Online Sample Paper for IBPS Bank PO/MT, SO, RRB, Clerical Exams Set 72

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. 72 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
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Question 1

Statements:

The school dropout rate in many districts in India has increased sharply during the last few years as the parents make them work in the fields owned by others to earn so that the family can get at least one meal a day.

Courses of Action:
  1. The government should use public distribution system to provide food to the really needy so that the parents can send their wards to school.
  2. The government should close down some of these schools because students are not willing to study.
  3. The government should arrest such parents.
 A

Only I.

 B

Only III.

 C

Only I and II.

 D

Only II.

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-22-17-019.
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Question 2

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

N 9 O L 1 J $ + U K 3 R C F M D B Q I S

 A

C B

 B

9 L

 C

O $

 D

L +

Soln.
Ans: B

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

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-419.
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Question 3

Statements:All doctors are women. No women is literate.

Conclusions:

  1. No doctor is literate.
  2. No man is a doctor.
 A

Neither I nor II follows.

 B

Both I and II follows.

 C

Only I follows.

 D

Only II follows.

Soln.
Ans: C

There is nothing said about men in the question, so II cannot follow. The answer is not to be based on real world situation.

Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-018.
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Question 4

"out well he get understands when situation someone" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. understands when situation someone out well he get
  2. when understands someone situation well out get he
  3. well out get he when understands someone situation
  4. out well he get understands when situation someone
  5. understands when situation someone out well he get
  6. when understands someone situation well out get he

If step 1 of an input is: is up or it decision make the to, then what is step 2, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

up is it or make decision to the

 B

is up or it decision make the to

 C

make decision to the up is it or

 D

decision make the to is up or it

Soln.
Ans: B

The first four and last four elements are interchanged. In the second step, adjacent ones are interchanged. This sequence is repeated.

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

These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with is up or it decision make the to:

  • is up or it decision make the to
  • up is it or make decision to the
  • make decision to the up is it or
  • decision make the to is up or it
  • is up or it decision make the to
  • up is it or make decision to the
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-41-036.
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Question 5

if Bee : Drone, then Leopard :

 A

Wasp.

 B

Leopardess.

 C

Fly.

 D

Cat.

Soln.
Ans: B

Animals and genders.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-109.
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Question 6

What is most essential for a train?

 A

Passenger.

 B

Driver.

 C

Tickets.

 D

Engine.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-08-10-17-01-027.
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Question 7

A plateau is to mountain, then bush is to?

 A

plants.

 B

tree.

 C

forest.

 D

field.

Soln.
Ans: C

Plateau are found in mountains, and bushes are found in the forests.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-247.
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Question 8

if Practice : Perfection, then Study :

 A

Success.

 B

Fun.

 C

Failure.

 D

Exams.

Soln.
Ans: A

Cause and effect relationship.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-289.
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Question 9

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

56789
HQ20Q2
IZQZZN
JZ0ZN0
KN02N2
L2NQ0Q
01234
MMM3OD
NO3MDD
O3H3HD
PM3MHD
QHOOOH
 A

L6, I5, Q3, M1

 B

I9, J7, M3, N0

 C

J8, J5, N0, L6

 D

K8, I7, Q2, J5

Soln.
Ans: A

N occurs at: I9 ;J8 ;K5 ;K8 ;L6 ;
Z occurs at: I5 ;I7 ;I8 ;J5 ;J7 ;
O occurs at: M3 ;N0 ;Q1 ;Q2 ;Q3 ;
M occurs at: M0 ;M1 ;N2 ;P0 ;P2 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-178.
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Question 10

If HINDU is coded as 61257, and MAN is coded as 924, then INDIRA will be coded as -

 A

454626.

 B

594921.

 C

452787.

 D

884572.

Soln.
Ans: C

N is common to HINDU and MAN, so N = 2. INDIRA has two I, which is common with HINDU. So INDIRA should contain 2 + one of (6,1,5,7) repeated twice. A in INDIRA is common with MAN, so INDIRA should contain 2 + one of (6,1,5,7) repeated twice + one and only one of (9, 4). We can see that only 452787 passes the test so far. So it is the answer.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-068.
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Question 11

If OXYGEN : PYZHFO, then PYZHFO is?

