Online Sample Paper for IBPS Bank PO/MT, SO, RRB, Clerical Exams Set 40

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. 40 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
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Question 1

Statement: "If travelers with a ticket for the second class are found traveling in the first class compartments, they would be penalized" - Railways Notice in the compartment of a train.

Assumptions: .

  1. Travelers with a ticket for the first class are also not allowed to travel in the second class compartments.
  2. Inspections are carried out in the train to check the tickets.
 A

Neither I nor II is implicit.

 B

Only I is implicit.

 C

Either I or II is implicit.

 D

Only II is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: D

From the statement, we clearly say that inspections are carried out in the train to check the tickets. Hence only (II) is implicit in the statement.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-108.
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Question 2

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

Question Image:

Answer Images:

 A
1
 B
4
 C
3
 D
2
Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-17-09-00-14-041.
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Question 3

Town is related to Village in the same way as Urban is related to.

 A

City.

 B

Rural.

 C

Metro City.

 D

State.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-296.
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Question 4

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

Question Image:

Answer Images:

 A
3
 B
2
 C
4
 D
1
Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-17-09-00-14-030.
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Question 5

Statements:Some sticks are pens. All pens are planets. No planet is universe.

Conclusions:

  1. All pens being sticks is a possibility.
  2. No universe is sticks.
 A

Either conclusion I or II follows.

 B

Only conclusion I follows.

 C

Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

 D

Only conclusion II follows.

Soln.
Ans: C

Question is silent on the relation between universe and sticks, neither I nor II is possible.

Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-074.
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Question 6

Statements:

It is raining heavily for the past few days. Two persons have died, and normal life is paralyzed. But seen from another angle, it will help in solving the problem of acute water shortage, and provide relief from summers.

Courses of Action:
  1. The state government should swing into action to help the people lead normal life and should provide necessary relief.
  2. The state government should immediately remove all the restrictions on washing of cars and lawns and on the use of potable water in all the major cities in the state.
 A

Only II.

 B

Both I and II.

 C

Only I.

 D

Something else should be done.

Soln.
Ans: B

Both courses of action follow.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-22-17-004.
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Question 7

A cup of tea always has -

 A

Tea grains.

 B

Sugar.

 C

Milk.

 D

Whitener.

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-08-10-17-01-085.
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Question 8

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 - VISA

01234
0UKRIP
1XVIEG
2ICDVC
3VIIVX
4VRNUE
56789
5BASLP
6ASSZX
7UDKHW
8WFAFM
9ASACS
 A

23, 20, 67, 66

 B

40, 31, 66, 33

 C

33, 32, 96, 97

 D

11, 12, 99, 31

Soln.
Ans: C

V occurs at: 11 ;23 ;30 ;33 ;40 ;
I occurs at: 03 ;12 ;20 ;31 ;32 ;
S occurs at: 57 ;66 ;67 ;96 ;99 ;
A occurs at: 56 ;65 ;87 ;95 ;97 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-108.
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Question 9

Statements:

Cholera has broken out in the city. Hundreds of children are dying daily. Things are going from bad to worse. What should be done?

Courses of Action:
  1. A committee should be set up to find out what has caused this outbreak.
  2. People should be made aware about the precautions that they should take the next time so that Cholera doesn't break.
  3. The paramilitary forces should be called in to help the civil administration.
 A

Only II follows.

 B

All follow.

 C

Both III and II follow.

 D

only III follows.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-22-17-025.
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Question 10

"27 25 49 18 51 37 54 99" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. 18 25 49 27 51 37 54 99
  2. 18 25 27 49 51 37 54 99
  3. 18 25 27 49 37 51 54 99
  4. 18 25 27 37 49 51 54 99

If step 3 of an input is: 03 08 69 65 34 28 27 97, then what is step 5, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

03 08 27 28 34 65 69 97

 B

03 08 27 65 34 28 69 97

 C

03 34 69 65 08 28 27 97

 D

03 34 69 65 08 97 27 28

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 03 08 69 65 34 28 27 97:

  • 03 08 69 65 34 28 27 97
  • 03 08 27 65 34 28 69 97
  • 03 08 27 28 34 65 69 97
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-31-33-030.
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Question 11

Six alphabets A, B, K, D, E and P are arranged in a row. B is between D and P. A does not stand next to either P or D. K does not stand next to D. E stands between A and K.

K stands between.

 A

P and E.

 B

P and B.

 C

P and D.

 D

E and A.

Soln.
Ans: A

The letters are arranged from left to right: A-E-K-P-B-D.

D stands between P and E.

Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-025.
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Question 12

Statement: "The pet dog looks lazy today, it hasn't wagged its tail today."

Assumptions:

  1. The pet hasn't taken enough sleep last night.
  2. The pet is not well.
 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: A

Only II can be assumed.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-090.
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Question 13

if Drake : Duck, then Fox :

 A

Hunter.

 B

Forest.

 C

Vixen.

 D

Clever.

Soln.
Ans: C

Animals and genders.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-197.
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Question 14

If the following figure is folded along the lines to from a cube, which number would be there on the face opposite to the face having 6 on it ?

 A
3
 B
4
 C
2
 D
4
Soln.
Ans: C
It will be 2.
Question ID: 16-02-09-10-50-09-015.
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Question 15

Statements:All dells are moons. All moons are table. Some table are trees. Some trees are chairs.

Conclusions:

  1. Some trees are moons.
  2. Some table are dells.
  3. Some chairs are table.
  4. Some trees are dells.
 A

Only II follows.

 B

Only IV follows.

 C

Only III follows.

 D

Only I follows.

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-053.
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Question 16

How many blocks touch block B?

 A

at least 4.

 B

at least 6.

 C

at least 3.

 D

at least 5.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-35-27-094.
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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
1
 B
4
 C
3
 D
2
Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-17-08-58-40-050.
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Question 18

How many minimum number of blocks touch block P?

 A

4.

 B

6.

 C

5.

 D

3.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-35-27-047.
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Question 19

Two positions of a cuboidal brick are shown below. The brick contains all numbers up to 6.

When six is at the bottom, what number will at the top?

 A
1
 B
4
 C
2
 D
5
Soln.
Ans: D

6 and 5 are on the upper and lower surfaces of this brick.

Question ID: 16-02-09-10-50-09-034.
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Question 20

Boy is to Girl as Brave is to.

 A

Weak.

 B

Cowardly.

 C

Galantry.

 D

Fear.

Soln.
Ans: B

The words are antonyms.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-309.
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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

2

 B

3

 C

1

 D

4

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-220.
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Question 22

Ten army cadets A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H ,I and J are standing in a queue.

  1. B and F are not either of the start or end.
  2. G is before D, but not necessarily behind him, and H ahead of J.
  3. There are four persons between E and A.
  4. I is ahead of B and F is before D.
  5. J is in between A and D and G is in between E and F.
  6. There are two persons between H and C.

Who is at the seventh place counting from the last?

 A

J.

 B

Either H or C.

 C

H.

 D

C.

Soln.
Ans: B

Last to first like this: E - G - F - D - J - A - (H or C) - B - I - (H or C)

The exact position of H and C is not known. However, they will occupy either seventh or tenth position from the left end.

Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-059.
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Question 23

If in a code language REMOTE is coded as ROTEME, which word would be coded as PNIICC?

 A

PNIICC.

 B

PINCIC.

 C

PICNIC.

 D

PICCIN.

Soln.
Ans: C

The middle two pairs of letters are interchanged. R/EM/OT/E becomes R/OT/EM/E, so P/IC/NI/C becomes P/NI/IC/C.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-125.
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Question 24

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: B
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-027.
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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

1

 B

3

 C

2

 D

4

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-087.
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Question 26

The rows and columns of the left matrix have been labelled as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and G, H, I, J, K, whereas those of the right matrix are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and B, C, D, E, F. Find the correct row-column pairs out of these matrices that decode to the word - 09W1

56789
GE9E0E
HAT0EA
I99ATA
J00T9T
K90TEA
01234
B7WCWC
C87CWC
D7W117
E178W8
F818C1
 A

H7, G6, B3, K6

 B

J5, K5, C3, G6

 C

G8, I6, D1, B3

 D

K6, J8, B1, F4

Soln.
Ans: D

0 occurs at: G8 ;H7 ;J5 ;J6 ;K6 ;
9 occurs at: G6 ;I5 ;I6 ;J8 ;K5 ;
W occurs at: B1 ;B3 ;C3 ;D1 ;E3 ;
1 occurs at: D2 ;D3 ;E0 ;F1 ;F4 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-010.
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Question 27

Study the following series.

$ B 7 Z 4 I 1 H T U P D 6 R 2 O S X E F

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

B7, 41, HP, ?

 A

ZB

 B

P2

 C

UT

 D

IZ

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: 16-02-10-11-59-51-994.
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Question 28

Statements:Some pents are cet. Some cet are trousers. All skirts are cet. Some belts are pents.

Conclusions:

  1. Some trousers are belts.
  2. Some skirts are pents.
  3. No trouser is belt.
  4. Some skirts are trousers.
 A

All follows.

 B

Only III follows.

 C

Only II and IV follows.

 D

Only either I or III follows.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-012.
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Question 29

  1. Eight boxes P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are located adjacent to one another in two different rows with four in each row.
  2. No boxes of consecutive letter are either adjacent or opposite to each other.
  3. P and Q are located at the end of two different rows.
  4. R is just left of T and is located in the same row in which P is located.
  5. U is just left of Q.
Which box is opposite to P?

Which of the following is not located at either ends?

 A

V.

 B

S.

 C

W.

 D

Q.

Soln.
Ans: C

Locations are:

V---R---T---P
Q---U---W---S
Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-066.
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Question 30

Point E is 5 km towards the West of point F. Point G is 2 km towards the North of point F. Point H is 3 km towards the East of point G. Point J is 2 km towards the South of point H.

Which of the following points are in a straight line ?

 A

GJH.

 B

FHE.

 C

HGE.

 D

EFJ.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-01-11-01-03-28-022.
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