Online Sample Paper for IBPS Bank PO/MT, SO, RRB, Clerical Exams Set 58

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. 58 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
Posted by Parveen(Hoven),
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Quiz Questions

Each question has four choices. More than one option can be correct. After you have finished the quiz scroll towards the last question to view your result. I have provided solutions and answers to all the questions.


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Question 1

What is missing?

 A

49.

 B

50.

 C

25.

 D

36.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-03-11-08-34-58-044.
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Question 2

Statements:

The worldwide recession has adversely affected the engineers, about 31% of whom have lost their jobs.

Courses of Action:
  1. We should advise all of them to take jobs in foreign countries.
  2. We should ask them to wait for the recession to end.
 A

Only II follows.

 B

Only I follows.

 C

Neither I or II follows.

 D

Either I or II follows.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-22-17-007.
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Question 3

If 6 coded as T, 8 is coded as I, 3 is coded as N, 9 is coded as Q, 2 is coded as Y, 5 is coded as D and 7 is coded as R, then what is the coded form of DRINTQ?
 A
576839
 B
578329
 C
None of these
 D
578396
Soln.
Ans: C
D R I N T O -----> 5 7 8 3 6 9
Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-047.
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Question 4

Statements:Some desks are flowers. Some kites are flowers.

Conclusions:

  1. Some desks are kites.
  2. Some desks are neither kites nor flowers.
 A

Only II follows.

 B

Neither I nor II follows.

 C

Either I or II follows.

 D

Only I follows.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-043.
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Question 5

How many blocks touch block Y?

 A

4.

 B

3.

 C

2.

 D

1.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-35-27-051.
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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

2

 B

4

 C

1

 D

3

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-209.
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Question 7

"12 42 66 18 00 58 17 59" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. 00 42 66 18 12 58 17 59
  2. 00 42 59 18 12 58 17 66
  3. 00 12 59 18 42 58 17 66
  4. 00 12 17 18 42 58 59 66

If an input is: 85 66 37 26 97 34 77 63, then how many steps are required if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

4

 B

7

 C

6

 D

5

Soln.
Ans: C

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 85 66 37 26 97 34 77 63:

  1. 26 66 37 85 97 34 77 63
  2. 26 66 37 85 63 34 77 97
  3. 26 34 37 85 63 66 77 97
  4. 26 34 37 77 63 66 85 97
  5. 26 34 37 66 63 77 85 97
  6. 26 34 37 63 66 77 85 97
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-25-059.
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Question 8

Statements:Some trees are lamps. Some fruits are lamps. Some lamps are shirts. All shirts are dresses.

Conclusions:

  1. Some shirts are trees.
  2. Some shirts are fruits.
  3. Some fruits are trees.
  4. Some dresses are trees.
 A

Only II follows.

 B

Only I follows.

 C

Only III follows.

 D

None follows.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-057.
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Question 9

"animals in zoos are forced to live in artificial stressful conditions" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. in animals zoos are forced to live in artificial stressful conditions
  2. in to zoos are forced animals live in artificial stressful conditions
  3. zoos to in are forced animals live in artificial stressful conditions
  4. zoos to are in forced animals live in artificial stressful conditions
  5. zoos to are forced in animals live in artificial stressful conditions
  6. zoos to are forced animals in live in artificial stressful conditions
  7. zoos to are forced animals live in in artificial stressful conditions
  8. zoos to are forced animals live in in artificial stressful conditions
  9. zoos to are forced animals live in in stressful artificial conditions

If step 3 of an input is: a and each starts sentence paragraph clause with this personal pronoun, then what is step 8, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

a and each with this clause starts pronoun sentence personal paragraph

 B

a and each with this clause paragraph starts sentence personal pronoun

 C

a and each with this paragraph clause starts sentence personal pronoun

 D

a paragraph starts each sentence and clause with this personal pronoun

Soln.
Ans: A

In each step, the shortest words are being moved to the left. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with a and each starts sentence paragraph clause with this personal pronoun:

  • a and each starts sentence paragraph clause with this personal pronoun
  • a and each with sentence paragraph clause starts this personal pronoun
  • a and each with this paragraph clause starts sentence personal pronoun
  • a and each with this clause paragraph starts sentence personal pronoun
  • a and each with this clause starts paragraph sentence personal pronoun
  • a and each with this clause starts pronoun sentence personal paragraph
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-25-040.
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Question 10

In a certain code, 'JEALOUS' is written as 'BFKKTVP'. How is 'HEARTEN' written in that code?

 A

None of these.

