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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 25 August 2024 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 341

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Eight persons B, E, G, J, M, R, S and W sit around a square table such that four persons sitting at the corner faces towards the centre and four persons sitting on the sides are facing away from centre but not necessarily in same order. B sits second to the right of R. W sits opposite to G. Three persons sit between S and M who faces away from centre. J sits third to the right of G. S sits adjacent to R. E and W do not sit immediate next to each other.

How many person(s) sit between S and W when counted to the left of S?

  1. AOption (a)

    One person

  2. BOption (b)

    Two person

  3. COption (c)

    Three person

  4. DOption (d)

    Four person

  5. EOption (e)

    Five persons

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

One person

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Question 342

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Eight persons B, E, G, J, M, R, S and W sit around a square table such that four persons sitting at the corner faces towards the centre and four persons sitting on the sides are facing away from centre but not necessarily in same order. B sits second to the right of R. W sits opposite to G. Three persons sit between S and M who faces away from centre. J sits third to the right of G. S sits adjacent to R. E and W do not sit immediate next to each other.

Find the odd one out.

  1. AOption (a)

    JW

  2. BOption (b)

    EM

  3. COption (c)

    RG

  4. DOption (d)

    SR

  5. EOption (e)

    SB

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Answer: (a)A.

JW

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Question 343

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Eight persons B, E, G, J, M, R, S and W sit around a square table such that four persons sitting at the corner faces towards the centre and four persons sitting on the sides are facing away from centre but not necessarily in same order. B sits second to the right of R. W sits opposite to G. Three persons sit between S and M who faces away from centre. J sits third to the right of G. S sits adjacent to R. E and W do not sit immediate next to each other.

Who sits second to the left of the person who sits immediate right to G?

  1. AOption (a)

    M

  2. BOption (b)

    E

  3. COption (c)

    J

  4. DOption (d)

    R

  5. EOption (e)

    S

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

M

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Question 344

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Eight persons B, E, G, J, M, R, S and W sit around a square table such that four persons sitting at the corner faces towards the centre and four persons sitting on the sides are facing away from centre but not necessarily in same order. B sits second to the right of R. W sits opposite to G. Three persons sit between S and M who faces away from centre. J sits third to the right of G. S sits adjacent to R. E and W do not sit immediate next to each other.

Which of the following statement(s) is/ are correct?

A) J sits immediate right to W.

B) M and E sits immediate left to each other.

C) M sits second to the left of G.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only A

  2. BOption (b)

    Both B and C

  3. COption (c)

    Only B

  4. DOption (d)

    Both A and C

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only A

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Question 345

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Direction: Following questions are based on five words given below.

HAL   KGE   MTR    QDW    ZIB

(The new words formed after performing the mentioned operations may or may not necessarily be meaningful English words)

If the given words are arranged in reverse dictionary order from left to right, then which letters comes three letters before the second letter of the third word from the right end?

  1. AOption (a)

    Q

  2. BOption (b)

    O

  3. COption (c)

    V

  4. DOption (d)

    M

  5. EOption (e)

    N

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Q

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Question 346

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Direction: Following questions are based on five words given below.

HAL   KGE   MTR    QDW    ZIB

(The new words formed after performing the mentioned operations may or may not necessarily be meaningful English words)

If the first letter of each words changed to two places next letter as per alphabetical order then take the first letter of each word, then how many possible meaningful four letters English words can be formed?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    None

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    Four

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Three

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Question 347

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Direction: Following questions are based on five words given below.

HAL   KGE   MTR    QDW    ZIB

(The new words formed after performing the mentioned operations may or may not necessarily be meaningful English words)

If all the consonants within the words are changed to previous letters and all the vowels are replaced with next letters as per alphabetical order, then how many words will contain at least one vowel?

  1. AOption (a)

    Five

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    None

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    Two

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Five

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Question 348

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Direction: Following questions are based on five words given below.

HAL   KGE   MTR    QDW    ZIB

(The new words formed after performing the mentioned operations may or may not necessarily be meaningful English words)

How many letters are present in between the second letter of the first word from the right end and third letter of the second word from the left end when we count them according to alphabetical series?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    None

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    More than four

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Two

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Question 349

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Direction: Following questions are based on five words given below.

HAL   KGE   MTR    QDW    ZIB

(The new words formed after performing the mentioned operations may or may not necessarily be meaningful English words)

If we arrange all the letters in alphabetical order within the words, then all the words are rearranged according to the dictionary order, then which word will be second from the left end?

  1. AOption (a)

    HAL

  2. BOption (b)

    MTR

  3. COption (c)

    QDW

  4. DOption (d)

    ZIB

  5. EOption (e)

    KGE

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

HAL

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Question 350

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How many such pairs of digits are there in the number "651245963" each of which has as many digits between them in the number (both in forward and backward direction) as they have between them in the Number Series?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Five

  3. COption (c)

    Six

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    Four

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Two

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Question 351

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Seven students C, H, L, N, R, V and Y called for counselling in a university on seven days of a week starting from Monday to Sunday but not necessarily in same order. Not more than one student called for counselling on any particular day. Three students were called for counselling between V and L. The number of students called for counselling before C is same as that of after Y. H goes before V. L is called for counselling on one of the days before N. V called for counselling neither on Monday nor on Friday. Neither H nor R called for counselling on Wednesday and Thursday. Y called for counselling after N. V isn't called on a Sunday.

Who among the following student called for counselling on Monday?

  1. AOption (a)

    H

  2. BOption (b)

    C

  3. COption (c)

    L

  4. DOption (d)

    Y

  5. EOption (e)

    N

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Answer: (a)A.

