Logical Reasoning Quiz for IBPS PO / Clerk
Directions (Q. 1 – 5): The following questions are based on the five words given below:
WIT BAR URN ELF TOP
(The new words formed after performing the mentioned operations may or may not necessarily be meaningful English words.)
1. If in each of the words, all the alphabets are arranged in English alphabetical order within the word, how many words will NOT begin with a vowel?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) More than three
2. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the second letter of the word which is second from the right and the third letter of the word which is third from the left of the given words?
1) One
2) Two
3) Three
4) Four
5) Five
3. If in each of the given words, each of the consonants is changed to the previous letter and each vowel is changed to the next letter in the English alphabetical series, in how many words thus formed will no vowels appear?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) More than three
4. If the last alphabet in each of the words is changed to the next alphabet in the English alphabetical order, how many words having two vowels (same or different vowels) will be formed?
1) None
2) One
3) Two
4) Three
5) Four
5. If the given words are arranged in the order as they would appear in a dictionary from left to right, which of the following will be fourth from the left?
1) WIT
2) BAR
3) URN
4) ELF
5) TOP
6. Veena walked 5m towards north, took a left turn and walked 7m. She took a left turn again and walked 8m before taking a left turn and walking 7m. She then took a final left turn and walked 1m before stopping. How far is Veena from the starting point?
1) 3m
2) 6m
3) 4m
4) 2m
5) 7m
7. In a certain code, IDEAS is written as HEDBR and WOULD is written as VPTMC. How will RIGHT be written in the same code?
1) QJHIS
2) QJFGS
3) SHHGU
4) QJFIU
5) QJFIS
Directions (Q. 8 – 10): Study the following information to answer the given question:
Amongst five friends, A, B, C, D and E, each bought a mobile phone for a different price. A paid more than both C and E. Only B paid more than D. E did not pay the minimum amount. E paid ₹ 8,000 for the phone.
8. Which of the following is true with regard to the given information?
1) Only two people paid a price less than the price paid by B.
2) E paid more than C and B.
3) No one paid more amount than that paid by C.
4) Amongst the five friends, C is most likely to have paid ₹ 9,000 for the mobile phone.
5) None is true
9. If D paid ₹ 17,000 more than the price paid by E, which of the following could possibly be the amount paid by A?
1) ₹ 35,000
2) ₹ 16,000
3) ₹ 7500
4) ₹ 26,000
5) ₹ 6,500
10. Who paid the third highest amount for the mobile phone?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E
ANSWERS:
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