Online Sample Paper for IBPS Bank PO/MT, SO, RRB, Clerical Exams Set 91

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. 91 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
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Question 1

Dec 1, 1990 is the first Sunday. When is the fourth Tuesday of December. 90?

 A

31.12.90.

 B

17.12.90.

 C

24.12.90.

 D

26.12,90.

Soln.
Ans: C

first Tuesday will be on 3rd Dec. 1990.

∴ four Tuesday will be on 3 + 21, 24th Dec. 1990.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-166.
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Question 2

Statement: The ink printer printed blank pages only.

Assumptions: .

  1. Power supply failed.
  2. There were pages in the tray.
 A

Either I or II is implicit.

 B

I and II are implicit.

 C

Only II is implicit.

 D

Only I is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: D

Since the printer processed a page, electricity must have been there. So I is not implicit. II is implicit because the blank pages came out only because the tray had pages.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-005.
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Question 3

Ladies are compassionate than gentlemen.

 A

Often.

 B

Always.

 C

Sometimes.

 D

Never.

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-08-10-17-01-045.
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Question 4

Two watches, one of which gained at the rate of 1 min. and other lost at the rate of 1 min. daily, were set correctly at noon on the 1st January 1977. When did the watches indicate the same time?

 A

Dec, 27, 1977 noon

 B

Dec. 26, 1977 noon

 C

Dec. 25, 1977 noon

 D

Dec. 27, 1977 midnight

Soln.
Ans: A

The first watch gains on the second watch 1 + 1, 2 minutes in a day.
The watches will indicate the same time when the one has gained 12 hours on the other. As 2 minutes is gained in 1 day
∴ 12 hours is gained in days = 1⁄2 x 12 x 60 = 360 days
Counting 360 days from 1st Jan. 1977, we get Dec. 27, 1977.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-059.
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Question 5

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

 A

I

 B

E

 C

T

 D

M

Soln.
Ans: D

The new letter is: YHEPTREHMRCI

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-687.
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Question 6

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: C
Question ID: 16-02-17-08-58-40-048.
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Question 7

A ship travels 20 km towards East and turns to right and travels 10 km Then it turns to right and travels 9 km. Again it turns to right and travels for 5 km,. After this it turns to left and travels 12 km and finally it turns to its right and travels for 6 km. In which direction is it facing now ?

 A

West.

 B

East.

 C

North.

 D

South.

Soln.
Ans: C

It is clear that the ship will face towards North.

Question ID: 16-01-11-01-03-28-033.
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Question 8

If 'nop noc non nob' is' 'some persons are cheats', 'nof nop nog noh' means cheats can be dangerous', 'nol nok nof noc' means 'dangerous persons might kill'. 'nob nog noh nok' means 'some probably can kill' The codes for 'some dangerous cheats' would be
 A
nof nob nop
 B
nok nob nop
 C
nok nob noh
 D
noh noy nof
Soln.
Ans: A
In the first and fourth sentences, common word is 'some' and common code is 'nob'. In the second and third sentences, common word is 'dangerous' and common code is 'nof'. In the first and second sentences, common word is 'cheat' and common code 'nop'.
Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-144.
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Question 9

In a certain code language 'rear mirror look car' means 'non hiq gae euw', 'car never take turn' means 'vih moq euw puv', 'wrong turn causes accident' means 'jeq moq yov vuv' and 'but accident occurs sometimes' means 'vuv zey bai giz'. Then 'vuv moq' is the code for which words?

 A

accident turn

 B

sometimes car

 C

wrong never

 D

causes look

Soln.
Ans: A

'accident' is common to items 3 and 4. So 'accident' = 'vuv'. Next we can see that 'turn' is common to items 2 and 3. So 'turn' = 'moq'. Hence 'vuv moq' should be 'accident turn' or 'turn accident'

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-49-18-079.
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Question 10

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 - OBEY

01234
0BBLVH
1NFCGO
2BODHV
3SFOQB
4OXZOB
56789
5ZTHEU
6YYPEQ
7YDYYK
8EHCEM
9EHHIK
 A

43, 20, 58, 78

 B

32, 34, 85, 44

 C

14, 01, 95, 68

 D

21, 44, 68, 43

Soln.
Ans: A

O occurs at: 14 ;21 ;32 ;40 ;43 ;
B occurs at: 00 ;01 ;20 ;34 ;44 ;
E occurs at: 58 ;68 ;85 ;88 ;95 ;
Y occurs at: 65 ;66 ;75 ;77 ;78 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-029.
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Question 11

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

4

 D

2

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-120.
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Question 12

How many blocks touch block L?

