IBPS SO Prelims GT Reasoning ability Practice Test - 2
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Directions (51-55): Study the following data carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
Six friends - Ram, Balu, Rajesh, Abi, Esha and Swetha write different competitive exams on different days of the week starting from Thursday and ends on Wednesday. Only one exam on one day and one of these days is not having any exam(Holiday).
One day between Rajesh and Esha's exam, who writes the exam before Rajesh. The number of exams held before Ram is one less than the number of exams held after Holiday. Two exams held between Swetha and Rajesh. Swetha does not write exam on weekdays. The number of days between Balu and Esha is same as between Abi and Ram. Abi writes the exam after Balu writes.
51. Balu writes exam on _____
a) Monday
b) Tuesday
c) Wednesday
d) Thursday
e) Friday
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- Answer:e
52. Who among the following writes exam immediately before holiday?
a) Abi
b) Rajesh
c) Balu
d) Swetha
e) Esha
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- Answer:e
53. Who writes the exam immediately after Balu?
a) Ram
b) Abi
c) Swetha
d) Esha
e) Rajesh
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- Answer:c
54. Which of the following combination is true?
a) Abi writes exam on Saturday
b) Ram was the last to write exam
c) Esha writes exam immediately after Swetha
d) Two days between the exam of Abi and Rajesh
e) Other than the given options
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- Answer:d
55. How many exams held after Abi writes the exam?
a) More than four
b) Four
c) Three
d) Two
e) One
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- Answer:d
Directions (56-60): In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by 2 conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically followed from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
56. Statements:
Only Dam is Barrier.
Some Canal is Dam.
No Canal is Lake.
Some Lake is Pond.
Conclusions:
I. Some Barrier is Pond is a possibility
II. All lake is Dam is a possibility
Which of the conclusion is true?
a) Only conclusion I follows
b) Only conclusion II follows
c) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
e) Both follows
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- Answer:b
57. Statements:
Some KKR is RCB.
No RCB is MI.
Only a few MI is SRH.
Some CSK is not MI.
Conclusions:
I. All KKR is CSK is a possibility.
II. Some SRH is RCB.
Which of the conclusion is true?
a) Only conclusion I follows
b) Only conclusion II follows
c) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
e) Both follows
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- Answer:a
58. Statements:
Some Cake is Cola.
Only a few Cake is Pastry.
No Pastry is Burger.
Some Pizza is not Burger.
No Cola is Pastry.
Conclusions:
I. All Pastry is Cake is a possibility.
II. Some Pizza is Pastry is a possibility.
Which of the conclusion is true?
a) Only conclusion I follows
b) Only conclusion II follows
c) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
e) Both follows
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- Answer:e
59. Statements:
Some Bottle is Utensil.
Some Utensil is Cup.
No Cup is a Plate.
Only a few Plate is Spoon.
Conclusions:
I. No Bottle is a Cup.
II. Some Bottle is Cup.
Which of the conclusion is true?
a) Only conclusion I follows
b) Only conclusion II follows
c) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
e) Both follows
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- Answer:c
60. Statements:
Only a few TV is Bluetooth.
Some Bluetooth is Mobile.
No Mobile is Speaker.
No TV is Mobile.
Some Speaker is not Bluetooth.
Conclusions:
I. No TV is Speaker.
II. Some TV is Speaker.
Which of the conclusion is true?
a) Only conclusion I follows
b) Only conclusion II follows
c) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
e) Both follows
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- Answer:c
Directions (61-65): Study the following data carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
A certain number of people are sitting in a straight line facing the north direction. Z sits to the left of D but not immediately. At least one person sits between D and P. L sits third from an end. J sits second to the right of D. Four people sit between Q and Z. Five people sit between P and L. Four people sit between L and J. D sits sixth to the left of H. Q does not sit to the right of J. At most 12 people are there in the arrangement.
61. How many people are sitting in this arrangement?
a) 14
b) 11
c) 12
d) 13
e) None of these
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- Answer:c
62. Who sits second from the left end?
a) P
b) Q
c) Z
d) H
e) None of these
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- Answer:c
63. Who are the immediate neighbours?
a) Q, J
b) J, D
c) P, L
d) L, J
e) None of these
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- Answer:a
64. How many people are sitting to the right of P?
a) Five
b) Three
c) Four
d) Six
e) None of these
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- Answer:b
65. Find the correct statement/statements from the following.
I. Three people sit to the right of J.
II. Two people sit between L and Q.
III. Z and L are not immediate neighbors.
a) Both II and III
b) Only I
c) Only III
d) All are correct
e) None is correct
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- Answer:e
Directions (66-69): Study the following information and answer the given questions.
A word arrangement machine, when given an input line of words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and the step of arrangement.
Input: radio 43 vote 75 define 71 storm 18 27 cat
Step I: 43 vote radio 75 define 71 storm 18 27 cat
Step II: 75 storm 43 vote radio define 71 18 27 cat
Step III: 27 radio 75 storm 43 vote define 71 18 cat
Step IV: 71 define 27 radio 75 storm 43 vote 18 cat
Step V: 18 cat 71 define 27 radio 75 storm 43 vote
Step V is the last step for this input. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.
