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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 4 September 2022 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 741

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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)

    None

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Two

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Question 742

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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)

    C

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

G

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Question 743

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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 o 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)

    A

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

C

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Question 744

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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)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

B

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Question 745

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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)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

D

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Question 746

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the following questions :

There are six persons A, B, C, D, E, F who have different weights.

Only two persons have less weight than E. C has less weight than B but more than A. B has a weight less than only two persons. D has less weight than F.

What is the rank of B in terms of weight from the highest ?

  1. AOption (a)

    Second

  2. BOption (b)

    Fourth

  3. COption (c)

    Fifth

  4. DOption (d)

    First

  5. EOption (e)

    Third

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Second

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Question 747

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the following questions :

There are six persons A, B, C, D, E, F who have different weights.

Only two persons have less weight than E. C has less weight than B but more than A. B has a weight less than only two persons. D has less weight than F.

How many persons have greater weight than C ?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    Five

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Three

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Question 748

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the following questions :

There are six persons A, B, C, D, E, F who have different weights.

Only two persons have less weight than E. C has less weight than B but more than A. B has a weight less than only two persons. D has less weight than F.

Who has the highest weight ?

  1. AOption (a)

    B

  2. BOption (b)

    D

  3. COption (c)

    F

  4. DOption (d)

    C

  5. EOption (e)

    E

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

B

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Question 749

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Direction: In the following questions three statements are given below followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they follows the seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements.

Statements:

Only few cats are dogs.

Some dogs are lions.

No dog is pig.

Conclusions:

I. Some dogs are cats.

II. Some dogs are not pigs.

  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 follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only I follows

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Question 750

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Direction: In the question below are given four statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from 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:

I: All chairs are fruits

II: Some tables are fruits

Conclusions:

I. All chairs are tables

II. All tables are chairs

III. Some fruits are tables

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion III follows

  3. COption (c)

    Only conclusion II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    All conclusions I, II & III follow

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the three conclusions follow

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion I follow

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Question 751

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Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

Some Orange are Mango

No Mango is Apple

Only few Apple are Banana

Conclusion:

I. Some Banana are not Mango

II. All Orange can be an apple

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither  conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Both  conclusion I and conclusion II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion I follows

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Question 752

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

Seven persons – Lata, Renu, Mona, Yash, Jay, Pari and Rita are sitting round the circular table facing center. Lata sits third to the right of Rita, who is immediate neighbors of both Jay and Mona. Pari sits second to the right of Renu. Yash sits third to the left of Mona.

Which of the following statement is true?

  1. AOption (a)

    Pari is third to the left of Renu

  2. BOption (b)

    Pari is second to the left of Renu

  3. COption (c)

    Pari is second to the right of Renu

  4. DOption (d)

    Renu is second to the left of Rita

  5. EOption (e)

    Pari is second to the left of Mona

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Pari is third to the left of Renu

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Question 753

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

Seven persons – Lata, Renu, Mona, Yash, Jay, Pari and Rita are sitting round the circular table facing center. Lata sits third to the right of Rita, who is immediate neighbors of both Jay and Mona. Pari sits second to the right of Renu. Yash sits third to the left of Mona.

Who among the following are immediate neighbors of Pari?

  1. AOption (a)

    Lata and Renu

  2. BOption (b)

    Yash and Rita

  3. COption (c)

    Lata and Yash

  4. DOption (d)

    Mona and Renu

  5. EOption (e)

    Jay and Mona

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Lata and Renu

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Question 754

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

Seven persons – Lata, Renu, Mona, Yash, Jay, Pari and Rita are sitting round the circular table facing center. Lata sits third to the right of Rita, who is immediate neighbors of both Jay and Mona. Pari sits second to the right of Renu. Yash sits third to the left of Mona.

Four among the five are same in a certain way and thus form a group. Which among the following does not belong to the group?

  1. AOption (a)

    Mona - Renu

  2. BOption (b)

    Rita - Mona

  3. COption (c)

    Jay - Rita

  4. DOption (d)

    Yash - Jay

  5. EOption (e)

    Lata - Renu

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Mona - Renu

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Question 755

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

Seven persons – Lata, Renu, Mona, Yash, Jay, Pari and Rita are sitting round the circular table facing center. Lata sits third to the right of Rita, who is immediate neighbors of both Jay and Mona. Pari sits second to the right of Renu. Yash sits third to the left of Mona.

Who among the following sits third to the left of Renu?

  1. AOption (a)

    Pari

  2. BOption (b)

    Yash

  3. COption (c)

    Jay

  4. DOption (d)

    Renu

  5. EOption (e)

    Rita

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Pari

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 756

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

Seven persons – Lata, Renu, Mona, Yash, Jay, Pari and Rita are sitting round the circular table facing center. Lata sits third to the right of Rita, who is immediate neighbors of both Jay and Mona. Pari sits second to the right of Renu. Yash sits third to the left of Mona.

Who among the following sits immediate right of Rita?

  1. AOption (a)

    Mona

  2. BOption (b)

    Pari

  3. COption (c)

    Yash

  4. DOption (d)

    Jay

  5. EOption (e)

    Rita

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Mona

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 757

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Direction: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

There were 6 friends who lived in the same society. A, B, C, D, E and F. C lived 3 km north of B, while E lived 4 km to the west of D. However, D lives 3 km south of B, while A lived 2 km west of B. F lived 5 km south of E.

How far and in which direction is C with respect to D?

  1. AOption (a)

    5 km, East

  2. BOption (b)

    5 km, West

  3. COption (c)

    6 km, North

  4. DOption (d)

    6 km, East

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

5 km, East

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Question 758

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Direction: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

There were 6 friends who lived in the same society. A, B, C, D, E and F. C lived 3 km north of B, while E lived 4 km to the west of D. However, D lives 3 km south of B, while A lived 2 km west of B. F lived 5 km south of E.

What is the shortest distance between F and C?

  1. AOption (a)

    √131 km

  2. BOption (b)

    √136 km

  3. COption (c)

    √139 km

  4. DOption (d)

    √137 km

  5. EOption (e)

    √135 km

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

√131 km

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Question 759

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Direction: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

There were 6 friends who lived in the same society. A, B, C, D, E and F. C lived 3 km north of B, while E lived 4 km to the west of D. However, D lives 3 km south of B, while A lived 2 km west of B. F lived 5 km south of E.

What is the shortest distance between B and E?

  1. AOption (a)

    5 km

  2. BOption (b)

    6 km

  3. COption (c)

    9 km

  4. DOption (d)

    7 km

  5. EOption (e)

    3 km

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

5 km

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 760

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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word DANDELION, each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?

  1. AOption (a)

    1

  2. BOption (b)

    3

  3. COption (c)

    5

  4. DOption (d)

    4

  5. EOption (e)

    2

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

1

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