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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 26 August 2023 Shift 3) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 601

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:

8 persons - A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H go to market on 8 different months. Months are January, March, April, May, June, August, September, October but not necessarily in the same order. 

C goes to market in the month which has 31 days but goes before the month of August. The number of persons who go to market before D is the same as the number of persons who go to market after F. A goes to market on the month which has 30 days. E likes to go to the market in the month of May. H does not go to market immediately after D. There are two persons scheduled between D and B. A goes to the market after the month of March but before the month of May. G who goes to market in the month of August does not go immediately before H.

On which month, Person F goes to market?

  1. AOption (a)

    January

  2. BOption (b)

    March

  3. COption (c)

    September

  4. DOption (d)

    October

  5. EOption (e)

    May

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Answer: (a)A.

January

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 26 August 2023 Shift 3) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 602

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:

8 persons - A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H go to market on 8 different months. Months are January, March, April, May, June, August, September, October but not necessarily in the same order. 

C goes to market in the month which has 31 days but goes before the month of August. The number of persons who go to market before D is the same as the number of persons who go to market after F. A goes to market on the month which has 30 days. E likes to go to the market in the month of May. H does not go to market immediately after D. There are two persons scheduled between D and B. A goes to the market after the month of March but before the month of May. G who goes to market in the month of August does not go immediately before H.

How many persons go to market between H and 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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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 26 August 2023 Shift 3) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 603

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:

8 persons - A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H go to market on 8 different months. Months are January, March, April, May, June, August, September, October but not necessarily in the same order. 

C goes to market in the month which has 31 days but goes before the month of August. The number of persons who go to market before D is the same as the number of persons who go to market after F. A goes to market on the month which has 30 days. E likes to go to the market in the month of May. H does not go to market immediately after D. There are two persons scheduled between D and B. A goes to the market after the month of March but before the month of May. G who goes to market in the month of August does not go immediately before H.

Who goes to market in the month of October?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    D

  4. DOption (d)

    E

  5. EOption (e)

    H

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Answer: (a)A.

A

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Question 604

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:

8 persons - A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H go to market on 8 different months. Months are January, March, April, May, June, August, September, October but not necessarily in the same order. 

C goes to market in the month which has 31 days but goes before the month of August. The number of persons who go to market before D is the same as the number of persons who go to market after F. A goes to market on the month which has 30 days. E likes to go to the market in the month of May. H does not go to market immediately after D. There are two persons scheduled between D and B. A goes to the market after the month of March but before the month of May. G who goes to market in the month of August does not go immediately before H.

Which of the following combination is incorrect?

  1. AOption (a)

    C - January

  2. BOption (b)

    E - May

  3. COption (c)

    B - June

  4. DOption (d)

    H - June

  5. EOption (e)

    D - March

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Answer: (a)A.

C - January

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Question 605

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:

8 persons - A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H go to market on 8 different months. Months are January, March, April, May, June, August, September, October but not necessarily in the same order. 

C goes to market in the month which has 31 days but goes before the month of August. The number of persons who go to market before D is the same as the number of persons who go to market after F. A goes to market on the month which has 30 days. E likes to go to the market in the month of May. H does not go to market immediately after D. There are two persons scheduled between D and B. A goes to the market after the month of March but before the month of May. G who goes to market in the month of August does not go immediately before H.

Who goes to market immdiately before D?

  1. AOption (a)

    C

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    A

  4. DOption (d)

    F

  5. EOption (e)

    G

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Answer: (a)A.

C

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Question 606

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

TSR FKL FGO VQE HDB

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

If the middle letter is changed to its next letter as in English alphabetical series then how many newly formed words have no vowel?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Five

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    Two

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Answer: (a)A.

One

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Question 607

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

TSR FKL FGO VQE HDB

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

How many letters are there in between the third letter of the fourth word from the left end and first letter of the third word from the right end as per the alphabetical series?

  1. AOption (a)

    Five

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    One

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Answer: (a)A.

Five

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Question 608

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

TSR FKL FGO VQE HDB

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

If each consonant of all the words is changed to its next letter and each vowel of all the words is changed to its previous letter of the English alphabetical series, then how many words will form with more than one consonant?

  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 609

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

TSR FKL FGO VQE HDB

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

If the last letter of each word is changed to its next letter as in English alphabetical series, then how many words are ending with vowel?

