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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 561

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions following it.

Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting in a row facing north, but not necessary in the same order. A sits third from the left end. There are only one people sitting between A and D. F sits at one of the extreme ends. C sits second to the right of A. Only three people sit between A and B. Neither E nor H sits at extreme end. G sits third to the right of D. Only one people sits between E and F.

Who sits second to the left of E?

  1. AOption (a)

    H

  2. BOption (b)

    A

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    G

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

H

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Question 562

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follows.

A certain number of persons sit in a row facing north direction.

All of the above information is not necessary in the same order.

There are five persons between the P and R, which is right of P. Number of persons between P and S is same as it is between R and B. B sits tenth to the right of P. T is second to the left of the R. C is immediate neighbour of R. M is to the immediate left of Q and and five persons between the R and V. Number of persons between B and N is same as it is between B and M. Q is forth to the right of B.

What is the total number of persons can be sitting in this row?

  1. AOption (a)

    20

  2. BOption (b)

    10

  3. COption (c)

    15

  4. DOption (d)

    19

  5. EOption (e)

    25

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Answer: (a)A.

20

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Question 563

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follows.

A certain number of persons sit in a row facing north direction.

All of the above information is not necessary in the same order.

There are five persons between the P and R, which is right of P. Number of persons between P and S is same as it is between R and B. B sits tenth to the right of P. T is second to the left of the R. C is immediate neighbour of R. M is to the immediate left of Q and and five persons between the R and V. Number of persons between B and N is same as it is between B and M. Q is forth to the right of B.

Who is sit exactly between the person V and Q?

  1. AOption (a)

    S

  2. BOption (b)

    P

  3. COption (c)

    T

  4. DOption (d)

    C

  5. EOption (e)

    M

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

S

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Question 564

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follows.

A certain number of persons sit in a row facing north direction.

All of the above information is not necessary in the same order.

There are five persons between the P and R, which is right of P. Number of persons between P and S is same as it is between R and B. B sits tenth to the right of P. T is second to the left of the R. C is immediate neighbour of R. M is to the immediate left of Q and and five persons between the R and V. Number of persons between B and N is same as it is between B and M. Q is forth to the right of B.

Who is sitting in the right end of the row?

  1. AOption (a)

    S

  2. BOption (b)

    P

  3. COption (c)

    B

  4. DOption (d)

    Q

  5. EOption (e)

    C

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Answer: (a)A.

S

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Question 565

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How many meaningful English words can be formed with the First, the second, the fourth, and the sixth letters of the word PLATFORM, using each letter only once in each word?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    One

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Answer: (a)A.

Three

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 2 September 2023 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 566

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Directions: Read the information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

There are eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W who lives in an eight-floor apartment but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor is numbered 1, the floor immediately above 1 is numbered 2, and so on. The number of people living between Q and U is the same as the number of people between U and P. Q lives below U but not immediately.

Only one person lives between R and P who lives immediately below T. V lives on the odd numbered floor but not on the lowermost floor.

Only two person lives between R and S. S lives on the odd-numbered floor below the sixth floor.

Who Lives on fifth floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    R

  4. DOption (d)

    S

  5. EOption (e)

    T

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Answer: (a)A.

P

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Question 567

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Directions: Read the information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

There are eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W who lives in an eight-floor apartment but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor is numbered 1, the floor immediately above 1 is numbered 2, and so on. The number of people living between Q and U is the same as the number of people between U and P. Q lives below U but not immediately.

Only one person lives between R and P who lives immediately below T. V lives on the odd numbered floor but not on the lowermost floor.

Only two person lives between R and S. S lives on the odd-numbered floor below the sixth floor.

How many person lives between P and W?

  1. AOption (a)

    2

  2. BOption (b)

    3

  3. COption (c)

    4

  4. DOption (d)

    5

  5. EOption (e)

    0

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

2

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Question 568

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Directions: Read the information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

There are eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W who lives in an eight-floor apartment but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor is numbered 1, the floor immediately above 1 is numbered 2, and so on. The number of people living between Q and U is the same as the number of people between U and P. Q lives below U but not immediately.

Only one person lives between R and P who lives immediately below T. V lives on the odd numbered floor but not on the lowermost floor.

Only two person lives between R and S. S lives on the odd-numbered floor below the sixth floor.

Who lives on the lowermost floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    W

  2. BOption (b)

    P

  3. COption (c)

    Q

  4. DOption (d)

    R

  5. EOption (e)

    S

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

W

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Question 569

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Directions: Read the information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

There are eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W who lives in an eight-floor apartment but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor is numbered 1, the floor immediately above 1 is numbered 2, and so on. The number of people living between Q and U is the same as the number of people between U and P. Q lives below U but not immediately.

Only one person lives between R and P who lives immediately below T. V lives on the odd numbered floor but not on the lowermost floor.

Only two person lives between R and S. S lives on the odd-numbered floor below the sixth floor.

If all the persons are arranged alphabetically from bottom to top then how many persons remains on same floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

One

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Question 570

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Directions: Read the information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

There are eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W who lives in an eight-floor apartment but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor is numbered 1, the floor immediately above 1 is numbered 2, and so on. The number of people living between Q and U is the same as the number of people between U and P. Q lives below U but not immediately.

Only one person lives between R and P who lives immediately below T. V lives on the odd numbered floor but not on the lowermost floor.

Only two person lives between R and S. S lives on the odd-numbered floor below the sixth floor.

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their arrangement find the one which does not belong to that group?

