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Verbal and non-verbal reasoning, analogies, syllogisms, number series, coding-decoding, blood relations, and analytical puzzles.

1125 Total Questions32 Official PapersYears: 2018–2025Search in Reasoning
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IBPS Clerk Prelims 26 August 2023 Memory Based Paper (Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 661

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Direction: Study the following arrangement and answer the given question carefully

B # M I N E & > G P * F $ X R % A ? @ D ! Q$

If we drop all the symbols from the above arrangement, then which is the 7th element from the left end?

  1. AOption (a)

    G

  2. BOption (b)

    P

  3. COption (c)

    E

  4. DOption (d)

    F

  5. EOption (e)

    X

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

G

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IBPS Clerk Prelims 26 August 2023 Memory Based Paper (Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 662

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Direction: Study the following arrangement and answer the given question carefully

B # M I N E & > G P * F $ X R % A ? @ D ! Q$

How many symbols are there between 4th element from the right end and E?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four

  2. BOption (b)

    Six

  3. COption (c)

    Five

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    Seven

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Four

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IBPS Clerk Prelims 26 August 2023 Memory Based Paper (Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 663

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Directions:- Read the following comprehension carefully and answer the questions given below.

Six people- A, B, C, D, E and F have different heights. B is taller than only C. A has less height than F who is less height than E. Only two people are there in between D and A. The person who has the third lowest height is 140 cm taller. E is 20 cm taller than A.

What is the posssible height of F?

  1. AOption (a)

    166 cm

  2. BOption (b)

    170 cm

  3. COption (c)

    156 cm

  4. DOption (d)

    139 cm

  5. EOption (e)

    125 cm

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

166 cm

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IBPS Clerk Prelims 26 August 2023 Memory Based Paper (Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 664

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Directions:- Read the following comprehension carefully and answer the questions given below.

Six people- A, B, C, D, E and F have different heights. B is taller than only C. A has less height than F who is less height than E. Only two people are there in between D and A. The person who has the third lowest height is 140 cm taller. E is 20 cm taller than A.

Who is the tallest among of all?

  1. AOption (a)

    E

  2. BOption (b)

    F

  3. COption (c)

    A

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    C

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

E

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IBPS Clerk Prelims 26 August 2023 Memory Based Paper (Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 665

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Directions:- Read the following comprehension carefully and answer the questions given below.

Six people- A, B, C, D, E and F have different heights. B is taller than only C. A has less height than F who is less height than E. Only two people are there in between D and A. The person who has the third lowest height is 140 cm taller. E is 20 cm taller than A.

Who is the third tallest?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    D

  3. COption (c)

    F

  4. DOption (d)

    B

  5. EOption (e)

    C

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

A

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IBPS Clerk Prelims 26 August 2023 Memory Based Paper (Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 666

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Direction: Read the following and answer the given questions:

Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are going to attend a webinar on seven different days of the week (Monday to Sunday) but not necessarily in the same order.

More than three persons go before D, who does not go on Sunday.  One person goes between D and F. F goes before D. B goes one of the days after C but not just after. B and E do not go on Sunday and A goes just before C. C goes on Tuesday. Neither B nor D goes on the second last day of the week. E goes just before G.

Who among the following person goes just before B.

  1. AOption (a)

    D

  2. BOption (b)

    E

  3. COption (c)

    F

  4. DOption (d)

    G

  5. EOption (e)

    Other than those given as option

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

D

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IBPS Clerk Prelims 26 August 2023 Memory Based Paper (Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 667

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Direction: Read the following and answer the given questions:

Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are going to attend a webinar on seven different days of the week (Monday to Sunday) but not necessarily in the same order.

More than three persons go before D, who does not go on Sunday.  One person goes between D and F. F goes before D. B goes one of the days after C but not just after. B and E do not go on Sunday and A goes just before C. C goes on Tuesday. Neither B nor D goes on the second last day of the week. E goes just before G.

Who among the following person goes on Saturday?

  1. AOption (a)

    B

  2. BOption (b)

    E

  3. COption (c)

    G

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    Other than those given as option

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

B

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IBPS Clerk Prelims 26 August 2023 Memory Based Paper (Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 668

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Direction: Read the following and answer the given questions:

Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are going to attend a webinar on seven different days of the week (Monday to Sunday) but not necessarily in the same order.

More than three persons go before D, who does not go on Sunday.  One person goes between D and F. F goes before D. B goes one of the days after C but not just after. B and E do not go on Sunday and A goes just before C. C goes on Tuesday. Neither B nor D goes on the second last day of the week. E goes just before G.

How many persons go between C and D?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Five

  5. EOption (e)

    Other than those given as option

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Two

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Question 669

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Direction: Read the following and answer the given questions:

Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are going to attend a webinar on seven different days of the week (Monday to Sunday) but not necessarily in the same order.

More than three persons go before D, who does not go on Sunday.  One person goes between D and F. F goes before D. B goes one of the days after C but not just after. B and E do not go on Sunday and A goes just before C. C goes on Tuesday. Neither B nor D goes on the second last day of the week. E goes just before G.

Who among the following person goes on sunday?

  1. AOption (a)

    G

  2. BOption (b)

    D

  3. COption (c)

    B

  4. DOption (d)

    F

  5. EOption (e)

    Other than those given as option

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

G

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Question 670

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Direction: Read the following and answer the given questions:

Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are going to attend a webinar on seven different days of the week (Monday to Sunday) but not necessarily in the same order.

