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Reasoning Quiz for IBPS PO Prelims: 10th October 2018

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Reasoning Quiz for IBPS PO Prelims: 10th October 2018
Reasoning Questions for IBPS PO 2018
Reasoning Ability is an onerous section. With the increasing complexity of questions, it becomes hard for one to give it the cold shoulder. The only way to make the grade in this particular section in the forthcoming banking exams like IBPS PO is to practice continuously with all your heart and soul. And, to let you practice with the best of the latest pattern questions, here is the Adda247 Reasoning Quiz based on the exact same pattern of questions that are being asked in the exams.


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Directions (1-5): In each question, a relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions. Study the conclusion for the given statement and select the appropriate answer. 
Q1. Statements: 
Z < L ≤ A = N ≥ X ≥ D; C ≥ N < O 
Conclusions: 
 I. L ≤ X 
II. Z < C

Only conclusion I is true.
Only conclusion II is true.
Neither conclusion I nor II is true.
Both conclusion I and II are true.
Either conclusion I or II is true.
Solution:

I. L ≤ X (False) II. Z < C (True)

Q2. Statements: 
Y ≤ U = N ≤ O ≥ H > S; L ≥ D 
Conclusions: 
I. Y ≤ O 
II. U > H

Only conclusion I is true.
Only conclusion II is true.
Both conclusion I and II are true.
Neither conclusion I nor II is true.
Either conclusion I or II are true.
Solution:

I. Y ≤ O (True) II. U > H (False)

Q3. Statements: 
M < L ≤ A = X ≥ E ≥ V; Q ≥ X < O 
Conclusions: 
I. Q ≥ V 
 II. A < V

Both conclusion I and II are true.
Either conclusion I or II are true.
Only conclusion I is true.
Only conclusion II is true.
Neither conclusion I nor II is true.
Solution:

I. Q ≥ V (true) II. A < V (False)

Q4. Statements: 
Q ≥ T >S ; M ≤ T < A < L 
Conclusions: 
 I. Q ≥ A 
II. L > T

Only conclusion I is true.
Either conclusion I or II is true.
Only conclusion II is true.
Neither conclusion I nor II is true.
Both conclusion I and II are true.
Solution:

I. Q ≥ A (False) II. L > T (True)

Q5. Statements: 
P ≤ B = N ≤ C ≥ H; A ≥ C 
Conclusions: 
 I. A > B 
II. B = A

Both conclusion I and II are true.
Either conclusion I or II is true.
Only conclusion II is true.
Only conclusion I is true.
Neither conclusion I nor II is true.
Solution:

I. A > B (False) II. B = A (False)

Directions (6-10): Study the given information carefully to answer the given questions. 

P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a circle facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. Q sits second to the left of W's husband. No female is an immediate neighbour of Q. S's daughter sits second to the right of U. U is the sister of V. U is not an immediate neighbour of W's husband. Only one person sits between P and U. P is father of V. W's brother S sits on the immediate left of W's mother. Only one person sits between W's mother and T. Only one person sits between W and V. V is the mother of R. V is not an immediate neighbour of T. V is niece of S.

Q6. What is the position of P with respect to his mother-in-law?

Immediate left
Third to the right
Third to the left
Second to the right
Fourth to the left
Solution:

This is a circular sitting arrangement of a family with blood relation.
U is the sister of V. P is father of V. V is the mother of R. Q sits second to the left of W's husband. S's daughter sits second to the right of U. W's brother S sits on the immediate left of W's mother. V is niece of S.

* First we have to draw blood relation tree from the mentioned information in puzzle:-
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* W’s mother and S’s daughter is undefined (Q or T will be either W’s mother or S’s daughter).
* Now, we will go for circular sitting arrangement:
As, there is line in the sitting arrangement, only one person sits between W’s mother and T. It means W’s mother is not T. Then definitely Q will be w’s mother and T will be S’s daughter.
* So final blood relation tree will be:

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* All the sitting arrangement will get clear with the help of Blood relation tree. So, as information given Final arrangement will be:

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Q7. Who amongst the following is S's daughter?

Q
R
T
V
W
Solution:

This is a circular sitting arrangement of a family with blood relation.
U is the sister of V. P is father of V. V is the mother of R. Q sits second to the left of W's husband. S's daughter sits second to the right of U. W's brother S sits on the immediate left of W's mother. V is niece of S.

* First we have to draw blood relation tree from the mentioned information in puzzle:-
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* W’s mother and S’s daughter is undefined (Q or T will be either W’s mother or S’s daughter).
* Now, we will go for circular sitting arrangement:
As, there is line in the sitting arrangement, only one person sits between W’s mother and T. It means W’s mother is not T. Then definitely Q will be w’s mother and T will be S’s daughter.
* So final blood relation tree will be:

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* All the sitting arrangement will get clear with the help of Blood relation tree. So, as information given Final arrangement will be:

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Q8. What is the position of P with respect to his grandchild?

