(Download) IBPS PO 2019 Exam Paper Reasoning Ability
(Download) IBPS PO 2019 Exam Paper
Reasoning Ability
Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. In the table, the details of total number students and students in class 10 is given.
| SCHOOL | TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS [MALE + FEMALE] | NUMBER OF STUDENTS [MALE + FEMALE] IN CLASS 10 | NUMBER OF FEMALES IN CLASS 10 |
| A | 250 | 48 | 12 |
| B | 480 | 64 | 10 |
| C | 360 | 80 | 25 |
Q1. In school C, the number of female students in classes other than 10 is 101. What percent of student in school C are female?
a. 30%
b. 46%
c. 26%
d. 40%
e. 35%
Q2. What is the difference between number of male students in class 10 of school A and that of school B?
a. 12
b. 18
c. 11
d. 16
e. 5
Q3. In school A, there are only three classes 8th , 9th and 10th. If the respective ratio between the number of students (male + female) in class 8th and class 9th is 55 : 46. What is the number of student (male + female) in class 8th?
a. 56
b. 165
c. 110
d. 132
e. 99
Q4. In school B, the number of students (male + female) in classes other than class 10 is what % more than the number of students (male + female) in class 10?
a. 560
b. 550
c. 660
d. 650
e. 450
Q5. What is the respective ratio between the number of students (male + female) in class 10 of school C and total number of students (male + female) in all class together of school B?
a. 1 : 8
b. 1 : 9
c. 1 : 4
d. 1 : 6
e. 1 : 16
Q6. What is average number of students (male + female) in class 10 of schools A and B?
a. 56
b. 58
c. 55
d. 52
e. 54
Direction: Read the following information carefully to give the answer of the questions based on it.
Six people J, K, L, M, N and O are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. They like different colours i.e. pink, red, green, blue, white and yellow. N is an immediate neighbour of the one who likes red. K is sitting second to the right of N. One person sits between K and the one who likes yellow (either from the right or left side). N neither likes yellow nor red. Only two people are sitting between the one who likes yellow and L. J sits third to the right of the one who likes pink. J neither likes yellow nor red. Only one person sits between J and the one who likes white (either from the right or left side). O sits to the immediate left of the one who likes green.
Q7. Who among the following likes green colour?
a. L
b. K
c. J
d. O
e. M
Q8. What is the position of J with respect to the one who likes blue?
a. Immediate right
b. Second to the left
c. Second to the right
d. Immediate left
e. None of these
Q9. How many people are sitting between the one who likes pink and M when counted from the left of M?
a. One
b. None
c. Two
d. Three
e. More than three
Q10. Who sits third to the left of O?
a. The one who likes red
b. K
c. The one who likes green
d. N
e. The one who likes blue
Q11. Which of the following statement is true about M and L?
a. M sits second to the left of L.
b. There are two people between M and L.
c. No one sits between M and L.
d. L sits second to the right of M.
e. None of the above.
Direction: In the following questions assuming the given statement to be true, find which of the conclusion (s) among given conclusions is/are definitely true and then give your answers accordingly.
Q12. Statement:
A > B < C < D; F < C < E < R
Conclusions:
I. R > D
II. F < A
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
e. If both conclusions I and II follow
Q13. Statement:
V < W < X = Y > T = Z
Conclusions:
I. Z > X
II. V < Y
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
e. If both conclusions I and II follow
Q14. Statement:
A > B < C < D; F < C < E < R
Conclusions:
I. E > B
II. A > D
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
e. If both conclusions I and II follow
Q15. Statement:
J < R < K = M; T > R = Y
Conclusions:
I. J < T
II. M > Y
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
e. If both conclusions I and II follow
Q16. Four of the following five are alike in a certain manner and hence form a group. Find the one which does not belong to that group?
a. SXTY
b. CHFK
c. OTRW
d. EJHM
e. LQOT
Direction: Read the following information carefully to give the answer of the questions based on it.
Six boxes A, B, C, D, E and F are placed one above the other in a stack. Each box is of a different color. Only two boxes are there between A and B. Black box is kept immediately above B. Only two boxes are kept between Black box and C. C is not kept the bottom. Only one box is kept between C and Yellow colored box. Box B is not Yellow in color. Only two boxes are there Yellow colored box and Green colored box. Green colored box is kept above Yellow colored box. Only one box is kept between Green colored box and Red colored box. D is kept immediately below Red colored box. Only three boxes are there between D and Orange colored box. E is kept above Orange colored box. Blue colored box is kept below E.
Q17. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way, find the odd one out.
a. Green – A
b. Red – E
c. Black – F
d. Blue – D
e. Orange – C
Q18. Which of the following statements is true?
a. No box is kept below D
b. No box is kept between Black box and B
c. F is kept above C
d. Only two boxes are there between Orange colored box and A
e. All of the above.
