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Practice Paper for IBPS, Bank Exams

Reasoning

Directions (1-7): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Each one of them has a different profession viz. doctor, engineer, architect, pilot, banker, teacher, businessman and politician.
The politician sits third to right of G. C is an immediate neighbour of G. Architect sits second to right of C. B sits third to right of H. H is neither a politician nor an architect. Only one person sits
between C and the teacher. A and F are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither A nor F is a politician. Doctor sits second to right of A. Two people sit between D and the engineer. D is not a
politician. Pilot is not an immediate neighbour of the politician. Banker sits second to left of A.

1. Who amongst the following is a businessman?

(1) A
(2) H
(3) C
(4) F
(5) D

2. What is the position of F with respect to the politician?

(1) Immediate right
(2) Third to the left
(3) Second to the right
(4) Fourth to the left
(5) Second to the left

3. Who sit (s) exactly between the teacher and the engineer?

(1) C and H
(2) Only the politician
(3) Only the doctor
(4) C and B
(5) The architect and the banker

4. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?

(1) D is an immediate neighbor of G
(2) G is a banker
(3) The banker and the teacher are immediate neighbours of each other
(4) Pilot sits exactly between architect and businessman
(5) Doctor sits second to the right of the businessman

5. What is the profession of G?

(1) Businessman
(2) Pilot
(3) Banker
(4) Teacher
(5) Architect

6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

(1) G – Doctor
(2) E –Architect
(3) H - Businessman
(4) E – Politician
(5) D – Pilot

7. What is the profession of E?

(1) Businessman
(2) Architect
(3) Banker
(4) Politician
(5) Engineer

Directions (8 -13) : Study the following information to answer the given questions:

In a certain code ‘for profit order now’ is written as ‘ho ja ye ga’ ‘right now for him’ is written
as ‘ga ve Ja se’. ‘place order for profit’ is written as ‘ga bi ho ye’ and ‘only in right order’ is written
as 've du ye zo’.

8. What is the code for ‘him’?

(1) ga
(2) ve
(3) ja
(4) se
(5) Cannot be determined

9. What does ‘bi’ stand for?

(1) profit
(2) order
(3) place
(4) for
(5) now

10. ‘fo ve du’ could be a code for which of the following?

(1) in right spirits
(2) only in profit
(3) order only him
(4) place in right
(5) order only now

11. What is the code for ‘profit’ ?

(1) ye
(2) ga
(3) bi
(4) ja
(5) ho

12. Which of the following may represent "only for now” ?

(1) ja bi zo
(2) du zo ga
(3) zo ga ja
(4) zo ga ye
(5) du bi ja

13. What is the code for ‘order’?

(1) ye
(2) ga
(3) bi
(4) ja
(5) ho

Directions (14-2O) : Study the following information to answer the given questions:

P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are sitting in a straight line facing north. Each one of them lives on a different floor in the same building which is numbered from one to seven. Q sits fourth to the left of the person living on the 6th floor. Either Q or the person living on the 6th floor sits at the extreme ends of the line. Only one person sits between Q and W. W lives on the 3rd floor. The person living on 1st floor sits third to right of S. S is not an immediate neighbour of W. Only one person lives between T and the person who lives on the 2nd floor.
P and R are immediate neighbours of each other. P does not live on the 6th floor. One who lives on 5th floor sits third to right of the one who lives on the 7th floor.

14. Who amongst the following lives on the 4th floor?

(1) P
(2) Q
(3) R
(4) S
(5) V

15. On which of the following floors does T live?

(1) 1st
(2) 2nd
(3) 5th
(4) 6th
(5) 7th

16. How many floors are threre between the floors on which V and P live?

(1) One
(2) Two
(3) Three
(4) Four
(5) None

Directions (17-18): Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

17. (1) W
(2) T
(3) S
(4) P
(5) Q

18. (1) T- 2nd floor
(2) R - 7th floor
(3) V - 3rd floor
(4) S - 5th floor
(5) Q - 6th floor

19. Which of the following is true with respect to the given arrangement?

(1) The one who lives on the 5th floor is an immediate neighbour of S
(2) V lives on the 1st floor
(3) T sits second to the left of the person who lives on 2nd floor
(4) R and V are immediate neighbours of each other
(5) The one who lives on the 4th floor sits at one of the extreme ends of the line

20. If all the persons are made to live in alphabetical order from the bottommost floor to the topmost floor (i .e. P lives on the 1st floor, Q lives on the 2nd floor and finally W lives on the 7th floor) who would still live on the same floor as the original arrangement?

(1) R
(2) V
(3) W
(4) T
(5) S

Directions (21-25): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered 1 and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and —
Give answer (1) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (2) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement 1 alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (3) if the data either in statement 1 alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (4) if the data even in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (5) if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

21. Who amongst A, B. C, D and E is the tallest?

I. A is taller than B but shorter than C. D is not the tallest.
II. Two people are taller than C.

22. Which direction is Ali facing?

I. If Ken who is currently facing East turns 90° towards his right, he would face a direction exactly opposite to the direction which Ali is facing.
II. It Priya who is currently facing South turns left, walks 1m and then takes a left turn again she would face the same direction as Ali

23. Did 300 candidates appear for the written examination for admission into college X?

I. The principal of the college correctly mentions that the number of candidates who had appeared for the examination was more than 200.
II. According to a statistical report only 175 candidates could qualify the examination

24. How far is point P from point Q? (All the points lie on a straight line).

I. Point T is exactly midway between points P and Q. Point T is 5 km towards west of point R.
II. Point Q is 2 kms towards the east of Point R.

