Online Sample Paper for IBPS Bank PO/MT, SO, RRB, Clerical Exams Set 66

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. 66 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
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Question 1

"able 95 65 abys 63 damn 98 verb" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. able 95 65 abys verb damn 98 63
  2. able abys 65 95 verb damn 98 63
  3. able abys 98 95 verb damn 65 63
  4. able abys damn 95 verb 98 65 63
  5. able abys damn 98 verb 95 65 63
  6. able abys damn verb 98 95 65 63

If an input is: 03 dame 41 02 sage 34 abys main, then what is step 2, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

abys dame 41 02 sage 34 03 main

 B

abys dame main 41 sage 34 03 02

 C

abys dame main sage 41 34 03 02

 D

abys dame 41 main sage 34 03 02

Soln.
Ans: D

In each step, English words are moving to the left in the order in which they appear in a dictionary. The numbers are moving to the right in ascending order. An English word is placed, then a number, and so on. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with 03 dame 41 02 sage 34 abys main:

  1. abys dame 41 02 sage 34 03 main
  2. abys dame 41 main sage 34 03 02
  3. abys dame main 41 sage 34 03 02
  4. abys dame main sage 41 34 03 02
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-41-025.
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Question 2

Directions: In the following question some capital alphabets are written in a row, below them their coding have been given.

A B C D E F G
u 2 a v b w 3


H I J K L M N
t 4 x s y e z


O P Q R S T
6 c d 8 7 5


U V W X Y Z
r h 9 i p q

If LONDON is ec6aze, then EUROPE is.

 A

wh7cdw.

 B

wh7z6v.

 C

wh76cb.

 D

br76cb.

Soln.
Ans: B

First three letters have been coded one position in forward direction and last three letters have been coded one position in the backward direction.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-145.
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Question 3

1438, 1429, 1417, 1402, (?)

 A

1387.

 B

1384.

 C

1392.

 D

1378.

Soln.
Ans: B

1438 ( - 9), 1429 ( - 12), 1417 ( - 15), 1402 ( - 18), 1384.

Question ID: 16-03-11-08-34-58-062.
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Question 4

"57 32 30 quiz harm 05 sand oily" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. harm 32 30 quiz 57 05 sand oily
  2. harm 05 30 quiz 57 32 sand oily
  3. harm 05 oily quiz 57 32 sand 30
  4. harm 05 oily 30 57 32 sand quiz
  5. harm 05 oily 30 quiz 32 sand 57

If an input is: 90 55 69 raid calf 63 warn ache, then how many steps are required if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

4

 B

3

 C

2

 D

5

Soln.
Ans: A

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 90 55 69 raid calf 63 warn ache:

  1. ache 55 69 raid calf 63 warn 90
  2. ache 55 calf raid 69 63 warn 90
  3. ache 55 calf 63 69 raid warn 90
  4. ache 55 calf 63 raid 69 warn 90
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-31-33-016.
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Question 5

"05 25 72 74 41 11 31 60" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. 11 25 72 74 41 05 31 60
  2. 11 31 72 74 41 05 25 60
  3. 11 31 41 74 72 05 25 60
  4. 11 31 41 05 72 74 25 60
  5. 11 31 41 05 60 74 25 72
  6. 11 31 41 05 60 25 74 72
  7. 11 31 41 05 60 25 72 74

If step 2 of an input is: 00 13 66 59 98 67 55 63, then what is step 3, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

00 13 63 59 98 67 55 66

 B

00 13 63 55 66 67 59 98

 C

00 13 63 55 98 67 59 66

 D

00 55 66 59 98 67 13 63

Soln.
Ans: A

In each step, the numbers whose sum of digits is smallest are being moved to the left. If the sum is equal, then the number on the left is given preference. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with 00 13 66 59 98 67 55 63:

  • 00 13 66 59 98 67 55 63
  • 00 13 63 59 98 67 55 66
  • 00 13 63 55 98 67 59 66
  • 00 13 63 55 66 67 59 98
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-25-012.
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Question 6

Eagle :: Convocation as Elephant :: ?