  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 610

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

TSR FKL FGO VQE HDB

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

If first and last letter of each word are interchanged, then how many words will start with a vowel?

  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 611

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Direction: In the following question assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the conclusion among given conclusions is/are definitely true and then give your answers accordingly.

Statements: A > C ≥ E = D; E > G < K = H

Conclusions:

I. C > D

II. C = D

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follow

  3. COption (c)

    Both I and II follow

  4. DOption (d)

    Either I or II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither I nor II follows

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Answer: (a)A.

Only I follow

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Question 612

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Direction: In the following question assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the conclusion among given conclusions is/are definitely true and then give your answers accordingly.

Statements: K > J < H; K = I > L; M > J

Conclusions:

I. K > H

II. I > M

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follow

  3. COption (c)

    Both I and II follow

  4. DOption (d)

    Either I or II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither I nor II follows

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Answer: (a)A.

Only I follow

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Question 613

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Direction: In the following question assuming the given statements to be True, find which of the conclusion among given conclusions is/are definitely True and then give your answers accordingly.

Statements:

L = O ≥ R, P > T, L = U

Conclusion:

I. U = R

II. L > R

  1. AOption (a)

    None is True

  2. BOption (b)

    Both I and II are True

  3. COption (c)

    Only II is True

  4. DOption (d)

    Only I is True

  5. EOption (e)

    Either I and II is True

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Answer: (a)A.

None is True

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Question 614

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Directions

In the following question assuming the given statements to be True, find which of the conclusion among given conclusions is/are definitely true and then give your answers accordingly.

Statements : J ≤ S ; W < T > S ; F > W

Conclusions :

I. F > T

II. J > T

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I Follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II Follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either I or II Follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither I nor II Follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Both I and II Follow

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Answer: (a)A.

Only I Follows

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Question 615

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In the given word "COINCIDENCE" if the vowels are changed to the next letter and the consonants are changed to the previous letters as per the alphabetical series and the letters are then arranged in alphabetical order from left to right which is the fourth letter from the right end?

  1. AOption (a)

    F

  2. BOption (b)

    J

  3. COption (c)

    M

  4. DOption (d)

    P

  5. EOption (e)

    C

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Answer: (a)A.

F

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Question 616

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Directions: Study the information given below carefully and answer the question given below.

There are seven house i.e. P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V in the city. P is 5m to the east of Q. R is 8m to the west of S. T is 4m to the west of R. P is 6m to the north of R. U is 8 m to the east of V. U is 6m to the south of S.

What is the direction of U with respect to Q?

  1. AOption (a)

    West

  2. BOption (b)

    South east

  3. COption (c)

    North east

  4. DOption (d)

    North west

  5. EOption (e)

    South

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Answer: (a)A.

West

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Question 617

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Directions: Study the information given below carefully and answer the question given below.

There are seven house i.e. P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V in the city. P is 5m to the east of Q. R is 8m to the west of S. T is 4m to the west of R. P is 6m to the north of R. U is 8 m to the east of V. U is 6m to the south of S.

What is distance between P and V?

  1. AOption (a)

    6 m

  2. BOption (b)

    12 m

  3. COption (c)

    10 m

  4. DOption (d)

    14 m

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

6 m

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Question 618

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Directions: Study the information given below carefully and answer the question given below.

There are seven house i.e. P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V in the city. P is 5m to the east of Q. R is 8m to the west of S. T is 4m to the west of R. P is 6m to the north of R. U is 8 m to the east of V. U is 6m to the south of S.

What is direction of P with respect to T?

  1. AOption (a)

    East

  2. BOption (b)

    South west

  3. COption (c)

    North west

  4. DOption (d)

    North east

  5. EOption (e)

    South east

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

East

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Question 619

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

Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U have different heights. Number of persons taller than P is equal to number of persons shorter than S. R is taller than only one person. Q is not taller than T. U is shorter than both P and S.

Who among the following is the tallest?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    T

  4. DOption (d)

    R

  5. EOption (e)

    Other than those given as option

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Answer: (a)A.

P

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Question 620

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

Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U have different heights. Number of persons taller than P is equal to number of persons shorter than S. R is taller than only one person. Q is not taller than T. U is shorter than both P and S.

How many persons are shorter than P if S is shorter than P?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Five

  5. EOption (e)

    Other than those given as option

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Three

Explanation not yet available.
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