25. How many brothers does A have?

I. A who is B’s brother has two siblings.
II. D is brother of A and is youngest in the family.

Directions (26 - 27) : Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group.

Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

26. (1) Eye
(2) Kidney
(3) Heart
(4) Lungs
(5) Ear

27. (1) Unique
(2) Exclusive
(3) Rare
(4) Distinct
(5) Extinct

Directions (28 - 30) : Four of the following five are alike in. a certain way (based on the English alphabetical series) and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

28. (1) ABX
(2) ABCDV
(3) ABCDEFT
(4) ABCW
(5) ABCDES

29. (1) DNFL
(2) KRIT
(3) HUJS
(4) BQDO
(5) JWLU

30. (1) CXIG
(2) AZLJ
(3) DWVT
(4) BZQO
(5) GUKI

Directions (31 - 35) : In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions.

Mark answer (1) if only conclusion I follows.
Mark answer (2) if only conclusion II follows.
Mark answer (3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
Mark answer (4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Mark answer (5) if both conclusions I and II follow.

31. Statements : A > B = C; B < D < E

Conclusions : I. D>A
II. E> C

32. Statements : L > U > K; Z < U < R

Conclusions : I. J > I
II. K< R

33. Statements : Y < J = P > R >I

Conclusions : I. J > I
II. Y < R

34. Statements : V > K > M = N ; M> S ; T< K

Conclusions : I. T < N
II. V = S

35. Statements : F< X < A; R < X < E

Conclusions : I. F < E
II. R < F

36. Read the following information carefully and answer the question which follows.

‘Parents should make strong efforts to curtail the extreme fad for fashion from their children’s minds.’ A research report. Which of the following would weaken the argument presented in the report most appropriately?

(1) Excessive craze of fashion is detrimental to development of a youngster’s personality.
(2) Following fashion is not harmful but only till it is done to certain reasonable limits.
(3) More fashionable the person, greater are his/her chances to succeed in life.
(4) Fashion takes away the time spent in constructive activities by the youngsters.
(5) Many schools and colleges have uniforms for their students so as to discourage the craze of fashion amongst them.


Directions (37 - 40) : Read the following information and five statements given below it carefully and answer the questions which follow :

People in the remote village of Kenal are now totally self sufficient and liberal and no longer wait till people from urban areas dish out empowerment as a special privilege or favor.

(A) Many of the residents formed a group and initiated a self help microcredit program which provided help and support to the villagers to start a new business.
(B) There was a time when the villagers had to seek favours from their urban counterparts.
(C) Kenal lacks the new advancements and technological developments owing to a lack of urban intervention.
(D) Many other villages are now approaching the people from Kenal to help them follow the same directions.
(E) Women in Kenal too are realizing the importance of empowerment and are taking every possible step to add to their family’s kitty.

37. Which of the statements numbered (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) can be inferred from the given statement? (An inference is something which can be directly inferred from the given facts)

(1) Only A
(2) Only B
(3) Only C
(4) Only D
(5) Both A and E

38. Which of the statements numbered (A), (B). (C), (D) and (E) mentioned above would prove that intervention from their urban counterparts can also be beneficial to a certain extent?

(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
(5) E

39. Which of the statements numbered (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) mentioned above represents a step which helped the process of liberalization and empowerment of the villagers?

(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
(5) E

40. Which of the following represents a result/repercussion of the success experienced by the residents of the village Kenal?

(1) B
(2) C
(3) Both C and E
(4) A
(5) D

Directions (41-45): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements
are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and —
Give answer (1) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (2) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (3) if the data in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (4) if the data in both the statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (5) if the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

41. How is ‘letter’ written in the code language?

I. ‘please write a letter* is written as ‘7218’, ‘received a Greek letter is written as ‘7513’.
II. ‘write in English please’ is written as ‘2O84’, and ‘a letter in Greek’ is written as ‘5714’.

42. Among A, B, C, D and E, seated in a straight line; facing North, who sits exactly in the middle of the line ?

I. A sits third to left of D. B sits to the immediate right of C.
II. B sits second to right of A. E is not an immediate neighbour of D.

43. A six storey building (consisting of an unoccupied ground floor and five floors on top of the ground floor numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) houses different people viz. A, B, C, D and E. Who lives on the third floor?

I. C lives on an even numbered floor. A lives immediately above D. B lives immediately above A. E does not live on the topmost floor.
II. D lives on an odd numbered floor. A and B are immediate neighbours of each other. Similarly, C and E are immediate neighbours of each other. C does not live on an odd numbered floor.

44. Are all the four friends Abhay, Kavita, Prashant and Yasir who are sitting around a circular table facing the centre?

I. Kavita sits second to left of Abhay. Abhay faces the centre. Yasir sits to the immediate right of Abhay as Well as Kavita.
II. Prashant sits third to the right of Kavita. Abhay sits to immediate right of Prashant as well as Yasir.

45. Is R the granddaughter of C ?

I. The only sister of A is the mother of R’s brother, B .
II. C, the mother of A has only one grandson, B.

Directions (46 - 50) : In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer figures on the right should come after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued ?