Online Sample Paper for IBPS Bank PO/MT, SO, RRB, Clerical Exams Set 25

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. 25 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
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Question 1

If Amandeep is taller than Surinder but shorter than Komal and Surinder is just as tall as Kamala but taller than Vandna, then Komal is.

 A

shorter than Vandna.

 B

shorter than nobody.

 C

shorter than Amandeep.

 D

shorter than Surinder.

Soln.
Ans: B

The facts are:

  1. Su < A < Ko.
  2. V < (Su = Ka)

The ordering is: V < Su(=Ka) < A < Ko.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-33-47-029.
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Question 2

A is more powerful than D. P is less powerful than C but more powerful than L. And, A is less powerful than P. Who is the weakest ?

 A

L.

 B

A.

 C

D.

 D

Either D or L.

Soln.
Ans: D

Facts are:

  1. D < A.
  2. L < P < C.
  3. A < P.

The is either D, L or A because they appear on the left side of these conditions. Now, A appears on the right in the first condition, so it is ruled out. So we are left with D or L as the answer.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-33-47-077.
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Question 3

Standing at a railway station Akshat remembers that distance of Shimla is more than 8 KM but less than 12 KM, but Venkat knows that it is between 9 and 11 KM. What is the correct distance if both of them are right?

 A

11 KM.

 B

9 KM.

 C

8 KM.

 D

10 KM.

Soln.
Ans: D

Probable distances according to Akshat are 9; 10; 11; Probable distances according to Venkat are 10; The common distance is: 10.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-125.
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Question 4

"talk vase 32 84 92 have 38 year" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. talk have vase 38 32 84 92 year
  2. 38 talk have vase 92 84 32 year
  3. talk 38 vase 92 84 32 have year
  4. talk 32 38 vase have 92 84 year
  5. have talk 32 38 vase 84 92 year
  6. have 32 vase 38 talk 84 92 year
  7. 84 have 92 32 vase 38 talk year
  8. vase 84 32 have 92 38 talk year

Which of the following steps would read as "02 calf warp king kilo 70 28 27" if the input is "warp calf 02 28 king kilo 70 27", and the re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

5

 B

4

 C

3

 D

6

Soln.
Ans: C

In each step items at 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 respectively move to 1-4-7-3-2-5-6-8-. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with warp calf 02 28 king kilo 70 27:

  1. warp king 28 calf kilo 70 02 27
  2. 28 warp king kilo 70 calf 02 27
  3. 02 calf warp king kilo 70 28 27
  4. 02 calf king warp 28 70 kilo 27
  5. kilo 02 warp 28 calf 70 king 27
  6. warp kilo 28 calf 02 70 king 27
  7. warp calf 28 02 70 kilo king 27
  8. warp king 02 28 70 kilo calf 27
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-25-004.
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Question 5

As per the below diagram, which diagram correctly represents the relationship: Paper, Napkins, White objects.

 A
(D)
 B
(B)
 C
(a
 D
(C)
Soln.
Ans: B

Napkins can be made of paper, napkins can be white, paper can be white, all these three share a commonality with each other.

Question ID: 16-01-10-05-42-11-028.
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Question 6

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: A
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-039.
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Question 7

How many blocks touch block S?

 A

7.

 B

4.

 C

5.

 D

6.

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-35-27-063.
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Question 8

If Ring : Engagement, then.

 A

Handshake : Treaty.

 B

Bangle : Wrist.

 C

Anger : Insult.

 D

Kick : Beat.

Soln.
Ans: A

Engagement between a man and woman is solemnized with a ring, and country heads shake hands when agreements and treaties are done between countries.

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Question 9

"the color of the sky is blue in the absence of clouds" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. absence color of the sky is blue in the the of clouds
  2. absence blue of the sky is color in the the of clouds
  3. absence blue clouds the sky is color in the the of of
  4. absence blue clouds color sky is the in the the of of
  5. absence blue clouds color in is the sky the the of of
  6. absence blue clouds color in is of sky the the the of
  7. absence blue clouds color in is sky of the the the of
  8. absence blue clouds color in is sky the of the the of
  9. absence blue clouds color in is sky the the of the of
  10. absence blue clouds color in is sky the the the of of
  11. absence blue clouds color in is sky the the the of of

If step 3 of an input is: complications in it result would trouble or since, then what is step 7, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

complications in it or would trouble result since

 B

complications in it or result trouble would since

 C

complications in it or result since would trouble

 D

complications in it or result since trouble would

Soln.
Ans: D

In each step, the words that appear earlier in a dictionary are being moved to the left. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with complications in it result would trouble or since:

  • complications in it result would trouble or since
  • complications in it or would trouble result since
  • complications in it or result trouble would since
  • complications in it or result since would trouble
  • complications in it or result since trouble would
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-31-33-042.
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Question 10

Which of the following bears the same relation to Bee as is the relation between "Sheep" and "Lamb"?

