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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 27 August 2023 Shift 4) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 521

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Direction: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Eight people – A,B, C, D, E, F, G, and H live in two flats – A and B. There are four floors and each of the floors has two flats, Flat A and Flat B such that Flat B is to the west of Flat A. Flat A of Floor 1 is just below the Flat A of Floor 2 similarly Flat B of Floor 2 is just above the Flat B of Floor 1 and so on.

A lives on the top floor of the same flat as C. H lives to the East of G on the same floor but not at the bottommost floor. F lives on the same floor as E, who lives in same flat immediately above B. C lives on the 1st floor of Flat B.

Who lives on the same floor as the one who lives immediately below A?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    G

  3. COption (c)

    E

  4. DOption (d)

    H

  5. EOption (e)

    C

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Answer: (a)A.

A

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Question 522

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Direction: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Eight people – A,B, C, D, E, F, G, and H live in two flats – A and B. There are four floors and each of the floors has two flats, Flat A and Flat B such that Flat B is to the west of Flat A. Flat A of Floor 1 is just below the Flat A of Floor 2 similarly Flat B of Floor 2 is just above the Flat B of Floor 1 and so on.

A lives on the top floor of the same flat as C. H lives to the East of G on the same floor but not at the bottommost floor. F lives on the same floor as E, who lives in same flat immediately above B. C lives on the 1st floor of Flat B.

Who lives on the bottommost floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    G

  2. BOption (b)

    A

  3. COption (c)

    D

  4. DOption (d)

    B

  5. EOption (e)

    E

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Answer: (a)A.

G

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 27 August 2023 Shift 4) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 523

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Direction: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Eight people – A,B, C, D, E, F, G, and H live in two flats – A and B. There are four floors and each of the floors has two flats, Flat A and Flat B such that Flat B is to the west of Flat A. Flat A of Floor 1 is just below the Flat A of Floor 2 similarly Flat B of Floor 2 is just above the Flat B of Floor 1 and so on.

A lives on the top floor of the same flat as C. H lives to the East of G on the same floor but not at the bottommost floor. F lives on the same floor as E, who lives in same flat immediately above B. C lives on the 1st floor of Flat B.

How many people live below H in total?

  1. AOption (a)

    4 people

  2. BOption (b)

    3 people

  3. COption (c)

    2 people

  4. DOption (d)

    1 person

  5. EOption (e)

    No one.

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Answer: (a)A.

4 people

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 27 August 2023 Shift 4) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 524

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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word "PORTABLE" each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in the forward direction) as they have between them in the English alphabetical order?                          

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    Five

  5. EOption (e)

    One

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Answer: (a)A.

Three

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Question 525

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If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word with the second, the fourth, and the sixth letters of the word ATTEMPT, which of the following will be the first letter of that word? If no such word can be made give ‘X’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be made give ‘Y’ as the answer.

  1. AOption (a)

    T

  2. BOption (b)

    E

  3. COption (c)

    P

  4. DOption (d)

    X

  5. EOption (e)

    Y

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Answer: (a)A.

T

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Question 526

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Direction: Study the following arrangement and answer the question:

7 T @ 5 M D 9 X % V O $ 2 B ! 7 3 > 6 G & K 1$

What is the sum of the numbers between ‘@’ and ‘$’ in the given arrangement$?

  1. AOption (a)

    11

  2. BOption (b)

    13

  3. COption (c)

    14

  4. DOption (d)

    16

  5. EOption (e)

    17

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Answer: (a)A.

11

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Question 527

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Direction: Study the following arrangement and answer the question:

7 T @ 5 M D 9 X % V O $ 2 B ! 7 3 > 6 G & K 1$

In the given arrangement, how many such symbols are there which are immediately followed by a number and immediately preceded by a letter?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    One

  4. DOption (d)

    None

  5. EOption (e)

    Two

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Answer: (a)A.

Four

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Question 528

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Direction: Study the following arrangement and answer the question:

7 T @ 5 M D 9 X % V O $ 2 B ! 7 3 > 6 G & K 1$

If all the symbols are dropped from the arrangement then which element will be the 4th element to the left of the 2nd element from the right end of the arrangement to form?

  1. AOption (a)

    2

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    3

  4. DOption (d)

    7

  5. EOption (e)

    O

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Answer: (a)A.

2

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Question 529

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Direction: Study the following arrangement and answer the question:

7 T @ 5 M D 9 X % V O $ 2 B ! 7 3 > 6 G & K 1$

In the given arrangement, how many numbers are there between ‘M’ and ‘!’?

  1. AOption (a)

    None

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    One

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    Two

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

None

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Question 530

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Direction: Study the following arrangement and answer the question:

7 T @ 5 M D 9 X % V O $ 2 B ! 7 3 > 6 G & K 1$

In the given arrangement, which element is 8th to the right of the 5th element from the left end?

