Online Sample Paper for IBPS Bank PO/MT, SO, RRB, Clerical Exams Set 80

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. 80 in this series.

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

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Question 1

Statements:

Huge amount of time and money is required to develop tourist places in a county like India which has long coastal lines, forests, temples, etc.

Courses of Action:
  1. Hotels should be started along coastal lines only.
  2. India should take steps to exploit its tourism potential.
 A

Only II follows.

 B

Only I follows.

 C

Neither I nor II follows.

 D

Either I or II follows.

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-22-17-021.
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Question 2

Raj earns more than Feroz but not as much as Jass. Karan earns less than Jass but not as little as Feroz. Lavleen earns more than Feroz but not as much as Raj. If they are arranged according their earnings who earns the least?

 A

Karan.

 B

Lavleen.

 C

Raj.

 D

Firoz.

Soln.
Ans: D

Facts are:

  1. F < R < J.
  2. F < K < J.
  3. F < L < R.

By inspection of the left side, we can see F only. So F for Firoz is the answer.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-33-47-037.
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Question 3

A man is walking towards north, but his shadow is falling towards south.

 A

Often.

 B

Always.

 C

Sometimes.

 D

Never.

Soln.
Ans: C

Can happen depending on when and where he walks.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-17-01-051.
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Question 4

If the first half of the following series is reversed, then which item is 6th to the right of the 18th item from the right side? The series is:

R $ 1 D 8 3 M 7 K G T E C Z 5 P J 2 U F

 A

1

 B

T

 C

F

 D

M

Soln.
Ans: A

Midpoint is 10. We have to find 20 - 18 + 6 = 8 + 1th item from the left side. Since the location lies in the left half, the sequence has been reversed in this zone. So the item will be at location 10 - 8 = 2 from the left in the original series. Which means the item is: $.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-1110.
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Question 5

Statements:H > M > F < A = B > S.

Conclusions:

  1. H > B.
  2. F < S.
 A

Only conclusion I follows.

 B

Either conclusion I or II follows.

 C

Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

 D

Only conclusion II follows.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-193.
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Question 6

The height of Parveen is more than that of Sham but less than the height of Babbu. If the heights of Parveen, Sham and Babbu be a, b and c respectively then which of the following is correct?

 A

a < c < b.

 B

a < b < c.

 C

b < a < c.

 D

c < a < b.

Soln.
Ans: C

Fact given is : S < P < B ⇒ b < a < c.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-33-47-086.
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Question 7

If 1 is taller than 2 and 3 is taller than 4. If 4 is taller than 2, who is the shortest?

 A

2.

 B

3.

 C

4.

 D

1.

Soln.
Ans: A

The facts are:

  1. 2 < 1.
  2. 4 < 3.
  3. 2 < 4.

By inspecting the left sides we can shortlist 2 and 4. But 4 appears on the right side in the third condition, it can be ruled out. So the shortest is either 2.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-33-47-088.
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Question 8

In the following series how many 6 are there that are completely divisible by the number on their left but not by the number on their right?

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

 A

2

 B

3

 C

0

 D

1

Soln.
Ans: C

None.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-279.
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Question 9

In a certain code '975' means 'Throw away garbage', '528' means 'Give away smoking' and '213' means 'Smoking is harmful'. Which digit in that code means 'Smoking'?
 A
2
 B
3
 C
8
 D
5
Soln.
Ans: A

975---> Throw away garbage
528---> Give away smoking
213---> Smoking is harmful
From (2) and (3), 2 ---> Smoking
Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-090.
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Question 10

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: B
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-270.
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Question 11

  1. Six plants, P, Q, R, S, T and U, in two rows of three each are facing north and south.
  2. Q is north facing, but not next to S.
  3. S and U are diagonally opposite.
  4. R next to U, is south facing and T is north facing.

Which plants other than S and U are diagonally opposite each other?

 A

QP.

 B

PT.

 C

QR.

 D

TS.

