Online Sample Paper for IBPS Bank PO/MT, SO, RRB, Clerical Exams Set 99

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. 99 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
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Question 1

"33 90 23 94 ache card quip emit" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. 33 94 quip 23 emit ache card 90
  2. 33 23 card quip 90 emit ache 94
  3. 33 quip ache card 94 90 emit 23
  4. 33 card emit ache 23 94 90 quip
  5. 33 ache 90 emit quip 23 94 card
  6. 33 emit 94 90 card quip 23 ache
  7. 33 90 23 94 ache card quip emit
  8. 33 94 quip 23 emit ache card 90

Which of the following steps would read as "45 kilo 92 gate 07 06 pale dark" if the input is "45 06 dark 07 92 gate kilo pale", and the re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

3

 B

4

 C

5

 D

6

Soln.
Ans: A

In each step 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 becomes 1-4-7-3-8-5-6. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with 45 06 dark 07 92 gate kilo pale:

  1. 45 07 kilo dark pale 92 gate 06
  2. 45 dark gate kilo 06 pale 92 07
  3. 45 kilo 92 gate 07 06 pale dark
  4. 45 gate pale 92 dark 07 06 kilo
  5. 45 92 06 pale kilo dark 07 gate
  6. 45 pale 07 06 gate kilo dark 92
  7. 45 06 dark 07 92 gate kilo pale
  8. 45 07 kilo dark pale 92 gate 06
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-31-33-041.
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Question 2

Which one of the following is always found is 'Wonder'?

 A

Universe.

 B

Number.

 C

Awe.

 D

People.

Soln.
Ans: C

Awe signifies wonder. Wonder can exist without numbers, for example, although stars are wonderful because they are too many, Taj Mahal is wonderful but is only one. Universe is not the only wonderful thing.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-17-01-035.
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Question 3

If the alphabets at the positions 1, 2, 12 and 13 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

U

 B

L

 C

M

 D

A

Soln.
Ans: D

The letters are: A, B, L, M. The word is LAMB

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-788.
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Question 4

if Seismology : Earthquakes, then Soteriology :

 A

Tsunamis.

 B

Salvation.

 C

World.

 D

Religion.

Soln.
Ans: B

Topics of study and what that study is called.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-205.
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Question 5

  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 is opposite to R?

 A

Q.

 B

V.

 C

U.

 D

W.

Soln.
Ans: C

Locations are:

V---R---T---P
Q---U---W---S
Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-014.
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Question 6

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

K % L M J 9 2 Y @ 8 1 E $ G I C 3 B Q R

 A

I 3 Q

 B

@ 8 I

 C

@ 1 $

 D

8 E G

Soln.
Ans: B

There is a gap of 1 in similar items, except the odd one.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-360.
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Question 7

Statements:Some milk are water. All the water are tubes. All the milk are bottles.

Conclusions:

  1. Some bottles are tubes.
  2. Some water are bottles.
  3. Some tubes are milk.
 A

Only III follows.

 B

Only II follows.

 C

Only I follows.

 D

All follows.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-080.
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Question 8

Statements:

A number of students who have passed 12th class could not get admissions to courses of their choice, because sufficient seats were not there.

Courses of Action:
  1. Checking should be made more strict so that fewer can pass the 12th class exams.
  2. If government cannot do it on its own, then it should give incentives and encourage private players to open more colleges.
  3. Rich parents should be asked to send their wards to foreign countries.
 A

Only I and II follow.

 B

Only I follows.

 C

Only II follows.

 D

None of these.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-22-17-071.
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Question 9

Three comets appear in the sky at regular periods of 3, 6 and 9 years respectively. If a comet has passed just now, what is the minimum time that we must wait for a comet to appear in the sky?

 A

6 years.

 B

10 years.

 C

3 years.

 D

9 years.

Soln.
Ans: C

The least of the given time periods is 3. So this is the minimum waiting time.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-051.
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Question 10

A, B, C, D, E, F and G are walking in a straight line. C is immediately ahead of D. B is at one of the extreme ends and has E as his neighbor. G is between E and F. D is walking third from the last. Who are at the extreme ends?

