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

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 4 September 2022 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 801

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Directions: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer.

In a certain code, 

‘monday february year april’ is written as ‘bi gv oc st’

‘february may of july’ is written as ‘hm oc da pu’

‘of monday september wednesday’ is written as ‘nh mk hm gv’

‘july tuesday year of’ is written as ‘da st rx hm’

What is the code for 'september'?

  1. AOption (a)

    nh 

  2. BOption (b)

    pu

  3. COption (c)

    mk

  4. DOption (d)

    None of these

  5. EOption (e)

    Either option I or option III

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Answer: (a)A.

nh 

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Question 802

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How many pairs of letters are there in the word “CAPTURED” that have the same number of letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions), as they have in the English alphabetical series?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Five

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Two

  5. EOption (e)

    Three

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Answer: (a)A.

One

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Question 803

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Direction: Read the information given below and answer the question that follows.

There are eight members in a family – D, S, G, O, A, E, P and R. There are two married couples in this family. A is the brother-in-law of E, who is the only son of S. O is the father-in-law of D, who is the only sister of A. P is the niece of A. G is the maternal grandfather of R. E has only one son and one daughter.

How is S related to P?

  1. AOption (a)

    Uncle

  2. BOption (b)

    Father

  3. COption (c)

    Grandfather

  4. DOption (d)

    Grandmother

  5. EOption (e)

    Can't be determined

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Answer: (a)A.

Uncle

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Question 804

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Direction: Read the information given below and answer the question that follows.

There are eight members in a family – D, S, G, O, A, E, P and R. There are two married couples in this family. A is the brother-in-law of E, who is the only son of S. O is the father-in-law of D, who is the only sister of A. P is the niece of A. G is the maternal grandfather of R. E has only one son and one daughter.

How is A related to P?

  1. AOption (a)

    Mother

  2. BOption (b)

    Father

  3. COption (c)

    Uncle

  4. DOption (d)

    Aunt

  5. EOption (e)

    Grandfather

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Answer: (a)A.

Mother

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Question 805

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Direction: Read the information given below and answer the question that follows.

There are eight members in a family – D, S, G, O, A, E, P and R. There are two married couples in this family. A is the brother-in-law of E, who is the only son of S. O is the father-in-law of D, who is the only sister of A. P is the niece of A. G is the maternal grandfather of R. E has only one son and one daughter.

How is A related to R?

  1. AOption (a)

    Mother

  2. BOption (b)

    Father

  3. COption (c)

    Aunt

  4. DOption (d)

    Uncle

  5. EOption (e)

    Can't be determined

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Answer: (a)A.

Mother

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Question 806

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Following questions are based on the five four-digit numbers given below, Study the following numbers and answer the following question:

243   874     923       456        721

If we arrange all the digits within the numbers in increasing order from left, then how many numbers remain unchanged?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    None

  3. COption (c)

     Three

  4. DOption (d)

     Two

  5. EOption (e)

    More than three

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Answer: (a)A.

One

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Question 807

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Following questions are based on the five four-digit numbers given below, Study the following numbers and answer the following question:

243   874     923       456        721

If the first and the last digit are interchange in the given sequence then which of the following is the lowest number?

  1. AOption (a)

    243

  2. BOption (b)

    874 

  3. COption (c)

    923

  4. DOption (d)

    456

  5. EOption (e)

    721

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Answer: (a)A.

243

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Question 808

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Following questions are based on the five four-digit numbers given below, Study the following numbers and answer the following question:

243   874     923       456        721

If third digit of the highest number is divided by third digit of the lowest number then the resultant is?

  1. AOption (a)

    1

  2. BOption (b)

    2

  3. COption (c)

    3

  4. DOption (d)

    4

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

1

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Question 809

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Following questions are based on the five four-digit numbers given below, Study the following numbers and answer the following question:

243   874     923       456        721

If the first digit of each is dropped and the second and the third digit are interchange with each other, then which of the following will become the highest?