Input: time 49 57 expected sapling 82 91 plant 47 location
66. What is the sum of third element from the left end in step I and fourth element from the right end in step V?
a) 92
b) 109
c) 96
d) 124
e) None of these
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- Answer:c
67. How many elements are there between 'plant' and '91' in step III?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
e) More than four
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- Answer:e
68. If '49' is related to 'sapling' in step I, '82' is related to '49' in step V, 'location' is related to which of the following in step IV?
a) 49
b) Plant
c) Time
d) 47
e) None of these
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- Answer:b
69. Which of the following element is fourth to the left of second from the right end in penultimate step?
a) sapling
b) 57
c) plant
d) 47
e) None of these
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- Answer:d
Directions (70-74): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six persons L, M, P, Q, U and B live on different floors in the same building having six floors numbered one to six in which the ground floor is numbered one, the floor above it is numbered two and so on, and the top most floor is numbered 6. All of them have doors of different colors viz– Brown, Black, Orange, Green, Blue and Red but not necessarily in the same order. L and Q live on the even number floor, and the color of their doors is Green and Red respectively. Three persons live on the floor between Q and B. The one who lives on the first floor has brown color door. The floor on which B lives is below the floor on which Q lives. The color of U's door is Orange. P does not live immediate below the floor of the one who has blue door. L lives just above U and just below M’s floor.
70. Who amongst the following lives on the 4th floor?
a) Either L or M
b) P
c) L
d) Either M or P
e) None of these
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- Answer:c
71. Which of the following combination is true?
a) Q – Fourth – Green
b) U – Third – Orange
c) P – Fifth – Brown
d) L – Fourth – Black
e) None is true
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- Answer:b
72. Which color doors are between blue door and black door?
a) Red and Orange
b) Brown and Green
c) Red
d) Brown
e) Green and Orange
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- Answer:e
73. On which of the following floor does M live?
a) Second
b) Third
c) Fourth
d) Fifth
e) Sixth
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- Answer:d
74. Which of the following statement is true with respect to P?
a) P lives on first floor
b) P lives on even no. floor
c) The color of P's door is black
d) P lives immediate below of M
e) All are true
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- Answer:a
Directions (75-78): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
There are eight members A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H in the family. A is the son of B. D is the sister of C. F is the mother of E. H is the son of C. D's mother F has only one son. A is married to C. A is the son-in-law of G. There is an equal number of males and females in the family.
75. Which of the following statements are correct?
I. F is the grandmother of H.
II. G is a male.
III. E is the daughter of G.
a) Only I and III is correct
b) Only II and III is correct
c) Only I and II is correct
d) All are correct
e) None of these
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- Answer:c
76. Who is the maternal uncle of H?
a) D
b) E
c) F
d) G
e) C
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- Answer:b
77. Who is the brother of 'C'?
a) D
b) E
c) F
d) G
e) C
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- Answer:b
78. If B is married to Z, then how is Z related to C?
a) Father
b) Daughter-in-law
c) Mother
d) Father-in-law
e) Mother-in-law
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- Answer:d
Directions (79-81): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Bruno started from his house and walked 20 m towards south. Then he turned to his left and walked 25 m. Again he turned towards his left and walked 20 m. Then he turned towards his right and walked 10 m to reach the Gym. After workout he turned towards his right for shopping and walked 5 m to reach shopping mall.
79. At what distance is the Gym from his home?
a) 25m
b) 30m
c) 20m
d) 35m
e) 10m
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- Answer:d
80. In which direction the Gym is with respect to the shopping mail?
a) North
b) South
c) North east
d) South east
e) None of these
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- Answer:a
81. What is the total distance covered by Bruno from his house to the shopping mall?
a) 50m
b) 60m
c) 80m
d) 70 m
e) 65 m
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- Answer:c
Directions (82-86): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Seven people are sitting around a circular table. Three of them are facing away from the center while the rest are facing the center. Immediate neighbors of O are facing opposite him i.e. if O is facing outside the center then the other two must be facing towards the center and vice versa. P is sitting third to the left of L. Both P and L are facing in the same direction i.e. if one of them is facing outside the center then the other too must be facing outside the center and vice versa. R is sitting second to the left of O. J and P are facing opposite directions. K is not an immediate neighbor of either P or L. M is sitting second to the left of J. J and O are facing the same direction. M is not sitting near P. K is not facing the center.