H

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Question 352

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Seven students C, H, L, N, R, V and Y called for counselling in a university on seven days of a week starting from Monday to Sunday but not necessarily in same order. Not more than one student called for counselling on any particular day. Three students were called for counselling between V and L. The number of students called for counselling before C is same as that of after Y. H goes before V. L is called for counselling on one of the days before N. V called for counselling neither on Monday nor on Friday. Neither H nor R called for counselling on Wednesday and Thursday. Y called for counselling after N. V isn't called on a Sunday.

As many students called for counselling before L as many students after whom?

  1. AOption (a)

    C

  2. BOption (b)

    N

  3. COption (c)

    R

  4. DOption (d)

    V

  5. EOption (e)

    H

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

C

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Question 353

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Seven students C, H, L, N, R, V and Y called for counselling in a university on seven days of a week starting from Monday to Sunday but not necessarily in same order. Not more than one student called for counselling on any particular day. Three students were called for counselling between V and L. The number of students called for counselling before C is same as that of after Y. H goes before V. L is called for counselling on one of the days before N. V called for counselling neither on Monday nor on Friday. Neither H nor R called for counselling on Wednesday and Thursday. Y called for counselling after N. V isn't called on a Sunday.

How many person called for counselling between C and Y?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three students

  2. BOption (b)

    Two students

  3. COption (c)

    One student

  4. DOption (d)

    Four students

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Three students

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Question 354

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Seven students C, H, L, N, R, V and Y called for counselling in a university on seven days of a week starting from Monday to Sunday but not necessarily in same order. Not more than one student called for counselling on any particular day. Three students were called for counselling between V and L. The number of students called for counselling before C is same as that of after Y. H goes before V. L is called for counselling on one of the days before N. V called for counselling neither on Monday nor on Friday. Neither H nor R called for counselling on Wednesday and Thursday. Y called for counselling after N. V isn't called on a Sunday.

Find odd one out.

  1. AOption (a)

    LC

  2. BOption (b)

    NY

  3. COption (c)

    HL

  4. DOption (d)

    VR

  5. EOption (e)

    YN

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

LC

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Question 355

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Seven students C, H, L, N, R, V and Y called for counselling in a university on seven days of a week starting from Monday to Sunday but not necessarily in same order. Not more than one student called for counselling on any particular day. Three students were called for counselling between V and L. The number of students called for counselling before C is same as that of after Y. H goes before V. L is called for counselling on one of the days before N. V called for counselling neither on Monday nor on Friday. Neither H nor R called for counselling on Wednesday and Thursday. Y called for counselling after N. V isn't called on a Sunday.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

A) C called for counselling two days before Y.

B) V called for counselling just after R.

C) Only N called for counselling after L.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only A

  2. BOption (b)

    Both B and C

  3. COption (c)

    Only B

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither B nor C

  5. EOption (e)

    Both 1 and 4

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only A

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Question 356

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Eight boxes K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are placed one over another from bottom to top but not necessarily in same order. Two boxes are placed between Box Q and Box K. Box M placed just below the box P. Only one box is placed between Box O and Box N. Box L placed two boxes below K which is placed below the box Q. Box N and Box L are not placed adjacent to each other. The number of boxes placed above the box M is same as that of below O.

Which of the following box is placed just above the box which is placed three places below the box of M?

  1. AOption (a)

    Box Q

  2. BOption (b)

    Box R

  3. COption (c)

    Box K

  4. DOption (d)

    Box N

  5. EOption (e)

    Box O

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Box Q

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Question 357

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Eight boxes K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are placed one over another from bottom to top but not necessarily in same order. Two boxes are placed between Box Q and Box K. Box M placed just below the box P. Only one box is placed between Box O and Box N. Box L placed two boxes below K which is placed below the box Q. Box N and Box L are not placed adjacent to each other. The number of boxes placed above the box M is same as that of below O.

Find the odd one out.

  1. AOption (a)

    MQ

  2. BOption (b)

    RN

  3. COption (c)

    KO

  4. DOption (d)

    OL

  5. EOption (e)

    RQ

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

MQ

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 358

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Eight boxes K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are placed one over another from bottom to top but not necessarily in same order. Two boxes are placed between Box Q and Box K. Box M placed just below the box P. Only one box is placed between Box O and Box N. Box L placed two boxes below K which is placed below the box Q. Box N and Box L are not placed adjacent to each other. The number of boxes placed above the box M is same as that of below O.

How many boxes are placed between Box Q and Box O?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    More than three

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Two

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 359

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Eight boxes K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are placed one over another from bottom to top but not necessarily in same order. Two boxes are placed between Box Q and Box K. Box M placed just below the box P. Only one box is placed between Box O and Box N. Box L placed two boxes below K which is placed below the box Q. Box N and Box L are not placed adjacent to each other. The number of boxes placed above the box M is same as that of below O.

In a certain way Box M is related to Box R and Box Box K is related to Box L, then in the same way which box is related to Box P?

  1. AOption (a)

    Box M

  2. BOption (b)

    Box Q

  3. COption (c)

    Box N

  4. DOption (d)

    Box L

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Box M

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 360

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Eight boxes K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are placed one over another from bottom to top but not necessarily in same order. Two boxes are placed between Box Q and Box K. Box M placed just below the box P. Only one box is placed between Box O and Box N. Box L placed two boxes below K which is placed below the box Q. Box N and Box L are not placed adjacent to each other. The number of boxes placed above the box M is same as that of below O.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?

A) Only one box is placed below the Box O.

B) Box P is placed at top position.

C) Box R placed below the box K.

  1. AOption (a)

    Both A and B

  2. BOption (b)

    Both A and C

  3. COption (c)

    Only C

  4. DOption (d)

    All of these

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Both A and B

Explanation not yet available.

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