Q19. How many boxes are there below Blue colored box?
a. One
b. Three
c. More than Three
d. Two
e. None
Q20. As many boxes are kept between the Yellow colored box and the Orange colored box as between A and __.
a. Blue box
b. Black box
c. D
d. Green Box
e. B
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Q21. Which box is kept immediately above Red colored box?
a. E
b. Blue
c. Yellow
d. Green
e. B
Direction: Study the following data carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
In a certain code language, ‘millenials are driving growth’ is written as ‘sm fi jq zh’, ‘growth of several industries’ is written as ‘ro el pa fi’, ‘several self driving cars’ is written as ‘dg pa sm hy’ and ‘industries experts are hopeful’ is written as ‘jq ks nt el’.
Q22. What is the code for ‘driving’?
a. jq
b. fi
c. el
d. sm
e. zh
Q23. ‘pa jq’ stand for which of the following?
a. several experts
b. are several
c. industries self
d. cars are
e. growth cars
Q24. What is the code for ‘self’?
a. zh
b jq
c. Either ‘nt’ or ‘ks’
d. Either ‘el’ or ‘ro’
e. Either ‘hy’ or ‘dg’
Q25. In this language, if ‘experts from industries’ is coded as ‘el ks vr’, then in the same language, how ‘from hopeful millenials’ will be coded?
a. sm nt hy
b. ro vr zh
c. zh ks nt
d. vr zh nt
e. vr ro ks
Direction: Study the following information and answer the question that follows.
Five people A, B, C, D and E bought a dress on different occasions. Each person spent a different amount (minimum 1000). C bought a dress immediately after the one who spent 1600 on his dress. Only one person bought a dress between C and D. Only three people bought the dresses between D and the one who bought a dress for 2100. A bought the dress immediately before the one who bought a dress for 4500. The total amount of the dress which A and D bought was 5000. The amount of the dress which B bought is 500 more than that of E. E bought a dress before B
Q26. Who bought the dress immediately after C?
a. The one who spent 1600
b. The one who spent 3400
c. The one who spent 2100
d. The one who spent 2600
e. None of these
Q27. Find the odd one out.
a. C - 3400
b. E - C
c. B - 1600
d. B - A
e. A – E
Q28. Find the amount of the dress bought by D?
a. 2100
b. 4500
c. 3400
d. 1600
e. None of the above
Q29. Find the difference between amount of the dresses bought by A and E.
a. 500
b. 600
c. 700
d. 400
e. 300
Direction: Study the following data carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
Q. P is the sister-in-law of Q. Q has no siblings. S is the father-in-law of Q. S has only one daughter. Only one child of S is married. T is the grandson of S. U is the maternal grandfather of T. V is the sonin-law of U. W is the sibling of V. X is the niece of W.
Q30. How is W related to T?
a. Aunt
b. Father
c. Uncle
d. Mother
e. Can’t be determined
Q31. How is X related to U?
a. Daughter
b. Granddaughter
c. Grandson
d. Daughter-in-law
e. None of these
Q32. If S is married to Y, then how is P related to Y?
a. Son
b. Daughter-in-law
c. Son-in-law
d. Daughter
e. Can’t be determined
Direction: In each of the questions below are given 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.
Q33. Statements:
All cotton are linens.
No linen is a silk.
All silk are dresses.
Conclusions:
I. All cotton can never be silk.
II. All linens being dresses 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 neither conclusion I nor II follows
e. If both conclusions I and II follow
Q34. Statements:
All cards are spades.
Only a few spades are heart.
All hearts are diamond.
Conclusions:
I. No card is a diamond.
II. At least some diamonds are cards.
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
e. If both conclusions I and II follow
Q35. Statements:
Only a few arrivals are departures.
No departure is a holiday.
Only a few holidays are festivals.
Conclusions:
I. All arrivals being holiday is a possibility.
II. No festival is a departure.
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
e. If both conclusions I and II follow
Q36. Statements:
No teacher is a student.
All students are children.
Only a few children are professors.
Conclusions:
I. All professors being a student is a possibility.
II. Some teachers are definitely not children.
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
e. If both conclusions I and II follow
Direction: Read the following information carefully to give the answer of the questions based on it.
14 people are sitting in two rows facing each other. P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are facing south while A, B, C, D, E, F and G are facing north. Only one person sits between D and F. Q sits 2nd to the left of the one facing F. Only two people sit to the left of D. As many people sit to the left of Q as to the right of R. A faces the immediate neighbor of T. U sits 2nd to the right of T. V sits 4th to the left of P. Only two people sit between A and the one who faces R. As many people sit between V and Q as between D and B. G sits to the immediate right of C.
Q37. How many people are sitting between B and the one who faces V?
a. One
b. Two
c. None
d. Three
e. More than three
Q38. Which of the following statement is true regarding D and C?
a. D sits third to the right of C.
b. D and C are immediate neighbours.
c. One of D and C is sitting at the end of the row
d. Three people sit between D and C.
e. None of these
Q39. Who sits 3rd to the right of E?
a. B
b. D
c. A
d. F
e. C
Q40. Who among the following faces S?
a. C
b. A
c. D
d. B
e. F
