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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held on:07 December 2019) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 1021

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

There are eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, traveling in different months of the year. The months are given as January, March, April, June, August, September, November and December. F travels in the months having 31 days. There is a difference of three months between the months in which F and C travel according to the calendar. B travels immediately before F. A travels after H but not in the month of August. H travels in the month having 31 days. H is not traveling in March or August. The number of people traveling between A and F is the same as the number of people traveling between D and F. G travels exactly after E. D travels in December.

In which month is C traveling?

  1. AOption (a)

    March

  2. BOption (b)

    April

  3. COption (c)

    November

  4. DOption (d)

    December

  5. EOption (e)

    June

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Answer: (a)A.

March

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Question 1022

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

There are eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, traveling in different months of the year. The months are given as January, March, April, June, August, September, November and December. F travels in the months having 31 days. There is a gap of three months between the months in which F and C travel according to the calendar. B travels immediately before F. A travels after H but not in the month of August. H travels in the month having 31 days. H is not traveling in March or August. The number of people traveling between A and F is the same as the number of people traveling between D and F. G travels exactly after E. D travels in December.

Which of the following statement is true?

  1. AOption (a)

    B - 31- March

  2. BOption (b)

    E - 30 - September

  3. COption (c)

    G - 31- December

  4. DOption (d)

    E - 30 - August

  5. EOption (e)

    A - 30 - June

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

B - 31- March

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held on:07 December 2019) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 1023

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

There are eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, traveling in different months of the year. The months are given as January, March, April, June, August, September, November and December. F travels in the months having 31 days. There is a difference of three months between the months in which F and C travel according to the calendar. B travels immediately before F. A travels after H but not in the month of August. H travels in the month having 31 days. H is not traveling in March or August. The number of people traveling between A and F is the same as the number of people traveling between D and F. G travels exactly after E. D travels in December.

How many people are traveling between F and A?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    One

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Three

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held on:07 December 2019) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 1024

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

There are eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, traveling in different months of the year. The months are given as January, March, April, June, August, September, November and December. F travels in the months having 31 days. There is a difference of three months between the months in which F and C travel according to the calendar. B travels immediately before F. A travels after H but not in the month of August. H travels in the month having 31 days. H is not traveling in March or August. The number of people traveling between A and F is the same as the number of people traveling between D and F. G travels exactly after E. D travels in December.

A is traveling in which month?

  1. AOption (a)

    March

  2. BOption (b)

    April

  3. COption (c)

    June

  4. DOption (d)

    August

  5. EOption (e)

    December

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

March

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Question 1025

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

There are eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, traveling in different months of the year. The months are given as January, March, April, June, August, September, November and December. F travels in the months having 31 days. There is a difference of three months between the months in which F and C travel according to the calendar. B travels immediately before F. A travels after H but not in the month of August. H travels in the month having 31 days. H is not traveling in March or August. The number of people traveling between A and F is the same as the number of people traveling between D and F. G travels exactly after E. D travels in December.

Who is traveling in the month of November?

  1. AOption (a)

    G

  2. BOption (b)

    A

  3. COption (c)

    F

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    H

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

G

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Question 1026

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Direction: In the question, there are three statements followed by two conclusions I, II & III. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

No pens are copies.

Only pencils are copies.

Only few pencils are erasers.

Conclusions:

I. No pencils are pens.

II. Only few pens are erasers.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Both conclusion I and II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Either I or II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither I nor II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion I follow

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Question 1027

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Direction: In the question, there are three statements followed by two conclusions I, II & III. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Only Girl are Boy

No Girls are Men

Only few Men are Women

Conclusions:

I. Some women are not Girl

II. Some boys may be men

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Both conclusion I and II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Either I or II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    None follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion I follow

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Question 1028

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Direction: In the question, there are three statements followed by two conclusions I, II & III. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

All Team are Players.

No Teams are Batsmen.

Only few Batsmen are bowlers.

Conclusions:

I. Only few Batsmen are teams.

II. All bowlers may be team.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Both conclusion I and II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Either I or II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither I nor II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion I follow

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Question 1029

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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 Royals are Rajasthan

No Chennai is Knight

All Royals is Knight

Conclusions:

I. No Royals is Chennai

II. Some Rajasthan are Knight

  1. AOption (a)

    Both I and II follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Neither I nor II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Either I or II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Only I follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Both I and II follows

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Question 1030

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In the question below are given two statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. 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 camphor are rubidium

All bauxite is titanium

All rubidium is bauxite

Conclusions:

I. All rubidium is titanium

II. Some titanium is a camphor

  1. AOption (a)

    Both I and II follow.

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Only I follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Either I or II follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither I nor II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Both I and II follow.

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Question 1031

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Direction: Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

5 T @ 1 E F © 2 K L % 5 6 B I M 3 * S T Y 5 $ 9 G J # K A$

Which element will be the eighth to the left of the nineteenth element from the left end in the above arrangement?

