham was born, Balveer was two months old. Arsh belongs to the age group of five while Harman belongs to the age group of six. Who among the following is in the middle?

 A

Arsh.

 B

Balveer.

 C

Sham.

 D

Seeta.

Soln.
Ans: A

Conditions are:

  1. H < Se.
  2. B < A.
  3. Sh < B.
  4. A < H.

The ordering will be: Sh < B < A < H < Se.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-33-47-072.
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Question 6

Which of the following bears the same relation to Appear as is the relation between "Apparent" and "Obvious"?

 A

Lost.

 B

Hide.

 C

Go.

 D

Seem.

Soln.
Ans: D

The words are synonyms.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-014.
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Question 7

If the word LPPHGLDWH in coded as IMMEDIATE how is 'WRSVHFUHW' coded in that code?

 A

YUVKIXKY.

 B

FAITHFUL.

 C

TOPSECRET.

 D

TOPEBRASS.

Soln.
Ans: C

Each letter of LPPHGLDWH stands for each corresponding letter of the word IMMEDIAE, three place ahead.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-057.
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Question 8

Directions: In the following question some capital alphabets are written in a row, below them their coding have been given.

A B C D E F G H I J
n l d j x k y i e f


K L M N O P Q R S T
a t z w v q r o m c


U V W X Y Z
s h p g u b

QUICK : srfcb : : BREED : ?

 A

mnywk.

 B

kswyi.

 C

msyyk.

 D

loxxj.

Soln.
Ans: A

As per the table, code for Q is r, but in coded word it is next letter of the alphabet. Similarly, code for U is s, but in the coded word it is one letter back of the alphabet and the same method is applied for rest of the letters.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-148.
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Question 9

Examine the following series of digits and alphabets. How many pairs are such that the first item is a number but the second is an alphabet?

W M T 5 X G R I 1 K 3 A L Y P 6 7 9 J F

 A

7

 B

1

 C

4

 D

5

Soln.
Ans: C

At these locations: 5-X ;1-K ;3-A ;9-J ;

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-1029.
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Question 10

If the alphabets at the positions 2, 5, 15 and 25 are picked up and a meaningful word is formed out of them, what would be the second letter of that word?

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

C

 B

O

 C

E

 D

B

Soln.
Ans: D

The letters are: B, E, O, Y. The word is OBEY

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-374.
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Question 11

if Contrary : Opposite, then Convey :

 A

Communicate.

 B

Decay.

 C

Meet.

 D

Happen.

Soln.
Ans: A

The words are synonyms.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-252.
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Question 12

How many blocks touch block Q?

 A

2.

 B

5.

 C

3.

 D

4.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-35-27-034.
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Question 13

Statement: "While coming back you may come back via Rampur because that is the shortest route." - a travel agent tells a couple.

Assumptions: .

  1. The couple wants to come back by the shortest route.
  2. The couple is unconcerned about the length of the route.
 A

Both I and II are implicit.

 B

Only II is implicit.

 C

Either I or II is implicit.

 D

Only I is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: C

One of the two statements is possible. Either the couple asked them about the shortest route, or the travel agent is giving them some information, without having been asked specifically about it.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-020.
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Question 14

Statement: The biggest private airline decided to increase the number of fights between cities A and B to 10 flights everyday.

Assumptions: .

  1. Other airlines may also increases the frequency of daily flights between cities A and B.
  2. There may be adequate passenger load on the biggest private airline even after increased frequency.
 A

Neither I nor II is implicit.

 B

Both I and II are implicit.

 C

Only I is implicit.

 D

Only II is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: D

Nothing can be said about other airlines, unless we know how much are they in demand, and what is their fare structure, and also, whether they are already having license to operate in that area. So I is not implicit. But the assumption II is implicit because the airlines has taken this decision only because it expects adequate passenger load.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-104.
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Question 15

"nazi page band 54 farm 45 24 21" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. nazi 21 page band 54 farm 45 24
  2. nazi 24 21 page band 54 farm 45
  3. nazi 45 24 21 page band 54 farm
  4. nazi farm 45 24 21 page band 54
  5. nazi 54 farm 45 24 21 page band
  6. nazi band 54 farm 45 24 21 page
  7. nazi page band 54 farm 45 24 21
  8. nazi 21 page band 54 farm 45 24

Which of the following steps would read as "00 54 52 ache math emit gave 03" if the input is "00 math emit gave 03 54 52 ache", and the re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

4

 B

5

 C

3

 D

6

Soln.
Ans: C

In each step, the last item goes to position 1. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with 00 math emit gave 03 54 52 ache:

  1. 00 ache math emit gave 03 54 52
  2. 00 52 ache math emit gave 03 54
  3. 00 54 52 ache math emit gave 03
  4. 00 03 54 52 ache math emit gave
  5. 00 gave 03 54 52 ache math emit
  6. 00 emit gave 03 54 52 ache math
  7. 00 math emit gave 03 54 52 ache
  8. 00 ache math emit gave 03 54 52
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-57-005.
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Question 16

Directions: In the following question some capital alphabets are written in a row, below them their coding have been given.

A B C D E F G H I J
n l d j x k y i b f


K L M N O P Q R S T
p t z w v a r o m c


U V W X Y Z
q h s g u e

NERVOUS : xypiwan : : AGHAST : ?

 A

nvinmc.

 B

liblcp.

 C

ozjond.

 D

zkyzom.

Soln.
Ans: C

The code for N is w in the table, but it is x in the coded word, likewise code for E is x, but it is y in the coded word and so on. Therefore, the coded letter for each letter of the word NERVOUS is next alphabet of the respective code letter as per the table.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-111.
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Question 17

Which of the following bears the same relation to Camel as is the relation between "Shoes" and "Black"?