 A

A and B.

 B

C and D.

 C

A and E.

 D

F and B.

Soln.
Ans: A

They are walking last to first like this: A-C-D-F-G-E-B.

Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-051.
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Question 11

What is missing?

 A

38.

 B

40.

 C

45.

 D

48.

Soln.
Ans: D

The sequence is: 6 (+ 6) 12 (+ 9) 21 (+ 12) 33 (+15) 48 (+ 21) 69.

Question ID: 16-03-11-08-34-58-023.
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Question 12

If 15th February of an ordinary, non-leap year falls on a Monday, then what will be the day of week on 20th June of that year?

 A

Monday.

 B

Saturday.

 C

Sunday.

 D

Friday.

Soln.
Ans: C

Count the days from months between February 15 and June 20 like this: February days = 28;March days = 31;April days = 30;May days = 31;Add 20 days of June. Subtract 15 days of February. So total days = 125. Since 125 = 17 X 7 + 6, so excess days are 6. So we can count the day to Monday + 6 = Sunday.

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Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-117.
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Question 13

In a certain code, PRODUCTS is written as NPMBSARQ. How is COMPREHENSION written in that code?

 A

AKKNCPFCLQGNL.

 B

AKKNPCFCLQGNL.

 C

AMKNPCFCKOML.

 D

AMKNPCFCLQGML.

Soln.
Ans: D

Each letter of the word has been written two letters back in the coded word, as their positions in the alphabet.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-020.
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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

3

 B

1

 C

2

 D

4

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-183.
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Question 15

Statements:Some tables are chairs. Some chairs are beds. Some beds are tables.

Conclusions:

  1. All tables are beds.
  2. All beds are tables.
  3. All beds are tables.
  4. All chairs are tables.
 A

Only I and III follows.

 B

Only II and IV follows.

 C

None Follows.

 D

All follows.

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-009.
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Question 16

Out of the following diagrams which best explains the relation between: Model, Women, Wife

 A
(B)
 B
(A)
 C
(C)
 D
(D)
Soln.
Ans: B
All wives are women, whereas a model may or may not be a wife, and may or may not be a female.
Question ID: 16-01-10-05-42-11-025.
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Question 17

Five persons are standing in a queue. P and B are at the extreme ends. A is standing ahead of S. X is behind B. S is between P and A.

Which of the following is in the middle of the queue?

 A

P.

 B

A.

 C

X.

 D

S.

Soln.
Ans: B

From last to first: P-S-A-X-B.

A is in the middle of queue.

Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-036.
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Question 18

A shirt always has.

 A

buttons.

 B

pockets.

 C

Collars.

 D

Fabric.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-08-10-17-01-037.
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Question 19

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

4

 D

3

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-042.
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Question 20

Study the following series.

T N 5 X 7 A L Q I Z @ 4 2 R % M G K P U

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

XA, QZ, 4R, ?

 A

AN

 B

MK

 C

L5

 D

7N

Soln.
Ans: B

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: 16-02-10-11-59-51-167.
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Question 21

If the alphabets at the positions 3, 5, 14, 15, 17, 18 and 21 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

E

 B

N

 C

C

 D

O

Soln.
Ans: D

The letters are: C, E, N, O, Q, R, U. The word is CONQUER

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-569.
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Question 22

Rajiv remembers that anniversary of Ranjana is after Apr 9 but before Apr 15, but Venkat remembers that it is between 10 and 12 Apr. If it was Tuesday on Apr 9, what is the day of the week on the correct date, if both of them remember well?

 A

Wednesday.

 B

Thursday.

 C

Friday.

 D

Saturday.

