IBPS Clerk Prelims Online Question Paper - 2019 ( Reasoning Ability)

Subject: Reasoning Ability

Direction (66 – 70) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people in each row. In row 1 - B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting and all of them are facing north and in row 2 - Q, R, S, T, U and V are sitting and all of them are facing south but not necessarily in the same order. In the given arrangement, each member seated in the row faces another member of the other row. D sits at one of the extreme ends of the row. Two people sit between B and D. The one who faces B sits second to the left of Q. Three people sit between Q and S. The one who faces S sits to the immediate right of G. As many people sit to the left of G as to the left of V. Two people sit between T and V. R sits at one of the positions to the right of U. The one who faces U sits third to the right of E. F sits at one of the positions to the right of C.

66. Who sits fourth to the left of F?
A. G
B. C
C. B
D. E

67. How many people sit between S and R?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four

68.Who faces C?
A. R
B. Q
C. V
D. U

69.Which of the following statements is true?
A. Three people sit between B and D
B. V sits opposite to G
C. T and E sit at the extreme ends of the row
D. R and U are immediate neighbours

70. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way, find the odd one out.
A. Q
B. T
C. D
D. R

71. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘DECLARING’ each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet (both forward and backward)?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. More than three

Direction (72 – 74) : In each of the questions below are given two/three statements followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

72. Statements:
All ladders are stairs.
Only a few stairs are ways.
All ways are elevators.
Conclusions:
I. No elevators are ladders.
II. Some ladders are elevators.
A. If only conclusion I follows
B. If only conclusion II follows
C. If either conclusion I or II follows
D. If neither conclusion I nor II follows

73. Statements:
A few computers are type-writers.
Only a few type-writers are laptops.
Conclusions:
I. All laptops being type-writers is a
possibility.
II. All computers being laptop is a
possibility.
A. If only conclusion I follows
B. If only conclusion II follows
C. If either conclusion I or II follows
D. If both conclusions I and II follow

74. Statements:
Few trucks are papers.
All papers are magazines.
Conclusions:
I. Some trucks are definitely not
magazines.
II. Some magazines are trucks.
A. If only conclusion I follows
B. If only conclusion II follows
C. If either conclusion I or II follows
D. If neither conclusion I nor II follows

Direction (75 – 79) : Study the following information and answer the given questions carefully. Point B is 10m to the West of point A. Point C is 15m to the South of point B. Point D is 15m to the North of point A. Point E is 15m to the East of point D. Point C is 15m to the West of point F. Point G is 10m to the East of point C. Point H is 15m to the North of point F. Point R is 3m to the East of point E.

75. What is the distance and direction of point H with respect to F?
A. 15 m to the South
B. 10 m to the North
C. 15 m to the North
D. 10 m to the South

76. What is the direction of G with respect to R?
A. North East
B. North
C. South
D. South West

77. Which of the following do not represent straight line?
A. CGF
B. GAD
C. BAH
D. FHE

78. Find the odd one out.
A. RF
B. DC
C. DR
D. RB

79. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Point D is to the South of point A
B. Point H is to the East of point B
C. Point H and G lie on the same line
D. Point F is to the West of point G

80. Four of the following five are alike in some way, find the odd one out.
A. SNM
B. HCB
C. RML
D. WTS

Direction (81 – 82) : In each of the questions, relationships between some elements are shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Read the statements and give the answer.

81. Statements:
S ≥ T = A ≤ N < D
Conclusions:
I. D > T
II. S < N
A. Only conclusion I is true
B. Only conclusion II is true
C. Either conclusion I or conclusion II is true
D. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true

82. Statements:
B ≤ R < K = A; T < R
Conclusions:
I. T < K
II. A > B
A. Only conclusion I is true
B. Only conclusion II is true
C. Either conclusion I or conclusion II is true
D. Both conclusion I and II are true

Direction (83 – 87) : Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it. Eight People A, B, C, D, P, Q, R and S born in eight different months namely, January, March, April, May, June, August, October and December but not necessarily in the same order. A was born in a month after August. Only four people born between A and B. Only two people born between B and C. The number of people born between A and C is the same as the number of people born between C and D. P was born in one of the months before D. Only two people born between P and Q. R was born before S but after Q. 83. C was born in which of the following months?
A. June
B. April
C. December
D. March

84. Who was born in the month of May?
A. S
B. D
C. Q
D. B

85. The number of people born before R as after __.
A. C
B. D
C. B
D. Q

86. Which of the following statements is true?
A. B was born in the month of April
B. Only three people born between S and Q
C. B was born in the month of January
D. R was born immediately before D

87. If P is related to D, B is related to Q, in the same way C is related to which of the following?
A. A
B. R
C. B
D. S

Direction (88 – 90) : Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it. Five boxes A, B, C, D and E of different weights are arranged in a row from top to bottom. The weight of Box A is more than the weight of Box B but Box A is lighter than Box C. Box D is lighter than Box C but not the lightest. Box C is not the heaviest among them. As many boxes are heavier than Box A as the number of boxes lighter than Box C. The weight of the second lightest box is 15 kg.

88. Who among the following is the third lightest?
A. E
B. C
C. B
D. D

89. If the weight of the Box C is 18kg, then what can be the weight of Box D?
A. 16kg
B. 10kg
C. 20kg
D. 12kg

90. How many boxes are lighter than Box E?
A. 4
B. 2
C. 3
D. None

Direction (91 – 95) : Study the following data carefully and answer the questions accordingly. Six people A, B, C, D, E, and F are sitting around a circular table facing outside. C is not sitting second to the left of F. E sits 12 third to the right of A. B sits third to the right of F. C and A are not neighbors. B and A are neighbors.

91. Who is sitting third to the right of C?
A. A
B. F
C. E
D. D

92. Who is sitting opposite to E?
A. F
B. A
C. D
D. B

93. Who among the following are sitting opposite to each other?
A. F, C
B. C, A
C. E, D
D. F, B

94. Who is sitting immediate right of F?
A. B
B. E
C. A
D. D

95. Find the odd one from the following.
A. B, D
B. C, F
C. A, E
D. F, A

Direction (96 – 100) : Read the following information carefully to answer the questions given below. In a certain code language, ‘training is always necessary’ is written as ‘god asb byo mnp’, ‘teacher perception always right’ is written as 'mnp den coh hen', 'teacher can stop training’ is written as ‘byo coh vyo rho’ ‘stop bad perception necessary’ is written as ‘den puk asb vyo’.

96. What is the code used for ‘right’?
A. mnp
B. hen
C. den
D. coh

97. ‘Puk’ is the code used for which of the following?
A. stop
B. perception
C. bad
D. necessary

98. ‘hen god puk’ would mean?
A. is right training
B. bad is right
C. training is bad
D. training right bad

99. ‘teacher is always linguist’ would be written as
A. god coh pa mnp
B. byo asb mnp coh
C. mnp god coh vyo
D. god vyo den asb

100. Which word is represented by ‘byo’?
A. necessary
B. stop
C. Training
D. perception