Soln.
Ans: A

They are planted like this:

U---R---P
Q---T---S
Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-048.
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Question 12

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 - DARE

01234
0JADZX
1AVMVJ
2ACHMD
3JAMAD
4VDFDH
56789
5TRBRV
6REESJ
7YOJRJ
8REELY
9ZVPEB
 A

02, 33, 78, 20

 B

34, 10, 85, 67

 C

43, 31, 65, 56

 D

24, 20, 56, 34

Soln.
Ans: B

D occurs at: 02 ;24 ;34 ;41 ;43 ;
A occurs at: 01 ;10 ;20 ;31 ;33 ;
R occurs at: 56 ;58 ;65 ;78 ;85 ;
E occurs at: 66 ;67 ;86 ;87 ;98 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-028.
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Question 13

Standing at a railway station Venkat remembers that distance of Rajpura is more than 6 KM but less than 11 KM, but Sunita knows that it is between 9 and 13 KM. What is the correct distance if both of them are right?

 A

10 KM.

 B

9 KM.

 C

11 KM.

 D

8 KM.

Soln.
Ans: A

Probable distances according to Venkat are 7; 8; 9; 10; Probable distances according to Sunita are 10; 11; 12; The common distance is: 10.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-122.
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Question 14

Standing at a railway station Rajiv remembers that distance of Rajpura is more than 12 KM but less than 16 KM, but Akshat knows that it is between 1 and 14 KM. What is the correct distance if both of them are right?

 A

14 KM.

 B

13 KM.

 C

12 KM.

 D

15 KM.

Soln.
Ans: B

Probable distances according to Rajiv are 13; 14; 15; Probable distances according to Akshat are 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; The common distance is: 13.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-007.
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Question 15

if President : Country, then State :

 A

Governor.

 B

Collector.

 C

Chief Minister.

 D

Democracy.

Soln.
Ans: A

Heads of state.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-098.
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Question 16

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 C, D, E, F, G. Find the correct row-column pairs out of these matrices that decode to the word - YTDF

56789
HIT3Y3
IE3EYT
J3TEYI
KETITE
L3IYIY
01234
C55FFF
DLLF5G
E5G5GG
FDFDDL
GLGLDD
 A

L9, K8, G3, F3

 B

J8, I9, F3, H8

 C

I8, H6, G4, I9

 D

H8, J6, F0, D2

Soln.
Ans: D

Y occurs at: H8 ;I8 ;J8 ;L7 ;L9 ;
T occurs at: H6 ;I9 ;J6 ;K6 ;K8 ;
D occurs at: F0 ;F2 ;F3 ;G3 ;G4 ;
F occurs at: C2 ;C3 ;C4 ;D2 ;F1 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-113.
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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
4
 B
3
 C
2
 D
1
Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-17-08-58-40-008.
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Question 18

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

2

 C

3

 D

4

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-229.
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Question 19

if Bull : Cow, then Rooster :

 A

Bitch.

 B

Cat.

 C

Dog.

 D

Hen.

Soln.
Ans: D

Animals and genders.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-158.
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Question 20

If the alphabets at the positions 1, 3, 8, 9, 15, 18 and 20 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

R

 B

A

 C

H

 D

C

Soln.
Ans: C

The letters are: A, C, H, I, O, R, T. The word is CHARIOT

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-1129.
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Question 21

"walk main obey 04 92 rack 64 60" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. main walk obey 04 92 rack 64 60
  2. main 92 obey 04 walk rack 64 60
  3. main 92 obey 64 walk rack 04 60
  4. main 92 obey 64 rack walk 04 60
  5. main 92 obey 64 rack 60 04 walk
  6. main 92 obey 64 rack 60 walk 04

If an input is: face vain 44 rack 65 60 yagi 73, then what is step 3, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

face 73 44 rack 65 60 yagi vain

 B

face 73 rack 44 65 60 yagi vain

 C

face 73 rack 65 44 60 yagi vain

 D

face 73 rack 65 vain 60 yagi 44

Soln.
Ans: C

In each step, English words and numbers are alternately being arranged. Strings are in ascending order, and numbers are in descending order. An English word is placed, then a number, and so on. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with face vain 44 rack 65 60 yagi 73:

  1. face 73 44 rack 65 60 yagi vain
  2. face 73 rack 44 65 60 yagi vain
  3. face 73 rack 65 44 60 yagi vain
  4. face 73 rack 65 vain 60 yagi 44
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-57-007.
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Question 22

Statement: Mohit invited all his friends to his house for dinner on his birthday and requested his mother to arrange for the birthday party.