 A

Honey.

 B

Larva.

 C

Fly.

 D

Egg.

Soln.
Ans: B

Animals and their young ones.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-217.
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Question 11

Pathankot is larger than Jammu. Samrala is larger than Chandigarh. Rajasthan is not as large as Jammu but larger than Samrala. Which is the smallest city out of these?

 A

Samrala.

 B

Pathankot.

 C

Jammu.

 D

Chandigarh.

Soln.
Ans: D

Facts are:

  1. J < P.
  2. C < S.
  3. S < R < J.

The ordering is C < S < R < J < P.

So the answer is C for Chandigarh.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-33-47-021.
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Question 12

Study the following series.

U $ @ B Z S A R + F 8 V J H 5 O C D 3 P

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

$S , ? , SR , R+

 A

BA

 B

ZU

 C

$+

 D

R@

Soln.
Ans: A

There is a gap of 1 between the first characters of each of the given pair. The second character of each pair is decreasingly moving one position to the right of the first character.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-717.
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Question 13

Point A is 9 km towards the East of point B. Point C is 5 km towards the South of point A. Point D is 3 km towards the West of point C. Point E is 5 km towards the North of point D. Point M is 7 km towards the South of point D.

If a person walks in a straight line for 8 km towards West from Point C, which of the following points would he cross the first ?

 A

E.

 B

B.

 C

M.

 D

D.

Soln.
Ans: D

If a person walks in a straght line for 8 km towards West from point C, then he would be crossing 'D' first.

Question ID: 16-01-11-01-03-28-052.
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Question 14

People are more likely to prefer branded clothes if they are cheaper than local clothes.

 A

Always.

 B

Never.

 C

Sometimes.

 D

Often.

Soln.
Ans: D

Good possibility exists, but can't be said with absolute certainty or absolute uncertainty.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-17-01-092.
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Question 15

if Clear : Cloudy, then Clever :

 A

Stupid.

 B

Idiot.

 C

Simple.

 D

Intelligent.

Soln.
Ans: A

The words are antonyms.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-094.
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Question 16

If the second half of the following series is reversed, then which item is 4th to the right of the 12th item from the right side? The series is:

@ G 5 S N $ F J O D 1 P I T + X Z 6 U Q

 A

U

 B

@

 C

D

 D

Z

Soln.
Ans: A

Midpoint is 10. We have to find 20 - 12 + 4 = 12 + 1th item from the left side. Since the location lies in the right half, the sequence has been reversed in this zone. So the item will be at location 10 + (20 - 12) = 18 from the left in the original series. Which means the item is: 6.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-838.
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Question 17

In the given diagram the circle stands for "educated", square for "lazy", triangle for "urban" and the rectangle for "honest" people. Different regions in the diagram are numbered from 2 to 13. Study the diagram and choose the correct answer.

Lazy, non urban people who are neither educated nor honest are indicated by

 A
11
 B
12
 C
10
 D
9
Soln.
Ans: B
12 is inside the square but outside every else figure.
Question ID: 16-01-10-05-42-11-021.
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Question 18

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

G W @ Q T C 1 7 8 3 % 5 N O 2 9 6 V D H

 A

N 9 D

 B

N 2 6

 C

5 2 V

 D

O 6 H

Soln.
Ans: B

There is a gap of 2 in similar items, except the odd one.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-752.
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Question 19

Shakespeare said, "Child is the father of man".

 A

Always.

 B

Never.

 C

Sometimes.

 D

Often.

Soln.
Ans: B

It is by William Wordsworth.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-17-01-007.
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Question 20

If 1st October falls on Sunday, what day of the week will fall on 1st November?

 A

Thursday.

 B

Tuesday.

 C

Wednesday.

 D

Monday.

