Online Sample Paper for IBPS Bank PO/MT, SO, RRB, Clerical Exams Set 100

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. 100 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
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Question 1

Five men 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 read a newspaper. The one who reads first gives it to 3. The one who reads last had taken from 1. The 5 was not the first or last to read. There were two readers between 2 and 1.

Who read the newspaper last?

 A

5.

 B

2.

 C

1.

 D

4.

Soln.
Ans: D

The facts are:

  1. Start - ? < 3.
  2. 1 < ? - End.
  3. We can lay the sequence as: ? < 3 < 5 < 1 < ? because 5 is not at the start or end.

Since there are two men between 2 and 1, the sequence will have to start with 2. This is the order in which they read the newspaper: 2 - 3 - 5 - 1 - 4.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-33-47-057.
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Question 2

Statement: "Oh my God, today is it's sunday, I do not have eraser for my exam tomorrow", cried a student.

Assumptions:

  1. The student will fail in the exam.
  2. The eraser has to be purchased from the market.
 A

Only I is implicit.

 B

Only II is implicit.

 C

Either I or II is implicit.

 D

I and II are implicit.

Soln.
Ans: B

Only II is implicit.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-13-19-149.
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Question 3

In the sequence of alphabets and digits below, how many pairs are such that the first item is an alphabet but the second is a number?

N 1 D E 5 8 L Z 7 5 P V A Q R U X S 1 Y

 A

2

 B

3

 C

4

 D

5

Soln.
Ans: C

At these locations: N-1 ;E-5 ;Z-7 ;S-1 ;

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-1003.
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Question 4

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: C
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-040.
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Question 5

11, 10, (?), 100, 1001, 1000, 10001.

 A

1101.

 B

110.

 C

111.

 D

101.

Soln.
Ans: D

There are two series: 11, 101, 1001, 10001, one zero is increased between two digits of 1 - 1. The second series is 10, 100, 1000, one zero is increased in the end.

Question ID: 16-03-11-08-34-58-072.
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Question 6

As per the below diagram, which diagram correctly represents the relationship: Sisters, Mothers, Nurses

 A
(a)
 B
(b)
 C
(c)
 D
(d)
Soln.
Ans: B

Sisters can be mothers also, mothers can be nurses also, and nurses can be sisters also. All of them have a common region, some can be all of the three also.

Question ID: 16-01-10-05-42-11-032.
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Question 7

In a certain code language 'raincoat is for rains' means '%8$7', 'rains are good water' means '941$', 'water the crops now' means '59R@' and 'more crops sufficient food' means 'T@23'. Then '$ 9' is the code for which words?

 A

the more

 B

for are

 C

rains water

 D

sufficient is

Soln.
Ans: C

'rains' is common to items 1 and 2. So 'rains' = '$'. Next we can see that 'water' is common to items 2 and 3. So 'water' = '9'. Hence '$ 9' should be 'rains water' or 'water rains'

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-49-18-035.
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Question 8

Statements:Some beds are houses. All houses are dogs. Some dogs are cats.

Conclusions:

  1. Some dogs are beds.
  2. All dogs are beds.
  3. Some cats are houses.
  4. Some dogs are houses.
 A

Only I and II follows.

 B

Only I and IV follows.

 C

Only II and III follows.

 D

All follows.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-030.
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Question 9

"39 36 oath game xylo 67 22 abys" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. abys 36 oath game xylo 67 22 39
  2. abys 67 oath game xylo 36 22 39
  3. abys 67 game oath xylo 36 22 39
  4. abys 67 game 39 xylo 36 22 oath
  5. abys 67 game 39 oath 36 22 xylo
  6. abys 67 game 39 oath 36 xylo 22

If an input is: 41 race vice keys 40 48 yard 32, then how many steps are required if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

5

 B

2

 C

3

 D

4

Soln.
Ans: D

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 41 race vice keys 40 48 yard 32:

  1. keys race vice 41 40 48 yard 32
  2. keys 48 vice 41 40 race yard 32
  3. keys 48 race 41 40 vice yard 32
  4. keys 48 race 41 vice 40 yard 32
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Question 10

"18 34 41 04 05 67 55 36" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. 04 34 41 18 05 67 55 36
  2. 04 34 41 18 05 36 55 67
  3. 04 05 41 18 34 36 55 67
  4. 04 05 18 41 34 36 55 67
  5. 04 05 18 36 34 41 55 67
  6. 04 05 18 34 36 41 55 67

If an input is: 82 55 53 94 99 09 60 62, then how many steps are required if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

2

 B

3

 C

4

 D

5

Soln.
Ans: C

In each step, the smallest numbers are being moved to the left, and in the next step largest to the right side. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with 82 55 53 94 99 09 60 62:

  1. 09 55 53 94 99 82 60 62
  2. 09 55 53 94 62 82 60 99
  3. 09 53 55 94 62 82 60 99
  4. 09 53 55 60 62 82 94 99
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-41-004.
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Question 11

How many blocks touch block P?

