Online Sample Paper for IBPS Bank PO/MT, SO, RRB, Clerical Exams Set 103

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. 103 in this series.

Last Reviewed and Updated on February 7, 2020
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Question 1

In the following which color is opposite to orange.

 A
Rosy
 B
Violet
 C
Blue
 D
Red
Soln.
Ans: B
The colors adjacent to orange are yellow, blue, red and rosy. Hence violet is opposite to orange.
Question ID: 16-02-09-10-50-09-005.
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Question 2

Statements:All tents are sticks. Some sticks are rooms. Some rooms are windows.

Conclusions:

  1. Some windows are sticks.
  2. Some windows are tents.
  3. Some rooms are sticks.
 A

Only I follows.

 B

Only III follows.

 C

None follows.

 D

Only II follows.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-048.
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Question 3

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

3

 C

4

 D

1

Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-036.
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Question 4

Pesticide is to Plant as Vaccination is to.

 A

Disease.

 B

Body.

 C

Immunity.

 D

Injection.

Soln.
Ans: B

Preventive methods.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-171.
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Question 5

Statements:All lions are cows. Some cows are goats.

Conclusions:

  1. All lions are goats.
  2. Some goats are cows.
  3. All cows are lions.
  4. Some cows are lions.
 A

Only I and III follows.

 B

Only II and IV follows.

 C

None follows.

 D

All follows.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-03-03-08-18-41-050.
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Question 6

How many blocks touch block O?

 A

2.

 B

3.

 C

5.

 D

4.

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-35-27-085.
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Question 7

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?

B 3 T U 8 2 6 J R Q 1 1 4 9 V 7 Y L E Z

 A

7

 B

4

 C

1

 D

2

Soln.
Ans: B

At these locations: B-3 ;U-8 ;Q-1 ;V-7 ;

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-695.
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Question 8

Statements:

Supreme Court has ruled that the government should work out a mechanism that ensures transparency in its working.

Courses of Action:
  1. The government should swing into action by constituting a task force.
  2. The government should ask for a review petition.
 A

Either I or II follows.

 B

Only I follows.

 C

Only II follows.

 D

Both I and II follow.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-22-17-064.
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Question 9

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 - SACK

01234
0SWZPS
1XVADY
2WXSAS
3ZQAQA
4VBQSA
56789
5VJCVK
6FKHCK
7EWKCE
8RDCQC
9YKEJJ
 A

04, 44, 57, 89

 B

22, 34, 87, 12

 C

24, 23, 78, 59

 D

00, 12, 89, 24

Soln.
Ans: C

S occurs at: 00 ;04 ;22 ;24 ;43 ;
A occurs at: 12 ;23 ;32 ;34 ;44 ;
C occurs at: 57 ;68 ;78 ;87 ;89 ;
K occurs at: 59 ;66 ;69 ;77 ;96 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-045.
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Question 10

Two watches, one of which gained at the rate of 1 min. and the other lost at the rate of 1 min. daily, were set correctly at noon on the 1st Jan., 1987. When did the watches indicate the same time?

 A

Dec. 27, 1987 mid-night.

 B

Dec. 28, 1987 noon.

 C

Dec. 24, 1987 noon.

 D

Dec. 27, 1987 noon.

Soln.
Ans: D

The first watch gains on the second watch 1 + 1 =2 min. in a day. The watches will indicate same time when one has gained 12 hours on the second. As 2 minutes are gained in 1 day. So 12 hours are gained in = 12 x 12 x 60 = 360 days. Counting 360 days from 1st Jan. 1987 we get Dec. 27, 1987.

Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-132.
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Question 11

if Blameless : Innocent, then Bloodbath :

 A

Explosion.

 B

Massacre.

 C

Arteries.

 D

Death.

Soln.
Ans: B

The words are synonyms.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-021.
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Question 12

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) abf 
(2) ADDRESS (B) cjmv
(3) CRUX (C) fkmqp
(4) NET (D) fjktv
(5) CRONY (E) jkgqtv
(6) CROWDY (F) blqqppv

What is the code for the letter D?

