Online Sample Paper for IBPS Bank PO/MT, SO, RRB, Clerical Exams Set 13

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. 13 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
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Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Standing at a railway station Dharam remembers that distance of Bangalore is more than 11 KM but less than 15 KM, but Akshat knows that it is between 6 and 13 KM. What is the correct distance if both of them are right?

 A

12 KM.

 B

14 KM.

 C

11 KM.

 D

13 KM.

Soln.
Ans: A

Probable distances according to Dharam are 12; 13; 14; Probable distances according to Akshat are 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; The common distance is: 12.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-020.
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Question 2

Study the following series.

G J V C E R Q Y 1 F X @ 3 O N 2 K 8 T S

Find what should come in place of the question mark(?)

CE , ? , F3 , 3K

 A

Y1

 B

Q1

 C

VR

 D

JY

Soln.
Ans: B

There is a gap of 2 between the first characters of each of the given pair. The second character of each pair is increasingly moving one position to the right of the first character.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-304.
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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

1

 B

4

 C

2

 D

3

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-181.
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Question 4

How many blocks touch block K?

 A

exactly 3.

 B

exactly 2.

 C

at least 3.

 D

at least 2.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-35-27-079.
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Question 5

Rank of a student in his class from the top is 12. If the total number of students in the class is 16, what is his position from the bottom of the class?

 A

10

 B

9

 C

5

 D

12

Soln.
Ans: C

Sum of positions of an item from top and bottom of a list is always equal to the sum of the positions of the first and last items. So position from bottom is = 16 - 12 + 1 = 5.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-540.
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Question 6

Statements:Some heroes are stars. All the stars are dancers. All heroes are dancers.

Conclusions:

  1. Some dancers are stars as well as heroes.
  2. Some stars are neither dancers nor heroes.
 A

Neither I nor II follows.

 B

Only II follows.

 C

Only I follows.

 D

Either I or II follows.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-020.
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Question 7

Statement: A student thinks: I haven't written my exams well, so I should start preparing for the second attempt.

Assumptions: .

  1. The student has taken his first attempt right now.
  2. The student will succeed in his second attempt.
 A

Only II is implicit.

 B

Only I is implicit.

 C

Either I or II is implicit.

 D

I and II are implicit.

Soln.
Ans: B

Only I is implicit.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-008.
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Question 8

Which of the following bears the same relation to Manometer as is the relation between "Lux meter" and "Intensity of light"?

 A

Pressure of gas.

 B

Height of horses.

 C

Height of man.

 D

Sound pressure.

Soln.
Ans: A

Instruments and what they measure.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-188.
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Question 9

If Chess : Game, then?

 A

Punjabi : Language.

 B

King : Rule.

 C

Book : Red.

 D

King : Queen.

Soln.
Ans: A

'Chess' is the 'Game' and 'Punjabi' is a 'Language'.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-202.
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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: B
Question ID: 16-02-17-08-58-40-027.
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Question 11

The digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 are arranged in a line left to right. 1 is an immediate neighbor of 5 and 2. 4 is second to the left of 5. 6 is second to the right of 2. 3 is not an immediate neighbor of 6. There are two persons between 2 and 8.

How many digits are between 2 and 3?

 A

4.

 B

5.

 C

2.

 D

3.

Soln.
Ans: C

The arrangement left to right: 4-3-5-1-2-7-6-8.

Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-021.
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Question 12

"to hear something straight from the horse's mouth" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. to the something straight from hear horse's mouth
  2. to the straight something from hear horse's mouth
  3. to the straight something mouth hear horse's from
  4. to the straight something mouth horse's hear from

If step 1 of an input is: trend a popular join or activity, then what is step 2, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

trend popular or join a activity

 B

trend popular or join activity a

 C

trend a popular join or activity

 D

trend popular a join or activity

Soln.
Ans: D

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 trend a popular join or activity:

  • trend a popular join or activity
  • trend popular a join or activity
  • trend popular or join a activity
  • trend popular or join activity a
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-41-013.
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Question 13

Find the meaningful sequence:

(A) Fan, (B) Evaporation, (C) Rain, (D) Turbine, (E) Transformer.

 A

A,B,C,D,E.

 B

A,C,D,E,B.

 C

B,C,D,E,A.

 D

B,C,E,D,A.

Soln.
Ans: D

Evaporation(B) → Rain(C) → Turbine(D) → Transformer(E) → Fan(A)

This is the sequence in which a fan runs through the hydro-electricity generated from water.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-33-47-061.
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Question 14

If every letter beginning from E is replaced by consecutive odd number beginning with 3, which number or letter will be 6th to the right of the 15th 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

29

 B

C

 C

35

 D

27

Soln.
Ans: A

The series becomes:

A B C D 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-156.
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Question 15

In a certain code language 'rita liked tea' means 'qad wox goo' and 'we liked stars' means 'iot rab goo'. Then what is the code for 'liked'?