 A

1.

 B

4.

 C

3.

 D

2.

Soln.
Ans: A
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-35-27-068.
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Question 12

A wasp flies towards north and covers 15.5 m and then turns left and travels 7 m. It then turns left again and after travelling 31 m again turns left and stops after travelling 7 m. How far is it from the starting point ?

 A

15.5 m.

 B

8.5 m.

 C

46.5 m.

 D

60.5 m.

Soln.
Ans: A

In the figure below, A is the starting point.


Required distance = 31 m - 15.5 m =15.5 m.

Question ID: 16-01-11-01-03-28-035.
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Question 13

The following sequence is first reversed, then every letter beginning from position 6, counted from the left of the new sequence, is replaced by its successor in the English alphabet, and any Z after this position is replaced by A, then, how many R will be there in the resulting sequence?

H K M V F H O Z P L A J U F I C B D Z S O K G M Y

 A

5

 B

2

 C

0

 D

7

Soln.
Ans: C

The series becomes:

Y M G K O T A E C D J G V K B M Q A P I G W N L I

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-019.
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Question 14

What is missing?

 A

15.

 B

32.

 C

12.

 D

10.

Soln.
Ans: B

32. Move in clockwise direction from top left corner that contains 1. Each number is obtained by multiplying the preceding number by one that follows: 1 x 2 = 2; 2 x 2 = 4; 2 x 4 = 8; 4 x 8 = 32;

Question ID: 16-03-11-08-34-58-090.
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Question 15

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

 A

D

 B

E

 C

U

 D

C

Soln.
Ans: D

The new letter is: RFUAUDELCNSE

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-355.
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Question 16

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

 A

R

 B

S

 C

E

 D

T

Soln.
Ans: B

The new letter is: NEREIGASITNO

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-824.
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Question 17

If 1st April of an ordinary, non-leap year falls on a Tuesday, then what will be the day of week on 1st August of that year?

 A

Wednesday.

 B

Friday.

 C

Sunday.

 D

Thursday.

Soln.
Ans: B

Count the days from months between April 1 and August 1 like this: April days = 30;May days = 31;June days = 30;July days = 31; So total days = 122. Since 122 = 17 X 7 + 3, so excess days are 3. So we can count the day to Tuesday + 3 = Friday.

.
Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-085.
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Question 18

Begin is to End as Below is to.

 A

Above.

 B

Bottom.

 C

Top.

 D

Upper.

Soln.
Ans: A

The words are antonyms.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-007.
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Question 19

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 - UGLY

01234
0CUGUV
1UMGGO
2PSXQU
3GQWGX
4CRRZU
56789
5KALFH
6BYYLF
7OYWSL
8WFDQL
9AHLYY
 A

10, 13, 89, 44

 B

44, 02, 79, 76

 C

03, 30, 97, 89

 D

24, 33, 68, 13

Soln.
Ans: B

U occurs at: 01 ;03 ;10 ;24 ;44 ;
G occurs at: 02 ;12 ;13 ;30 ;33 ;
L occurs at: 57 ;68 ;79 ;89 ;97 ;
Y occurs at: 66 ;67 ;76 ;98 ;99 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-100.
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Question 20

Tinku drives 30 km towards south. Then turns to his right and starts driving straight till he completes another 30 km. Then again turning to his left he drives for another 20 km,. He then turns to his left and drives for 30 km. How far is he from his initial position ?

 A

30 km.

 B

60 km.

 C

10 km.

 D

50 km.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-01-11-01-03-28-023.
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Question 21

Here two positions of a dice are shown. If face with 2 is in the bottom, then which face will be on the top ?

 A
2
 B
5
 C
6
 D
3
Soln.
Ans: B
Here the common faces with 4 number are in same position. Hence 2 will be opposite to 5.
Question ID: 16-02-09-10-50-09-027.
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Question 22

Position of John from the left in a row of students is 17, whereas the position of Karuna sitting in the same row is 10th from the right. After interchanging their positions, the position of the John becomes 6th from the left. What is the total number of students in the row?