 A

at least 7.

 B

at least 6.

 C

exactly 6.

 D

at least 5.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-35-27-065.
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Question 13

Eschatology :: Death and Afterlife as Geology :: ?

 A

Geography.

 B

Earth Strata.

 C

Limestone.

 D

Climates.

Soln.
Ans: B

Topics of study and what that study is called.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-263.
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Question 14

Which of the following bears the same relation to Ecology as is the relation between "Dendrology" and "Trees"?

 A

Fuels.

 B

Rocks.

 C

Clouds.

 D

Environment.

Soln.
Ans: D

Topics of study and what that study is called.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-105.
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Question 15

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

56789
BSGPGM
CAMASA
DMAGGS
ESGMAP
FSPPPM
01234
GC9CJC
HC9KIK
IIKIIK
J99CJK
KJJ9IJ
 A

F8, E6, G2, D7

 B

F6, B6, J2, G0

 C

F7, B8, G4, H4

 D

E9, D7, G0, F7

Soln.
Ans: C

P occurs at: B7 ;E9 ;F6 ;F7 ;F8 ;
G occurs at: B6 ;B8 ;D7 ;D8 ;E6 ;
C occurs at: G0 ;G2 ;G4 ;H0 ;J2 ;
K occurs at: H2 ;H4 ;I1 ;I4 ;J4 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-057.
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Question 16

The rows and columns of the left matrix have been labelled as 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and G, H, I, J, K, whereas those of the right matrix are 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and L, M, N, O, P. Find the correct row-column pairs out of these matrices that decode to the word - D239

01234
G2KK4D
H4RDRR
IDRD4K
J2D2K2
KK24R4
56789
L9WW3T
M99XT3
NWWXXX
O39WT3
PT9T3X
 A

J1, J0, O9, M5

 B

G4, K1, M9, J2

 C

I0, J4, O5, P8

 D

I2, J2, P8, J1

Soln.
Ans: A

D occurs at: G4 ;H2 ;I0 ;I2 ;J1 ;
2 occurs at: G0 ;J0 ;J2 ;J4 ;K1 ;
3 occurs at: L8 ;M9 ;O5 ;O9 ;P8 ;
9 occurs at: L5 ;M5 ;M6 ;O6 ;P6 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-056.
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Question 17

Rank of a student in his class from the top is 6. If the total number of students in the class is 21, what is his position from the bottom of the class?

 A

16

 B

15

 C

13

 D

23

Soln.
Ans: A

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 = 21 - 6 + 1 = 16.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-401.
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Question 18

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

Question Image:

Answer Images:

 A
3
 B
2
 C
1
 D
4
Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-17-09-00-14-047.
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Question 19

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

 A

7

 B

10

 C

1

 D

6

Soln.
Ans: B
  1. ColonisatioN
  2. coLoNisation
  3. coLonIsation
  4. colONisation
  5. colOnisaTion
  6. colOnisatIon
  7. coloNisatIon
  8. coloniSatiOn
  9. coloniSatioN
  10. colonisatiON
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-1211.
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Question 20

6, 11, 21, 36, 56, (?)

 A

91.

 B

42.

 C

81.

 D

51.

Soln.
Ans: C

6 (+5), 11 (+10), 21 (+15), 36 (+20), 56 (+25), 81.

Question ID: 16-03-11-08-34-58-096.
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Question 21

Statement: "You must work hard to succeed in life", said the teacher.

Assumptions: .

  1. Those who fail are not hard workers.
  2. Those who are not hard workers fail.
 A

Only I is implicit.

 B

Either I or II is implicit.

 C

I and II are implicit.

 D

Only II is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-169.
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Question 22

Statement: A promotional campaign - For healthy children encourage them to play in the playgrounds rather than video games at home.

Assumptions: .

  1. Health of at least some children would improve following this campaign.
  2. Most of the parents would not buy video games for their children after this promotional campaign.
 A

Neither I nor II is implicit.

 B

Only II is implicit.

 C

Either I or II is implicit.

 D

Only I is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: D

The campaign is for improving the health of children through outdoor activity, not stopping the use of video games altogether. So only I is implicit.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-030.
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Question 23

Find the meaningful sequence:

(A) City, (B) Continent, (C) Country, (D) State, (E) Earth.