  1. AOption (a)

    %

  2. BOption (b)

    S

  3. COption (c)

    L

  4. DOption (d)

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

%

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Question 1032

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Direction: Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

5 T @ 1 E F © 2 K L % 5 6 B I M 3 * S T Y 5 $ 9 G J # K A$

How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a letter and followed by a number?

  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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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

None

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Question 1033

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Direction: Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

5 T @ 1 E F © 2 K L % 5 6 B I M 3 * S T Y 5 $ 9 G J # K A$

If the order of the last 15 elements is reversed, which of the following will be fifth to the right of twelfth from the left end?

  1. AOption (a)

    Y

  2. BOption (b)

    K

  3. COption (c)

    J

  4. DOption (d)

  5. EOption (e)

    G

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Y

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Question 1034

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Direction: Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

5 T @ 1 E F © 2 K L % 5 6 B I M 3 * S T Y 5 $ 9 G J # K A$

What should replace the question mark (?) in the following series based on the above arrangement?

5 @ E, © K %, ?, S Y $$

  1. AOption (a)

    B M *

  2. BOption (b)

    5 B M

  3. COption (c)

    G # A

  4. DOption (d)

    ​6 I 3

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

B M *

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Question 1035

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Direction: Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

5 T @ 1 E F © 2 K L % 5 6 B I M 3 * S T Y 5 $ 9 G J # K A$

If all the numbers in the above arrangement are removed, then which element will be the fourteenth element from the left end?

  1. AOption (a)

    S

  2. BOption (b)

    Y

  3. COption (c)

    $$

  4. DOption (d)

    %

  5. EOption (e)

    T

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Answer: (a)A.

S

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Question 1036

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How many pairs of letters in the word “QUOTERS” 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)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    More than four

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Answer: (a)A.

One

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Question 1037

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Which of the following alternatives is different from the other four?

  1. AOption (a)

    SUT

  2. BOption (b)

    MON

  3. COption (c)

    RSQ

  4. DOption (d)

    XZY

  5. EOption (e)

    KML

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Answer: (a)A.

SUT

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Question 1038

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Directions: Read the information carefully and answer the following questions

A certain number of persons are sitting in a row.

All of them are facing north. R is sitting 3rd from the left end. One person is sitting between R and T who is not sitting at any end. Three persons are sitting between T and O who is not the immediate neighbour of P. L is sitting immediate right of O. Three persons are sitting between L and N. One person is sitting between N and P who is sixth to the right of L. E is sitting 4th from the right end. Two persons are sitting between E and K who is sitting at one of the end. Four people are sitting between K and B. One person is sitting between B and H. Two persons are sitting between S and P. Number of persons sitting between R and O are equal to the number of persons sitting between S and H. P sits at the left of S. O is sitting at one of the extreme ends.

How many persons are sitting in the row?

  1. AOption (a)

    21

  2. BOption (b)

    23

  3. COption (c)

    20

  4. DOption (d)

    22

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

21

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Question 1039

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Directions: Read the information carefully and answer the following questions

A certain number of persons are sitting in a row.

All of them are facing north. R is sitting 3rd from the left end. One person is sitting between R and T who is not sitting at any end. Three persons are sitting between T and O who is not the immediate neighbour of P. L is sitting immediate right of O. Three persons are sitting between L and N. One person is sitting between N and P who is sixth to the right of L. E is sitting 4th from the right end. Two persons are sitting between E and K who is sitting at one of the end. Four people are sitting between K and B. One person is sitting between B and H. Two persons are sitting between S and P. Number of persons sitting between R and O are equal to the number of persons sitting between S and H. P sits at the left of S. O is sitting at one of the extreme ends.

The number of persons sitting to the left of L is two less than the number of the persons sitting in the right of ___________.

  1. AOption (a)

    B

  2. BOption (b)

    K

  3. COption (c)

    E

  4. DOption (d)

    L

  5. EOption (e)

    Cannot be determined

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

B

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Question 1040

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Directions: Read the information carefully and answer the following questions

A certain number of persons are sitting in a row.

All of them are facing north. R is sitting 3rd from the left end. One person is sitting between R and T who is not sitting at any end. Three persons are sitting between T and O who is not the immediate neighbour of P. L is sitting immediate right of O. Three persons are sitting between L and N. One person is sitting between N and P who is sixth to the right of L. E is sitting 4th from the right end. Two persons are sitting between E and K who is sitting at one of the end. Four people are sitting between K and B. One person is sitting between B and H. Two persons are sitting between S and P. Number of persons sitting between R and O are equal to the number of persons sitting between S and H. P sits at the left of S. O is sitting at one of the extreme ends.

What is the position of L with respect to H?

  1. AOption (a)

    11th to the left

  2. BOption (b)

    10th to the right

  3. COption (c)

    8th to the right

  4. DOption (d)

    5th to the right

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

11th to the left

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