Soln.
Ans: C

No. of days from 1st October to 1st November = 31.
31⁄7 = 4 + 3⁄7
∴ No. of odd days = 3
∴ On 1st November, it will be Wednesday.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-137.
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Question 21

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: B
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-053.
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Question 22

if Colorimeter : Colour, then Dynamometer :

 A

Force and torque.

 B

Rotational speed.

 C

Sound.

 D

Eye sight.

Soln.
Ans: A

Instruments and what they measure.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-275.
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Question 23

The rows and columns of the left matrix have been labelled as 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and F, G, H, I, J, whereas those of the right matrix are 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and K, L, M, N, O. Find the correct row-column pairs out of these matrices that decode to the word - DFUM

01234
F1FIIF
GI0DD0
HF11I0
IID01F
JDDF10
56789
KLMMMU
LLZULL
MXXZXU
NUMXZZ
OMULXZ
 A

J1, H0, K9, M9

 B

I1, F4, N5, O5

 C

G3, F1, M9, I1

 D

G2, J2, O6, F1

Soln.
Ans: B

D occurs at: G2 ;G3 ;I1 ;J0 ;J1 ;
F occurs at: F1 ;F4 ;H0 ;I4 ;J2 ;
U occurs at: K9 ;L7 ;M9 ;N5 ;O6 ;
M occurs at: K6 ;K7 ;K8 ;N6 ;O5 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-151.
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Question 24

If both 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, 6, 7, 8 move clockwise three plots, then who would be positioned North-East and South-West ?

 A

3 and 5.

 B

2 and 7.

 C

4 and 6.

 D

1 and 8.

Soln.
Ans: D

After the movement according the question their positions are as follows :

Question ID: 16-01-11-01-03-28-048.
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Question 25

3, (?), 15, 31, 63, 127.

 A

12.

 B

5.

 C

10.

 D

7.

Soln.
Ans: D

3 (3 x 2 + 1), 7 (7 x 2 + 1), 15 (15 x 2 + 1), 31 (31 x 2 + 1), 63 (63 x 2 + 1), 127.

Question ID: 16-03-11-08-34-58-041.
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Question 26

Read these facts carefully.

  1. A, B ,C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a row facing North.
  2. A is fourth to the right of E.
  3. H is fourth to the left of D.
  4. C and F, which are not at the ends, are neighbors of B and E, respectively.
  5. H is next to the left of A and A is the neighbor of B.
Which of the following statements is not true?
 A
H is second to the right of F
 B
G and B are neighbors
 C
D is fourth to the right of H
 D
E is fourth to the left of A
Soln.
Ans: B
E-F-G-H-A-B-C-D

G and B are not neighbors.

Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-081.
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Question 27

 A

11.

 B

19.

 C

15.

 D

22.

Soln.
Ans: D

2 x 2 - 1 = 3, 5 x 4 - 4 = 15 ∴ 5 x 5 - 3 = 22.

Question ID: 16-03-11-08-34-58-018.
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Question 28

Which letter will be the 5th from right if 1st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th and so on are interchanged in the word IMPERVIOUSLY?

 A

U

 B

R

 C

E

 D

I

Soln.
Ans: D

The new letter is: MIEPVROISUYL

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-1101.
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Question 29

If the alphabets at the positions 3, 4, 12 and 15 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

L

 D

I

Soln.
Ans: B

The letters are: C, D, L, O. The word is COLD

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-586.
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Question 30

"08 69 main lack yard urea 77 30" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. yard 69 main lack 08 urea 77 30
  2. yard 69 main lack 08 urea 30 77
  3. yard urea main lack 08 69 30 77
  4. yard urea main lack 08 30 69 77

If an input is: oath 40 yard verb pack 88 15 57, then how many steps are required if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

6

 B

9

 C

8

 D

7

Soln.
Ans: D

In each step, English words are moving to the left in the last to first order in which they appear in a dictionary. The numbers are moving to the right in decreasing order. An English word is placed, then a number, and so on. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with oath 40 yard verb pack 88 15 57:

  1. yard 40 oath verb pack 88 15 57
  2. yard 40 oath verb pack 57 15 88
  3. yard verb oath 40 pack 57 15 88
  4. yard verb oath 40 pack 15 57 88
  5. yard verb pack 40 oath 15 57 88
  6. yard verb pack 15 oath 40 57 88
  7. yard verb pack oath 15 40 57 88
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-41-012.
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