 A

A,D,C,B,E.

 B

A,B,C,D,E.

 C

C,D,B,A,E.

 D

A,C,D,E,B.

Soln.
Ans: A

City(A) → State(D) → Country(C) → Continent(B) → Earth(E)

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-33-47-026.
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Question 24

What is missing?

 A

129.

 B

118.5.

 C

131.

 D

105.5.

Soln.
Ans: C

The series is: 81 x 0.5 + 0.5 = 41, 41 x 1 + 1 = 42, 42 x 1.5 + 1.5 = 64.5, 64.5 x 2 + 2 = 131.

If you are still confused, 81 X 0.5 = 81 X 1/2 = 40.5, so 40.5 + 0.5 = 41.

Question ID: 16-03-11-08-34-58-085.
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Question 25

The rows and columns of the left matrix have been labelled as C, D, E, F, G and 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, whereas those of the right matrix are H, I, J, K, L and 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Find the correct row-column pairs out of these matrices that decode to the word - Z3AH

CDEFG
03QZZZ
1QXZQX
2Z2XX2
3QX233
43Q322
HIJKL
5HH7CA
6DC7AH
7AC7A7
8AD7DC
9DDHHC
 A

1E, 4C, 8H, 5I

 B

2C, 3F, 6K, 1E

 C

0F, 4E, 7H, 3F

 D

0G, 3G, 7K, 6K

Soln.
Ans: A

Z occurs at: 0E ;0F ;0G ;1E ;2C ;
3 occurs at: 0C ;3F ;3G ;4C ;4E ;
A occurs at: 5L ;6K ;7H ;7K ;8H ;
H occurs at: 5H ;5I ;6L ;9J ;9K ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-011.
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Question 26

In a certain code 'CONVENTIONAL' is written as 'NOCENVIOTLAN'. How is ENTHRONEMENT' written in that code?

 A

TNEROHEMNNTE.

 B

TNEROHEMNTNE.

 C

TNEORHMENTNE.

 D

NTEROHEMNNTE.

Soln.
Ans: B

The code is obtained by writing the first and last sets of three letters in the reverse order. while in the second and third sets of three letters as the second. third and first letters. Accordingly, ENTHRONEMENT may be written as TNEROHEMNTNE.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-061.
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Question 27

Statement: Five friends are standing in a group. Two friends take coffee, three of them take tea. Two among them take both tea and coffee. They reached the canteen very late. There was no coffee in the canteen, but there were only two cups of tea left. The canteen boy gave the cups to two of the friends.

Assumptions:

  1. The first friend accepts the cup.
  2. The second friend also accepts the cup.
 A

Only II is implicit.

 B

Either I or II is implicit.

 C

Only I is implicit.

 D

I and II are implicit.

Soln.
Ans: D

If you read the problem carefully you will find that all of them are tea drinkers, although two of them can take coffee also. So both I and II are possible.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-082.
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Question 28

Eight alphabets D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are arranged in a row. G is between D and H only, I is second to the left of H. E is between F and J only. I is between J and K only.

Who is the immediate left of H?

 A

G.

 B

D.

 C

K.

 D

I.

Soln.
Ans: C

They are arranged like this:

F-E-J-I-K-H-G-D

K is the immediate left of H.

Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-012.
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Question 29

The school of Prince is located at a walking distance from her house. When she wishes to go to school, she goes toward North and turns left. After walking a few yards, she turns right, and finally she turns left and reaches her school. In which direction is her school situated with respect to her home ?

 A

South-east.

 B

North-east.

 C

South-west.

 D

North-west.

Soln.
Ans: D

It is clear from the diagram that school is in North-west direction with respect to home.

Question ID: 16-01-11-01-03-28-047.
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Question 30

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 - GAME

01234
0LGBGA
1CLKQA
2KGANL
3OFGAU
4WASGF
56789
5KPMKM
6TYMEE
7EULRM
8EMHPE
9TCZXT
 A

43, 14, 79, 32

 B

21, 41, 59, 79

 C

03, 33, 67, 14

 D

32, 04, 86, 68

Soln.
Ans: D

G occurs at: 01 ;03 ;21 ;32 ;43 ;
A occurs at: 04 ;14 ;22 ;33 ;41 ;
M occurs at: 57 ;59 ;67 ;79 ;86 ;
E occurs at: 68 ;69 ;75 ;85 ;89 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-064.
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