Important Reasoning Quiz for IBPS Clerk/RBI Astt Main
Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Eight members L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S belong to three different families, viz Gujarati, Punjabi and Marathi. They go for weekend outing in three different cars, viz Alto, Nano and Santro. Four out of the eight members are females. Each member of every family travels in a different car. Each car carries at least one male and one female member. Each family has at least two members.
L is Marathi and he travels in Santro. O is wife of P and they travel in Alto and Nano respectively. S is son of M, who is wife of R, and they are Punjabi. N is daughter of Q, who is wife of L. N travels in Nano. R does not travel with Q.
1. How many members are there in the Gujarati family?
1) Two 2) Three 3) Four
4) Either 2) or 3) 5) None of these
2. Which of the following groups travels in Alto?
1) QSL 2) OPQ 3) QSO
4) SOP 5) None of these
3. Which of the following groups represents the group of married females?
1) OQS 2) MON 3) MNQ
4) NOQ 5) None of these
4. Which of the following statements is false?
1) O belongs to the Marathi family.
2) M and Q travel in the same car.
3) R and N travel in Nano.
4) Only 1) and 2)
5) All are false
5. Which of the following combinations is true?
1) P – Female – Gujarati – Alto
2) N – Female – Marathi – Nano
3) M – Female – Punjabi – Alto
4) R – Male – Gujarati – Nano
5) S – Male – Punjabi – Santro
Directions (Q. 6-7): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the given questions:
# A 8 B 6 7 H U % 3 $ F V R 2 I @ 1 4 1 W E 9 L 5
6. If all the numbers are dropped from the above arrangement which of the following will be eighth from the right end?
1) @ 2) F 3) $
4) V 5) None of these
7. Which of the following is ninth to the left of the sixteenth from the right end?
1) 3 2) I 3) #
4) 5 5) None of these
8. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word DAUGHTER each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabetical series?
1) None 2) Two 3) Three
4) Four 5) More than four
Directions (Q. 9-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Raman does five works P, Q, R, S and T. He starts working at 9 am in the morning. P is the first work and it takes two hours. Q can be done after P. Q takes 1 hour. Work R, which takes 1 hour, can be started only when P and Q are completed. Raman can do work S along with Q and R and would take 3 hours for it. T takes only one hour and can be started only after Q, R and S.
9. What is the time by which Raman completes all the tasks?
1) 2 pm 2) 3 pm 3) 4 pm
4) Can’t be determined 5) None of these
10. What is the time by which Raman completes the work R?
1) 12 pm 2) 2 pm 3) 1 pm
4) 11 pm 5) None of these
Answers:
- 1
- 3
- 5; MQO
- 4
- 2
- 2; After dropping all the numbers from the given arrangement the new arrangement will be # A B H U % $ F V R I @ W E L. Thus, eighth from the right end is F.
- 3; Ninth to the left of sixteenth from the right end is (16 + 9 =) 25th from the right, ie #.
- 4
- 2
- 3