82. Find the odd one out.
a) OK
b) RK
c) JL
d) PL
e) PJ
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- Answer:d
83. Which of the following statement is not correct regarding P?
a) P is the immediate neighbor of O and R
b) P is facing the center
c) P is facing in the same direction as K
d) P is sitting second to the right of J
e) All are correct
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- Answer:b
84. Who is sitting to the immediate right of M?
a) O
b) P
c) R
d) J
e) L
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- Answer:e
85. Which of the following groups of people is facing towards the center?
a) JOMP
b) OMLP
c) OMJR
d) RLPM
e) KLPM
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- Answer:c
86. What is the position of O with respect to J?
a) Third to the left
b) Third to the right
c) Fourth to the left
d) Fourth to the right
e) Both options 'b' and 'c'
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- Answer:e
87. In the question given below, a passage is given followed by three statements which may or may not strengthen or weaken the argument conveyed by the passage. Select the correct combination of statements that strengthen/ weaken the argument as per the individual direction.
Researchers in the US have found that adults who drink five or more cups of coffee a day have a risk of heart disease 1.5 times the average person and it increases to 2.5 times if they smoke too. Members of the research team say that, on the basis of their findings, they now advise people to limit their own daily coffee intake to two cups.
Which of the following, if true, indicates that the advice might not have the result of decreasing the risk of heart disease?
a) The consumption of coffee has been decreasing because of the growing popularity of tea.
b) The study did not show any relation between variation in the level of coffee consumption and the risk of heart disease.
c) Another study has shown that smokers tend to drink more coffee than non-smokers.
d) Studies have shown that the increase in cholesterol level is the main reason behind heart disease.
e) None of the above
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- Answer:b
88. In the question given below, a passage is given followed by three statements which may or may not be inferred from the passage. Select the correct combination of statements that can be inferred.
It is harder for a school to achieve high academic performance with large numbers of students facing risk factors such as low family income, or parents with limited education who may struggle to provide support for learning.
1. The economic status of student's families is a factor in academic performance.
2. Students who come from households having a high family income perform better academically.
3. Children with well-educated parents have a greater likelihood of scoring well academically than those with uneducated parents.
a) Only 1 and 2
b) Only 2
c) Only 1 and 3
d) Only 3
e) All 1, 2 and 3
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- Answer:c
89. The question given below consists of two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statements and give answer.
Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U have different heights. Who among the following is the tallest?
I. P is taller than T and S. U is taller than Q.
II. T is taller than only one person. Q is taller than P and R.
a) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
b) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
c) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
d) The data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
e) The data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question
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- Answer:e
90. The question given below consists of two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statements and give answer.
Five persons A, B, C, D and E have different heights. Who among the following is the tallest?
I. E is taller than only D. A is taller than C.
II. C is taller than E and D but not the tallest. B is taller than A.
a) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
b) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
c) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
d) The data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
e) The data in both statements and II together are necessary to answer the question
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- Answer:b
91. The question given below consists of two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statements and give answer.
Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting on a circular table facing towards the centre. Who among the following sits to the immediate right of P?
I. Q and T sit opposite to each other. U sits to the immediate right of R.
II. Q sits third to the left of U, who is to the immediate right of T. R sits opposite to P. S and R are not adjacent to each other.
a) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
b) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
c) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
d) The data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
e) The data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question
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- Answer:b
Directions (92-96): Answer the questions based on the information given below:
In a certain language,
'first time ever played' is coded as 'Ipt, rct, cpk, mkr'
'Australia first time winner' is coded as 'cpk, mqc, tla, rct'
'India played against Australia' is coded as 'mqc, azx, Ipt, mnk'
'Winner against first rank' is coded as 'tla, kpw, azx, cpk'
92. Which of the following is the code for "played" in the given language?
a) Ipt
b) mqc
c) cpk
d) rct
e) None of these
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- Answer:a
93. Which of the following words is coded as "mkr" in the given language?
a) time
b) first
c) ever
d) either option (a) or (c)
e) None of these
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- Answer:c
94. Which of the following is coded as "cpk"?
a) time
b) winner
c) Australia
d) first
e) None of these
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- Answer:d
95. What is the code of the word "India"?
a) mac
b) azx
c) lpt
d) mnk
e) either option (c) or (d)
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- Answer:d
96. Which of the following is coded as 'rank against'?
a) tla azx
b) azx kpw
c) None of these
d) mnk tla
e) cpk kpw
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- Answer:b
97. Raj ranked 16th from the top and 29th from the bottom among those who passed the exam. Six boys did not attend the exam and five failed in it. How many students are there in the class?
a) 48
b) 55
c) 45
d) 56
e) 57
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- Answer:b
Directions (98-100): In the following questions, a statement or statements are given followed by some conclusions. Study the following data carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
98. Statements: Q < U < Y = F < S, O > X = D ≤ W = Q
Conclusions:I. O > Q II. W < S
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Either I or II follows
d) Both I and II follows
e) Neither I nor II follows
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- Answer:b
99. Statements: V = T ≥ L < N = E < F ≤ U, L ≤ C = I
Conclusions:I. V < L II. I ≤ V
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Either I or II follows
d) Both I and II follows
e) Neither I nor II follows
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- Answer:e
100. Statements:
B = F > G ≤ T < R = A < W < Q, T = Y > P
Conclusions:I. A > Y II. Q > P
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Either I or II follows
d) Both I and II follows
e) Neither I nor II follows
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Answer:d
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