Assumptions: .

  1. Most of Mohit's friends may attend his birthday party.
  2. Mohit's mother may be able to make all the arrangements including food for all his friends.
 A

Only II is implicit.

 B

Neither I nor II is implicit.

 C

Both I and II are implicit.

 D

Only I is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: C

Both the assumption are implicit, that's why he has invited them and made a request to his mother.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-099.
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Question 23

If exports : trade deficit, then?

 A

inflation : onions.

 B

Industrial Production : GDP.

 C

FDI : imports.

 D

loans : banks.

Soln.
Ans: B

Exports have an impact on a country's trade deficit. Similarly, industrial production impacts the GDP.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-046.
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Question 24

Sham remembers that picnic with Jashn is after Jul 10 but before Jul 14, but Dharam remembers that it is between 5 and 12 Jul. What is the correct date, if both of them remember well?

 A

12.

 B

11.

 C

10.

 D

9.

Soln.
Ans: B

Probable dates according to Sham are 11; 12; 13; Probable dates according to Dharam are 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; The common date is: 11.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-106.
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Question 25

"someone well into this thinking means of deceive" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. deceive someone well into this thinking means of
  2. of deceive someone well into this thinking means
  3. means of deceive someone well into this thinking
  4. thinking means of deceive someone well into this
  5. this thinking means of deceive someone well into
  6. into this thinking means of deceive someone well

If step 1 of an input is: it between choose when finds to two difficult, then what is step 6, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

it between choose when finds to two difficult

 B

finds to two difficult it between choose when

 C

two difficult it between choose when finds to

 D

difficult it between choose when finds to two

Soln.
Ans: A

The words are being rotated left to right.

These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with it between choose when finds to two difficult:

  • it between choose when finds to two difficult
  • difficult it between choose when finds to two
  • two difficult it between choose when finds to
  • to two difficult it between choose when finds
  • finds to two difficult it between choose when
  • when finds to two difficult it between choose
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-31-33-009.
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Question 26

Standing at a railway station Venkat remembers that distance of Rajpura is more than 6 KM but less than 11 KM, but Sunita knows that it is between 9 and 13 KM. What is the correct distance if both of them are right?

 A

10 KM.

 B

11 KM.

 C

9 KM.

 D

8 KM.

Soln.
Ans: A

Probable distances according to Venkat are 7; 8; 9; 10; Probable distances according to Sunita are 10; 11; 12; The common distance is: 10.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-122.
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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

4

 B

1

 C

3

 D

2

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-133.
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Question 28

Statements:All the rooms are tables. No table is a wall.

Conclusions:

  1. No room is a wall.
  2. No wall is a table.
 A

Only I follows.

 B

Either I or II follows.

 C

Both I and II follows.

 D

Neither I nor II follows.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-120.
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Question 29

Statements:Men's organizations in India have welcomed the amendment of the Industrial Employment Rules, 1945, to curb sexual harassment at the work place.

Conclusions:

  1. Sexual harassment of men at work place is more prevalent in India as compared to other developed countries.
  2. Many organization in India will stop recruiting men to avoid such problems.
 A

Neither I nor II follows.

 B

Only II follows.

 C

Either I or II follows.

 D

Only I follows.

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-079.
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Question 30

Wood is to Brown as Blackboard is to.

 A

Chalk.

 B

Duster.

 C

Wall.

 D

Black.

Soln.
Ans: D

Things and their colors.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-223.
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