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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 701

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

A certain number of people are sitting in a row facing towards the north. X is sitting second from the right end of the row. Five persons are sitting between X and P. C is sitting immediate right of P. E is sitting third to the right of C. Seven persons are sitting to the left of E. A is sitting on one of the extreme ends but not sitting immediately right of X. T is sitting eighth to the right of A and immediately left of X. Y is sitting second to the right of T. Four persons are sitting between Y and R.

What is position of E from the right end of the line?

  1. AOption (a)

    First

  2. BOption (b)

    Second

  3. COption (c)

    Third

  4. DOption (d)

    Fourth

  5. EOption (e)

    Fifth

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Answer: (a)A.

First

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Question 702

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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘PAGINATE’, each of which has as many letters between them in the word (both forward and backward direction) as they have between them in the English Alphabet?

  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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Answer: (a)A.

One

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Question 703

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the given question. 

There are seven persons - A, B, C, D, E, F and G. They are going market to purchase some items.

Only Three persons reach before D. E reach before F and G but F is not the last person. G reached before F. A reach before C but after D. C is not the last person.

How many persons between F and C? 

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Answer: (a)A.

One

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Question 704

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the given question. 

There are seven persons - A, B, C, D, E, F and G. They are going market to purchase some items.

Only Three persons reach before D. E reach before F and G but F is not the last person. G reached before F. A reach before C but after D. C is not the last person.

Who reaches market immediate after A?

  1. AOption (a)

    E

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    F

  5. EOption (e)

    No one

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Answer: (a)A.

E

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Question 705

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the given question. 

There are seven persons - A, B, C, D, E, F and G. They are going market to purchase some items.

Only Three persons reach before D. E reach before F and G but F is not the last person. G reached before F. A reach before C but after D. C is not the last person.

How many persons reaches market before F?

  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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Answer: (a)A.

One

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 3 September 2022 Shift 4) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 706

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Direction: Study the given information carefully and answer the questions.

Seven persons, A, B, C, D, E, F and G go to movies on different days of the week starting from Monday to Sunday but not necessarily in the same order. One person goes between G and C, A goes on one of the days before C. G goes on Friday. D goes on the second day of the week. Three persons go-between D and F. B does not go on Monday or Thursday. The number of persons who goes after C is equal to the number of persons goes before G.

A goes for movie on which of the following days?

  1. AOption (a)

    Monday

  2. BOption (b)

    Tuesday 

  3. COption (c)

    Wednesday

  4. DOption (d)

    Thursday

  5. EOption (e)

    Sunday

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Answer: (a)A.

Monday

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Question 707

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Direction: Study the given information carefully and answer the questions.

Seven persons, A, B, C, D, E, F and G go to movies on different days of the week starting from Monday to Sunday but not necessarily in the same order. One person goes between G and C, A goes on one of the days before C. G goes on Friday. D goes on the second day of the week. Three persons go-between D and F. B does not go on Monday or Thursday. The number of persons who goes after C is equal to the number of persons goes before G.

How many person/ persons go for movie after E?

  1. AOption (a)

    No One

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    Four

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Answer: (a)A.

No One

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Question 708

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Direction: Study the given information carefully and answer the questions.

Seven persons, A, B, C, D, E, F and G go to movies on different days of the week starting from Monday to Sunday but not necessarily in the same order. One person goes between G and C, A goes on one of the days before C. G goes on Friday. D goes on the second day of the week. Three persons go-between D and F. B does not go on Monday or Thursday. The number of persons who goes after C is equal to the number of persons goes before G.

Who among the following goes for movie on Saturday? 

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    F

  3. COption (c)

    E

  4. DOption (d)

    G

  5. EOption (e)

    D

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Answer: (a)A.

A

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Question 709

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Direction: Study the given information carefully and answer the questions.

Seven persons, A, B, C, D, E, F and G go to movies on different days of the week starting from Monday to Sunday but not necessarily in the same order. One person goes between G and C, A goes on one of the days before C. G goes on Friday. D goes on the second day of the week. Three persons go-between D and F. B does not go on Monday or Thursday. The number of persons who goes after C is equal to the number of persons goes before G.

Who among the following goes for movie just before E? 

  1. AOption (a)

    F

  2. BOption (b)

    D

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    A

  5. EOption (e)

    G

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Answer: (a)A.

F

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Question 710

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Direction: Study the given information carefully and answer the questions.

Seven persons, A, B, C, D, E, F and G go to movies on different days of the week starting from Monday to Sunday but not necessarily in the same order. One person goes between G and C, A goes on one of the days before C. G goes on Friday. D goes on the second day of the week. Three persons go-between D and F. B does not go on Monday or Thursday. The number of persons who goes after C is equal to the number of persons goes before G.

The number of persons go for movie before C is same as the number of persons who go for movie after _____?

  1. AOption (a)

    B

  2. BOption (b)

    E

  3. COption (c)

    F

  4. DOption (d)

    G

  5. EOption (e)

    D

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Answer: (a)A.

B

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Question 711

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In the given word ‘TELEVISION’ if the vowels are changed to the next letters and the consonants are changed to the previous letters as per the alphabetical series, then which letter/letters are repeated more than once?

  1. AOption (a)

    P, M

  2. BOption (b)

    R, U

  3. COption (c)

    S, K

  4. DOption (d)

    F, J

  5. EOption (e)

    F, K

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Answer: (a)A.

P, M

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Question 712

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Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H have to deliver lectures on either the 6th or 17th of four different months among January, March, April and July but not necessarily in the same order. Not more than 2 persons will give a lecture in a month.

