Reasoning Ability Practice Set-3 For IBPS Exam

Q.1-6. Study the following information carefully and answer the following questions:

A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H and I are sitting around a circle and facing at the centre.F is not the neighbour of D. I is sitting immediately between C and E who is sixth to the left of H. G is sitting second to the right of D and at the immediate left of B. E is not the immediate neighbour of F.

Q.1 Who is second to the left of D and third to the right of I?

(1) A and C
(2) C and G
(3) F and G
(4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these

Q.2 Which of the following statement is true?

(1) C is neither fourth to the right of H nor third to the left of B.
(2) G is sitting at the third place from the sixth place to the left of A.
(3) D and B are the neighbour of I and H respectively.
(4) All the above statements are false.
(5) None of these

Q.3 Which of the following is the correct position of E in respect of A?

(1) Second to the left
(2) Fourth to the right
(3) Fifth to the right
(4) Fourth to the left
(5) None of these

Q.4 Which of the following group of persons has the first person sitting between the next two?

(1) A C F
(2) E I G
(3) B H G
(4) F A B
(5) None of these

Q.5 If the position of the persons, who are second to the left of D and third to the right of A, are interchanged. Which person is second to the left of D?

(1) F
(2) A
(3) G
(4) I
(5) None of these

Q.6 In which of the following pairs the second person is not sitting on the immediate left of the first person?

(1) H D
(2) B G
(3) C F
(4) I E
(5) None of these

Q.7-11. In each of the questions below is given four statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true (even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts). Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows.

Q.7 Statements:
Some market are milk. No highway is traders.
No traders is market. All milk are mouth.

Conclusions:
I. All highway are mouth.
II. Some highway are milk.
III. Some milk not being mouth is a possibility.

(1) Only I and II follow.
(2) Only II and III follow.
(3)Only I and III follow.
(4) All, I, II and III follow.
(5) None follows.

Q.8 Statements:
Some market are milk. No highway is traders.
No traders is market. All milk are mouth. Conclusions:

I. Some market being highway is a possibility.
II. Some milk not being traders is a possibility.
III. Some market are mouth.

(1) Only I and II follow
(2) Only I and III follow
(3) Only II and III follow
(4) All I, II and III follow
(5) None of these

Q.9 Statements:
Some normal are shadow. Some vote are election.
All worker are vote. All election are normal.

Conclusions:
I. Some shadow are not normal.
II. Some normal are not vote.
III. Some shadow being worker is a possibility.

(1) None of these.
(2) Only I and II follow.
(3) Only II and III follow.
(4) Either I or II follows.
(5) Only I and III follow.

Q.10 Statements:
Some normal are shadow. Some vote are election.
All worker are vote. All election are normal.

Conclusions:
I. Some vote are normal.
II. All election are shadow.
III. Some worker being election is a possibility.

(1) None follows.
(2) Only I follows.
(3) Only II follows.
(4) Only I and III follow.
(5) Only II and III follow.

Q.11 Statements:
Some soil are brick. All wood are iron.
Some brick are wood. Some iron are steel.

Conclusions:
I. Some steel being brick is a possibility.
II. Some soil being wood is a possibility.
III. Some iron not being steel is a possibility.

(1) All I, II and III follow.
(2) Only I and III follow
(3) Only II and III follow.
(4) Only either I or III follows.
(5) Only either I or II follows.

Q.12-16. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
The bricks manufacturing companies have increased the price of bricks by about seventeen percent with immediate effect.

Q.12. Which of the following is/are possible effect(s) of the above?

Cause and Effects
I. Government will direct the bricks manufacturing companies to reduce the price increase to six percent.
II. The prices of residential flats and commercial companies will see an upward trend.
III. The construction companies may stop all on going construction projects with immediate effect.

(1) Only II
(2) Only I
(3) Only III
(4) Both II and III
(5) None of these

Q.13 Which of the following is/are possible effect(s) of the above ?

Cause and Effects
I. Government will direct the network providing companies to reduce the price increase to six percent.
II. The prices of mobiles will see a downward trend.
III. Consumers may stop all these type communications.

