Online Sample Paper for IBPS Bank PO/MT, SO, RRB, Clerical Exams Set 9

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. 9 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
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Question 1

Statements:No pen is books. Some books are chairs. All chairs are stones.

Conclusions:

  1. No stone is pen.
  2. Some stones are books.
 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

The statement of the question is silent on the relation between stone and pen. So we cannot conclude I. Only II is for sure.

Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-077.
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Question 2

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 - YARN

01234
0ZJYYU
1GYOQA
2SYAIM
3AADFY
4AQVOB
56789
5RFNJN
6RRWRZ
7XNRND
8NEXWO
9MLKBX
 A

21, 22, 68, 14

 B

03, 40, 65, 66

 C

11, 14, 66, 02

 D

02, 30, 77, 57

Soln.
Ans: D

Y occurs at: 02 ;03 ;11 ;21 ;34 ;
A occurs at: 14 ;22 ;30 ;31 ;40 ;
R occurs at: 55 ;65 ;66 ;68 ;77 ;
N occurs at: 57 ;59 ;76 ;78 ;85 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-116.
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Question 3

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: C
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-184.
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Question 4

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

3

 D

1

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-261.
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Question 5

Captive is to Free as Careful is to.

 A

Non-serious.

 B

Unaware.

 C

Vigilant.

 D

Careless.

Soln.
Ans: D

The words are antonyms.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-213.
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Question 6

If Saturday falls four days after today which is 6th January, on what day did the 1st of December of pervious year fall?

 A

Wednesday.

 B

Monday.

 C

Tuesday.

 D

Sunday.

Soln.
Ans: B

Since Saturday falls four days after 6th Jan. Therefore, on 10th Jan., it will Saturday. The number of days between 1st Dec. and 10th Jan. is 40. After diving 40 by 7 we get 5 as remainder. Therefore 5 days before Saturday means Monday.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-185.
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Question 7

Statement: In the present period of economic hardships, education and small family norm may lead the nation to progress.

Assumptions: .

  1. Education and small family norm are directly related to nation progress.
  2. Big families find it difficult to bear the cost of education.
 A

Only II is implicit.

 B

Neither I nor II is implicit.

 C

Only I is implicit.

 D

Both I and II are implicit.

Soln.
Ans: D

Both the assumptions are implicit.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-161.
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Question 8

In a certain code language 'ROAD' is written as 'URDG' How is SWAN written in that code?

 A

VZCQ.

 B

VZDQ.

 C

VZCP.

 D

UXDQ.

Soln.
Ans: B

Each letters has been coded as the letter two steps ahead in the alphabetical order.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-016.
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Question 9

In the following series which item is 6th to the left of the 10th item from the right side? The series is:

I Z % P D 4 L E U 8 T O 6 W B 2 F M Q N

 A

Q

 B

2

 C

Z

 D

D

Soln.
Ans: D

We have to find 10 + 6 = 16th item from the right side which is: D.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-927.
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Question 10

As per the below diagram, which diagram correctly represents the relationship: Professionals, Doctors, Engineers.

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

Nobody can be both a doctor and an engineer, but all engineers and doctors are professionals. So the outer circle contains two non-intersecting circles.

Question ID: 16-01-10-05-42-11-037.
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Question 11

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 - JAWS

01234
0ZJAZJ
1YFGAD
2DADUJ
3FLAJI
4UAPDJ
56789
5SPDSV
6LWXBK
7KSQFW
8QPWSV
9WSMWI
 A

44, 32, 87, 21

 B

01, 21, 95, 24

 C

24, 02, 98, 96

 D

33, 13, 66, 95

Soln.
Ans: C

J occurs at: 01 ;04 ;24 ;33 ;44 ;
A occurs at: 02 ;13 ;21 ;32 ;41 ;
W occurs at: 66 ;79 ;87 ;95 ;98 ;
S occurs at: 55 ;58 ;76 ;88 ;96 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-012.
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Question 12

"79 55 pace 78 main abys 71 jail" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. abys 55 pace 78 main 79 71 jail
  2. abys 79 pace 78 main 55 71 jail
  3. abys 79 jail 78 main 55 71 pace
  4. abys 79 jail 78 main 71 55 pace
  5. abys 79 jail 78 main 71 pace 55

If an input is: yard 90 vice 20 dame lady 79 33, then how many steps are required if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

4

 B

6

 C

7

 D

5

Soln.
Ans: B

In each step, English words and numbers are alternately being arranged. Strings are in ascending order, and numbers are in descending order. An English word is placed, then a number, and so on. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with yard 90 vice 20 dame lady 79 33:

  1. dame 90 vice 20 yard lady 79 33
  2. dame 90 lady 20 yard vice 79 33
  3. dame 90 lady 79 yard vice 20 33
  4. dame 90 lady 79 vice yard 20 33
  5. dame 90 lady 79 vice 33 20 yard
  6. dame 90 lady 79 vice 33 yard 20
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-41-045.
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Question 13

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

1

 B

3

 C

2

 D

4

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-100.
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Question 14

if Backbone : Spine, then Backside :

 A

Eyes.

 B

Door.

 C

Street.

 D

Behind.

Soln.
Ans: D

The words are synonyms.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-113.
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Question 15

If 1st April of an ordinary, non-leap year falls on a Monday, then what will be the day of week on 1st September of that year?

 A

Thursday.

 B

Monday.

 C

Sunday.

 D

Saturday.

Soln.
Ans: C

Count the days from months between April 1 and September 1 like this: April days = 30;May days = 31;June days = 30;July days = 31;August days = 31; So total days = 153. Since 153 = 21 X 7 + 6, so excess days are 6. So we can count the day to Monday + 6 = Sunday.

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Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-075.
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Question 16

If the first half of the following series is reversed, then which item is 8th to the left of the 3th item from the right side? The series is:

L 5 B M 4 6 A T Q U X R W G 2 I P J E Z

 A

G

 B

4

 C

A

 D

5

Soln.
Ans: D

Midpoint is 10. We have to find 20 - 3 - 8 = 9 + 1th item from the left side. Since the location lies in the left half, the sequence has been reversed in this zone. So the item will be at location 10 - 9 = 1 + 1 from the left in the original series. Which means the item is: 5.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-268.
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Question 17

If the following series is reversed, then which item comes at position 12 counted from the left? The series is:

Y D % O W X $ 5 S B Z I 4 + P A K Q 2 V

 A

X

 B

S

 C

5

 D

K

Soln.
Ans: B

The item at position 12 is total items + 1 - 12 which is 20 + 1 - 12 = 9. Counting from the left we get S.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-604.
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Question 18

Seven dots A, B, C, D, E, F and G have to be arranged in a row. These are the broad rules.

  1. A and H should be stacked to the extreme right.
  2. B to be in the centre.
  3. C and D as far apart as possible.

Which of the following pair cannot be placed together?

 A

E and A.

 B

B and D.

 C

C and F.

 D

D and G.

Soln.
Ans: A

E and A can not be placed together.

Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-064.
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Question 19

Position of Ram from the left in a row of students is 11, whereas the position of Jasmine sitting in the same row is 11th from the right. After interchanging their positions, the position of the Ram becomes 14th from the left. What is the total number of students in the row?

 A

22

 B

18

 C

30

 D

24

Soln.
Ans: D

Sum of positions of an item from top(right) and bottom(left) of a list is always equal to the sum of the positions of the first and last items. So total items is = 11 + 14 - 1 = 24.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-682.
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Question 20

1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are arranged in a row. 1 is placed next to 2, 3 is next to 4, 4 is not a neighbor of 5, who is on left end of the bench. 3 is in the second position from the right. 1 is on the right of 2 and 5. 1 and 3 are sitting together. Where is 1?

 A

Between 2 and 3.

 B

Between 5 and 2.

 C

Between 3 and 5.

 D

Between 2 and 4.

Soln.
Ans: A

Arrangement is left to right: 5-2-1-3-4.

Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-098.
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Question 21

The rows and columns of the left matrix have been labelled as P, Q, R, S, T and 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, whereas those of the right matrix are K, L, M, N, O and 0, 1, 2, 3, 4. Find the correct row-column pairs out of these matrices that decode to the word - 7G31

PQRST
5GGZMZ
67GGG6
776MZM
86MM7Z
97Z766
KLMNO
03C191
1UUC9U
23CC9U
313311
4U99C3
 A

8S, 5Q, 2K, 6P

 B

7P, 5P, 0K, 5Q

 C

9P, 6Q, 4O, 2K

 D

6P, 6R, 3M, 3K

Soln.
Ans: D

7 occurs at: 6P ;7P ;8S ;9P ;9R ;
G occurs at: 5P ;5Q ;6Q ;6R ;6S ;
3 occurs at: 0K ;2K ;3L ;3M ;4O ;
1 occurs at: 0M ;0O ;3K ;3N ;3O ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-039.
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Question 22

If every letter beginning from position 5, counted from left, is replaced by its successor in the English alphabet, and any Z after this position is replaced by A, then, how many L will be there in the resulting sequence?

G M Q U P D W U J V K M V X Y H J M N B X S Z C H

 A

7

 B

4

 C

1

 D

2

Soln.
Ans: C

The series becomes:

G M Q U Q E X V K W L N W Y Z I K N O C Y T A D I

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-826.
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Question 23

"to come up to expectations adequate enough to compete or participate" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. up come to to expectations adequate enough to compete or participate
  2. up to come to expectations adequate enough to compete or participate
  3. up come to to expectations adequate enough to compete or participate
  4. up come to to expectations adequate enough to compete or participate
  5. up come expectations to to adequate enough to compete or participate
  6. up come expectations adequate to to enough to compete or participate
  7. up come expectations adequate enough to to to compete or participate
  8. up come expectations adequate enough to to to compete or participate
  9. up come expectations adequate enough to to to participate or compete

If step 3 of an input is: what too to not take this someone says means seriously, then what is step 7, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

what too to this take someone seriously says not means

 B

what too to not take this someone says means seriously

 C

what too to this take someone seriously says means not

 D

what too not to take this someone says means seriously

Soln.
Ans: A

In each step, the words that appear later in a dictionary are being moved to the left. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with what too to not take this someone says means seriously:

  • what too to not take this someone says means seriously
  • what too to this take not someone says means seriously
  • what too to this take someone not says means seriously
  • what too to this take someone seriously says means not
  • what too to this take someone seriously says not means
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-41-051.
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Question 24

Statement: "Shoot now!", the commander shouted.