Immediate right
Third to the right
Third to the left
Second to the left
Fourth to the left
Solution:
This is a circular sitting arrangement of a family with blood relation.
U is the sister of V. P is father of V. V is the mother of R. Q sits second to the left of W's husband. S's daughter sits second to the right of U. W's brother S sits on the immediate left of W's mother. V is niece of S.

* First we have to draw blood relation tree from the mentioned information in puzzle:-
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* W’s mother and S’s daughter is undefined (Q or T will be either W’s mother or S’s daughter).
* Now, we will go for circular sitting arrangement:
As, there is line in the sitting arrangement, only one person sits between W’s mother and T. It means W’s mother is not T. Then definitely Q will be w’s mother and T will be S’s daughter.
* So final blood relation tree will be:

Reasoning Quiz for IBPS PO Prelims: 10th October 2018 |_4.1

* All the sitting arrangement will get clear with the help of Blood relation tree. So, as information given Final arrangement will be:

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Q9. How many people sit between V and her maternal uncle?

One
Two
Three
Four
More than four
Solution:

This is a circular sitting arrangement of a family with blood relation.
U is the sister of V. P is father of V. V is the mother of R. Q sits second to the left of W's husband. S's daughter sits second to the right of U. W's brother S sits on the immediate left of W's mother. V is niece of S.

* First we have to draw blood relation tree from the mentioned information in puzzle:-
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* W’s mother and S’s daughter is undefined (Q or T will be either W’s mother or S’s daughter).
* Now, we will go for circular sitting arrangement:
As, there is line in the sitting arrangement, only one person sits between W’s mother and T. It means W’s mother is not T. Then definitely Q will be w’s mother and T will be S’s daughter.
* So final blood relation tree will be:

Reasoning Quiz for IBPS PO Prelims: 10th October 2018 |_4.1

* All the sitting arrangement will get clear with the help of Blood relation tree. So, as information given Final arrangement will be:

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Q10. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given information and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

U
R
T
W
V
Solution:

This is a circular sitting arrangement of a family with blood relation.
U is the sister of V. P is father of V. V is the mother of R. Q sits second to the left of W's husband. S's daughter sits second to the right of U. W's brother S sits on the immediate left of W's mother. V is niece of S.

* First we have to draw blood relation tree from the mentioned information in puzzle:-
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* W’s mother and S’s daughter is undefined (Q or T will be either W’s mother or S’s daughter).
* Now, we will go for circular sitting arrangement:
As, there is line in the sitting arrangement, only one person sits between W’s mother and T. It means W’s mother is not T. Then definitely Q will be w’s mother and T will be S’s daughter.
* So final blood relation tree will be:

Reasoning Quiz for IBPS PO Prelims: 10th October 2018 |_4.1

* All the sitting arrangement will get clear with the help of Blood relation tree. So, as information given Final arrangement will be:

Reasoning Quiz for IBPS PO Prelims: 10th October 2018 |_5.1

Directions (11-15): In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by some 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. 

Q11. Statements: 
Some stoves are gas. 
All gas are fires. 
 Some kitchens are stoves. 
Some metals are fires. 
Conclusions: 
I. Some gas are not metals. 
II. Only Fires are stoves. 
III. Some gas being kitchens is a possibility. 
IV. No kitchen is fire.

None follows
II and IV follow
II and III follow
Only III follows
Only II follows
Solution:

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Q12. Statements: 
Some bats are balls. 
Some balls are white. 
All colours are white. 
 All fields are balls. 
Conclusions: 
I. Some colours being fields is a possibility. 
 II. All bats are white. 
III. At least some fields are colours. 
IV. No field is white.

None follows
II and IV follow
III and IV follow
Only I follows
None of these
Solution:

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Q13. Statements: 
 Some tools are hammers. 
All tools are trumps. 
 Some trumps are cards. 
No hammer is a card. 
Conclusions: 
 I. All hammers being tools is a possibility. 
II. No tool is a card. 
 III. Some hammers are not trumps. 
IV. At least some cards are tools.

None follows
I and either II or IV follow
II and IV follow
Only III follows
None of these
Solution:

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Q14. Statements: 
Some bags are pents. 
Some pents are trousers. 
All skirts are pents. 
Some belts are bags. 
Conclusions: 
I. At least some trousers are belts. 
II. Some skirts are definitely bags. 
III. No trouser is belt. 
IV. All skirts being trousers is a possibility.

All follow
II and IV follow
Only III follows
Either I or III and IV follow
None of the above
Solution:

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Q15. Statements: 
 All letters are symbols. 
 Some symbols are consonants. 
Some consonants are cuboids. 
Conclusions: 
 I. At least some cuboids are symbols. 
 II. All consonants are not letters. 
 III. Only letters are cuboids. 
 IV. No letter is cuboid.

All follow
None follows
I, II and III follow
Only IV follows
Either III or IV follows
Solution:

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