  1. AOption (a)

    Q

  2. BOption (b)

    U

  3. COption (c)

    P

  4. DOption (d)

    T

  5. EOption (e)

    R

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Q

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Question 571

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How many such pairs of digits are there in the number ‘15769843’, each of which has as many digits between them in the number (both forward and backward direction only) as they have between them in the Numeric Series?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four

  2. BOption (b)

    Five

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    More than five

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Answer: (a)A.

Four

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Question 572

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Select the odd letters from the given alternatives.

  1. AOption (a)

    JBEC

  2. BOption (b)

    SJCF

  3. COption (c)

    MDHA

  4. DOption (d)

    ZOFE

  5. EOption (e)

    YGQB

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Answer: (a)A.

JBEC

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Question 573

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follows.

There are seven persons, A, B, C, D, E, F and G have different heights and weights. A is taller than C but not heavier than B, E is heavier than B but not as much heavy as G, C is heaviest, D is second tallest and also heavier than G, G is taller than E but not as much tall as F, B is taller than E but shorter than G, A is shorter than E but heavier than F.

How many persons are taller than E?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    Five

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Answer: (a)A.

One

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Question 574

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follows.

There are seven persons, A, B, C, D, E, F and G have different heights and weights. A is taller than C but not heavier than B, E is heavier than B but not as much heavy as G, C is heaviest, D is second tallest and also heavier than G, G is taller than E but not as much tall as F, B is taller than E but shorter than G, A is shorter than E but heavier than F.

How many persons are heavier than B?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    No One

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

One

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Question 575

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follows.

There are seven persons, A, B, C, D, E, F and G have different heights and weights. A is taller than C but not heavier than B, E is heavier than B but not as much heavy as G, C is heaviest, D is second tallest and also heavier than G, G is taller than E but not as much tall as F, B is taller than E but shorter than G, A is shorter than E but heavier than F.

Who is heavier than D?

  1. AOption (a)

    F

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    E

  4. DOption (d)

    C

  5. EOption (e)

    G

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Answer: (a)A.

F

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Question 576

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If it’s possible to make a meaningful word from the 2nd, 4th, 7th, and 8th letters of the word 'EMPANELS', then which will be the last letter of the word? Mark ‘X’ if no such word can be formed, ‘Z’ if more than 1 such word can be formed.

  1. AOption (a)

    M

  2. BOption (b)

    Z

  3. COption (c)

    X

  4. DOption (d)

    A

  5. EOption (e)

    S

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Answer: (a)A.

M

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Question 577

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Directions: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions followed by it.

Eight boxes, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are arranged (but not in the given order) in a stacked manner in such a way that the box which is at the bottommost position is numbered 1 and the one which is at the topmost position is numbered 8. 

F is not below A. There are 3 boxes between E and A. G is at the fifth position. G is placed below C but above D. Neither E nor A is placed at the bottommost or the topmost position.

At least three boxes are there above F. B is at the lowest position. Two boxes are there between A and H. E is placed above A.

Which box is at the topmost position?

  1. AOption (a)

    H

  2. BOption (b)

    C

  3. COption (c)

    D

  4. DOption (d)

    Either H or C

  5. EOption (e)

    E

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

H

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Question 578

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Directions: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions followed by it.

Eight boxes, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are arranged (but not in the given order) in a stacked manner in such a way that the box which is at the bottommost position is numbered 1 and the one which is at the topmost position is numbered 8. 

F is not below A. There are 3 boxes between E and A. G is at the fifth position. G is placed below C but above D. Neither E nor A is placed at the bottommost or the topmost position.

At least three boxes are there above F. B is at the lowest position. Two boxes are there between A and H. E is placed above A.

How many boxes are placed between F and A?

  1. AOption (a)

    1

  2. BOption (b)

    2

  3. COption (c)

    3

  4. DOption (d)

    None

  5. EOption (e)

    4

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

1

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Question 579

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Directions: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions followed by it.

Eight boxes, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are arranged (but not in the given order) in a stacked manner in such a way that the box which is at the bottommost position is numbered 1 and the one which is at the topmost position is numbered 8. 

F is not below A. There are 3 boxes between E and A. G is at the fifth position. G is placed below C but above D. Neither E nor A is placed at the bottommost or the topmost position.

At least three boxes are there above F. B is at the lowest position. Two boxes are there between A and H. E is placed above A.

If we interchange the box at position 1 with position 2, box at position 3 with 4, box at position 5 with 6 and box at 7 with 8, how many boxes will be there between B and H?

  1. AOption (a)

    1

  2. BOption (b)

    2

  3. COption (c)

    3

  4. DOption (d)

    4

  5. EOption (e)

    5

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

1

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Question 580

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Directions: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions followed by it.

Eight boxes, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are arranged (but not in the given order) in a stacked manner in such a way that the box which is at the bottommost position is numbered 1 and the one which is at the topmost position is numbered 8. 

F is not below A. There are 3 boxes between E and A. G is at the fifth position. G is placed below C but above D. Neither E nor A is placed at the bottommost or the topmost position.

At least three boxes are there above F. B is at the lowest position. Two boxes are there between A and H. E is placed above A.

How many boxes will be at the same place if we rearrange all the boxes in alphabetical order starting with box A at the lowermost position?

  1. AOption (a)

    None

  2. BOption (b)

    1

  3. COption (c)

    2

  4. DOption (d)

    3

  5. EOption (e)

    4

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

None

Explanation not yet available.

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