  1. AOption (a)

    2

  2. BOption (b)

    $$

  3. COption (c)

    O

  4. DOption (d)

    V

  5. EOption (e)

    %

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

2

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 2 September 2023 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 531

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a circle facing the center, with equal distance between them but not necessarily in the same order. A sits third to the left of C. Only one person sits between A and G. E sits second to the right of F. F is neither an immediate neighbor of A nor G. Only one person sits between B and E. E is not an immediate neighbor of D.

Which of the following information is true regarding H?

  1. AOption (a)

    One of the immediate neighbors of H sits to the immediate right of D

  2. BOption (b)

    H is an immediate neighbor of both A and B

  3. COption (c)

    Only three persons sit between H and C

  4. DOption (d)

    H sits second to the left of F 

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the given option is true

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Answer: (a)A.

One of the immediate neighbors of H sits to the immediate right of D

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Question 532

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a circle facing the center, with equal distance between them but not necessarily in the same order. A sits third to the left of C. Only one person sits between A and G. E sits second to the right of F. F is neither an immediate neighbor of A nor G. Only one person sits between B and E. E is not an immediate neighbor of D.

Who amongst the following represent the people who sit exactly between A and C, when counted from left of C?

  1. AOption (a)

    B, G

  2. BOption (b)

    D, F

  3. COption (c)

    E, H

  4. DOption (d)

    E, F

  5. EOption (e)

    F, H

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Answer: (a)A.

B, G

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Question 533

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a circle facing the center, with equal distance between them but not necessarily in the same order. A sits third to the left of C. Only one person sits between A and G. E sits second to the right of F. F is neither an immediate neighbor of A nor G. Only one person sits between B and E. E is not an immediate neighbor of D.

What is E's position with respect to the one who is to the immediate right of D?

  1. AOption (a)

    Second to the left

  2. BOption (b)

    Third to the right

  3. COption (c)

    Immediate left

  4. DOption (d)

    Second to the right

  5. EOption (e)

    Third to the left

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Answer: (a)A.

Second to the left

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Question 534

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a circle facing the center, with equal distance between them but not necessarily in the same order. A sits third to the left of C. Only one person sits between A and G. E sits second to the right of F. F is neither an immediate neighbor of A nor G. Only one person sits between B and E. E is not an immediate neighbor of D.

How many persons are sitting between B and D, when counted in anti clockwise direction from B?

  1. AOption (a)

    None

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    More than three

  5. EOption (e)

    Three

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

None

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Question 535

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a circle facing the center, with equal distance between them but not necessarily in the same order. A sits third to the left of C. Only one person sits between A and G. E sits second to the right of F. F is neither an immediate neighbor of A nor G. Only one person sits between B and E. E is not an immediate neighbor of D.

Who is sitting to the immediate right of G?

  1. AOption (a)

    D

  2. BOption (b)

    C

  3. COption (c)

    H

  4. DOption (d)

    B

  5. EOption (e)

    F

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Answer: (a)A.

D

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Question 536

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Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

2 P J # 8 @ L B 1 V * Q 6 < G W 9 K C D 3 & % > 5 F R 7 A Y 4

How many symbols and numbers are there in the sequence which are either immediately preceded or immediately followed by the letter which is from the first half of the English alphabet?

  1. AOption (a)

    4

  2. BOption (b)

    8

  3. COption (c)

    9

  4. DOption (d)

    10

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

4

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Question 537

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Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

2 P J # 8 @ L B 1 V * Q 6 < G W 9 K C D 3 & % > 5 F R 7 A Y 4

Four of the following five are similar in relation to their positions in the above sequence and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to that group?

  1. AOption (a)

    Q K 5

  2. BOption (b)

    L 6 D

  3. COption (c)

    P L <

  4. DOption (d)

    1 G &

  5. EOption (e)

    K > 4 

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Answer: (a)A.

Q K 5

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Question 538

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Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

2 P J # 8 @ L B 1 V * Q 6 < G W 9 K C D 3 & % > 5 F R 7 A Y 4

If each symbol exchanges its position with its immediate right symbol/letter/number. Now, how many letters are there in the sequence which are immediately followed by a number and immediately preceded by a symbol?

  1. AOption (a)

    None

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    More than three 

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

None

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Question 539

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Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

2 P J # 8 @ L B 1 V * Q 6 < G W 9 K C D 3 & % > 5 F R 7 A Y 4

P # L is related to Y 7 5 in the same way as @ 1 * is to?

  1. AOption (a)

    R > &

  2. BOption (b)

    F > 3

  3. COption (c)

    5 > &

  4. DOption (d)

    5 % D

  5. EOption (e)

    F % 3

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

R > &

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Question 540

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Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

2 P J # 8 @ L B 1 V * Q 6 < G W 9 K C D 3 & % > 5 F R 7 A Y 4

Which of the following indicates the total number of symbols, letters and numbers respectively which get eliminated from the sequence when every second element of the sequence from your left is dropped from the sequence?

  1. AOption (a)

    5, 9 & 1

  2. BOption (b)

    1, 5 & 9

  3. COption (c)

    9, 1 & 5

  4. DOption (d)

    8, 0 & 6

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

5, 9 & 1

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