Online Sample Paper for IBPS Bank PO/MT, SO, RRB, Clerical Exams Set 65

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. 65 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
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Quiz Questions

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Question 1

There are two villages Rampur and Shampur. The distance between them is 1km. Rampur has 100 students, whereas Shampur has 50 students. Where should a school be built so that the total distance to be travelled by all the students is as less as possible?

 A

450 m from town Shampur.

 B

Shampur.

 C

Rampur.

 D

450 m from town Rampur.

Soln.
Ans: C

In this case, all 150 students will move a distance of 100 x 0 + 50 x 1km = 50 km, which is minimum.

Question ID: 16-01-11-01-03-28-014.
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Question 2

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

 A

M

 B

H

 C

E

 D

N

Soln.
Ans: A

The new letter is: CAIHVEMENET

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-1119.
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Question 3

Below is a series of numbers from 1 through 9. Some of them repeat. How many 6 does it contain such that they are completely divisible by both the two predecessors to their left?

7 6 6 7 5 6 2 8 8 5 4 9 2 4 9 6 4 6 9

 A

0

 B

3

 C

1

 D

2

Soln.
Ans: A

None.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-715.
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Question 4

Statements:Some mobiles are gums. Some gums are seals. Some seals are phones.

Conclusions:

  1. Some mobiles are seals.
  2. Some gums are phones.
  3. Some phones are seals.
  4. Some phones are gums.
 A

Only III follows.

 B

Only I follows.

 C

Only II follows.

 D

Only IV follows.

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-170.
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Question 5

Following is a series of digits from 1-9. How many 9 are there that are not divisible by the number on their left but completely divisible by the number on their right?

6 2 4 9 8 2 3 9 9 8 3 2 5 9 7 9 9 1 5

 A

0

 B

3

 C

1

 D

4

Soln.
Ans: C

At these locations: 7-9-9 ;

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-871.
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Question 6

"59 91 86 08 19 63 00 05" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. 00 91 86 08 19 63 59 05
  2. 00 05 86 08 19 63 59 91
  3. 00 05 59 08 19 63 86 91
  4. 00 05 08 59 19 63 86 91
  5. 00 05 08 19 59 63 86 91

If step 1 of an input is: 20 39 28 44 48 64 93 63, then what is step 3, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

20 39 28 44 48 64 93 63

 B

20 39 28 44 48 64 63 93

 C

20 28 39 44 48 64 63 93

 D

20 28 39 44 48 63 64 93

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 20 39 28 44 48 64 93 63:

  • 20 39 28 44 48 64 93 63
  • 20 39 28 44 48 64 63 93
  • 20 28 39 44 48 64 63 93
  • 20 28 39 44 48 63 64 93
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-41-050.
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Question 7

Skull :: White as Crow :: ?

 A

Bird.

 B

Crane.

 C

Black.

 D

Nest.

Soln.
Ans: C

Things and their colors.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-055.
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Question 8

Directions:

In the following questions, two columns I and II have been given. In column I few words are given and in column II their codes have been hiven using a particular rule. The order of the smaller letter have been placed in jumbled up form. You hace to decode the language and choose the alternative which is equal to the letter asked in the question.

Column I Column II
(1)DESIGN (A) ukmbjz
(2)INFORM (B) cbxkqy
(3)MOTHER (C) ygzwxc
(4)RIGHTS (D) bjucaw
(5)TAILOR (E) wcpybv
(6)GARDEN (F) vzcjlk

What is the code for the letter F?

 A

b.

 B

m.

 C

q.

 D

a.

Soln.
Ans: C

Statement 2 contains an F. So out of the four options, b and q are the only possibilities because the code "cbxkqy" contains b and q only. Next we see DESIGN contains no F but its code contains b, hence F ≠ b. We are left with q.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-080.
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Question 9

Trains arrive at a platform at regular intervals of 30 minutes. The last train arrived 11 minutes ago The next event is due at 05::10 PM. What is the time now?

 A

04::52 PM.

 B

04::47 PM.

 C

04::49 PM.

 D

04::51 PM.

Soln.
Ans: D

The last event took place at 05::10 PM - 30 minutes, i.e., at 04::40 PM, which was 11 minutes earlier from now. So the time now is 04::40 PM + 11 mins = 04::51 PM.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-120.
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Question 10

In a certain code 'li eb eep' means 'roses are blue', 'kis eeh' means 'red flowers' and 'eep tum eeh' means 'flowers are vegetables'.How is 'red' written in that code?
 A
kis
 B
None of these
 C
eb
 D
eeh
Soln.
Ans: A
From the second and third sentences, it is clear that 'eeh' stands for 'flowers'.
Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-063.
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Question 11

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 - AERO

01234
0EJIAV
1IBZAA
2ESMWE
3NEAEA
4WGZSV
56789
5OODDO
6ZROOD
7TRRZW
8BJUTT
9RURUP
 A

34, 31, 95, 67

 B

32, 24, 97, 33

 C

13, 33, 77, 34

 D

14, 00, 66, 77

Soln.
Ans: A

A occurs at: 03 ;13 ;14 ;32 ;34 ;
E occurs at: 00 ;20 ;24 ;31 ;33 ;
R occurs at: 66 ;76 ;77 ;95 ;97 ;
O occurs at: 55 ;56 ;59 ;67 ;68 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-069.
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Question 12

if Honesty : Reward, then Meditation :

 A

Silence.

