Reasoning Quiz For Bank Mains Exam 2024-29th March

Direction (1-5): In the following questions, the symbols @, #, ^, * and & are used with the following meaning as illustrated below.
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is either greater than or equal to B’
‘A # B’ means ‘A is equal to B’
‘A ^ B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor equal to B’
‘A & B’ means ‘A is either smaller than or equal to B’
‘A * B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor equal to B’
Now in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the conclusion(s) given below them is/are definitely true.

Q1. Statement: M * R & T * Z; X & Y * P & R
Conclusions: I. T & Y
II. M * P
III. R @ X
(a) Both I and III are true
(b) Only III is true.
(c) Either I or II is true
(d) Both II and III are true
(e) Only II is true

Q2. Statement: X * W @ Q ^ P, Y # T & Q * R
Conclusions: I. W * T
II. Y ^ X
III. T # W
(a) Both I and III are true
(b) Only III is true.
(c) Either I or II is true
(d) Both II and III are true
(e) Only II is true

Q3. Statement: N # O @ P * K, K # J * F ^ G & S
Conclusions: I. J & S
II. S * J
III.O * F
(a) Both I and III are true
(b) Only III is true.
(c) Either I or II is true
(d) Both II and III are true
(e) Only II is true

Q4. Statement: A @ O # E # F, F * J @ K ^ G & T
Conclusions: I. J * T
II. A * J
(a) Only I is true
(b) Only II is true.
(c) Either I or II is true
(d) Neither I nor II is true
(e) Both I and II are true

Q5. Statement: O * L @ P # K, P # T @ S & G ^ U
Conclusions: I. O * S
II. K @ G
(a) Only I is true
(b) Only II is true.
(c) Either I or II is true
(d) Neither I nor II is true
(e) Both I and II are true

Solutions

Solutions (1-5):
S1. Ans. (e)
Sol. I. T & Y – T ≤ Y – False
II. M * P – M > P – True
III. R @ X – R ≥ X – False

S2. Ans. (e)
Sol. I. W * T – W > T – False
II. Y ^ X – Y < X – True
III. T # W – T = W – False

S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. I. J & S – J ≤ S – False
II. S * J – S > J – False
III.O * F – O > F – True

S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. I. J * T – J > T – False
II. A * J – A > J – True

S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. I. O * S – O > S – True
II. K @ G – K ≥ G – False

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