Reasoning Ability Quiz For IBPS RRB PO Clerk Prelims 2022- 18th July

Directions (1-5): Study the given arrangement & answer the questions based on it.

9 A N 1 I S 6 % L 7 ! N C Q D W O G Z X $ P 4 # E 3 9 @ 7 M * N ? C D

Q1. If we remove all the consonants from the given arrangement then which of the following element is exactly in the middle of I and # in the new arrangement?
(a) 7
(b) !
(c) O
(d) $
(e) None of the above

Q2. How many odd numbers are there in between the element which is 3rd from left end element which is 6th from right end?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
(e) None of the above

Q3. How many vowels are there in the given arrangement?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) None of the above

Q4. In the given arrangement what will be the sum of all the numbers between S and M?
(a) 39
(b) 28
(c) 36
(d) 40
(e) None of the above

Q5. In the given arrangement, how many such numbers are there which are immediately followed by a letter?
(a) One
(b) Five
(c) Three
(d) Two
(e) None of the above

Directions (6-10): In the question below three statements are given followed by two conclusions. 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.

Q6. Statements: All Words are Lines. All Lines are Sentences. No Lines are Statements.
Conclusions: I. No Words are Statements.
II. All Statements are Sentences.
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both conclusions I and II follow
(e) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Q7. Statements: Some Ideas are not Creative. All Creative are Decor. Only a few Decors are Interiors.
Conclusions: I. No Creative is Interior
II. Some Creative are Interior
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both conclusions I and II follow
(e) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Q8. Statements: No Pins are Pens. All Pens are Pencils. Only a few Pencils are Sharpeners.
Conclusions: I. Some Pens are Sharpeners
II. Some Pencils are not Pins
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both conclusions I and II follow
(e) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Q9. Statements: Only a few plums are Oranges. No Orange is Pomegranate. All Pomegranates is Mangoes.
Conclusions: I. No plum is mango.
II. Some mango being orange is a possibility.
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both conclusions I and II follow
(e) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Q10. Statements: Only a few pillows are mattress. All mattress are beds. Only a few beds is open.
Conclusions: I. All open can never be bed.
II. Some pillow is not bed.
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) Both conclusions I and II follow
(e) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Directions (11-15): Answer the questions based on the information given below:
Ten persons sit in two parallel rows in such a way that in row 1- S, T, U, V and W sit face south while M, N, P, Q and R face north. Persons sit in row 1 face the persons who sits in row 2 and vice versa. One person sits to the left of T. S sits 2nd to the right of W who faces M. P sits immediate left of the person who faces T. Q sits to the right of N who doesn’t face U. R sits 2nd to the left of P.

Q11. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Who among the one that doesn’t belong to that group?
(a) U
(b) R
(c) M
(d) V
(e) W

Q12. Who among the following sits immediate right of T?
(a) U
(b) S
(c) V
(d) W
(e) None of these

Q13. Who among the following sits opposite to V?
(a) P
(b) S
(c) N
(d) Q
(e) Either S or N

Q14. How many persons sit between R and M?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Either two or three
(e) None of the above

Q15. Which among the following pair doesn’t sit at the extreme ends?
(a) U, M
(b) W, R
(c) V, M
(d) W, U
(e) R, M

Solutions