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

1125 Total Questions32 Official PapersYears: 2018–2025Search in Reasoning
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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 4 October 2025 Shift 4) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 121

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

A K 4 H € U N 8 % Q F $ L 1 I B # O 6 Z @ 3 7 C V 2 A 5 W 9 G$

How many such numbers are there in the given arrangement, each of which is both immediately preceded and immediately followed by a consonant?

  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 122

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

A K 4 H € U N 8 % Q F $ L 1 I B # O 6 Z @ 3 7 C V 2 A 5 W 9 G$

How many such numbers are there in the given arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and immediately followed by a symbol?

  1. AOption (a)

    None

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

None

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Question 123

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

A K 4 H € U N 8 % Q F $ L 1 I B # O 6 Z @ 3 7 C V 2 A 5 W 9 G$

Which of the following is the fourth element to the left of the twentieth element from the right end of the given arrangement?

  1. AOption (a)

    U

  2. BOption (b)

    N

  3. COption (c)

    %

  4. DOption (d)

    Q

  5. EOption (e)

    8

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Answer: (a)A.

U

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Question 124

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

A K 4 H € U N 8 % Q F $ L 1 I B # O 6 Z @ 3 7 C V 2 A 5 W 9 G$

Which of the following is exactly in the middle the tenth element from the left end and the eighth element from the right end in the given arrangement?

  1. AOption (a)

  2. BOption (b)

    K

  3. COption (c)

    2

  4. DOption (d)

    $$

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

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Question 125

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If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word with the first, the second the third and the fifth letters of the word FEASTING, which of the following will be the fourth of that word? If no such word can be made give ‘X’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be made give ‘Y’ as the answer.

  1. AOption (a)

    E

  2. BOption (b)

    A

  3. COption (c)

    T

  4. DOption (d)

    X

  5. EOption (e)

    Y

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Answer: (a)A.

E

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Question 126

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Six products B, E, H, J, K and N are purchased one after another but not necessarily in same order. Product N was purchased two products before J. Product E was purchased before B. Product H is just purchased after N. Product J is not the last product to be purchased. Product K is purchased after B. Neither E nor H purchased adjacent to B. N is not the first product to be bought.

Which of the following product is the first one? 

  1. AOption (a)

    N

  2. BOption (b)

    H

  3. COption (c)

    E

  4. DOption (d)

    J

  5. EOption (e)

    B

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Answer: (a)A.

N

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Question 127

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Six products B, E, H, J, K and N are purchased one after another but not necessarily in same order. Product N was purchased two products before J. Product E was purchased before B. Product H is just purchased after N. Product J is not the last product to be purchased. Product K is purchased after B. Neither E nor H purchased adjacent to B. N is not the first product to be bought.

How many products are purchased before J?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Four

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Question 128

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Six products B, E, H, J, K and N are purchased one after another but not necessarily in same order. Product N was purchased two products before J. Product E was purchased before B. Product H is just purchased after N. Product J is not the last product to be purchased. Product K is purchased after B. Neither E nor H purchased adjacent to B. N is not the first product to be bought.

In a certain way, product N is related to product H and product J is related to product B then which of the following product is related to product K?

  1. AOption (a)

    H

  2. BOption (b)

    J

  3. COption (c)

    B

  4. DOption (d)

    E

  5. EOption (e)

    N

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Answer: (a)A.

H

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Question 129

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Six products B, E, H, J, K and N are purchased one after another but not necessarily in same order. Product N was purchased two products before J. Product E was purchased before B. Product H is just purchased after N. Product J is not the last product to be purchased. Product K is purchased after B. Neither E nor H purchased adjacent to B. N is not the first product to be bought.

As many products purchased before E as many after which product?

  1. AOption (a)

    N

  2. BOption (b)

    H

  3. COption (c)

    J

  4. DOption (d)

    B

  5. EOption (e)

    K

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

N

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Question 130

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Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

Six products B, E, H, J, K and N are purchased one after another but not necessarily in same order. Product N was purchased two products before J. Product E was purchased before B. Product H is just purchased after N. Product J is not the last product to be purchased. Product K is purchased after B. Neither E nor H purchased adjacent to B. N is not the first product to be bought.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?

A) Product N is the second product to be purchased.

B) Only one product is purchased between J and B.

C) K is the last product to be purchased.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only A

  2. BOption (b)

    Both A and C

  3. COption (c)

    Only B

  4. DOption (d)

    Both B and C

  5. EOption (e)

    Only C

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only A

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Question 131

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Find the odd one out.

  1. AOption (a)

    BEH

  2. BOption (b)

    HKN

  3. COption (c)

    NQT

  4. DOption (d)

    CDF

  5. EOption (e)

    KNQ

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Answer: (a)A.

BEH

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Question 132

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Direction: Read the information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table.

All of them are facing towards the center but not necessarily in the same order.

E sits second to the left of H. D sits third to the left of E. There are as many people sit between D and A as between F and D. G sits third to the right of A. G sits opposite to B.

Four among the five are alike in a certain way. Find the one that does not belong to that group.

  1. AOption (a)

    HC

  2. BOption (b)

    EG

  3. COption (c)

    AB

  4. DOption (d)

    FD

  5. EOption (e)

    FH

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Answer: (a)A.

HC

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Question 133

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Direction: Read the information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table.

All of them are facing towards the center but not necessarily in the same order.

E sits second to the left of H. D sits third to the left of E. There are as many people sit between D and A as between F and D. G sits third to the right of A. G sits opposite to B.

Which of the following statement/statements is/are true about H?

  1. AOption (a)

    E sits second to the right of H.

  2. BOption (b)

    Two persons sit between F and H.

  3. COption (c)

    B is one of the immediate neighbors of H.

  4. DOption (d)

    A sits second to the left of H.

  5. EOption (e)

    All the given statements are true

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

E sits second to the right of H.

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Question 134

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Direction: Read the information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table.

All of them are facing towards the center but not necessarily in the same order.

E sits second to the left of H. D sits third to the left of E. There are as many people sit between D and A as between F and D. G sits third to the right of A. G sits opposite to B.

How many persons sit between F and E, when counted clockwise direction from E?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Four

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Question 135

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Direction: Read the information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table.

All of them are facing towards the center but not necessarily in the same order.

E sits second to the left of H. D sits third to the left of E. There are as many people sit between D and A as between F and D. G sits third to the right of A. G sits opposite to B.

What is the position of C with respect to H?

  1. AOption (a)

    Immediate to the left

  2. BOption (b)

    Third to the right

  3. COption (c)

    Second to the left

  4. DOption (d)

    Second to the right

  5. EOption (e)

    Immediate to the right

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Immediate to the left

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Question 136

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Direction: Read the information carefully and answer the question given below.

Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table.

All of them are facing towards the center but not necessarily in the same order.

E sits second to the left of H. D sits third to the left of E. There are as many people sit between D and A as between F and D. G sits third to the right of A. G sits opposite to B.

Who among the following sits exactly opposite to C?

  1. AOption (a)

    B

  2. BOption (b)

    D

  3. COption (c)

    A

  4. DOption (d)

    E

  5. EOption (e)

    G

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

B

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Question 137

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How many pairs of digits are there in the given number, that have as many numbers between them as in the series of natural numbers both in backward and forward direction?

293486

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    More than four

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Answer: (a)A.

One

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Question 138

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follow:

There are six members in the family namely A, B, C, D, E and F. Each of them has different weights. C is lighter than only two people. F is heavier than only D. A is the not the heaviest. weight of A is 60 kg. The difference between the heaviest and the fourth heaviest is 10 kg. E is heavier than C but not the heaviest

Which of the following is true if the weight of C is 66 kg?

  1. AOption (a)

    Weight of E is 65 kg

  2. BOption (b)

    The difference between the weight of C and A is 5 kg

  3. COption (c)

    Weight of F is 61 kg

  4. DOption (d)

    The difference between the weight of C and B is 4 kg.

  5. EOption (e)

    None is true

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Weight of E is 65 kg

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Question 139

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follow:

There are six members in the family namely A, B, C, D, E and F. Each of them has different weights. C is lighter than only two people. F is heavier than only D. A is the not the heaviest. weight of A is 60 kg. The difference between the heaviest and the fourth heaviest is 10 kg. E is heavier than C but not the heaviest

How many persons heavier than C?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Three

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Question 140

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follow:

There are six members in the family namely A, B, C, D, E and F. Each of them has different weights. C is lighter than only two people. F is heavier than only D. A is the not the heaviest. weight of A is 60 kg. The difference between the heaviest and the fourth heaviest is 10 kg. E is heavier than C but not the heaviest

What is the possible weight of F?

  1. AOption (a)

    61 kg

  2. BOption (b)

    70 kg

  3. COption (c)

    59 kg

  4. DOption (d)

    66kg

  5. EOption (e)

    62 kg

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

61 kg

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