Model Questions for IBPS PO PRELIM Exam : Reasoning Set-36

Directions: In the following questions, the symbols @, %, $, # and * are used with the following meaning as illustrated below-

‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’
‘P * Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q’.
‘P @ Q’ means’ P is not greater than Q’.
‘P # Q’ means’ P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’.
‘P % Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor equal to Q’.

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 them is/are definitely true?

Give answer (1) if only Conclusion I is true.
Give answer (2) if only Conclusion II is true.
Give answer (3) if either Conclusion I or II is true.
Give answer (4) (4) if neither Conclusion I nor IUs true.

Give answer (5) if both Conclusions I and II are true.

1. Statements: M * T, T $ K, K # 0

Conclusions: I. D % M
II.M * K

2. Statements: R@ J, M # JH, D * M

Conclusions: I.D * J
II. R # M

3. Statements: F $ M, N @ M, N % W

Conclusions: I.F # N
II.N % F

4. Statements: B # J, J @ 0, F $ 0

Conclusions: I.B # F
II.F * B

5. Statements: Z % T, T * N, H $ N

Conclusions: I.H * Z
II.T * H

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Directions: In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by four Conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. 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 follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

6. Statements:

All trains are rivers.
Some rivers are houses.
All houses are lakes.

Conclusions:

I. Some lakes are trains.
II. Some houses are trains.
III. No train is lake.
IV. Some houses are rivers.

(1) None follows
(2) Only IV follows
(3) Only either I or III follows
(4) Only either I or III and IV follow
(5) All follow

7. Statements:

Some tigers are goats.
No goat is rat.
All dogs are rats.

Conclusions:

I. No tiger is rat.
II. No dog is goat.
III. Some dogs are tigers.
IV. Some rats are tigers

(1) Only either I or IV and II follow
(2) Only either I or IV and III follow
(3) Only II follows
(4) Only either I or IV follows
(5) None follows

8. Statements:

Some trees are flowers.
Some roads are flowers.
All roads are vehicles.

Conclusions:

I. Some vehicles are trees.
II. Some vehicles are flowers.
III. Some roads are trees.
IV. All vehicles are roads.

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

9. Statements:

All jungles are buses.
All books are buses.
All fruits are-books.

Conclusions:

I. Some fruits are jungles.
II. Some buses are books.
III. Some buses are jungles
IV. All fruits are buses

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

10. Statements:

Some pens are rooms.
Some rooms are cats.
Some cats are windows.

Conclusions:

I. Some windows are rooms.
II. Some cats are pens.
III. Some pens are windows.
IV. Some pens are cats.