Online Sample Paper for IBPS Bank PO/MT, SO, RRB, Clerical Exams Set 28

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. 28 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
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Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Three comets appear in the sky at regular periods of 13, 26 and 39 years respectively. If a comet has passed just now, what is the minimum time that we must wait for a comet to appear in the sky?

 A

26 years.

 B

39 years.

 C

13 years.

 D

40 years.

Soln.
Ans: C

The least of the given time periods is 13. So this is the minimum waiting time.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-032.
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Question 2

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: C
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-124.
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Question 3

A cow entered a grazing field. First it moved 10 m southwards, then it turned right and walked 5 m and turned right and grazed 10 m and turned left and walked 10 m. How many meters is she away from the starting point?

 A

25 m.

 B

10 m.

 C

20 m.

 D

15 m.

Soln.
Ans: D

A is the starting point in the figure below.


Required diastance from home, A = AE = AD + DE = BC + DE = 5 m + 10 m = 15 m.

Question ID: 16-01-11-01-03-28-031.
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Question 4

Standing at a railway station Ranjana remembers that distance of Rajpura is more than 5 KM but less than 9 KM, but Akshat knows that it is between 6 and 8 KM. What is the correct distance if both of them are right?

 A

6 KM.

 B

7 KM.

 C

8 KM.

 D

9 KM.

Soln.
Ans: B

Probable distances according to Ranjana are 6; 7; 8; Probable distances according to Akshat are 7; The common distance is: 7.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-163.
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Question 5

Statements:

Many political activists have decided to stage demonstrations and block traffic movement in the city during peak hours to protest against the steep rise in prices of essential commodities.

Courses of Action:
  1. The government should immediately ban all forms of agitations in the country.
  2. The police authority of the city should deploy additional forces all over the city to help traffic movement in the city.
  3. The state administration should carry out preventive arrests of the known criminals staying in the city.
 A

Only III.

 B

Only I and II.

 C

Only II.

 D

Only I.

Soln.
Ans: C

It is not possible to ban agitations in a democratic country. So course I is ruled out. This agitation has nothing to do with criminals. Arresting them will not solve the traffic problems. So course III is also ruled out.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-22-17-063.
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Question 6

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 - JEWS

01234
0JIJET
1VDAQO
2RCEEE
3GYFPE
4JJBBJ
56789
5SXNWU
6PLWSS
7YKSSW
8AOWDO
9QWNNF
 A

44, 24, 87, 67

 B

40, 23, 67, 02

 C

02, 34, 58, 68

 D

00, 22, 96, 23

Soln.
Ans: C

J occurs at: 00 ;02 ;40 ;41 ;44 ;
E occurs at: 03 ;22 ;23 ;24 ;34 ;
W occurs at: 58 ;67 ;79 ;87 ;96 ;
S occurs at: 55 ;68 ;69 ;77 ;78 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-042.
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Question 7

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

3

 C

4

 D

1

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-276.
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Question 8

Carpenter :: Wood as Ceramicist :: ?

 A

Needle.

 B

Pottery.

 C

Color.

 D

Patterns.

Soln.
Ans: B

Professionals and the primary instrument or thing they deal and work with.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-097.
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Question 9

"i will discuss how all of these elements are important" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. important will discuss how all of these elements are i
  2. important elements discuss how all of these will are i
  3. important elements discuss these all of how will are i
  4. important elements discuss these will of how all are i
  5. important elements discuss these will how of all are i
  6. important elements discuss these will how all of are i
  7. important elements discuss these will how all are of i

If an input is: sitting next to sham at the market was a great coincidence, then how many steps are required if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

9

 B

10

 C

11

 D

8

Soln.
Ans: B

In each step, the longest words are being moved to the left. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with coincidence next to sham at the market was a great sitting:

  1. coincidence next to sham at the market was a great sitting
  2. coincidence sitting to sham at the market was a great next
  3. coincidence sitting market sham at the to was a great next
  4. coincidence sitting market great at the to was a sham next
  5. coincidence sitting market great sham the to was a at next
  6. coincidence sitting market great sham next to was a at the
  7. coincidence sitting market great sham next was to a at the
  8. coincidence sitting market great sham next was the a at to
  9. coincidence sitting market great sham next was the at a to
  10. coincidence sitting market great sham next was the at to a
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-57-029.
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Question 10

Omission : Mistake.

 A

Distrust : Suspicion.

 B

Connection : Retaliation.

 C

Literature : Poetry.

 D

Music : Art.

Soln.
Ans: A

Synonyms.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-187.
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Question 11

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

2

 C

4

 D

3

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-208.
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Question 12

Statements:Some pens are learning. Some learning are mountains. Some mountains are books. Some books are papers.

Conclusions:

  1. Some books are learnings.
  2. Some papers are pens.
  3. Some mountains are pens.
  4. No paper is pens.
 A

either II or IV follows.

 B

Only IV follows.

 C

None follows.

 D

Only II follows.

Soln.
Ans: A

II and IV are mutually exclusive, i.e., one of them.

has

to be true.

Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-123.
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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

4

 C

3

 D

1

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-113.
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Question 14

"64 inch warp 95 15 idle page 78" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. 95 inch 64 warp 78 15 idle page
  2. warp inch 95 64 page 78 15 idle
  3. 64 inch warp 95 idle page 78 15
  4. 95 inch 64 warp 15 idle page 78
  5. warp inch 95 64 78 15 idle page
  6. 64 inch warp 95 page 78 15 idle
  7. 95 inch 64 warp idle page 78 15
  8. warp inch 95 64 15 idle page 78

Which of the following steps would read as "nazi yeti 62 34 neck raid 70 56" if the input is "34 yeti nazi 62 raid 70 56 neck", and the re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

4

 B

6

 C

3

 D

5

Soln.
Ans: D

In each step, 4 comes to 1, 1 goes to 3, 3 goes to 4 and the last item goes to 6. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with 34 yeti nazi 62 raid 70 56 neck:

  1. 62 yeti 34 nazi neck raid 70 56
  2. nazi yeti 62 34 56 neck raid 70
  3. 34 yeti nazi 62 70 56 neck raid
  4. 62 yeti 34 nazi raid 70 56 neck
  5. nazi yeti 62 34 neck raid 70 56
  6. 34 yeti nazi 62 56 neck raid 70
  7. 62 yeti 34 nazi 70 56 neck raid
  8. nazi yeti 62 34 raid 70 56 neck
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-41-002.
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Question 15

How many blocks touch block Z?

 A

3.

 B

4.

 C

5.

 D

2.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-35-27-088.
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Question 16

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

1

 C

2

 D

3

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-034.
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Question 17

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

Question Image:

Answer Images:

 A
3
 B
1
 C
4
 D
2
Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-17-08-58-40-005.
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Question 18

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 - LAME

01234
0RKXAA
1HNAAL
2LPUQT
3APLLN
4OLSSO
56789
5EMMCM
6EQFDE
7OVKME
8BEZMS
9VVFGX
 A

41, 04, 56, 78

 B

20, 13, 78, 32

 C

32, 12, 88, 69

 D

14, 30, 59, 13

Soln.
Ans: C

L occurs at: 14 ;20 ;32 ;33 ;41 ;
A occurs at: 03 ;04 ;12 ;13 ;30 ;
M occurs at: 56 ;57 ;59 ;78 ;88 ;
E occurs at: 55 ;65 ;69 ;79 ;86 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-086.
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Question 19

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

3

 B

4

 C

2

 D

1

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-265.
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Question 20

If Round : Earth, then?

 A

High : Mountains.

 B

Square : Math.

 C

Square : Chessboard.

 D

Thin : Copy.

Soln.
Ans: C

Earth is round in shape, and chess board has a square shape.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-037.
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Question 21

Arrange the following words in a meaningful order:

(A) Book, (B) Pulp, (C) Timber, (D) Jungle, (E) Paper.

 A

B, E, A, D, C.

 B

C, B, E, A, D.

 C

D, C, B, E, A.

 D

E, D, C, A, B.

Soln.
Ans: C

The correct order is :

Jungle(D) - Timber(C) - Pulp(B) - Paper(E) - Book(A)

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-33-47-013.
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Question 22

In the number series given below, how many 3 are there that are not divisible by the number on their left but completely divisible by the number that is second to their right?

6 6 3 1 7 4 4 2 3 4 8 2 5 1 8 3 3 3 3

 A

4

 B

0

 C

2

 D

1

Soln.
Ans: D

At these locations: 8-3-3-3 ;

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-018.
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Question 23

Statements:

In the board exams, some students were found using unfair means. What should be done?

Courses of Action:
  1. Cancel their paper and mark them for reappear.
  2. Warn them about strict action in future, and inform their parents about this.
 A

Only I follows.

 B

Neither I nor II follows.

 C

Only II follows.

 D

I or II follows.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-22-17-009.
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Question 24

"Formerly" is related to "Previously" in the same way as "Fortunate" is related to.

 A

Timely.

 B

Lucky.

 C

Fate.

 D

Next.

Soln.
Ans: B

The words are synonyms.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-245.
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Question 25

Statement: The daughter-in-law was surprised to see that a lot of food was left in the vessel, after everybody had been served.

Assumptions: .

  1. The food was not tasty.
  2. The family members didn't have appetite today.
 A

Only II is implicit.

 B

I and II are implicit.

 C

Either I or II is implicit.

 D

Only I is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: C

One of these things is possible.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-044.
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Question 26

If BRASS is coded as 63816, then SIR will be coded as -

 A

836.

 B

617.

 C

631.

 D

318.

Soln.
Ans: B

S = 6 because 6 appears twice in the code for BRASS. So SIR will contain one 6. Now, R is common to BRASS and SIR, so SIR should contain 6 + one and only one out of (1,3,8) + any other number. So 617 is the only correct option out of the given ones.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-056.
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Question 27

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

2

 B

1

 C

3

 D

4

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-271.
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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

1

 D

4

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-245.
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Question 29

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

 A

S

 B

A

 C

L

 D

E

Soln.
Ans: B

The new letter is: CAUCUMALETS

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-027.
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Question 30

If Brain : Kidney, then?

 A

Book : Page.

 B

Student : School.

 C

Room : Kitchen.

 D

Ocean : River.

Soln.
Ans: C

Both are the subsets. Brain and kidney are parts of the human body and room and kitchen are the parts of the house.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-118.
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