Reasoning Quiz(IBPS PO)




Directions (1-5) Each of the questions below consists of a question and three statements numbered I, II and III 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
(a)If the data in statement I and II are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement III are not required to answer the question.
(b)If the data in statement I and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II are not required to answer the question.
(c)If the data in statement II and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I are not required to answer the question.
(d)If the data in either statement I alone or statement II alone or statement III alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(e)If the data in all the statements I, II and III together are necessary to answer the question.


1.Among six people P, Q, R, S, T and V each lives on a different floor of a six storey building having six floors numbered one to six (the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it, number 2 and so on and the topmost floor is numbered 6). Who lives on the topmost floor?
I. There is only one floor between the floors on which R and Q live. P lives on an even numbered floor.
II. T does not live on an even numbered floor. Q lives on an even numbered floor. Q does not live on the topmost floor.
III.S lives on an odd numbered floor. There are two floors between the floors on which S and P live. T lives on a floor immediately above R's floor.

2.There are six letters W, A, R, S, N and E. Is 'ANSWER' the word formed after performing the following operations using these six letters only?
I. E is placed fourth to the right of A. S is not placed immediately next to either A or E.
II. R is placed immediately next (either left or right) to E. W is placed immediately next (either left or right) to S.
III. Both N and W are placed immediately next to S. The word does not begin with R. A is not placed immediately next to W.  

3.Point D is in which direction with respect to Point B?
I. Point A is to the west of Point B. Point C is to the north of Point B. Point D is to the south of Point C.
II. Point G is to the south of Point D. Point G is 4m from Point B. Point D is 9m from Point B.
III. Point A is to the west of Point B. Point B is exactly midway between Points A and E. Point F is to the south of Point E. Point D is to the west of Point F.

4.How is ‘one’ coded in the code language?
I.  one of its kind' is coded as ‘zo pi ko fe' and 'in kind and cash' is coded as ‘ga to ru ko’.
II. ‘its point for origin’ is coded as ‘ba le fe mi' and 'make a point clear' is coded as ‘yu si mi de’.
III. ‘make money and cash’ is coded as ‘to mi ru hy’ and ‘money of various kind’ is coded as ‘qu ko zo hy’.

5. Are all the four friends viz. A, B, C and D who are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre?
I. B sits second to right of D. D faces the centre. C sits to immediate right of both B and D.
II. A sits to immediate left of B. C is not an immediate neighbour of A. C sits to immediate right of D.
III. D is an immediate neighbour of both A and C. B sits to the immediate left of A. C sits to the immediate right of B.

Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.
Input: cost 23 54 high 68 left 47 wise
Step I: 23 cost 54 high 68 left 47 wise
Step II: 23 wise cost 54 high 68 left 47
Step III: 23 wise 47 cost 54 high 68 left
Step IV: 23 wise 47 left cost 54 high 68
Step V: 23 wise 47 left 54 cost high 68
Step VI: 23 wise 47 left 54 high cost 68
Step VII: 23 wise 47 left 54 high 68 cost
and Step VII is the last step of the above input.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

6.Step II of an input is: 26 vast 31 fire 68 gone 58 still
Which of the following is definitely the input?
(a) 31 fire vast 26 gone 58 still 68
(b) still 68 vast fire 26 58 gone 31
(c) fire still 58 26 vast 31 gone 68
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of the above

7.Input: pen 44 jar dusk 24 68 kite 36
Which of the following will be step V of the above input?
(a) 24 pen 36 kite 44 jar dusk 68
(b) 24 pen 36 kite 44 jar 68 dusk
(c) 24 pen 44 jar dusk 68 kite 36
(d) There will be no such step
(e) None of the above

8.Step II of an input is: 31 zone bake 87 rest 65 41 gain
Which of the following steps will be the second last?
(a) IV           
(b) V                            
(c) VI                           
(d) VII                         
(e) None of these

9.Input: 94 rain 15 cloud 78 dust 52 amber
How many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?
(a) Five       
(b) Six
(c) Seven
(d) Four
(e) None of these

10.Step II of an input is 36 Your Bad 55 99 Jot 89 All
How many more steps are required to complete the rearrangement?
(a) Two
(b) Five
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None of these

Answers 

1.  e
2.  a
3.  b
4.  e
5.  c
6.  d
7.  d
8.  c
9.  b
10.c

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