 A

GAS.

 B

QZAIGP.

 C

OXYGEN.

 D

QAZGHP.

Soln.
Ans: B

Each letter is advanced one ahead.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-015.
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Question 12

How many blocks touch block X?

 A

at least 6.

 B

at least 4.

 C

at least 3.

 D

at least 5.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-35-27-072.
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Question 13

Study the following series.

3 S C U G + Z B 8 1 F A D 5 7 @ H W I K

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

GZ, 8F, D7, ?

 A

HI

 B

SZ

 C

+S

 D

BS

Soln.
Ans: A

There is a gap of 3 between the first characters of each of the given pair. The second character of each pair is two positions to to the right of the first character.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-894.
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Question 14

"zoos generally claim to take care of animals" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. to generally claim zoos take care of animals
  2. to of claim zoos take care generally animals
  3. to of zoos claim take care generally animals
  4. to of zoos take claim care generally animals
  5. to of zoos take care claim generally animals
  6. to of zoos take care claim animals generally

If step 1 of an input is: this wall stunned announcement street analysts, then what is step 2, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

this wall street announcement stunned analysts

 B

this wall street stunned analysts announcement

 C

this wall stunned announcement street analysts

 D

this wall street stunned announcement analysts

Soln.
Ans: A

In each step, the shortest words are being moved to the left. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with this wall stunned announcement street analysts:

  • this wall stunned announcement street analysts
  • this wall street announcement stunned analysts
  • this wall street stunned announcement analysts
  • this wall street stunned analysts announcement
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-57-042.
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Question 15

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

1

 D

2

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-173.
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Question 16

A tired worker slept at 6:45 p.m. If he rose at 12 noon, for how many houses did he sleep?

 A

12 hours.

 B

17 hours 15 min.

 C

6 hours 45 min.

 D

5 hours 15 min.

Soln.
Ans: B

Duration of this sleep = (12 - 6:45) + 12 = 5:15 + 12 = 17 hours 15 min.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-091.
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Question 17

How many degrees does a minute hand sweep in 35 minutes?

 A

220°.

 B

225°.

 C

200°.

 D

210°.

Soln.
Ans: D

In 60 mins the angle is 360°. So in 1 min it will sweep by 360/60 = 6°. Therefore in 35 mins it will sweep by 6 x 35 = 210°

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-191.
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Question 18

Statement: There will be no water in the town for two days because major repair is being undertaken by the public works department.

Assumptions: .

  1. The people will have to store enough water for two days.
  2. The people will have to consume less water in the coming two days.
 A

Only I is implicit.

 B

I and II are implicit.

 C

Either I or II is implicit.

 D

Only II is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: B

Both I and II are implicit.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-105.
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Question 19

Seven friends L, M, N, P, Q, R and S are arranged in a line left to right.

  1. N, who is the neighbor of P, is not the neighbor of R.
  2. Q is the second to the left of R.
  3. N is second to left of S, who is the neighbor of M.

What is the position of L?

 A

Only between M and R.

 B

To the immediate right of R.

 C

To the immediate right of Q.

 D

Second to the left of M.

Soln.
Ans: B

They are arranged like this:

N---P/M---R---L---Q---S---P/M
Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-062.
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Question 20

If SCIENCE is coded as UFMJTJM, then GENE will be coded as -

 A

IHSJ.

 B

IHRJ.

 C

HGQI.

 D

IHRI.

Soln.
Ans: B

Letters of the word SCIENCE are coded with a gap of 1,2,3,4............ letters ahead in the alphabetical order.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-039.
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Question 21

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

 A

S

 B

E

 C

T

 D

I

Soln.
Ans: D

The new letter is: LECERTFIEISR

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-206.
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Question 22

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 a 2 v 4 w 3


H I J K L M N
t b 8 s y 5 z


O P Q R S T
6 c d x 7 e


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

If MAIDEN is yu8246, then FIBRES is.

 A

4b24de.

 B

4b2xxw.

 C

4b2dbe.

 D

4b2xwx.

