Reasoning Questions for IBPS Clerk Mains 2016

Directions (1-5): Study the information carefully and answer the question:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular area at equal distances between each other, but not necessarily in the same order. Some of the people are facing the centre, while some face outside (ie, in a direction opposite to the centre). 

B sits third to left of H. H faces the centre. F sits second to right of B. E sits second to left of D. D is neither an immediate neighbour of B nor H. Both the immediate neighbours of C face outside. A is not an immediate neighbour of H. Immediate neighbours of A face opposite directions (Opposite directions means if one neighbour faces the centre then the other faces outside and vice versa). Both the immediate neighbours of D face the same direction as F (ie if F faces the centre then both the immediate neighbours of D also face the centre and vice versa). A faces same direction as B (ie, if A faces the centre then B also faces the centre and vice versa).

Q1. How many people in the given arrangement face the centre?

(a) Three

(b) One

(c) Two

(d) Four

(e) Five

Q2. Which of the following is true regarding G as per the given seating arrangement?

(a) C sits third to left of G

(b) Only two people sit between G and D

(c) A sits to immediate right of G

(d) B is one of the immediate neighbours of G

(e) G does not face the centre

Q3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

(a) G

(b) A

(c) C

(d) F

(e) D

Q4. What is A’s position with respect to H?

(a) Third to the left

(b) Third to the right

(c) Fourth to the right

(d) Second to the left

(e) Fifth to the left

Q5. Who is sitting to immediate right of E?

(a) H

(b) G

(c) C

(d) F

(e) B

Directions (6-10): Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

During one week, a human resource director conducts five interviews for a new job, one interview per day, Monday through Friday. There are six candidates for the job – Rajan, Sachin, Tarun, Asha, Vanya and Kunal. No more than two candidates are interviewed more than once. Neither Sachin nor Asha nor Vanya is interviewed more than once, and no other candidate is interviewed more than twice. The schedule of interviews is subject to the following conditions:

(i) If Tarun is interviewed, then he must be interviewed on both Monday and Friday.

(ii) If Sachin is interviewed, then Asha is also interviewed, with Sachin’s interview taking place earlier than Asha’s interview.

(iii) If Rajan is interviewed twice, then Rajan’s second interview takes place exactly two days after Rajan’s first interview.

(iv) If Vanya is interviewed, then Kunal is interviewed twice, with Vanya’s interview taking place after Kunal’s first interview and before Kunal’s second interview.

(v) If Asha is interviewed, then Rajan is also interviewed, with Asha’s interview taking place on a day either immediately before on immediately after a day on which Rajan is interviewed.

Q6. Which of the following could be complete and accurate list of candidates the human resource director interviews and the days on which those interviews take place?

(a) Monday : Sachin, Tuesday : Asha, Wednesday : Rajan, Thursday : Kunal, Friday : Rajan

(b) Monday : Sachin, Tuesday : Kunal, Wednesday : Rajan, Thursday : Kunal, Friday : Asha

(c) Monday : Tarun, Tuesday : Rajan, Wednesday : Sachin, Thursday : Rajan, Friday : Tarun

(d) Monday : Tarun, Tuesday : Rajan, Wednesday : Kunal, Thursday : Vanya, Friday : Tarun

(e) None of the above

Q7. If Vanya is interviewed on Tuesday, then which of the following must be true?

(a) Tarun is interviewed on Friday

(b) Asha is interviewed on Thursday

(c) Rajan is not interviewed 

(d) Sachin is not interviewed

(e) None of the above

Q8. If Kunal is not interviewed, then which one of the following must be true?

(a) Rajan is interviewed on Thursday

(b) Sachin is interviewed on Tuesday

(c) Tarun is interviewed on Monday

(d) Asha is interviewed on Monday

(e) None of the above

Q9. If neither Asha nor Tarun is interviewed, then each of the following could be true except 

(a) Rajan is interviewed on Monday

(b) Rajan is interviewed on Thursday

(c) Vanya is interviewed on Tuesday

(d) Kunal is interviewed on Wednesday

(e) None of the above

Q10. If both Asha and Vanya are interviewed, then which of the following is a complete and accurate list of the days on which Kunal could be interviewed

(a) Monday, Friday

(b) Tuesday, Thursday

(c) Monday, Thursday, Friday

(d) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

(e) Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Directions (11-15): Study the information and answer the given questions:

Seven people P, Q, R, S, T, U and V live on separate floors of a 7-floor building. Ground floor is numbered 1, first floor is numbered 2 and so on until the topmost floor is numbered 7. Each one of these is travelling to a different city, viz Delhi, Mumbai, Patna, Chennai. Kolkata, Bengaluru and Lucknow but not necessarily in the same order. Only three people live above the floor on which P lives. Only one person lives between P and the one travelling to Bengaluru. U lives immediately below the one travelling to Mumbai. The one travelling to Mumbai lives on an even-numbered floor. Only three people live between the ones travelling to Bengaluru and Patna. T lives immediately above R. T is not travelling to Patna. Only two people live between Q and the one travelling to Kolkata. The one travelling to Kolkata lives below the floor on which Q lives. The one travelling to Delhi does not live immediately above or immediately below Q. S does not live immediately above or immediately below P. V does not travel to Chennai.

Q11. Which of the following is true with respect to V as per the given information?

(a) The one who lives immediately below V is travelling to Mumbai.

(b) V lives on floor no. 7.

(c) V lives immediately below T.

(d) V lives on the lowermost floor.

(e) V is travelling to Bengaluru.

Q12. Who among the following lives on floor no. 3?

(a) The one travelling to Chennai

(b) The one travelling to Kolkata

(c) R

(d) V

(e) T

Q13. Who lives on the floor immediately above T?

(a) P

(b) Q

(c) S

(d) V

(e) U

Q14. To which of the following cities is S travelling?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Bengaluru

(c) Patna

(d) Kolkata

(e) Chennai

Q15. How many people live between the floors on which S and the one travelling to Mumbai live?

(a) None

(b) Two

(c) One

(d) More than three

(e) Three