 A

Migration.

 B

Zoo.

 C

Pairs.

 D

Herd.

Soln.
Ans: D

Animals/Birds and what is their group called.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-070.
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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

1

 C

3

 D

4

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-084.
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Question 8

A man is lost in a forest. He initially starts to walk towards East. After sometime he is walking towards South. In between he took some left or right turns. Which out of the following is the correct sequence?

 A

Left, Left, Right.

 B

Left, Right, Left.

 C

Left, Left, Left.

 D

Right, Right, Right.

Soln.
Ans: C

Angle between East and South is 90° or 3 X 90° So one thing is clear, he needs either one right turn or three similar left turns.

Question ID: 16-01-11-01-03-28-019.
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Question 9

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: D
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-141.
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Question 10

How many hours are there between 7::29 A.M. to 8::38 P.M.

 A

15::07.

 B

14::10.

 C

11::07.

 D

13::09.

Soln.
Ans: D

Minutes from 7::29 A.M. to 8::00 A.M. are 60 - 29 = 31. Minutes from 8::00 A.M. to 12::00 noon are 60 X 4 = 240 mins. Minutes from 12::00 noon to 8::38 P.M. are 60 x 8 = 480 + 38 = 518 mins. So total minutes are 31 + 240 + 518 = 789 minutes, which are equal to 60 X 13 + 9 Thus, hours are = 13, and minutes = 9

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-069.
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Question 11

In a certain code, EXPLAINING is written as PXEALNIGNI. How is PRODUCED written in that code?

 A

ROPUDECD.

 B

OPRDUCED.

 C

ORPUDECD.

 D

ORPBUDEC.

Soln.
Ans: B

In the coded word, first three letters are reversed, then next two letters are reversed, then again two letters are reversed, and finally three letters are reversed.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-025.
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Question 12

The rows and columns of the left matrix have been labelled as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and D, E, F, G, H, whereas those of the right matrix are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and I, J, K, L, M. Find the correct row-column pairs out of these matrices that decode to the word - YF6E

56789
DYFNYY
EMNMYN
FNYNPF
GPPMFF
HPFMPM
01234
I33E66
JEW3WW
K11EW3
L3WE11
ME1666
 A

E8, H6, I4, F6

 B

D5, G8, M3, H6

 C

F6, G9, M4, K2

 D

D9, F9, M2, I4

Soln.
Ans: C

Y occurs at: D5 ;D8 ;D9 ;E8 ;F6 ;
F occurs at: D6 ;F9 ;G8 ;G9 ;H6 ;
6 occurs at: I3 ;I4 ;M2 ;M3 ;M4 ;
E occurs at: I2 ;J0 ;K2 ;L2 ;M0 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-095.
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Question 13

The following sequence is first reversed, then every alternate letter beginning from position 13, counted from the left of the new sequence, is removed. Which letter will be in the middle of the remaining sequence?

Y K B G K X J I M C S B W Q J A Y C O I X N E T L

 A

O

 B

L

 C

A

 D

I

Soln.
Ans: C

The series becomes:

L T E N X I O C Y A J Q W S M J K B Y

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-541.
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Question 14

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: D
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-134.
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Question 15

  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 box/(es) is/are adjacent to W?

 A

Q and U.

 B

R.

 C

U and S.

 D

S.

Soln.
Ans: C

Locations are:

V---R---T---P
Q---U---W---S
Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-033.
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Question 16

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

 A

Y

 B

A

 C

S

 D

F

Soln.
Ans: C

The new letter is: LFTAETORSUYL

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-220.
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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
2
 D
4
Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-17-09-00-14-022.
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Question 18

M is older than N but younger than O. P is younger than Q but older than M. If is O younger than P, who is in the middle of all?

 A

O.

 B

M.

 C

N.

 D

P.

Soln.
Ans: A

Facts are:

  1. N < M < O.
  2. M < P < Q.
  3. O < P.

We can arrange: N < M < O < P < Q.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-33-47-065.
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Question 19

Statements:All pen are books. Some books are boards. Some boards are lens. All lens are roads.