More than three persons go before D, who does not go on Sunday.  One person goes between D and F. F goes before D. B goes one of the days after C but not just after. B and E do not go on Sunday and A goes just before C. C goes on Tuesday. Neither B nor D goes on the second last day of the week. E goes just before G.

If A is related to F and B is related to E then D is related to which of the following?

  1. AOption (a)

    C

  2. BOption (b)

    E

  3. COption (c)

    G

  4. DOption (d)

    B

  5. EOption (e)

    Other than those given as option

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

C

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IBPS Clerk Prelims 3 Sept 2022 Memory Based Paper (Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 671

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Directions: The questions are based on the following information:

Three generations of people live together. There are 12 members in the family viz. M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X who went out for a picnic.

R and Q are kids of T and S. V, who is the father in law of W, is the paternal uncle of R. T has a son and a daughter. P is the husband of O. O is the daughter of Q. M is the brother of N. R is married to U. Father of N is U who has only one daughter. S is the father in law of U. W is the wife of X.

Four of the five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one the following doesn’t belong to the group?

  1. AOption (a)

    Q

  2. BOption (b)

    P

  3. COption (c)

    O

  4. DOption (d)

    M

  5. EOption (e)

    N

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Q

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IBPS Clerk Prelims 3 Sept 2022 Memory Based Paper (Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 672

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Directions: The questions are based on the following information:

Three generations of people live together. There are 12 members in the family viz. M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X who went out for a picnic.

R and Q are kids of T and S. V, who is the father in law of W, is the paternal uncle of R. T has a son and a daughter. P is the husband of O. O is the daughter of Q. M is the brother of N. R is married to U. Father of N is U who has only one daughter. S is the father in law of U. W is the wife of X.

How is W related to T?

  1. AOption (a)

    Cousin

  2. BOption (b)

    Granddaughter

  3. COption (c)

    Niece

  4. DOption (d)

    Son in law

  5. EOption (e)

    Daughter in law

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Cousin

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Question 673

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Directions: The questions are based on the following information:

Three generations of people live together. There are 12 members in the family viz. M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X who went out for a picnic.

R and Q are kids of T and S. V, who is the father in law of W, is the paternal uncle of R. T has a son and a daughter. P is the husband of O. O is the daughter of Q. M is the brother of N. R is married to U. Father of N is U who has only one daughter. S is the father in law of U. W is the wife of X.

How is N related to S?

  1. AOption (a)

    Grandson

  2. BOption (b)

    Daughter’s cousin

  3. COption (c)

    Granddaughter

  4. DOption (d)

    Son’s nephew.

  5. EOption (e)

    Daughter

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Grandson

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Question 674

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

  1. AOption (a)

    R

  2. BOption (b)

    A

  3. COption (c)

    X

  4. DOption (d)

    E

  5. EOption (e)

    M

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

R

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Question 675

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In each question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. 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. Give answer-

Statements:

Few N are G.

All G are T.

Conclusions:

I. All N being T is a possibility.

II. Some T are G.

  1. AOption (a)

    If only conclusion I follows.

  2. BOption (b)

    If only conclusion II follows.

  3. COption (c)

    If either conclusion I or II follows.

  4. DOption (d)

    If neither conclusion I nor II follows.

  5. EOption (e)

    If both conclusions I and II follow.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

If only conclusion I follows.

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 676

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In each question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. 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. Give answer-

Statements:

No cap is a stool.

Few stools are tables.

Conclusions:

I. Some tables are not caps.

II. All caps being tables is a possibility

  1. AOption (a)

    If only conclusion I follows.

  2. BOption (b)

    If only conclusion II follows.

  3. COption (c)

    If either conclusion I or II follows.

  4. DOption (d)

    If neither conclusion I nor II follows.

  5. EOption (e)

    If both conclusions I and II follow.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

If only conclusion I follows.

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 677

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Direction: In the question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II . 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.

Statements

Only a few watches are electric

No watches are ring

Conclusions

Some electric are ring

Some electric can never be ring

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follows 

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Both i and II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Either I or II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither I nor II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only I follows 

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Question 678

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Directions

In the question below are given two statements followed by two 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.

Statements:

Only a few Hairs are White

Only a few White are Sky

Conclusions:

I. All Hair are Sky

II. Some Hairs are not Sky

  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 follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither I nor II follow

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only I follow

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Question 679

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Directions

In the question given below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. 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.

Statements:

All doors are walls.

Only a few floors are walls.

Conclusions:

I. All floors being doors is a possibility.

II. No door is a floor.

  1. AOption (a)

    Both conclusions follow.

  2. BOption (b)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

  3. COption (c)

    Only conclusion II follows.

  4. DOption (d)

    Only conclusion I follows.

  5. EOption (e)

    Either conclusion I or II follows.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Both conclusions follow.

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 680

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Direction: Study the following numeric sequence and answer the question given below.

4 3 1 5 7 8 3 1 6 2 9 7 1 2 1 3 5 2 6 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 3 8 7

How many odd numbers are there which are immediately preceded by a perfect square?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    More than four

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

One

Explanation not yet available.

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