Assumptions: .

  1. The soldier knows where and what to shoot.
  2. The commander doesn't know how to shoot.
 A

I and II are implicit.

 B

Either I or II is implicit.

 C

Only I is implicit.

 D

Only II is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: C

Since the commander is at a higher rank, he knows how to shoot, and since he is commanding his soldier, the latter knows what and where. Only I is implicit.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-087.
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Question 25

Statement: The politician said, "I will give pension to all employees in this country."

Assumptions: .

  1. Government employees will get pension on joining a service.
  2. Nobody should work now because all employees will get pension.
 A

Neither I nor II is implicit.

 B

Only I is implicit.

 C

I and II are implicit.

 D

Only II is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: A

The statement of the politician is very vague. He has not stated other conditions, riders and minimum service criteria. So until the final written order and clarifications arrive, nothing can be assumed.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-010.
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Question 26

Statement: "The prices of onions have touched 80" - a newspaper in Delhi.

Assumptions:

  1. Here 80 refers to the Indian currency.
  2. There is an ambiguity, it is either 80 per bag, or 80 per kg, or 80 per item.
 A

Either I or II is implicit.

 B

Only I is implicit.

 C

Only II is implicit.

 D

I and II are implicit.

Soln.
Ans: B

The contextual meaning is Rs. 80 per Kg. So only I is implicit.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-115.
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Question 27

Find the meaningful sequence:

(A) Show, (B) Story, (C) Actors, (D) Release, (E) Censor.

 A

C,D,B,A,E.

 B

B,C,E,D,A.

 C

A,C,D,E,B.

 D

A,B,C,D,E.

Soln.
Ans: B

Story(B) → Actors(C) → Censor(E) → Release(D) → Show(A)

This is the sequence in which a film is finally shown in a theater. First the story is conceived, then actors are signed, followed by censor clearance, then release, and finally a show.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-33-47-078.
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Question 28

What is found necessarily in a desert?

 A

Camel.

 B

Scanty life.

 C

Sand.

 D

Cactus.

Soln.
Ans: C

A desert can be a cold desert or a hot desert, but all deserts have less life because of harsh conditions.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-17-01-081.
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Question 29

How many hours are there between 3::17 A.M. to 10::45 P.M.

 A

18::26.

 B

20::27.

 C

19::28.

 D

20::30.

Soln.
Ans: C

Minutes from 3::17 A.M. to 4::00 A.M. are 60 - 17 = 43. Minutes from 4::00 A.M. to 12::00 noon are 60 X 8 = 480 mins. Minutes from 12::00 noon to 10::45 P.M. are 60 x 10 = 600 + 45 = 645 mins. So total minutes are 43 + 480 + 645 = 1168 minutes, which are equal to 60 X 19 + 28 Thus, hours are = 19, and minutes = 28

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-183.
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Question 30

"one of the trickiest patterns is that of repetitive sentence type" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. repetitive of the trickiest patterns is that of one sentence type
  2. repetitive trickiest the of patterns is that of one sentence type
  3. repetitive trickiest patterns of the is that of one sentence type
  4. repetitive trickiest patterns sentence the is that of one of type
  5. repetitive trickiest patterns sentence that is the of one of type
  6. repetitive trickiest patterns sentence that type the of one of is
  7. repetitive trickiest patterns sentence that type the one of of is
  8. repetitive trickiest patterns sentence that type the one of of is

If an input is: a star is a luminous sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity, then how many steps are required if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

13

 B

12

 C

10

 D

11

Soln.
Ans: D

In each step, the longest words are being moved to the left. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with luminous star is a a sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity:

  1. luminous star is a a sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity
  2. luminous together is a a sphere of plasma held star by its own gravity
  3. luminous together gravity a a sphere of plasma held star by its own is
  4. luminous together gravity sphere a a of plasma held star by its own is
  5. luminous together gravity sphere plasma a of a held star by its own is
  6. luminous together gravity sphere plasma held of a a star by its own is
  7. luminous together gravity sphere plasma held star a a of by its own is
  8. luminous together gravity sphere plasma held star its a of by a own is
  9. luminous together gravity sphere plasma held star its own of by a a is
  10. luminous together gravity sphere plasma held star its own of by is a a
  11. luminous together gravity sphere plasma held star its own of by is a a
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-57-023.
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