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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held on:08 December 2018) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 1101

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

Six students A, B, C, D, E and F. Each of them has different heights. C is taller than only one student. D is taller than C but shorter than A. E is taller than A and F but not the tallest. B is taller than F. The height of the second tallest among them is 119 cm. One who is the third shortest among them is having the height of 102 cm.

Who among the following is the tallest?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    E

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    Can’t say

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Answer: (a)A.

A

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held on:08 December 2018) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 1102

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

Six students A, B, C, D, E and F. Each of them has different heights. C is taller than only one student. D is taller than C but shorter than A. E is taller than A and F but not the tallest. B is taller than F. The height of the second tallest among them is 119 cm. One who is the third shortest among them is having the height of 102 cm.

Who among the following is the third shortest?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    E

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    Can’t say

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Answer: (a)A.

A

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held on:08 December 2018) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 1103

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

Six students A, B, C, D, E and F. Each of them has different heights. C is taller than only one student. D is taller than C but shorter than A. E is taller than A and F but not the tallest. B is taller than F. The height of the second tallest among them is 119 cm. One who is the third shortest among them is having the height of 102 cm.

What is the possible height of B?

  1. AOption (a)

    117 cm

  2. BOption (b)

    123 cm

  3. COption (c)

    119 cm

  4. DOption (d)

    107 cm

  5. EOption (e)

    102 cm

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Answer: (a)A.

117 cm

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Question 1104

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

Twelve people are sitting in 2 rows, 6 in each. D, E, F, J, K and L in row 1 facing North and S, T, U, X, Y and Z in row 2 facing South but not necessarily in the same order. People in both row face each other.

D sits at 2nd position from one of the ends of the row.

Only 2 people sit between D and E. The one who faces E sits to the immediate left of S. Only 2 people sit between T and S. Two people sit between J and the one who faces T. J faces one of the immediate neighbors of U. X sits second to the left of U. U sits at one of the positions to the right of Z. More than 2 people sit between F and the one who faces Z. K sits at one of the positions to the left of L.

Who among the following faces U?

  1. AOption (a)

    K

  2. BOption (b)

    J

  3. COption (c)

    F

  4. DOption (d)

    L

  5. EOption (e)

    D

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Answer: (a)A.

K

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Question 1105

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

Twelve people are sitting in 2 rows, 6 in each. D, E, F, J, K and L in row 1 facing North and S, T, U, X, Y and Z in row 2 facing South but not necessarily in the same order. People in both row face each other.

D sits at 2nd position from one of the ends of the row.

Only 2 people sit between D and E. The one who faces E sits to the immediate left of S. Only 2 people sit between T and S. Two people sit between J and the one who faces T. J faces one of the immediate neighbors of U. X sits second to the left of U. U sits at one of the positions to the right of Z. More than 2 people sit between F and the one who faces Z. K sits at one of the positions to the left of L.

How many person sit between F and the one who faces X?

  1. AOption (a)

    2

  2. BOption (b)

    4

  3. COption (c)

    3

  4. DOption (d)

    1

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Answer: (a)A.

2

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Question 1106

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

Twelve people are sitting in 2 rows, 6 in each. D, E, F, J, K and L in row 1 facing North and S, T, U, X, Y and Z in row 2 facing South but not necessarily in the same order. People in both row face each other.

D sits at 2nd position from one of the ends of the row.

Only 2 people sit between D and E. The one who faces E sits to the immediate left of S. Only 2 people sit between T and S. Two people sit between J and the one who faces T. J faces one of the immediate neighbors of U. X sits second to the left of U. U sits at one of the positions to the right of Z. More than 2 people sit between F and the one who faces Z. K sits at one of the positions to the left of L.

What is the position of T with respect to S?

  1. AOption (a)

    3rd to the left

  2. BOption (b)

    3rd to the right

  3. COption (c)

    2nd to the left

  4. DOption (d)

    2nd to the right

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

3rd to the left

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Question 1107

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

Twelve people are sitting in 2 rows, 6 in each. D, E, F, J, K and L in row 1 facing North and S, T, U, X, Y and Z in row 2 facing South but not necessarily in the same order. People in both row face each other.

D sits at 2nd position from one of the ends of the row.

Only 2 people sit between D and E. The one who faces E sits to the immediate left of S. Only 2 people sit between T and S. Two people sit between J and the one who faces T. J faces one of the immediate neighbors of U. X sits second to the left of U. U sits at one of the positions to the right of Z. More than 2 people sit between F and the one who faces Z. K sits at one of the positions to the left of L.

Four of the following are similar in some pattern thus forms a group. Who among then doesn’t belong to the group?

  1. AOption (a)

    T

  2. BOption (b)

    K

  3. COption (c)

    F

  4. DOption (d)

    Z

  5. EOption (e)

    L

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Answer: (a)A.

T

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Question 1108

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

Twelve people are sitting in 2 rows, 6 in each. D, E, F, J, K and L in row 1 facing North and S, T, U, X, Y and Z in row 2 facing South but not necessarily in the same order. People in both row face each other.

D sits at 2nd position from one of the ends of the row.

Only 2 people sit between D and E. The one who faces E sits to the immediate left of S. Only 2 people sit between T and S. Two people sit between J and the one who faces T. J faces one of the immediate neighbors of U. X sits second to the left of U. U sits at one of the positions to the right of Z. More than 2 people sit between F and the one who faces Z. K sits at one of the positions to the left of L.