 B

Yoga.

 C

Moksha.

 D

Religion.

Soln.
Ans: C

Cause and effect relationship.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-229.
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Question 13

Standing at a railway station Amit remembers that distance of Bangalore is more than 10 KM but less than 16 KM, but Rohit knows that it is between 13 and 15 KM. What is the correct distance if both of them are right?

 A

13 KM.

 B

15 KM.

 C

14 KM.

 D

16 KM.

Soln.
Ans: C

Probable distances according to Amit are 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; Probable distances according to Rohit are 14; The common distance is: 14.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-150.
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Question 14

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: 16-02-17-09-00-14-034.
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Question 15

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

Question Image:

Answer Images:

 A
4
 B
1
 C
2
 D
3
Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-17-09-00-14-027.
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Question 16

Read these facts carefully.

  1. Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table - two on each side.
  2. There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other.
  3. J is between L and F.
  4. G is between I and F.
  5. H, a lady member, is second to the left of J.
  6. F, a male member, is seated opposite to E, a lady member.
  7. There is a lady member between F and I.

Who among the following is to the immediate left of F?

 A

J.

 B

H.

 C

I.

 D

G.

Soln.
Ans: A

J is sitting immediately left of F.

Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-060.
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Question 17

Five friends A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench.

  1. A is sitting next to B.
  2. C is sitting next to D.
  3. D is not Sitting with E.
  4. E is on the left end of the bench.
  5. C is on second position from right.
  6. A is on the right side of B and to the right side of E.
  7. A and C are sitting together.

Who is sitting at the centre?

 A

C.

 B

A.

 C

B.

 D

D.

Soln.
Ans: B

Positions left to right are: E-B-A-C-D.

A is sitting at the centre of the row.

Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-087.
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Question 18

Aerology is to Atmosphere as Alimentology is to.

 A

Photography.

 B

Music.

 C

Drama.

 D

Nutrition.

Soln.
Ans: D

Topics of study and what that study is called.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-160.
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Question 19

A parliament has -

 A

Security.

 B

Law makers.

 C

Canteen.

 D

Seats.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-08-10-17-01-008.
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Question 20

In a certain code, 'bright fresh sunny day' means 'nic nib niz nih', 'scent of fresh flower' means 'nid niz nil nib', 'bright light of trucks' means 'nil nim nih nir', 'trucks loaded with flowers' means 'nif nin nid nim'. What is the code for 'bright' in that language?
 A
nib
 B
nih
 C
nic
 D
niz
Soln.
Ans: B
In the first and third sentences, common word is 'bright' and the common code is 'nih'.
Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-132.
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Question 21

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: 16-02-17-08-58-40-003.
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Question 22

Rank of a student in his class from the top is 9. If the total number of students in the class is 13, what is his position from the bottom of the class?

 A

9

 B

5

 C

7

 D

12

Soln.
Ans: B

Sum of positions of an item from top and bottom of a list is always equal to the sum of the positions of the first and last items. So position from bottom is = 13 - 9 + 1 = 5.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-1210.
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Question 23

Directions: Understand the coding pattern and answer the questions.

Column I Column II
(1) FAMOUS (A) jcqaxp
(2) SATIRE (B) aqdbye
(3) FRIGHT (C) ybcekn
(4) TANGLE (D) znwaed
(5) ROVING (E) npbmyw
(6) HUNTER (F) wdebxk

What is the code used for the letter A?

 A

e.

 B

a.

 C

b.

 D

q.

Soln.
Ans: B

FAMOUS and SATIRE contain S and A. Their codes contain in common: q and a. TANGLE contains A and its code contains a but not q. So A = a.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-073.
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Question 24

If every letter beginning from position 8, counted from left, is replaced by J, how many J will be there in the resulting sequence?

V K S Q G G M O S I G H R M Z J E P U V F E I Y L

 A

5

 B

18

 C

0

 D

1

Soln.
Ans: B

The series becomes:

V K S Q G G M J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-1005.
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Question 25

Statements:All rooms are keys. All keys are stones. All stones are clothes. All clothes are trees.

Conclusions:

  1. Some trees are stones.
  2. Some clothes are rooms.
  3. All keys are clothes.
 A

Only II and III follows.

 B

All I, II and III follows.

 C

Only I and III follows.

 D

Only I and II follows.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-115.
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Question 26

Study the following series.

W U C Q A E Z H O L F 1 P $ @ N I J T B

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

CQ , ? , O1 , 1N

 A

EH

 B

EU

 C

HE

 D

QE

Soln.
Ans: A

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: 16-02-10-11-59-51-663.
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Question 27

If Glove : Cricket Ball, then?

 A

Shirt : Coat.

 B

Bat : Cricket.

 C

Socks : Feet.

 D

Helmet : Accident.

Soln.
Ans: D

Former is used to protect the part of body from the impact of latter.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-191.
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Question 28

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

Question Image:

Answer Images:

 A
1
 B
3
 C
2
 D
4
Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-17-08-58-40-046.
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Question 29

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: 16-02-09-12-31-23-061.
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Question 30

Below is a series of numbers from 1 through 9. Some of them repeat. How many 4 does it contain such that they are completely divisible by both the two predecessors to their left?

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

 A

1

 B

0

 C

4

 D

3

Soln.
Ans: A

At these locations: 2-1-4 ;

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-422.
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