 A

qad

 B

goo

 C

iot

 D

wox

Soln.
Ans: B

'liked' is common to items 1 and 2. From their codes we can see that 'goo' is common, and therefore the required answer.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-49-18-088.
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Question 16

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 - VEIL

01234
0VREVH
1VQEUB
2EVHDB
3JTNEV
4EOZHS
56789
5PIILL
6IOLJW
7HMLFX
8YDATL
9IRPIP
 A

34, 33, 56, 58

 B

10, 20, 65, 34

 C

03, 12, 95, 65

 D

21, 40, 98, 20

Soln.
Ans: A

V occurs at: 00 ;03 ;10 ;21 ;34 ;
E occurs at: 02 ;12 ;20 ;33 ;40 ;
I occurs at: 56 ;57 ;65 ;95 ;98 ;
L occurs at: 58 ;59 ;67 ;77 ;89 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-035.
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Question 17

"don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. your count don't chickens before the eggs have hatched
  2. your the don't chickens before count eggs have hatched
  3. your the have chickens before count eggs don't hatched
  4. your the have hatched before count eggs don't chickens
  5. your the have hatched eggs count before don't chickens
  6. your the have hatched eggs don't before count chickens
  7. your the have hatched eggs don't count before chickens
  8. your the have hatched eggs don't count chickens before

If step 2 of an input is: something say or do exactly right, then what is step 3, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

something say or do exactly right

 B

something say right or exactly do

 C

something say right do exactly or

 D

something or say do exactly right

Soln.
Ans: C

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 something say or do exactly right:

  • something say or do exactly right
  • something say right do exactly or
  • something say right or exactly do
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-31-33-057.
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Question 18

 A

4.

 B

1.

 C

6.

 D

3.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-03-11-08-34-58-038.
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Question 19

Statements:All basket are chips. No chip is lamp. Some lamps are desks. All desks are pens.

Conclusions:

  1. Some pens are chips.
  2. Some desks are lamps.
  3. No pen is chip.
  4. Some pens are basket.
 A

Either I or III and II follows.

 B

Only III follows.

 C

Only I follows.

 D

Only II follows.

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-063.
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Question 20

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

3

 C

2

 D

1

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-178.
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Question 21

Statements:All the fruits are leaves. Some fruits are animals.

Conclusions:

  1. Some animals are fruits.
  2. Some leaves are fruits.
 A

Neither I nor II follows.

 B

Either I or II follows.

 C

Only I follows.

 D

Both I and II follow.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-059.
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Question 22

Point F is 12 km South of point E. Point G is 24 km East of point F. Point H is 8 km South of point G. Point H is 12 km East of point J and point K is 8 km North of point J.

If a man is standing facing North at point G, how far and in which direction is point F ?

 A

12 km East.

 B

12 km West.

 C

24 km East.

 D

24 km West.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-01-11-01-03-28-034.
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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 - WALK

01234
0ANAWW
1BQNYG
2EYNWW
3MZIWV
4ABAAM
56789
5LSLZK
6YDKKL
7GRTVL
8EGLMX
9CKKEG
 A

23, 42, 55, 04

 B

33, 40, 79, 55

 C

24, 02, 87, 42

 D

04, 43, 57, 96

Soln.
Ans: D

W occurs at: 03 ;04 ;23 ;24 ;33 ;
A occurs at: 00 ;02 ;40 ;42 ;43 ;
L occurs at: 55 ;57 ;69 ;79 ;87 ;
K occurs at: 59 ;67 ;68 ;96 ;97 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-092.
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Question 24

Gurleen is taller than Sham but not as tall as Dimpy. Dimpy and Ridham are of same height. Gurleen is shorter then Parveen. Who is the shortest in all?

 A

Ridham.

 B

Dimpy.

 C

Sham.

 D

Gurleen.

Soln.
Ans: C

Facts are:

  1. S < G < D.
  2. D = R.
  3. G < P.

By inspection, S and G are on the left side, so we can shortlist them as possible answer. But by the first fact, S is defeated by G. So S for Sham is the shortest.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-33-47-031.
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Question 25

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

Question Image:

Answer Images:

 A
4
 B
1
 C
2
 D
3
Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-17-08-58-40-024.
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Question 26

How many minimum number of blocks touch block D?

 A

4.

 B

3.

 C

5.

 D

2.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-35-27-048.
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Question 27

When a car suddenly moves forward, the driver experiences a force in the backward direction.

 A

Often.

 B

Sometimes.

 C

Always.

 D

Never.

Soln.
Ans: C

True because of inertia and Newton's first law of motion.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-17-01-099.
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Question 28

"50 11 63 08 74 27 97 28" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. 08 11 63 50 74 27 97 28
  2. 08 11 63 50 74 27 28 97
  3. 08 11 63 50 28 27 74 97
  4. 08 11 27 50 28 63 74 97
  5. 08 11 27 28 50 63 74 97

If an input is: 07 05 50 93 16 19 04 71, then how many steps are required if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

7

 B

6

 C

5

 D

4

Soln.
Ans: B

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 05 50 93 16 19 04 71:

  1. 04 05 50 93 16 19 07 71
  2. 04 05 50 71 16 19 07 93
  3. 04 05 50 07 16 19 71 93
  4. 04 05 07 50 16 19 71 93
  5. 04 05 07 19 16 50 71 93
  6. 04 05 07 16 19 50 71 93
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-31-33-025.
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Question 29

Statements:Some teddys are mobiles. Some mobiles are nails. Some nails are stores. Some stores are shops.

Conclusions:

  1. Some nails are teddys.
  2. Some mobiles are shops.
  3. No nail is teddys.
 A

Only II follows.

 B

Only either I or III follows.

 C

Only I follows.

 D

Only III follows.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-112.
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Question 30

Study the following series and find the odd man out from the choices below.

R F @ 5 Q W A M 2 L % N Z T B 9 J P 1 K

 A

T B K

 B

M L N

 C

@ Q A

 D

Z B J

Soln.
Ans: A

There is a gap of 1 in similar items, except the odd one.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-251.
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