 A

Brown.

 B

Desert.

 C

Animal.

 D

Height.

Soln.
Ans: A

Things and their colors.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-224.
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Question 18

Sham is taller than Arsh, Ravi is taller than Charnjeet but shorter than Balli. Arsh is shorter than Charanjeet. Charanjeet is taller than Sham. Who is the shortest?

 A

Arsh.

 B

Sham.

 C

Balli.

 D

Ravi.

Soln.
Ans: A

The facts are:

  1. A < S.
  2. C < R < B.
  3. A < C.
  4. S < C.

The shortlisted answer is C, S or A. S is rejected by the first fact. C is rejected by the third fact. So A for Arsh is the answer.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-33-47-079.
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Question 19

As per the below diagram, which diagram correctly represents the relationship: Students, Children, Animals.

 A
(b)
 B
(d)
 C
(a)
 D
(c)
Soln.
Ans: A

Some children are students, so their circles intersect with each other. But no students or children are animals, so the circle for animals is an independent circle.

Question ID: 16-01-10-05-42-11-017.
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Question 20

Statements:All pens are tables. No tables is houses. Some houses are buildings. All buildings are skies.

Conclusions:

  1. Some skies are pens.
  2. Some skies are houses.
  3. Some buildings are pens.
 A

Only II and III follows.

 B

Only II follows.

 C

Only III follows.

 D

Only I follows.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-100.
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Question 21

Harmeet took the calendar of the year 1990 and with its help he came to know about the days of the year. Can he use the same calendar for any other year? If so then for which year?

 A

2001.

 B

1998.

 C

2005.

 D

2004.

Soln.
Ans: A

After 11 years the calendar is repeated. Hence, it can be used after 11 years in 2001.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-017.
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Question 22

In a certain code language 'rani lakhsmi bai brave' means '928 718 534 473', 'rani jhansi capital name' means '465 718 572 712', 'jhansi is in india' means '219 739 164 572' and 'india country of asia' means '739 914 831 768'. Then what is the code for 'india rani jhansi'?

 A

219 473 914

 B

164 831 465

 C

739 718 572

 D

534 712 768

Soln.
Ans: C

'739' is common to items 3 and 4. So '739' = 'india'. Next we can see that '718' is common to items 1 and 2. So '718' = 'rani'. Again we can see that '572' is common to items 2 and 3. So '572' = 'jhansi'. Hence 'india rani jhansi' should be from '739 718 572'

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-49-18-077.
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Question 23

Ellipsometer :: Refractive index as Fathometer :: ?

 A

Forestry.

 B

Rock composition.

 C

Ocean depth.

 D

Distance.

Soln.
Ans: C

Instruments and what they measure.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-266.
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Question 24

How many blocks touch block Q?

 A

at least 5.

 B

at least 2.

 C

at least 4.

 D

at least 3.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-35-27-078.
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Question 25

"76 48 97 75 69 20 43 14" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. 14 48 97 75 69 20 43 76
  2. 14 48 76 75 69 20 43 97
  3. 14 20 76 75 69 48 43 97
  4. 14 20 43 75 69 48 76 97
  5. 14 20 43 48 69 75 76 97

If an input is: 73 04 98 41 10 66 11 70, then how many steps are required if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

4

 B

5

 C

6

 D

7

Soln.
Ans: C

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 73 04 98 41 10 66 11 70:

  1. 04 73 98 41 10 66 11 70
  2. 04 73 70 41 10 66 11 98
  3. 04 10 70 41 73 66 11 98
  4. 04 10 70 41 11 66 73 98
  5. 04 10 11 41 70 66 73 98
  6. 04 10 11 41 66 70 73 98
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-41-026.
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Question 26

If 16th May of an ordinary, non-leap year falls on a Saturday, then what will be the day of week on 29th July of that year?

 A

Wednesday.

 B

Thursday.

 C

Saturday.

 D

Sunday.

Soln.
Ans: A

Count the days from months between May 16 and July 29 like this: May days = 31;June days = 30;Add 29 days of July. Subtract 16 days of May. So total days = 74. Since 74 = 10 X 7 + 4, so excess days are 4. So we can count the day to Saturday + 4 = Wednesday.

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Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-195.
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Question 27

Ardour :: Passion as Arise :: ?

 A

Fall.

 B

Sun.

 C

Occur.

 D

Sky.

Soln.
Ans: C

The words are synonyms.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-134.
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Question 28

Accelerometer :: Accelerations as Actinometer :: ?

 A

Blood pressure.

 B

Speed.

 C

Sunlight.

 D

Altitude.

Soln.
Ans: C

Instruments and what they measure.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-115.
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Question 29

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 - YAGI

01234
0AMNAY
1MYYSZ
2NCAEA
3WCDYJ
4UZSAY
56789
5IIGQG
6FIBVB
7NGBGL
8OUGBD
9IUIOZ
 A

33, 43, 76, 22

 B

11, 22, 87, 04

 C

44, 24, 78, 87

 D

04, 00, 59, 66

Soln.
Ans: D

Y occurs at: 04 ;11 ;12 ;33 ;44 ;
A occurs at: 00 ;03 ;22 ;24 ;43 ;
G occurs at: 57 ;59 ;76 ;78 ;87 ;
I occurs at: 55 ;56 ;66 ;95 ;97 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-032.
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Question 30

Statements:Some papers are cups. Some cups are plates. All plates are buses. All buses are cars.

Conclusions:

  1. Some cars are papers.
  2. Some cars are cups.
  3. Some buses are cups.
 A

Only II and III follows.

 B

Only III follows.

 C

Only I and III follows.

 D

Only I and II follows.

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-178.
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