 A

22

 B

12

 C

15

 D

13

Soln.
Ans: C

Sum of positions of an item from top(right) and bottom(left) of a list is always equal to the sum of the positions of the first and last items. So total items is = 10 + 6 - 1 = 15.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-1120.
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Question 23

If the alphabets at the positions 1, 3, 6, 9, 14, 15 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

C

 B

F

 C

E

 D

A

Soln.
Ans: D

The letters are: A, C, F, I, N, O, T. The word is FACTION

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-899.
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Question 24

Bhairvi is ranked 16th from the top and 5th from the bottom among the students who passed the annual examination. If the total number of failed students is 7, how many students appeared in the exam?

 A

25

 B

33

 C

23

 D

27

Soln.
Ans: D

Sum of positions of an item from top(right) and bottom(left) of a list is always equal to the sum of the positions of the first and last items. So total passed is = 16 + 5 - 1 = 20. Those appeared = failed + passed = 20 + 7 = 27.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-1150.
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Question 25

A plane flew for 15 km towards South, took a left turn and travelled 20 km. It again took a left turn and journeyed for 15 km. How far and in which direction is the plane from the starting point ?

 A

50 km West.

 B

20 km West.

 C

50 km East.

 D

20 km East.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-01-11-01-03-28-036.
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Question 26

"this is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. a is used when someone does not want to choose or make this decision
  2. a choose used when someone does not want to is or make this decision
  3. a choose decision when someone does not want to is or make this used
  4. a choose decision does someone when not want to is or make this used
  5. a choose decision does is when not want to someone or make this used
  6. a choose decision does is make not want to someone or when this used
  7. a choose decision does is make not or to someone want when this used
  8. a choose decision does is make not or someone to want when this used
  9. a choose decision does is make not or someone this want when to used
  10. a choose decision does is make not or someone this to when want used
  11. a choose decision does is make not or someone this to used want when

If step 2 of an input is: expensive idiom used is when something is very this, then what is step 4, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

expensive idiom is used when something is very this

 B

expensive idiom used when something is is this very

 C

expensive idiom used when is something is very this

 D

expensive idiom used when something is is very this

Soln.
Ans: D

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 expensive idiom used is when something is very this:

  • expensive idiom used is when something is very this
  • expensive idiom used when is something is very this
  • expensive idiom used when something is is very this
  • expensive idiom used when something is is very this
  • expensive idiom used when something is is this very
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-31-33-035.
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Question 27

Kirat remembers that picnic with Sara is after Aug 20 but before Aug 25, but Radhika remembers that it is between 22 and 24 Aug. What is the correct date, if both of them remember well?

 A

25.

 B

22.

 C

24.

 D

23.

Soln.
Ans: D

Probable dates according to Kirat are 21; 22; 23; 24; Probable dates according to Radhika are 23; The common date is: 23.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-064.
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Question 28

"idea malt 77 19 44 79 back tale" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. tale malt 77 19 44 79 back idea
  2. tale 19 77 malt 44 79 back idea
  3. tale 19 malt 77 44 79 back idea
  4. tale 19 malt 44 77 79 back idea
  5. tale 19 malt 44 idea 79 back 77
  6. tale 19 malt 44 idea 77 back 79

If step 3 of an input is: verb 19 quad 71 abet 72 75 pack, then what is step 5, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

verb 19 quad 71 abet 72 75 pack

 B

verb 19 quad 71 pack 72 75 abet

 C

verb 19 quad 71 pack 72 abet 75

 D

verb 19 abet pack quad 72 75 71

Soln.
Ans: C

In each step, English words and numbers are alternately being arranged. Strings are in descending order, and numbers are in ascending order. An English word is placed, then a number, and so on. These are the steps for re-arrangement starting with verb pack abet 19 quad 72 75 71:

  1. verb 19 abet pack quad 72 75 71
  2. verb 19 quad pack abet 72 75 71
  3. verb 19 quad 71 abet 72 75 pack
  4. verb 19 quad 71 pack 72 75 abet
  5. verb 19 quad 71 pack 72 abet 75
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-25-029.
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Question 29

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 the 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) abi 
(2) ADDRESS (B) csmv
(3) CRUX (C) ikmox
(4) NET (D) isktv
(5) CRONY (E) skgotv
(6) CROWDY (F) blooxxv

What is the code for the letter O?

 A

k.

 B

x.

 C

s.

 D

i.

Soln.
Ans: A

Code for SOUND/CRONY is isktv / ikmox because both are five letter words. Common to the two words are O and N, the codes of which should be i or k, the latter being the commons in their codes. Now take CROWDY which has O but not N. Its code is skgotv, which contains k but not i. So O = k.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-011.
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Question 30

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: B
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-048.
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