Conclusions:

  1. Some roads are boards.
  2. Some lens are books.
  3. Some boards are pen.
  4. Some roads are books.
 A

Only I, II and III follows.

 B

Only I and II follows.

 C

Only I follows.

 D

Only I and III follows.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-107.
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Question 20

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

3 D T P + C 5 N $ U B L 4 Y W O % M 1 V

 A

C U

 B

T 5

 C

U B

 D

B W

Soln.
Ans: C

There is a gap of 3 in similar items, except the odd one.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-1241.
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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: D
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-117.
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Question 22

A bus for Bombay leaves every thirty minutes from a bus stand. An enquiry clerk told a passenger than the bus had already left 10 minutes ago and the next bus will leave at 9:35 a.m. At what time did the enquiry clerk give this information to the passenger?

 A

9:07 a.m.

 B

9:10 a.m.

 C

9:15 a.m.

 D

8:55 a.m.

Soln.
Ans: C

Reqd. time at which the information was given= Time for next bus to leave - The difference between two leaving buses + Time before the last bus left = ( 9:35 - 0:30) + 0:10 = 9:15 a.m.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-141.
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Question 23

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

Question Image:

Answer Images:

 A
4
 B
1
 C
3
 D
2
Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-17-09-00-14-026.
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Question 24

Statements:Some pens are learning. Some learning are mountains. Some mountains are kites. Some kites are teddy.

Conclusions:

  1. Some kites are learning.
  2. Some teddy are pens.
  3. Some mountains are pens.
  4. No teddy is pens.
 A

Only II follows.

 B

either II or IV follows.

 C

None follows.

 D

Either II or IV and III follows.

Soln.
Ans: B

II and IV are such that either one of them will be always true.

Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-132.
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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

1

 C

3

 D

2

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-264.
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Question 26

Statement: "Why are you late?", the boss said to his subordinate.

Assumptions: .

  1. The subordinate is a habitual late-comer.
  2. The boss expected the subordinate to come early.
 A

I and II are implicit.

 B

Only I is implicit.

 C

Either I or II is implicit.

 D

Only II is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: D

It is wrong to assume that the subordinate is a habitual late-comer. But we can surely assume II.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-167.
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Question 27

The rows and columns of the left matrix have been labelled as K, L, M, N, O and 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, whereas those of the right matrix are P, Q, R, S, T and 0, 1, 2, 3, 4. Find the correct row-column pairs out of these matrices that decode to the word - MP6X

KLMNO
5MPPMZ
6ZPEEZ
7EEHZM
8EPZHM
9HMPHH
PQRST
07YXJX
16YYXX
2JY76Y
37XJJ6
4J6767
 A

9L, 9M, 1P, 2S

 B

5K, 5L, 4Q, 8L

 C

5N, 6L, 4S, 3Q

 D

8O, 8L, 2S, 5N

Soln.
Ans: C

M occurs at: 5K ;5N ;7O ;8O ;9L ;
P occurs at: 5L ;5M ;6L ;8L ;9M ;
6 occurs at: 1P ;2S ;3T ;4Q ;4S ;
X occurs at: 0R ;0T ;1S ;1T ;3Q ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-180.
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Question 28

If the items from position 9 to the position 11 are reversed, then which item comes at position 15 in the following series? The series is:

Z K V U E I 5 O R 8 Y D B Q + 7 6 X 3 2

 A

+

 B

E

 C

V

 D

I

Soln.
Ans: A

The position 15 falls outside the reversed positions. So the item at this position is the item at position 15 in the original series, which is +

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-109.
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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

3

 B

4

 C

2

 D

1

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-195.
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Question 30

Statements:Some jug are cup. All cup are ornaments. Some ornaments are treasures. No treasure is picture. All colors are pictures. Some pictures are jug.

Conclusions:

  1. Some treasures are not cup.
  2. Some treasures that are cup are also jug.
 A

Only conclusion I follows.

 B

Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

 C

Only conclusion II follows.

 D

Either conclusion I or II follows.

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-083.
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