 A

m.

 B

k.

 C

q.

 D

f.

Soln.
Ans: C

D appears twice in ADDRESS, the code of which should be 7 letters blqqppv, so D = q or p. D also appears in CROWDY, the code of which is 6 letters jkgqtv. This code has q but not p. So D is q.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-015.
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Question 13

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: A
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-259.
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Question 14

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 b 9 3


H I J K L M N
t 4 x s y 5 z


O P Q R S T
c 6 d 8 7 e


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

If DEER is v98 and TOSS is to ece, then DOTT is.

 A

b6r.

 B

b6e.

 C

vrc.

 D

vcr.

Soln.
Ans: D

In the both words DEER and TOSS, codes for each of the letters have been used from just below the letter in the table except for the letter that has been written twice, i.e. E and S. For these letters, codes have been used just one position ahead in the table that too only once. Therefore, codes for DOTT is vcr.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-53-39-103.
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Question 15

If 1st February of an ordinary, non-leap year falls on a Sunday, then what will be the day of week on 1st June of that year?

 A

Sunday.

 B

Thursday.

 C

Friday.

 D

Monday.

Soln.
Ans: D

Count the days from months between February 1 and June 1 like this: February days = 28;March days = 31;April days = 30;May days = 31; So total days = 120. Since 120 = 17 X 7 + 1, so excess days are 1. So we can count the day to Sunday + 1 = Monday.

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Question ID: 16-03-09-10-38-14-102.
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Question 16

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 - TALK

01234
0TAQIT
1ATGHV
2AOVDY
3FWFAT
4OCTWA
56789
5KFLPL
6XRRLL
7KKIXV
8UCMRY
9LMKKB
 A

00, 20, 59, 95

 B

42, 33, 68, 76

 C

34, 10, 57, 44

 D

04, 44, 95, 42

Soln.
Ans: B

T occurs at: 00 ;04 ;11 ;34 ;42 ;
A occurs at: 01 ;10 ;20 ;33 ;44 ;
L occurs at: 57 ;59 ;68 ;69 ;95 ;
K occurs at: 55 ;75 ;76 ;97 ;98 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-048.
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Question 17

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 - BAKE

01234
0GXBIL
1RUAVI
2AAUBU
3ABTBY
4CCABL
56789
5IMHEK
6EERJT
7ICEHK
8EFZKK
9WXKWR
 A

23, 12, 89, 42

 B

43, 20, 97, 85

 C

31, 21, 88, 59

 D

02, 42, 59, 43

Soln.
Ans: B

B occurs at: 02 ;23 ;31 ;33 ;43 ;
A occurs at: 12 ;20 ;21 ;30 ;42 ;
K occurs at: 59 ;79 ;88 ;89 ;97 ;
E occurs at: 58 ;65 ;66 ;77 ;85 ;

Question ID: 16-02-09-02-33-00-090.
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Question 18

This is a series of digits that has been written by randomly arranging 19 digits. How many consequetive pairs of numbers does it contain?

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

 A

5

 B

4

 C

2

 D

3

Soln.
Ans: C

At these locations: 2-3 ;7-8 ;

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-473.
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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

3

 B

1

 C

4

 D

2

Soln.
Ans: D
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-056.
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Question 20

There is a line of various alphabets. R is fifth to the left of S which is eighth to the right of N. How many alphabets are there between R and N?

 A

Four.

 B

Two.

 C

None of these.

 D

One.

Soln.
Ans: B

Positions are left to right:

N-2-3-R-5-6-7-8-S
Question ID: 16-01-13-09-26-42-093.
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Question 21

"51 18 70 58 80 20 76 23" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. 18 51 70 58 80 20 76 23
  2. 18 51 70 58 23 20 76 80
  3. 18 20 70 58 23 51 76 80
  4. 18 20 23 58 70 51 76 80
  5. 18 20 23 58 51 70 76 80
  6. 18 20 23 51 58 70 76 80

If step 4 of an input is: 08 14 18 63 78 24 95 97, then what is step 6, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

08 14 18 24 63 78 95 97

 B

08 95 24 63 78 18 14 97

 C

08 14 24 63 78 18 95 97

 D

08 14 18 63 24 78 95 97

Soln.
Ans: A

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 08 14 18 63 78 24 95 97:

  • 08 14 18 63 78 24 95 97
  • 08 14 18 63 24 78 95 97
  • 08 14 18 24 63 78 95 97
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-32-41-059.
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Question 22

In a certain code language 'wasp stings hard' means '@%Z', 'hard to heal' means 'Z65' and 'heal long time' means '896'. Then what is the code for 'hard'?