(1) Only II
(2) Only I
(3) Only III
(4) Both II and III
(5) None of these

Q.14 Effect: This year majority of the candidates join the online speed test of Mahendra’s Banking Institute. Which of the following Answer be a probable cause of the above effect?

I. Last year most of the candidates join the offline speed test form Mahendra’s Banking Institute and they got better job offers from Bank sector.
II. Mahendra’s Banking Institute offers only Banking specialization in spite of other exams.
III. Mahendra’s Banking Institute has recently started its online speed test same as the pattern of Banking exams.

(1) Only II
(2) Only I
(3) Only III
(4) Both I and III
(5) None of these

Q.15 Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Cause : All the major river in the Uttarakhand state have been flowing way over the danger level for the past few weeks due to continuous raining. Which of the following is/are possible effect(s) of the above because?

I. Many colonies situated near the river banks are submerged forcing residents to flee.
II. Government has decided to provide alternate shelter to all the affected colonies residing near the river banks.
III. The entire state has been put on high flood alert.

(1) Only I
(2) Both I and II
(3) Both II and III
(4) All I, II and III
(5) None of these

Q.16 Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
A starts from point X and runs 7 m. towards North. It takes a right turn and runs 15 m. It now runs 5 m. after taking a left turn. It finally takes a left turn, runs 15 m. and stops at point Z. Towards which direction A was the moving before it stopped at point Z?

(1) North
(2) East
(3) South
(4) West
(5) North-West

Same symbols @, $, %,# and * are given with the following meaning as given below.
'V@B' means 'V is not greater than B'
'V$B' means 'Vis not smaller than B'
'V#B' means 'Vis neither greater than nor equal to B'
'V%B' means 'V is neither smaller than nor equal to B'
'V* B'means 'Vis neither smaller than nor greater than B'
Now in each of the following questions, assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the
two conclusions I and II given below is/are definitely true. Give answer -

Q.17 Statement: E$D, D%C, E*B

Conclusion :
(I) C#E
(II) B@D

(1) If only conclusion I is true.
(2) If only conclusion II is true.
(3) If either conclusion I or II is true.
(4) If neither conclusion I nor II is true.
(5) If both conclusion I and II are true.

Q.18 Statement: O*N, M@O, M#K

Conclusion : (I) N*K (II) O$M
(1) If only conclusion I is true.
(2) If only conclusion II is true.
(3) If either conclusion I or II is true.
(4) If neither conclusion I nor II is true.
(5) If both conclusion I and II are true.\

Q.19 Statement: J@H, H#K, G$K

Conclusion : (I) G*J (II) H%K
(1) If only conclusion I is true.
(2) If only conclusion II is true.
(3) If either conclusion I or II is true.
(4) If neither conclusion I nor II is true.
(5) If both conclusion I and II are true.

Q.20 Statement: U%T, S#U, Q@S

Conclusion : (I) S$Q (II) Q#S
(1) If only conclusion I is true.
(2) If only conclusion II is true.
(3) If either conclusion I or II is true.
(4) If neither conclusion I nor II is true.
(5) If both conclusion I and II are true.

Q.21 Statement: Z#Y, Y*X, Y@W

Conclusion : (I) W*X (II) W%X
(1) If only conclusion I is true.
(2) If only conclusion II is true.
(3) If either conclusion I or II is true.
(4) If neither conclusion I nor II is true.
(5) If both conclusion I and II are true.

Q.22 Statement : A@B, A$C, D@B

Conclusion : (I) A*D (II) C#A
(1) If only conclusion I is true.
(2) If only conclusion II is true.
(3) If either conclusion I or II is true.
(4) If neither conclusion I nor II is true.
(5) If both conclusion I and II are true.

Q.23-26. Each question below is followed by a statement and two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the following arguments is a strong argument and which is a weak argument. In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between strong arguments and weak arguments so for as they relate to the question. Strong arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. Weak arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question. Give answer

Q.23 Statement : Should recently introduced cloning by Scientists be encouraged?

Arguments :

(I) Yes, because of this good breeds will increase.
(II) No, it may result in its most dangerous form of human cloning.