 B

BFIQOFU.

 C

BFIQUFO.

 D

OFUQBFI.

Soln.
Ans: B
[J-->K, E-->F, A-->B(+1)],
[K-->L(-1)],
[O-->P, U-->V, S-->T(+1)]

Likewise, HEARTEN would be coded as BFIQOFU.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-052.
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Question 11

If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how is CANDLE written in that code?

 A

EDRIRL.

 B

ESJFME.

 C

DCQHQV.

 D

FYOBOC.

Soln.
Ans: A

Letters of the word are coded with a gap of 1,2,3,4,5,6 letters, respectively as their positions in the alphabetical order.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-133.
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Question 12

"94 quiz math 00 omen pale 70 65" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. pale 94 00 omen quiz math 70 65
  2. 70 pale 94 00 math omen quiz 65
  3. 70 math pale omen 94 00 quiz 65
  4. pale 70 math 94 omen 00 quiz 65
  5. pale 70 math omen 94 quiz 00 65
  6. pale 70 94 quiz omen 00 math 65
  7. omen 70 94 quiz math 00 pale 65
  8. 94 quiz math omen 00 pale 70 65

Which of the following steps would read as "29 38 bank 64 kilo 76 dark jinx" if the input is "bank dark 64 76 kilo 38 29 jinx", and the re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

6

 B

4

 C

5

 D

3

Soln.
Ans: D

In each step items at 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 respectively move to 2-7-4-5-6-3-1-8-. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with bank dark 64 76 kilo 38 29 jinx:

  1. 29 bank 38 64 76 kilo dark jinx
  2. 38 64 kilo 76 bank 29 dark jinx
  3. 29 38 bank 64 kilo 76 dark jinx
  4. 64 29 38 kilo dark 76 bank jinx
  5. 76 38 kilo dark 29 bank 64 jinx
  6. kilo 76 dark 38 bank 64 29 jinx
  7. 38 kilo 76 bank dark 64 29 jinx
  8. 38 dark kilo 64 bank 76 29 jinx
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-25-054.
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Question 13

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

 A

E

 B

G

 C

S

 D

I

Soln.
Ans: A

The new letter is: RGEIOVSUENSS

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-625.
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Question 14

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

X J K T H M V D B O 2 3 1 8 @ C 9 S W Q

 A

D B 9

 B

B 3 @

 C

3 @ S

 D

V O 1

Soln.
Ans: A

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

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-887.
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Question 15

Karan was born on 22nd March 1982. On what day of the week was he 14 years 7 months and 8 days of age?

 A

Wednesday.

 B

Monday.

 C

Sunday.

 D

Tuesday.

Soln.
Ans: C
14 years + 7 months + 8 days
= 11 ordinary years + 3 leap years + 7 months + 8 days
= 11 x 365 + 3 x 366 + 30 + 31 + 30 + 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 8 = 5335
No. of odd days = 53357 = 762 + 1
∴ His birthday will fall 1 day after Saturday on Sunday.
Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-073.
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Question 16

Statement: 20 boys went to a picnic and only 10 were present in the class the next day.

Assumptions: .

  1. The remaining drowned during boating.
  2. The school had made the attendance optional on the next day.
 A

Neither I nor II is implicit.

 B

I and II are implicit.

 C

Only I is implicit.

 D

Only II is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: A

None of these can be assumed because there can be so many reasons for thin attendance - fatigue, fever, etc.,

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-132.
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Question 17

What is missing?

 A

38.

 B

44.

 C

39.

 D

40.

Soln.
Ans: A
9 + (2)2 = 13, 13 + (3)2 = 22, 22 + (4)2 = 38
Question ID: 16-03-11-08-34-58-002.
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Question 18

If the alphabets at the positions 1, 3, 9, 12, 18, 20 and 25 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

E

 B

C

 C

L

 D

A

Soln.
Ans: C

The letters are: A, C, I, L, R, T, Y. The word is CLARITY

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-361.
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Question 19

A devotee wants to reach a temple. He started walking towards the east and reaches a road crossings(chauraha in Hindi). He is facing the road that is going towards the east. There is a market on that road. The road to his left is going towards a marriage palace. In which direction is the temple?

 A

South.

 B

West.

 C

East.

 D

North.

Soln.
Ans: A

Suppose, the devotee starts at A. He goes towards east and reaches a crossings at O. Now going straight is the Market (M), towards left is the marriage palace (B). Hence, the temple (Q) must be in the south.

Question ID: 16-01-11-01-03-28-032.
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Question 20

Statements:

Many qualified computer engineers join the private sector, but are preparing for banking and IAS exams.

Courses of Action:
  1. Government should only allow un-employed candidates to appear for banking and IAS exams. This will reduce un-employment.
  2. Government should take steps to clear the myth that government employees get good salary without doing any work.
 A

Either I or II follows.

 B

Neither I or II follows.

 C

Only II follows.

 D

Only I follows.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-22-17-080.
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Question 21

What is missing?

 A

38.

 B

33.

 C

37.

 D

32.

Soln.
Ans: C

( 5 x 6) + 2 = 32, ( 7 x 6) + 2 = 44, ( 7 x 5) + 2 = 37.

Question ID: 16-03-11-08-34-58-042.
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Question 22

Which of the following bears the same relation to Speed as is the relation between "Density" and "Kg per cubic meters"?

 A

Fast.

 B

Sound.

 C

Velocity.

 D

Meter per second.

Soln.
Ans: D

Physical quantities and their units.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-076.
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Question 23

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

NOPQR
094O49
1J744O
27799O
3JJO9J
4OJ747
IJKLM
5Y88FF
6QFXQY
7XXFX8
8QXYY8
9YQQ8F
 A

3R, 1R, 6J, 4O

 B

3N, 2R, 9M, 6J

 C

4O, 0P, 5L, 6M

 D

3O, 3P, 5M, 1R

Soln.
Ans: C

J occurs at: 1N ;3N ;3O ;3R ;4O ;
O occurs at: 0P ;1R ;2R ;3P ;4N ;
F occurs at: 5L ;5M ;6J ;7K ;9M ;
Y occurs at: 5I ;6M ;8K ;8L ;9I ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-110.
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Question 24

If Water : Oxygen, then?

 A

Caustic Soda : Sodium.

 B

Helium : Nitrogen.

 C

Blood : Stone.

 D

Tree : plant.

Soln.
Ans: A

Water is a chemical compound of oxygen. Caustic Soda is a compound of Sodium.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-126.
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Question 25

Statement: The minimum height for being considered for the post of a constable is 5 feet - an advertisement by the state agency.

Assumptions:

  1. There is a mistake in the advertisement.
  2. The government has relaxed the requirement of minimum height.
 A

Only I is implicit.

 B

Only II is implicit.

 C

Either I or II is implicit.

 D

I and II are implicit.

Soln.
Ans: C

One of the two things is possible.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-058.
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Question 26

Directions: In column I, some words are given. In column II, their codes are given but they are not arranged in same order in which they are in column I. Study the letters in both the columns and find out the code to the letter given in each of the following questions.

Column I Column II
(1) SOUND (A) abg
(2) ADDRESS (B) cjmv
(3) CRUX (C) gkmon
(4) NET (D) gjktv
(5) CRONY (E) jkiotv
(6) CROWDY (F) bloonnv

What is the code for the letter R?

 A

o.

 B

g.

 C

n.

 D

v.

Soln.
Ans: D

ADDRESS is a word of 7 letters, so its code is bloonnv. o and n are repeated, so they cannot be the code for R. We are left with R = b/l/v. The options contain v only, so R = v.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-055.
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Question 27

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

 A

3

 B

7

 C

6

 D

0

Soln.
Ans: B
  1. GuardiAnship
  2. GuardiaNship
  3. guArdiansHip
  4. guArdianshIp
  5. guaRdiaNship
  6. guardianShiP
  7. guardiansHIp
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-799.
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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

1

 C

2

 D

4

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-137.
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Question 29

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

Question Image:

Answer Images:

 A
2
 B
3
 C
4
 D
1
Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-17-08-58-40-016.
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Question 30

Statements:

H1N1 virus is a deadly, and very infectious virus. A large number of patients in a city have been diagnosed positive for this virus.

Courses of Action:
  1. These patients should not be allowed entry into hospitals because they can infect other patients who are suffering from other diseases.
  2. These patients should be quarantined and locked in specially constructed houses so that they can die there without causing any damage to the healthy population.
 A

Only I follows.

 B

Either I or II follows.

 C

Only II follows.

 D

Neither I or II follows.

Soln.
Ans: D

They should be quarantined, but proper medical help should be made available so that they get well soon. NOTE: Some students are in a hurry and would just see the "quarantine" word and jump to a wrong answer, without reading the rest of the sentence. Please read the statements carefully and completely, the examiners know this weakness of many aspirants, and purposely write dodging statements that start in one way, but end in exactly the opposite way.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-22-17-044.
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