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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held on:5 December 2020 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 901

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Direction: In each of the questions below are given three 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:

Some slippers are sandals.

All shoes are pillows.

Only a few pillows are sandals.

Conclusions:

I. Some pillows are not sandals.

II. At Least some shoes are slippers.

  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 902

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Direction: In each of the questions below are given three 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:

All keys are tattoo.

Only a few wires are desk.

Some keys are not desk.

Conclusions:

I. Some keys are not wire.

II. Few wires can be tattoo.

  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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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held on:5 December 2020 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 903

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Direction: In each of the questions below are given three 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:

All pens are boxes.

Only a few boxes are bats.

All tables are boxes.

Conclusions:

I. Few tables are bat.

II. Some bats are not pens.

  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 904

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Direction: In each of the questions below are given three 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:

Some chapatis are parathas.

Some chargers are mobile.

Only a few chapatis are mobile.

Conclusions:

I. Some chapatis are not chargers.

II. All chapatis can be parathas.

  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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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held on:5 December 2020 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 905

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Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Eight family members Raja, Anita, Komal, Simran, Mohit, Arpit, Pratima and Neha, have their birthday on either 4th or 23rd of four different months among April, May, June and July but not necessarily in the same order.

Komal has a birthday on the 23rd of the month of 30 days. As many people have birthdays before Pratima as after Simran. Neha and Arpit have their birthday in the same month having 31st days but not in May. Two people have birthdays between Komal and Raja. Mohit has a birthday before Anita. Anita does not have a birthday in May. Neha having birthday before Arpit. Simran having Birthday in the Month of june.

Who has a birthday on 23rd June?

  1. AOption (a)

    Anita

  2. BOption (b)

    Komal

  3. COption (c)

    Pratima

  4. DOption (d)

    Arpit

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Anita

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Question 906

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Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Eight family members Raja, Anita, Komal, Simran, Mohit, Arpit, Pratima and Neha, have their birthday on either 4th or 23rd of four different months among April, May, June and July but not necessarily in the same order.

Komal has a birthday on the 23rd of the month of 30 days. As many people have birthdays before Pratima as after Simran. Neha and Arpit have their birthday in the same month having 31st days but not in May. Two people have birthdays between Komal and Raja. Mohit has a birthday before Anita. Anita does not have a birthday in May. Neha having birthday before Arpit. Simran having Birthday in the Month of june.

Who among the following has a birthday between 23rd May and 4th July?

  1. AOption (a)

    Pratima

  2. BOption (b)

    Komal

  3. COption (c)

    Arpit

  4. DOption (d)

    Both Pratima and Komal

  5. EOption (e)

    Both Komal and Arpit

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Answer: (a)A.

Pratima

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Question 907

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Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Eight family members Raja, Anita, Komal, Simran, Mohit, Arpit, Pratima and Neha, have their birthday on either 4th or 23rd of four different months among April, May, June and July but not necessarily in the same order.

Komal has a birthday on the 23rd of the month of 30 days. As many people have birthdays before Pratima as after Simran. Neha and Arpit have their birthday in the same month having 31st days but not in May. Two people have birthdays between Komal and Raja. Mohit has a birthday before Anita. Anita does not have a birthday in May. Neha having birthday before Arpit. Simran having Birthday in the Month of june.

How many people have their birthday between Anita and Neha?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Two

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Question 908

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Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Eight family members Raja, Anita, Komal, Simran, Mohit, Arpit, Pratima and Neha, have their birthday on either 4th or 23rd of four different months among April, May, June and July but not necessarily in the same order.

Komal has a birthday on the 23rd of the month of 30 days. As many people have birthdays before Pratima as after Simran. Neha and Arpit have their birthday in the same month having 31st days but not in May. Two people have birthdays between Komal and Raja. Mohit has a birthday before Anita. Anita does not have a birthday in May. Neha having birthday before Arpit. Simran having Birthday in the Month of june.

On which date Raja has his birthday?

  1. AOption (a)

    4th April

  2. BOption (b)

    23rd July

  3. COption (c)

    4th June

  4. DOption (d)

    23rd May

  5. EOption (e)

    4th May

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

4th April

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Question 909

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Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Eight family members Raja, Anita, Komal, Simran, Mohit, Arpit, Pratima and Neha, have their birthday on either 4th or 23rd of four different months among April, May, June and July but not necessarily in the same order.

Komal has a birthday on the 23rd of the month of 30 days. As many people have birthdays before Pratima as after Simran. Neha and Arpit have their birthday in the same month having 31st days but not in May. Two people have birthdays between Komal and Raja. Mohit has a birthday before Anita. Anita does not have a birthday in May. Neha having birthday before Arpit. Simran having Birthday in the Month of june.

How many persons have their birthday before Neha?

  1. AOption (a)

    2

  2. BOption (b)

    4

  3. COption (c)

    1

  4. DOption (d)

    6

  5. EOption (e)

    7

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Answer: (a)A.