Who sits opposite to the one who sits 2nd to the left of S?

  1. AOption (a)

    L

  2. BOption (b)

    D

  3. COption (c)

    K

  4. DOption (d)

    F

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

L

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Question 1109

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B and R are only children of C. H is the grandson of C. Only one of the children of C is married. Q is married to R. F and Q are daughters of J.

How F is related to H?

  1. AOption (a)

    Aunt

  2. BOption (b)

    Uncle

  3. COption (c)

    Sister

  4. DOption (d)

    Mother

  5. EOption (e)

    Neice

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Answer: (a)A.

Aunt

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Question 1110

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B and R are only children of C. H is the grandson of C. Only one of the children of C is married. Q is married to R. F and Q are daughters of J.

If M is the mother of Q then how B is related to H?

  1. AOption (a)

    Aunt

  2. BOption (b)

    Uncle

  3. COption (c)

    Sister

  4. DOption (d)

    Mother

  5. EOption (e)

    Cannot be determined

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Answer: (a)A.

Aunt

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Question 1111

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B and R are only children of C. H is the grandson of C. Only one of the children of C is married. Q is married to R. F and Q are daughters of J.

How R is related to J?

  1. AOption (a)

    Son-in-law

  2. BOption (b)

    Son

  3. COption (c)

    Uncle

  4. DOption (d)

    Brother

  5. EOption (e)

    Nephew

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Answer: (a)A.

Son-in-law

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Question 1112

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Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sits on a square shape table with four sitting at corners and facing inside while those sitting at the edges faces outside, B faces the centre and C is third to the right of B. Three people are sitting between D and E, A is second to the left of D. Two person sits between E and F. H sits immediately left of D. D is facing inside.

Who was sitting opposite to E?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    D

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    H

  5. EOption (e)

    F

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Answer: (a)A.

A

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Question 1113

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Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sits on a square shape table with four sitting at corners and facing inside while those sitting at the edges faces outside, B faces the centre and C is third to the right of B. Three people are sitting between D and E, A is second to the left of D. Two person sits between E and F. H sits immediately left of D. D is facing inside.

Who was sitting second to left of H?

  1. AOption (a)

    G

  2. BOption (b)

    A

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    F

  5. EOption (e)

    Either A or C

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Answer: (a)A.

G

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Question 1114

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Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sits on a square shape table with four sitting at corners and facing inside while those sitting at the edges faces outside, B faces the centre and C is third to the right of B. Three people are sitting between D and E, A is second to the left of D. Two person sits between E and F. H sits immediately left of D. D is facing inside.

What was the position of C with respect to A?

  1. AOption (a)

    Immediate right

  2. BOption (b)

    Immediate left

  3. COption (c)

    Third to right

  4. DOption (d)

    Third to left

  5. EOption (e)

    Opposite

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Answer: (a)A.

Immediate right

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Question 1115

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Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sits on a square shape table with four sitting at corners and facing inside while those sitting at the edges faces outside, B faces the centre and C is third to the right of B. Three people are sitting between D and E, A is second to the left of D. Two person sits between E and F. H sits immediately left of D. D is facing inside.

How many people were sitting between A and D from the right of 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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Answer: (a)A.

One

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Question 1116

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Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sits on a square shape table with four sitting at corners and facing inside while those sitting at the edges faces outside, B faces the centre and C is third to the right of B. Three people are sitting between D and E, A is second to the left of D. Two person sits between E and F. H sits immediately left of D. D is facing inside.

Which of the following does not belong the group?

  1. AOption (a)

    F – C

  2. BOption (b)

    B – A

  3. COption (c)

    D – E

  4. DOption (d)

    H – G

  5. EOption (e)

    G – B

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Answer: (a)A.

F – C

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Question 1117

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In the following question, three statements are given followed by two conclusions I, II. You have to consider the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and decide which of the following logically follows from the given statements disregarding the commonly known facts.

Statements:

No date is a fruit.

All fruits are juices.

No juice is a soup.

Conclusions:

I. All soups can never be juices.

II. No soup is a date.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Both I and II follow

  4. DOption (d)

    Either I or II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    None follows

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Answer: (a)A.

Only I follows

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Question 1118

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Directions

In the following question, three statements are given followed by two conclusions I, II. You have to consider the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and decide which of the following logically follows from the given statements disregarding the commonly known facts.

Statements:

  1. Some words are letters.

  2. Some letters are alphabets.

  3. All alphabets are sentences.

Conclusions:

  1. At least some words are alphabet.

  2. No word is an alphabet.

  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 1119

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Directions

In the following question, three statements are given followed by two conclusions I, II. You have to consider the given statements to be true even, if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and decide which of the following logically follows from the given statements disregarding the commonly known facts.

Statements:

Some words are letters.

Some letters are alphabets.

All alphabets are sentences.

Conclusions:

I. Atleast some letters are sentences.

II. All sentences are words.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Both I and II follow

  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 I follows

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Question 1120

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Directions

In the following question, two statements are given followed by two conclusions I, II. You have to consider the given statements to be true even, if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and decide which of the following logically follows from the given statements disregarding the commonly known facts.

Statements:

All cakes are fruits.

No biscuit is a jam.

Conclusions:

I. All biscuits are cakes.

II. No cake is a jam.

  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 follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Both I and II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only I follows

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