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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held on:12 December 2020 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 1001

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

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H had celebrated their birthdays in different months of the same year which are January, March, May, June, July, August, November, December but not necessarily in the same order.

G is celebrating his birthday in one of the months which has 30 days but before November. Three persons celebrate between H and G. C's birthday celebration is just before H. The number of persons who celebrate after C is one less than the number of persons who celebrate before A. The number of birthdays between G and D is the same as the number of birthdays between G and F. Also D celebrates his birthday just before C. B celebrates his birthday before E.

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

  1. AOption (a)

    F

  2. BOption (b)

    C

  3. COption (c)

    H

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    A

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Answer: (a)A.

F

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held on:12 December 2020 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 1002

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

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H had celebrated their birthdays in different months of the same year which are January, March, May, June, July, August, November, December but not necessarily in the same order.

G is celebrating his birthday in one of the months which has 30 days but before November. Three persons celebrate between H and G. C's birthday celebration is just before H. The number of persons who celebrate after C is one less than the number of persons who celebrate before A. The number of birthdays between G and D is the same as the number of birthdays between G and F. Also D celebrates his birthday just before C. B celebrates his birthday before E.

Who among the following celebrates his birthday just after A?

  1. AOption (a)

    B

  2. BOption (b)

    A

  3. COption (c)

    G

  4. DOption (d)

    H

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

B

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held on:12 December 2020 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 1003

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

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H had celebrated their birthdays in different months of the same year which are January, March, May, June, July, August, November, December but not necessarily in the same order.

G is celebrating his birthday in one of the months which has 30 days but before November. Three persons celebrate between H and G. C's birthday celebration is just before H. The number of persons who celebrate after C is one less than the number of persons who celebrate before A. The number of birthdays between G and D is the same as the number of birthdays between G and F. Also D celebrates his birthday just before C. B celebrates his birthday before E.

How many persons celebrate birthday between F and D?

  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 1004

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

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H had celebrated their birthdays in different months of the same year which are January, March, May, June, July, August, November, December but not necessarily in the same order.

G is celebrating his birthday in one of the months which has 30 days but before November. Three persons celebrate between H and G. C's birthday celebration is just before H. The number of persons who celebrate after C is one less than the number of persons who celebrate before A. The number of birthdays between G and D is the same as the number of birthdays between G and F. Also D celebrates his birthday just before C. B celebrates his birthday before E.

E celebrates his birthday in which month?

  1. AOption (a)

    December

  2. BOption (b)

    August

  3. COption (c)

    July

  4. DOption (d)

    May

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

December

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Question 1005

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

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H had celebrated their birthdays in different months of the same year which are January, March, May, June, July, August, November, December but not necessarily in the same order.

G is celebrating his birthday in one of the months which has 30 days but before November. Three persons celebrate between H and G. C's birthday celebration is just before H. The number of persons who celebrate after C is one less than the number of persons who celebrate before A. The number of birthdays between G and D is the same as the number of birthdays between G and F. Also D celebrates his birthday just before C. B celebrates his birthday before E.

Who among the following celebrates his birthday in November?

  1. AOption (a)

    G

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    H

  4. DOption (d)

    C

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

G

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Question 1006

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In a certain code language MOBILE is written as OQDKNG and TABLET is written as VCDNGV then how can we write COMPUTER in that code language? 

  1. AOption (a)

    EQOSWVGT

  2. BOption (b)

    EQORWVGT

  3. COption (c)

    EQORWVGU

  4. DOption (d)

    FQORWVGT

  5. EOption (e)

    GQORWVGT

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Answer: (a)A.

EQOSWVGT

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Question 1007

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

There are 6 points which are at a distance of each other in different directions. Point A is 5m South of B. point C is 10m west of A. D is 15m north of C. E is 15m east of D. F is 10m south of E.

What is the direction of E with respect to B?

  1. AOption (a)

    East

  2. BOption (b)

    North - west

  3. COption (c)

    North - East

  4. DOption (d)

    South - West

  5. EOption (e)

    South - East

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Answer: (a)A.

East

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Question 1008

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

There are 6 points which are at a distance of each other in different directions. Point A is 5m South of B. point C is 10m west of A. D is 15m north of C. E is 15m east of D. F is 10m south of E.

If Point F is moving towards South Direction till point G so that Point G is in East direction of Point A then what is the distance between Point G and Point C?