 A

5

 B

9

 C

Z

 D

@

Soln.
Ans: C

'hard' is common to items 1 and 2. From their codes we can see that 'Z' is common, and therefore the required answer.

Question ID: 16-02-22-07-49-18-118.
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Question 23

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

Question Image:

Answer Images:

 A
2
 B
4
 C
1
 D
3
Soln.
Ans: C
Question ID: 16-02-17-09-00-14-023.
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Question 24

Statements:

A newspaper has reported that in a certain state of India, the board exam papers were evaluated by students studying in the same class by comparing with the model answers. If this news item is to be believed as true, then what should be done?

Courses of Action:
  1. All certificates issued by that board should be declared un-recognized.
  2. These particular papers should be evaluated again through expert teachers.
  3. The board should stop taking written exams. Results should be prepared on the basis of assessment marks sent by the schools.
 A

Both I and II follow.

 B

Only II follows.

 C

Only I follows.

 D

Only III follow.

Soln.
Ans: B
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-22-17-045.
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Question 25

Which of the following bears the same relation to Cat as is the relation between "Camel" and "Flock"?

 A

Collection.

 B

Clutter.

 C

Flock.

 D

Together.

Soln.
Ans: B

Animals/Birds and what is their group called.

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-48-54-120.
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Question 26

"55 40 64 24 65 91 36 15" is re-arranged according to a particular rule, in the steps mentioned below.

  1. 15 40 64 24 65 91 36 55
  2. 15 40 64 24 65 55 36 91
  3. 15 24 64 40 65 55 36 91
  4. 15 24 64 40 36 55 65 91
  5. 15 24 36 40 64 55 65 91
  6. 15 24 36 40 55 64 65 91

If step 1 of an input is: 18 62 91 98 36 86 59 69, then what is step 2, if re-arrangement is done according to the above rule?

 A

18 36 59 62 69 86 91 98

 B

18 62 91 69 36 86 59 98

 C

18 36 91 69 62 86 59 98

 D

18 62 91 98 36 86 59 69

Soln.
Ans: B

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 18 62 91 98 36 86 59 69:

  • 18 62 91 98 36 86 59 69
  • 18 62 91 69 36 86 59 98
  • 18 36 91 69 62 86 59 98
  • 18 36 59 69 62 86 91 98
  • 18 36 59 62 69 86 91 98
Question ID: 16-02-02-11-31-33-053.
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Question 27

A river always has-

 A

Fishes.

 B

Water.

 C

Fishermen.

 D

Banks.

Soln.
Ans: D

River cannot be formed without banks.

Question ID: 16-02-08-10-17-01-013.
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Question 28

Carefully scan the following series of digits from 1-9, and determine how many 5 are there that are completely divisible by the number on their left but not divisible by the number that is second to their left?

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

 A

1

 B

2

 C

4

 D

3

Soln.
Ans: B

At these locations: 8-5-5 ;4-5-5 ;

Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-791.
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Question 29

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: A
Question ID: 16-02-09-12-31-23-272.
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Question 30

If each letter is attached a value equal to its serial number in the above arrangement starting from the left, then what will be the sum of the numbers attached to all the vowels in the sequence?

L E Z P U T V C Z R S D V J Y Q J E N Y S D N B P

 A

25

 B

24

 C

31

 D

18

Soln.
Ans: A

The vowels are:

  1. E at position 2
  2. U at position 5
  3. E at position 18
Question ID: 16-02-10-11-59-51-902.
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