Reasoning MCQ for IBPS PO/Clerk Mains 2018
Directions (Q. 1-5): In each question below are given two/three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with 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. Give answer
1) if only conclusion I follows.
2) if only conclusion II follows.
3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) if both conclusions I and II follow.
1. Statements: All bags are purses.
No purse is black.
All blacks are covers.
Conclusions: I. All bags are covers.
II. Some covers are purses.
2. Statements: Some cats are rats.
Some rats are fishes.
All fishes are birds.
Conclusions: I. Some fishes are rats.
II. All cats being birds is a possibility.
3. Statements: Some flowers are roses.
No rose is red.
All red are leaves.
Conclusions: I. Some flowers are definitely not red.
II. Some leaves are definitely not roses.
4. Statements: All cards are sheets.
All files are cards.
Some sheets are papers.
Conclusions: I. All files being papers is a possibility.
II. All files are not sheets.
Statements: All fans are pins.
No pin is a clip.
No clip is a cap.
Conclusions: I. Some fans are not clips.
II. No pin is a cap.
Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
A company deputed eight of its members S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z in different cities, viz Jamshedpur, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Ranchi, Patna and Shimla, for marketing three different products A, B and C, but not necessarily in the same order. Each product must be marketed in at least two cities. Also, each product must not be marketed in more than three cities.
T goes to Delhi for marketing product B. W goes to Kolkata for marketing product C. V does not go to Jamshedpur or Jaipur but does marketing of the same product as Y, who goes to Shimla. Z goes to Chennai for marketing product C. The same product is marketed in Jamshedpur and Delhi. V and X are marketing the same products. S goes to Patna for marketing product C.
6. Which of the following groups goes for marketing product A?
1) U, X, V 2) Y, V, X 3) X, Y, Z
4) S, Z, W 5) None of these
7. V goes to which of the following cities?
1) Ranchi 2) Shimla 3) Jaipur
4) Can’t be determined 5) None of these
8. Who among the following goes to Jamshedpur?
1) W 2) V 3) U
4) X 5) None of these
9. Which of the following groups goes for marketing product B?
1) T, U 2) V, Z, T 3) U, X
4) T, Q, U 5) None of these
10. Which of the following combinations is true?
1) T – Delhi – C 2) W – Chennai – C
3) V – Ranchi – A 4) X – Jamshedpur – A
5) None of these
Answers:
- 4
- 5
- 5
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 3