  1. AOption (a)

    10m

  2. BOption (b)

    20m

  3. COption (c)

    5m

  4. DOption (d)

    15m

  5. EOption (e)

    25m

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

10m

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Question 1009

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

Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W were sitting around a circular table facing inward with equal distance between them but not necessarily in the same order.

Two persons were sitting between R and P. Q was sitting second to the right of R. P was sitting second to the right of S. V was sitting second to the right of U. V and W are not neighbours. T is not a neighbour of P or R.

Who was sitting opposite R?

  1. AOption (a)

    Q

  2. BOption (b)

    S

  3. COption (c)

    U

  4. DOption (d)

    W

  5. EOption (e)

    P

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Answer: (a)A.

Q

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Question 1010

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

Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W were sitting around a circular table facing inward with equal distance between them but not necessarily in the same order.

Two persons were sitting between R and P. Q was sitting second to the right of R. P was sitting second to the right of S. V was sitting second to the right of U. V and W are not neighbours. T is not a neighbour of P or R.

If all the persons are made to sit in the alphabetical order from the right of P, then the positions of how many persons will remain unchanged in the new arrangement, excluding P?

  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 1011

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

Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W were sitting around a circular table facing inward with equal distance between them but not necessarily in the same order.

Two persons were sitting between R and P. Q was sitting second to the right of R. P was sitting second to the right of S. V was sitting second to the right of U. V and W are not neighbours. T is not a neighbour of P or R.

Who is sitting at the immediate right of V?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    R

  4. DOption (d)

    S

  5. EOption (e)

    T

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

P

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Question 1012

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

Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W were sitting around a circular table facing inward with equal distance between them but not necessarily in the same order.

Two persons were sitting between R and P. Q was sitting second to the right of R. P was sitting second to the right of S. V was sitting second to the right of U. V and W are not neighbours. T is not a neighbour of P or R.

Who was sitting third to the right of T?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    S

  3. COption (c)

    V

  4. DOption (d)

    W

  5. EOption (e)

    Q

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Answer: (a)A.

P

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Question 1013

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

Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W were sitting around a circular table facing inward with equal distance between them but not necessarily in the same order.

Two persons were sitting between R and P. Q was sitting second to the right of R. P was sitting second to the right of S. V was sitting second to the right of U. V and W are not neighbours. T is not a neighbour of P or R.

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)

    PV

  2. BOption (b)

    TQ

  3. COption (c)

    US

  4. DOption (d)

    RS

  5. EOption (e)

    WR

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

PV

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Question 1014

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Directions: The following questions are based on the five numbers given below.

712  843  648  257  423

If one is subtracted from the middle digit of all the numbers, then which of the following numbers is the largest?

  1. AOption (a)

    712

  2. BOption (b)

    843

  3. COption (c)

    648

  4. DOption (d)

    257

  5. EOption (e)

    423

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

712

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Question 1015

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Directions: The following questions are based on the five numbers given below.

712  843  648  257  423

If the first and second digits are interchanged, which of the following becomes the second-largest number?

  1. AOption (a)

    712

  2. BOption (b)

    843

  3. COption (c)

    648

  4. DOption (d)

    257

  5. EOption (e)

    423

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

712

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Question 1016

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Directions: The following questions are based on the five numbers given below.

712  843  648  257  423

If we subtract 1 from the odd number and 2 from the even number, which of the following becomes the second smallest number?

  1. AOption (a)

    712

  2. BOption (b)

    843

  3. COption (c)

    648

  4. DOption (d)

    257

  5. EOption (e)

    423

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

712

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Question 1017

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Directions: The following questions are based on the five numbers given below.

712  843  648  257  423

If we arrange all the digits of each number in ascending order, which of the following becomes the largest number?

  1. AOption (a)

    712

  2. BOption (b)

    843

  3. COption (c)

    648

  4. DOption (d)

    257

  5. EOption (e)

    423

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

712

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Question 1018

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Direction: In the question below are given three 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 mugs are plates

No spoon is mug

Some spoons are plates

Conclusions:

I. No spoon is plate

II. Some plates can be mugs

  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 follow

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only I follow

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Question 1019

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Direction: In the question below are given three 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 chocolates are chips

All chips are cookies

All cookies are coffee

Conclusions:

I. All chocolates are coffee

II. All chips can be cookies

  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 follow

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only I follow

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Question 1020

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Direction: In the question below are given three 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 tangy is sweet

No sour is spicy

Only a few sweet are sour

Conclusions:

I. All spicy can never be tangy

II. Some sweet are sour

  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

Explanation not yet available.
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