Soln.
Ans: C

For the second and fifth letters[A and E], codes have been used. For first and fourth positions, codes have been used from one position back, and for third and sixth letters, codes have been used one position ahead as their position in the table.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-060.
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Question 23

If Small : Tiny, then?

 A

Jet : Plump.

 B

India : Brazil.

 C

Size : Color.

 D

Short : Long.

Soln.
Ans: C

Size.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-148.
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Question 24

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

56789
KH0V0H
L0ZHTH
MTVVTZ
NHTTVZ
OZ0ZV0
01234
PSSMLL
QLLKLK
REMMSK
SEEEKM
TEKSMS
 A

K7, K9, P3, K5

 B

M7, L7, Q1, P0

 C

N8, N5, Q0, Q3

 D

O8, K5, Q3, M7

Soln.
Ans: B

V occurs at: K7 ;M6 ;M7 ;N8 ;O8 ;
H occurs at: K5 ;K9 ;L7 ;L9 ;N5 ;
L occurs at: P3 ;P4 ;Q0 ;Q1 ;Q3 ;
S occurs at: P0 ;P1 ;R3 ;T2 ;T4 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-114.
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Question 25

If 1st March of an ordinary, non-leap year falls on a Saturday, then what will be the day of week on 1st May of that year?

 A

Monday.

 B

Thursday.

 C

Sunday.

 D

Wednesday.

Soln.
Ans: B

Count the days from months between March 1 and May 1 like this: March days = 31;April days = 30; So total days = 61. Since 61 = 8 X 7 + 5, so excess days are 5. So we can count the day to Saturday + 5 = Thursday.

.
Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-162.
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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) aki
(2) ADDRESS (B) cjmv
(3) CRUX (C) ibmpo
(4) NET (D) ijbtv
(5) CRONY (E) jbgptv
(6) CROWDY (F) klppoov

What is the code for the letter S?

 A

o.

 B

b.

 C

e.

 D

v.

Soln.
Ans: A

ADDRESS is a 7 letter word and has two S and two D. It's code would be klppoov. So S/D = o/p. The options contain 'o' only. So S = o.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-079.
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Question 27

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

4

 D

1

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-269.
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Question 28

How many blocks touch block Q?

 A

1.

 B

3.

 C

4.

 D

2.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-35-27-033.
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Question 29

"13 93 48 pack yard 02 game nail" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. yard 93 48 pack 13 02 game nail
  2. yard 93 pack 48 13 02 game nail
  3. yard 93 pack 48 nail 02 game 13
  4. yard 93 pack 48 nail 13 game 02

If an input is: 28 26 race jaws lady pace 81 12, then what is step 2, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

race 81 28 jaws lady pace 26 12

 B

race 81 pace 28 lady jaws 26 12

 C

race 81 pace 28 lady 26 jaws 12

 D

race 81 pace jaws lady 28 26 12

Soln.
Ans: A

In each step, English words and numbers are alternately being arranged in decreasing order. An English word is placed, then a number, and so on. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with 28 26 race jaws lady pace 81 12:

  1. race 26 28 jaws lady pace 81 12
  2. race 81 28 jaws lady pace 26 12
  3. race 81 pace jaws lady 28 26 12
  4. race 81 pace 28 lady jaws 26 12
  5. race 81 pace 28 lady 26 jaws 12
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-41-052.
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Question 30

Directions: In the following question, two columns I and II have been given. In column I few words are given and in column II their codes have been given using a particular rule. The order of the smaller letter have been placed in jumbled up form. You have 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) uklbjc
(2)INFORM (B) cbxkqy
(3)MOTHER (C) yacwxz
(4)RIGHTS (D) bjuzgw
(5)TAILOR (E) wcpybv
(6)GARDEN (F) vzcjlk

What is the code for the letter N?

 A

k.

 B

a.

 C

u.

 D

z.

Soln.
Ans: A

In statements (1) and (2), common letters are I and N and common codes are b and k. Therefore, it is clear than IN stand for bk but not respectively. From statement (6), it is clear that the word has letter N and code k in its coding. Hence code for N is k.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-087.
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