2

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Question 910

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How many pairs of letters are there in the word “CASHEWNUT” 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)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Two

  5. EOption (e)

    More than three

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Three

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Question 911

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Directions**:** Read the information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are living in an eight floor building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor is 1 and the topmost floor is 8.

G lives on an odd numbered floor and only one person lives between G and E. F lives on the topmost floor. Two persons lives between F and D. Number of persons below C is equal to the number of persons above A. G lives below the floor of D but not immediately below D. E does not live on the lowermost floor. A and B both live above D.

Who lives on the second floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    F

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    E

  5. EOption (e)

    H

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

A

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Question 912

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Directions**:** Read the information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are living in an eight floor building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor is 1 and the topmost floor is 8.

G lives on an odd numbered floor and only one person lives between G and E. F lives on the topmost floor. Two persons lives between F and D. Number of persons below C is equal to the number of persons above A. G lives below the floor of D but not immediately below D. E does not live on the lowermost floor. A and B both live above D.

Who lives immediately above H?

  1. AOption (a)

    C

  2. BOption (b)

    D

  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 913

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Directions**:** Read the information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are living in an eight floor building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor is 1 and the topmost floor is 8.

G lives on an odd numbered floor and only one person lives between G and E. F lives on the topmost floor. Two persons lives between F and D. Number of persons below C is equal to the number of persons above A. G lives below the floor of D but not immediately below D. E does not live on the lowermost floor. A and B both live above D.

Who lives on lowermost floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    C

  2. BOption (b)

    D

  3. COption (c)

    G

  4. DOption (d)

    E

  5. EOption (e)

    A

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Answer: (a)A.

C

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Question 914

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Directions**:** Read the information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are living in an eight floor building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor is 1 and the topmost floor is 8.

G lives on an odd numbered floor and only one person lives between G and E. F lives on the topmost floor. Two persons lives between F and D. Number of persons below C is equal to the number of persons above A. G lives below the floor of D but not immediately below D. E does not live on the lowermost floor. A and B both live above D.

Four of the five are alike in a certain way hence form a group. Find which one of the following does not belong to this group?

  1. AOption (a)

    C

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    H

  4. DOption (d)

    F

  5. EOption (e)

    G

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Answer: (a)A.

C

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Question 915

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Directions**:** Read the information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are living in an eight floor building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor is 1 and the topmost floor is 8.

G lives on an odd numbered floor and only one person lives between G and E. F lives on the topmost floor. Two persons lives between F and D. Number of persons below C is equal to the number of persons above A. G lives below the floor of D but not immediately below D. E does not live on the lowermost floor. A and B both live above D.

How many persons live above G?

  1. AOption (a)

    Seven

  2. BOption (b)

    Six

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Five

  5. EOption (e)

    Two

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Seven

Explanation not yet available.
IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held on:5 December 2020 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 916

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

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are seated around a circular table facing towards the centre with equal distance between them but not necessarily in the same order.

Two persons were sitting between A and B. C was sitting second to the left of B. Three people were sitting between E and F but F was not adjacent to C. Neither D nor G is sitting opposite C. B and H are immediate neighbours of D.

Who was sitting third to the right of D?

  1. AOption (a)

    B

  2. BOption (b)

    A

  3. COption (c)

    G

  4. DOption (d)

    H

  5. EOption (e)

    C

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

B

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Question 917

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

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are seated around a circular table facing towards the centre with equal distance between them but not necessarily in the same order.

Two persons were sitting between A and B. C was sitting second to the left of B. Three people were sitting between E and F but F was not adjacent to C. Neither D nor G is sitting opposite C. B and H are immediate neighbours of D.

If all the persons are made to sit in the alphabetical order i.e., from A to Z in the anticlockwise direction, then the positions of how many persons will remain unchanged in the new arrangement, excluding A?

  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 918

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

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are seated around a circular table facing towards the centre with equal distance between them but not necessarily in the same order.

Two persons were sitting between A and B. C was sitting second to the left of B. Three people were sitting between E and F but F was not adjacent to C. Neither D nor G is sitting opposite C. B and H are immediate neighbours of D.

Who is sitting at the immediate right of C?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    F

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    E

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

A

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Question 919

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

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are seated around a circular table facing towards the centre with equal distance between them but not necessarily in the same order.

Two persons were sitting between A and B. C was sitting second to the left of B. Three people were sitting between E and F but F was not adjacent to C. Neither D nor G is sitting opposite C. B and H are immediate neighbours of D.

Who among the following is sitting opposite D?

  1. AOption (a)

    G

  2. BOption (b)

    A

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    H

  5. EOption (e)

    B

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

G

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Question 920

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

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are seated around a circular table facing towards the centre with equal distance between them but not necessarily in the same order.

Two persons were sitting between A and B. C was sitting second to the left of B. Three people were sitting between E and F but F was not adjacent to C. Neither D nor G is sitting opposite C. B and H are immediate neighbours of D.

Four of the five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Find the one that does not belong to that group.

  1. AOption (a)

    BG

  2. BOption (b)

    EF

  3. COption (c)

    AG

  4. DOption (d)

    CH

  5. EOption (e)

    AD

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

BG

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