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Previous Year Questions of Reasoning for IBPS Exams 2016

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Directions
(1 – 5): In each of the question-sets below are 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 and then
decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given
statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer.
(a) if
only conclusion I follow.
(b) if
only conclusion II follow.
(c) if
either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
(d) if
neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(e) if
both conclusion I and conclusion II follows.

Q1.
Statements:
All stars
are bottles.
Some
bottles are papers.
No paper
is a calendar.
1. Conclusions:
I. All
stars being papers is a possibility.
II. No
calendar is a bottle.
Q2.
Statements:
All stars
are bottles.
Some
bottles are papers.
No paper
is a calendar.
Conclusions:
I. All
calendars being stars is a possibility.
II. At
least some bottles are stars.
Q3.
Statements:
All stars
are bottles.
Some
bottles are papers.
No paper
is a calendar.
Conclusions:
I. At
least some calendars are bottles.
II. No
calendar is a star.
Q4.
Statements:
Some
pencils are blankets.
All
blankets are erasers.
Conclusions:
I. At
least some pencils are erasers.
II. All
erasers being pencils is a possibility.
Q5.
Statements:
Some
pencils are blankets.
All
blankets are erasers.
Conclusions:
I. No
eraser is a pencil.
II. All blankets
being pencils is a possibility.
Directions
(6 – 10): Each of the following questions below consists of a question and 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
both the statements and give answer.
(a) if
the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement II alone are not sufficient in answer the question.
(b) if
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) if
the data in either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient
to answer the question.
(d) if
the data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer
the question.
(e) if
the data in both the statements I and II are together necessary to answer the
question.
Q6. Who amongst P, Q, R, S and T is the tallest?
I. P is
taller than Q. T is not the tallest.
II. R is
taller than P. S is not the tallest.
Q7. In which direction is point E, with reference to
point S?
I. Point
D is to east of point E. Point E is to the south of point F.
II. Point
F is to the north-west to point S. Point D is to the north of point S.
Q8. In which month of the year did Rahul go abroad
for a vacation?
I. Rahul
correctly remembers that he went for a vacation in the first half of the year.
II.
Rahul’s son correctly remembers that they went for a vacation after 31st March
but before 1st May.
Q9. On which day of the same week is Ramesh’s exam
scheduled (Monday being the first day of the week)?
I. Ramesh
correctly remembers that his exam is scheduled on a day after Tuesday, but
before Thursday of the same week.
II.
Ramesh’s father correctly remembers that Ramesh’s exam is scheduled on the
third day of the week.
Q10. How may marks has Suman scored in the test of
20 marks?
I. Suman
scored two-digit marks. Her marks were not in decimals.
II. Suman
scored more than 9 marks in the test.
Directions
(11 – 15): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below.
Eight
friends Suchit, Sameer, Shivam, Shubham, Sneha, Swati, Somya and Shruti are
sitting around a circular table. Three friends facing outside the centre while,
five friends are facing towards the centre. Sameer sits third to the right of
Swati. Shubham is not an immediate neighbour of Shruti. Shivam sits third to
the left of Shubham, who is second to the right of Suchit. Two friends are
sitting between Shruti and Sneha and two are sitting between Swati and Sneha.
Shivam is second to the left of Somya, who is facing the centre. Sneha faces
outside the centre. Sameer is facing the centre. Sneha is not opposite Somya or
Shivam. Shivam faces the centre whereas Suchit and Shruti faces outside the
centre.
Q11. Who sits fifth to the left of Shruti?
(a)
Shivam
(b) Swati
(c) Sneha
(d)
Suchit
(e) None
of these
Q12. Which of the following statements is not true?
(a)
Shruti is sitting third to the right of Shubham.
(b) Sneha
is sitting opposite Suchit.
(c) Swati
is sitting third to the left of Sneha.
(d) Somya
is sitting between Shubham and Sneha.
(e) All
are true
Q13. Who is sitting on the immediate right of
Suchit?
(a)
Sameer
(b) Somya
(c) Sneha
(d) Swati
(e) None
of these
Q14. Who is sitting opposite Somya?
(a)
Sameer
(b) Sneha
(c)
Shruti
(d)
Shivam
(e)
Shubham
Q15. Which group of three friends is facing outside
the circle?
(a)
Suchit, Shruti and Somya
(b)
Sameer, Sneha and Shruti
(c)
Suchit, Sneha and Swati
(d)Sneha,
Suchit and Shruti

(e) None
of these

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