Only one person will deliver a lecture each day. A delivers his lecture on the 6th of a month which has only 31 days but not in the month of March. E delivers the lecture immediately after B. Only three lectures were delivered between A and B. Only two persons give lectures between F and C and C is not the last one. The number of persons who give the lecture after E is the same as the number of persons who give the lecture before F.  G and C give their lectures in the same month. D gives the lecture before H.

Who deliver the lecture on 17th April?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    G

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Answer: (a)A.

A

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Question 713

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Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H have to deliver lectures on either the 6th or 17th of four different months among January, March, April and July but not necessarily in the same order. Not more than 2 persons will give a lecture in a month.

Only one person will deliver a lecture each day. A delivers his lecture on the 6th of a month which has only 31 days but not in the month of March. E delivers the lecture immediately after B. Only three lectures were delivered between A and B. Only two persons give lectures between F and C and C is not the last one. The number of persons who give the lecture after E is the same as the number of persons who give the lecture before F.  G and C give their lectures in the same month. D gives the lecture before H.

Who among the following deliver the lecture immediately after D?

  1. AOption (a)

    C

  2. BOption (b)

    A

  3. COption (c)

    G

  4. DOption (d)

    H

  5. EOption (e)

    B

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Answer: (a)A.

C

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Question 714

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Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H have to deliver lectures on either the 6th or 17th of four different months among January, March, April and July but not necessarily in the same order. Not more than 2 persons will give a lecture in a month.

Only one person will deliver a lecture each day. A delivers his lecture on the 6th of a month which has only 31 days but not in the month of March. E delivers the lecture immediately after B. Only three lectures were delivered between A and B. Only two persons give lectures between F and C and C is not the last one. The number of persons who give the lecture after E is the same as the number of persons who give the lecture before F.  G and C give their lectures in the same month. D gives the lecture before H.

How many lectures delivered after C?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    One

  4. DOption (d)

    Six

  5. EOption (e)

    Five

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Answer: (a)A.

Four

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Question 715

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Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H have to deliver lectures on either the 6th or 17th of four different months among January, March, April and July but not necessarily in the same order. Not more than 2 persons will give a lecture in a month.

Only one person will deliver a lecture each day. A delivers his lecture on the 6th of a month which has only 31 days but not in the month of March. E delivers the lecture immediately after B. Only three lectures were delivered between A and B. Only two persons give lectures between F and C and C is not the last one. The number of persons who give the lecture after E is the same as the number of persons who give the lecture before F.  G and C give their lectures in the same month. D gives the lecture before H.

Who deliver the lecture on 6th March?

  1. AOption (a)

    G

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    H

  5. EOption (e)

    E

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Answer: (a)A.

G

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Question 716

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Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H have to deliver lectures on either the 6th or 17th of four different months among January, March, April and July but not necessarily in the same order. Not more than 2 persons will give a lecture in a month.

Only one person will deliver a lecture each day. A delivers his lecture on the 6th of a month which has only 31 days but not in the month of March. E delivers the lecture immediately after B. Only three lectures were delivered between A and B. Only two persons give lectures between F and C and C is not the last one. The number of persons who give the lecture after E is the same as the number of persons who give the lecture before F.  G and C give their lectures in the same month. D gives the lecture before H.

How many person (s) deliver lectures between B and F?

  1. AOption (a)

    One 

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    Five

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

One 

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Question 717

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Directions: Study the following information and answer the questions given below:

An uncertain number of persons sit in a linear row.

All of them face north. Four persons sit between A and B. C sits fourth to the right of B. D sits third to the right of A. E sits fifth to the right of F. E sits immediate left of G who sits third from the one of the extreme ends of the row. B sits sixth to the right of H, who is not immediate neighbour of A. As many persons sit between C and F as many between F and D. H sits second to the left of I, who sits fourth from extreme end. G sits fourth to the right of D.

How many persons sit between A and F?

  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 718

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Directions: Study the following information and answer the questions given below:

An uncertain number of persons sit in a linear row.

All of them face north. Four persons sit between A and B. C sits fourth to the right of B. D sits third to the right of A. E sits fifth to the right of F. E sits immediate left of G who sits third from the one of the extreme ends of the row. B sits sixth to the right of H, who is not immediate neighbour of A. As many persons sit between C and F as many between F and D. H sits second to the left of I, who sits fourth from extreme end. G sits fourth to the right of D.

Who among the following person sits sixth to the right of B?

  1. AOption (a)

    F

  2. BOption (b)

    E

  3. COption (c)

    G

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    I

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Answer: (a)A.

F

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Question 719

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Directions: Study the following information and answer the questions given below:

An uncertain number of persons sit in a linear row.

All of them face north. Four persons sit between A and B. C sits fourth to the right of B. D sits third to the right of A. E sits fifth to the right of F. E sits immediate left of G who sits third from the one of the extreme ends of the row. B sits sixth to the right of H, who is not immediate neighbour of A. As many persons sit between C and F as many between F and D. H sits second to the left of I, who sits fourth from extreme end. G sits fourth to the right of D.

How many persons are in the row?

  1. AOption (a)

    18

  2. BOption (b)

    15

  3. COption (c)

    19

  4. DOption (d)

    22

  5. EOption (e)

    25

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

18

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Question 720

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

Six students P, R, T, V, X, And Z scored different marks in an exam. Z scored fewer marks than R. P scored more marks than T but less than Z. The one who scored third-lowest marks scored 39 marks. T doesn't score the least marks. V scored fewer marks than only two students.

Who scored 35 marks? 

  1. AOption (a)

    X

  2. BOption (b)

    T

  3. COption (c)

    V

  4. DOption (d)

    Cannot be determined 

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

X

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