  1. AOption (a)

    243 

  2. BOption (b)

    874  

  3. COption (c)

    923

  4. DOption (d)

    456    

  5. EOption (e)

    721

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

243 

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Question 810

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Following questions are based on the five four-digit numbers given below, Study the following numbers and answer the following question:

243   874     923       456        721

If we add all the digits within the given numbers then how many numbers thus formed are divisible by 2?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

Two

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held on:12 December 2021 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 811

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

Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around the circular table but not necessarily in same order.

All are facing towards center. 

Two persons sit between F and G. G does not sit second to the left of D. D sits third to the right of C. B sits fourth to the right of A. E sits second to the right of A. D is immediate left of E.

Who among the following sits exactly between G and C?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    D

  4. DOption (d)

    E

  5. EOption (e)

    F

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Answer: (a)A.

A

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Question 812

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

Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around the circular table but not necessarily in same order.

All are facing towards center. 

Two persons sit between F and G. G does not sit second to the left of D. D sits third to the right of C. B sits fourth to the right of A. E sits second to the right of A. D is immediate left of E.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    C

  2. BOption (b)

    A

  3. COption (c)

    D

  4. DOption (d)

    F

  5. EOption (e)

    B

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Answer: (a)A.

C

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Question 813

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

Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around the circular table but not necessarily in same order.

All are facing towards center. 

Two persons sit between F and G. G does not sit second to the left of D. D sits third to the right of C. B sits fourth to the right of A. E sits second to the right of A. D is immediate left of E.

What is the position of E with respect to B?

  1. AOption (a)

    Second to the right

  2. BOption (b)

    Second to the left

  3. COption (c)

    Third to the right

  4. DOption (d)

    Third to the left

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above given option

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Answer: (a)A.

Second to the right

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Question 814

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

Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around the circular table but not necessarily in same order.

All are facing towards center. 

Two persons sit between F and G. G does not sit second to the left of D. D sits third to the right of C. B sits fourth to the right of A. E sits second to the right of A. D is immediate left of E.

Four among the five are same in a certain way thus form a group. Which among the following is odd one out?

  1. AOption (a)

    E - D

  2. BOption (b)

    D - A

  3. COption (c)

    C - B

  4. DOption (d)

    G - E

  5. EOption (e)

    F - A

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Answer: (a)A.

E - D

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Question 815

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

Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around the circular table but not necessarily in same order.

All are facing towards center. 

Two persons sit between F and G. G does not sit second to the left of D. D sits third to the right of C. B sits fourth to the right of A. E sits second to the right of A. D is immediate left of E.

Which statement among the following is true regarding arrangement?

  1. AOption (a)

    A sits immediate right of G

  2. BOption (b)

    Only two person sit between F and B when count clockwise from B

  3. COption (c)

    C and F are immediate neighbor of each other

  4. DOption (d)

    Both 2) and 3)

  5. EOption (e)

    All statements are true

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

A sits immediate right of G

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Question 816

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

  1. AOption (a)

    None

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    More than Three

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Answer: (a)A.

None

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Question 817

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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:

Some fan is AC.

Only a few AC is cooler.

Conclusions:

I. Some fan is cooler.

II. No fan is cooler.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follow

  3. COption (c)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  4. DOption (d)

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion I follow

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Question 818

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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:

I. Some gases are liquids

II. Only a few gases are water

Conclusions:

I. Some gases are water

II. Some gases are not water

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion Ii follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I or II follws

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither conclusion I or II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Both conclusion I and II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion I follows

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Question 819

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Directions: 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:

All Toy is Bottle.

A little Toy are Machine.

Conclusions: 

I. No Toy is Bottle.

II. Some Machine are Bottle.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follow

  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 follow

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Question 820

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

Seven people P, Q, R, S, T, U and V. All of them have their birthdays in different months namely January, March, April, May, June, July and August.

No two persons share the same birthday month. P's birthday is in January. There are the same number of person having their birthday before and after R. Only one person's birthday is there between S and R. Q's birthday is in the month having 31 days but not in August. There are two person's birthday between Q and V. T's birthday is before U's birthday. Q's birthday is not before R.

In which month does S have his birthday?

  1. AOption (a)

    March

  2. BOption (b)

    April 

  3. COption (c)

    May

  4. DOption (d)

    June

  5. EOption (e)

    July

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

March

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