Online Sample Paper for IBPS Bank PO/MT, SO, RRB, Clerical Exams Set 26

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. 26 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
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Quiz Questions

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Question 1

In a certain code language 'G H I J' means '321 159 423 593', 'J K L M' means '645 321 356 498', 'B E F G' means '978 159 539 631' and 'A B C D' means '247 547 978 758'. Then what is the code for 'B J'?

 A

423 356

 B

978 321

 C

645 247

 D

758 547

Soln.
Ans: B

'978' is common to items 3 and 4. So '978' = 'B'. Next we can see that '321' is common to items 1 and 2. So '321' = 'J'. Hence 'B J' should be '978 321' or '321 978'

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-49-18-111.
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Question 2

Statements:

About 35-40% of the enrolled school children do not attend school.

Courses of Action:
  1. We should start more schools.
  2. We should find out the reasons for this absenteeism.
 A

Neither I nor II follows.

 B

Only I follows.

 C

Either I or II follows.

 D

Only II follows.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-22-17-020.
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Question 3

Which will be the mirror image of this image if a mirror is placed to the right of the image?

These are the answer Images.

 A

1

 B

3

 C

4

 D

2

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-281.
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Question 4

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

 A

O

 B

A

 C

E

 D

R

Soln.
Ans: B

The new letter is: MIEPFRROTADE

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-442.
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Question 5

Ravi starts from his office facing west and drives 100 km straight then takes a right turn and drives for another 100 km. Further he takes a left turn and travels for 50 km. In which direction is Ravi now from the starting point ?

 A

South-West.

 B

North-East.

 C

North.

 D

North-West.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-01-11-01-03-28-055.
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Question 6

if Contract : Expand, then Cool :

 A

Snow.

 B

Moon.

 C

Warm.

 D

Ice.

Soln.
Ans: C

The words are antonyms.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-049.
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Question 7

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

Question Image:

Answer Images:

 A
4
 B
3
 C
2
 D
1
Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-17-09-00-14-005.
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Question 8

How many blocks touch block T?

 A

1.

 B

2.

 C

4.

 D

3.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-35-27-014.
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Question 9

Statement: The local hospital put up a notice board at the main entrance stating that the hospital will carry out free check up for detecting caner for the people staying in the locality.

Assumptions: .

  1. Large number of people living in the locality may avail the free check up facility offered by the hospital.
  2. Hospital staff deployed for the purpose may be able to cope up with the rush of people for check up.
 A

Only I is implicit.

 B

Both I and II are implicit.

 C

Neither I nor II is implicit.

 D

Either I or II is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: B

Both assumption (I) and (II) are implicit. The local hospital has put up the notice with both these things in mind.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-128.
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Question 10

A, B, C, D, E and F are arranged in two rows of 3 each.

  1. B and C are in the second row.
  2. A is in the first row.
  3. E and F are in opposite rows, but they are not opposite to each other.
  4. C and D are opposite to each other.
  5. E is not at an end.
  6. F and A are same side but F is to the right side of A.

Who is/are F's neighbor/(s)?

 A

C only.

 B

B and C.

 C

A only.

 D

A and D.

Soln.
Ans: C
They sit like this left to right:
    D---A---F
    =========
    C---E---B
Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-056.
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Question 11

An ant went 15 m to the North. Then he turned west and covered 10 m. Then he turned south and covered 5 m. Finally turning to the east, he covered 10 m. In which direction is he from the starting location ?

 A

South.

 B

East.

 C

West.

 D

North.

Soln.
Ans: D

It is clear that he is in the North from the starting position.

Question ID: 16-01-11-01-03-28-043.
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Question 12

Study the following series.

F H A Y L T K V J 3 8 M O 9 G % S B R W

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

YT, V3, M9, ?

 A

HV

 B

%B

 C

TH

 D

YA

Soln.
Ans: B

There is a gap of 3 between the first characters of each of the given pair. The second character of each pair is two positions to to the right of the first character.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-937.
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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

2

 B

1

 C

3

 D

4

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-288.
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Question 14

What is necessarily found in game?

 A

Stadium.

 B

Players.

 C

Viewers.

 D

Victory.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-08-10-17-01-004.
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Question 15

Statement: "Everyone does not need to build a 100 crore or 1000 crore company. Small vs Big vs Super big is a choice that an entrepreneur makes himself depending upon his ambitions, values and what he or she likes doing".

Assumptions: .

  1. The figures are for the turnover of the company.
  2. There is hardly any distinction between a small or a big company.
 A

Only II is implicit.

 B

Neither I nor II is implicit.

 C

Either I or II is implicit.

 D

Only I is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: D

Small and big companies are distinct but it is up to the entrepreneur as to which one he goes for.

It can be safely assumed that the figures are for the annual turnover. So only I is implicit.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-013.
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Question 16

"62 teak 94 21 math dare 45 ache" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. ache teak 94 21 math dare 45 62
  2. ache 21 94 teak math dare 45 62
  3. ache 21 dare teak math 94 45 62
  4. ache 21 dare 45 math 94 teak 62
  5. ache 21 dare 45 math 62 teak 94

If an input is: 72 lame 75 year 37 bake yarn 41, 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, English words and numbers are alternately being arranged in ascending order. An English word is placed, then a number, and so on. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with 72 lame 75 year 37 bake yarn 41:

  1. bake lame 75 year 37 72 yarn 41
  2. bake 37 75 year lame 72 yarn 41
  3. bake 37 lame year 75 72 yarn 41
  4. bake 37 lame 41 75 72 yarn year
  5. bake 37 lame 41 yarn 72 75 year
  6. bake 37 lame 41 yarn 72 year 75
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-25-041.
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Question 17

If BEAT is written as GIDV, then SOUP may be written as -

 A

XYSR.

 B

ZSYS.

 C

XSXR.

 D

YSXR.

Soln.
Ans: C

First letter of the word BEAT has been coded with a gap of four letters, second letter with a gap of three letters, third letter with a gap of two letters, and fourth letter with a gap of one letter as per their positions in the alphabetical order.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-021.
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Question 18

5, 9, 17, 29, 45, (?)

 A

60.

 B

68.

 C

65.

 D

70.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-03-11-08-34-58-068.
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Question 19

Gurnam remembers that anniversary of John is after Jun 4 but before Jun 9, but Rekha remembers that it is between 5 and 7 Jun. What is the correct date, if both of them remember well?

 A

6.

 B

7.

 C

4.

 D

5.

Soln.
Ans: A

Probable dates according to Gurnam are 5; 6; 7; 8; Probable dates according to Rekha are 6; The common date is: 6.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-078.
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Question 20

If Sugarcane : Juice, then Mustard is to?

 A

Field.

 B

Sunflower.

 C

Manure.

 D

Oil.

Soln.
Ans: D

Oil is obtained from mustard, and juice from sugarcane.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-119.
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Question 21

How many pairs of letters are there in the word LEXICALIZING which have as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?

 A

4

 B

2

 C

3

 D

8

Soln.
Ans: D
  1. LexIcalizing
  2. lExicAlizing
  3. lExicaliziNg
  4. lexIcaLizing
  5. lexicAlizinG
  6. lexicaLizIng
  7. lexicaLizinG
  8. lexicalizInG
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-506.
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Question 22

A dice with faces marked is shown below:

The face opposite to 3 is

 A
3
 B
6
 C
2
 D
4
Soln.
Ans: D

From the last two figures, 1, 2, 5 and 6 are ruled out. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's logic: "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." So the answer should be 4.

Question ID: 16-02-09-10-50-09-006.
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Question 23

Statements:

Large number of pilgrims die of severe cold when they visit a temple located on the mountain.

Courses of Action:
  1. The pilgrims should be asked to wear proper woolen clothes.
  2. NGOs should provide woolen clothes to all pilgrims.
 A

Only I follows.

 B

Neither I nor II follows.

 C

Only II follows.

 D

I or II follows.

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-22-17-013.
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Question 24

If Journalist : News Stories, then?

 A

Publisher : Book.

 B

Horse : Mare.

 C

Baker : Bread.

 D

Bee : Honey.

Soln.
Ans: D

A journalist is busy collecting news stories., and bee is busy collecting honey.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-285.
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Question 25

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

1

 D

2

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-266.
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Question 26

How many blocks touch block N?

 A

at least 4.

 B

at least 3.

 C

at least 5.

 D

at least 6.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-35-27-086.
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Question 27

"62 77 30 97 29 68 59 42" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. 29 77 30 97 62 68 59 42
  2. 29 77 30 42 62 68 59 97
  3. 29 30 77 42 62 68 59 97
  4. 29 30 59 42 62 68 77 97
  5. 29 30 42 59 62 68 77 97

If step 1 of an input is: 00 96 95 76 75 35 70 97, then what is step 2, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

00 35 95 76 75 96 70 97

 B

00 35 95 76 75 70 96 97

 C

00 96 95 76 75 35 70 97

 D

00 35 70 75 76 95 96 97

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 00 96 95 76 75 35 70 97:

  • 00 96 95 76 75 35 70 97
  • 00 35 95 76 75 96 70 97
  • 00 35 95 76 75 70 96 97
  • 00 35 70 76 75 95 96 97
  • 00 35 70 75 76 95 96 97
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-31-33-029.
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Question 28

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

3

 B

2

 C

4

 D

1

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-018.
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Question 29

Statement: Government have announced a relief package for all the drought hit farmers in the country and advised the state governments to put in a mechanism for effective disbursement.

Assumptions: .

  1. The state govt. may be able to put in place the system for disbursement of govt. relief to the affected farmers.
  2. govt. may be able to identify all the farmers affected by drought in the country.
 A

Only II is implicit.

 B

Either I or II is implicit.

 C

Neither I nor II is implicit.

 D

Only I is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: D

The "mechanism" is for disbursement to the identified farmers. So I is implicit. But there is nothing in the given data that suggests that all farmers will be identified.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-153.
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Question 30

Statement: .

Most of the Indian companies selling online goods are planning to shift their operations outside India.

Assumptions:

  1. The tax laws in India are not friendly towards businesses.
  2. Courier delivery mechanism is not good in India.
 A

Only II is implicit.

 B

Only I is implicit.

 C

I and II are implicit.

 D

Either I or II is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: B

Only I is implicit. Better tax laws means more profits to a business.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-194.
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