Soln.
Ans: B

Probable dates according to Rajiv are 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; Probable dates according to Venkat are 11; The common date is: 11, and the day will be Thursday

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-004.
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Question 23

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 - ABET

01234
0MUBKH
1BDFJS
2ABABC
3PZLQB
4AUPAA
56789
5EEJUE
6FSSFT
7STETU
8FESWT
9JOPTD
 A

20, 02, 56, 22

 B

22, 21, 59, 89

 C

44, 10, 55, 56

 D

40, 23, 77, 02

Soln.
Ans: B

A occurs at: 20 ;22 ;40 ;43 ;44 ;
B occurs at: 02 ;10 ;21 ;23 ;34 ;
E occurs at: 55 ;56 ;59 ;77 ;86 ;
T occurs at: 69 ;76 ;78 ;89 ;98 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-014.
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Question 24

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

2

 C

1

 D

3

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-194.
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Question 25

Statements:All pencils are tables. Some tables are trees. Some trees are wheels. Some wheels are cars.

Conclusions:

  1. Some cars are trees.
  2. Some wheels are tables.
  3. Some wheels are pencils.
  4. Some cars are tables.
 A

Only II follows.

 B

Only III follows.

 C

Only I and II follow.

 D

None follows.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-002.
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Question 26

In a certain code SOCIAL is written as TQFMFR, then how you will code SIMPLE?

 A

TKPSOH.

 B

TKPSPJ.

 C

TKPTQK.

 D

TKPQPJ.

Soln.
Ans: C

Letters for the basic word have been moved in forward direction in the coded word with a gap of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 letters as their position in the alphabet. So SIMPLE is coded T K P T Q K.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-129.
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Question 27

An event occurs at regular intervals of 40 minutes. The last event occured 17 minutes ago The next event is due at 02::20 PM. What is the time now?

 A

01::57 PM.

 B

01::59 PM.

 C

01::53 PM.

 D

01::56 PM.

Soln.
Ans: A

The last event took place at 02::20 PM - 40 minutes, i.e., at 01::40 PM, which was 17 minutes earlier from now. So the time now is 01::40 PM + 17 mins = 01::57 PM.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-144.
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Question 28

Statement: The highway police authority put up large boards at regular intervals indicating the speed limit and dangers of over-speeding on the highways.

Assumptions: .

  1. Most of the motorists may drive their vehicles within the speed limit on the highways.
  2. Motorists generally ignore such cautions and over-speed on the highways.
 A

Only II is implicit.

 B

Only I is implicit.

 C

I and II are implicit.

 D

Either I or II is implicit.

Soln.
Ans: C

Assumptions (I) and (II) are implicit. The boards have been put up in the hope that most motorists will heed to them. The sign boards have been put at regular intervals because motorists ignore them, and by putting at different places an attempt is made to constantly remind them.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-139.
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Question 29

"this expression is used when the person you have just been talking about arrives" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. about expression is used when the person you have just been talking this arrives
  2. about arrives is used when the person you have just been talking this expression
  3. about arrives been used when the person you have just is talking this expression
  4. about arrives been expression when the person you have just is talking this used
  5. about arrives been expression have the person you when just is talking this used
  6. about arrives been expression have is person you when just the talking this used
  7. about arrives been expression have is just you when person the talking this used
  8. about arrives been expression have is just person when you the talking this used
  9. about arrives been expression have is just person talking you the when this used
  10. about arrives been expression have is just person talking the you when this used
  11. about arrives been expression have is just person talking the this when you used
  12. about arrives been expression have is just person talking the this used you when
  13. about arrives been expression have is just person talking the this used when you

If step 5 of an input is: a about complain from loss past you the when, then what is step 7, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

a about complain from loss past the when you

 B

a about complain from loss past the you when

 C

a about complain from loss when you the past

 D

a about complain from loss past you the when

Soln.
Ans: A

In each step, the words that appear earlier in a dictionary are being moved to the left. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with a about complain from loss past you the when:

  • a about complain from loss past you the when
  • a about complain from loss past the you when
  • a about complain from loss past the when you
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-25-002.
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Question 30

Following is a series of digits from 1-9. How many 6 are there that are not divisible by the number on their left but completely divisible by the number on their right?

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

 A

3

 B

0

 C

1

 D

2

Soln.
Ans: B

None.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-297.
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