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Question 471

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

Directions: Read the information and answer the given questions.

Eight persons, namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, sit around the square table. Four people sit on the corners, while four people sit on the sides. Persons on each corner face towards the center while persons on each side face away from the center. C sits third to the right of D. E and G face in the same direction. E sits immediately left of H and doesn't sit at the side of the table. Only two people sit between C and F. Three people sit between B and H. B sits immediately to the left of F.

Who among the following sits immediately left of D?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    E

  5. EOption (e)

    F

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

A

Why this answer is correct

Given: Eight persons, namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, sit around the square table. Four people sit on the corners, while four people sit on the sides. Persons on each corner face towards the center while persons on each side face away from the center.

1. C sits third to the right of D.

Here, we have 2 Cases, i.e., Case 1 and Case 2.

  1. Only two people sit between C and F.

  2. B sits immediately to the left of F.

  3. Three people sit between B and H.

  4. E sits immediately left of H and doesn't sit at the side of the table.

Now, we can eliminate Case 2.

  1. E and G face in the same direction.

This is our final arrangement,

Hence, the correct answer is A.

Question 472

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

Directions: Read the information and answer the given questions.

Eight persons, namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, sit around the square table. Four people sit on the corners, while four people sit on the sides. Persons on each corner face towards the center while persons on each side face away from the center. C sits third to the right of D. E and G face in the same direction. E sits immediately left of H and doesn't sit at the side of the table. Only two people sit between C and F. Three people sit between B and H. B sits immediately to the left of F.

How many people sit between A and C?

  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: (c)C.

Three

Why this answer is correct

Given: Eight persons, namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, sit around the square table. Four people sit on the corners, while four people sit on the sides. Persons on each corner face towards the center while persons on each side face away from the center.

1. C sits third to the right of D.

Here, we have 2 Cases, i.e., Case 1 and Case 2.

  1. Only two people sit between C and F.

  2. B sits immediately to the left of F.

  3. Three people sit between B and H.

  4. E sits immediately left of H and doesn't sit at the side of the table.

Now, we can eliminate Case 2.

  1. E and G face in the same direction.

This is our final arrangement,

Hence, the correct answer is Three.

Question 473

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

Directions: Read the information and answer the given questions.

Eight persons, namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, sit around the square table. Four people sit on the corners, while four people sit on the sides. Persons on each corner face towards the center while persons on each side face away from the center. C sits third to the right of D. E and G face in the same direction. E sits immediately left of H and doesn't sit at the side of the table. Only two people sit between C and F. Three people sit between B and H. B sits immediately to the left of F.

Who among the following sits third to the left of H?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    G

  5. EOption (e)

    D

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

G

Why this answer is correct

Given: Eight persons, namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, sit around the square table. Four people sit on the corners, while four people sit on the sides. Persons on each corner face towards the center while persons on each side face away from the center.

1. C sits third to the right of D.

Here, we have 2 Cases, i.e., Case 1 and Case 2.

  1. Only two people sit between C and F.

  2. B sits immediately to the left of F.

  3. Three people sit between B and H.

 

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. E sits immediately left of H and doesn't sit at the side of the table.

Now, we can eliminate Case 2.

  1. E and G face in the same direction.

This is our final arrangement,

Hence, the correct answer is G.

Question 474

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

Directions: Read the information and answer the given questions.

Eight persons, namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, sit around the square table. Four people sit on the corners, while four people sit on the sides. Persons on each corner face towards the center while persons on each side face away from the center. C sits third to the right of D. E and G face in the same direction. E sits immediately left of H and doesn't sit at the side of the table. Only two people sit between C and F. Three people sit between B and H. B sits immediately to the left of F.

Which one is odd?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    C

  3. COption (c)

    E

  4. DOption (d)

    H

  5. EOption (e)

    B

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

E

Why this answer is correct

Given: Eight persons, namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, sit around the square table. Four people sit on the corners, while four people sit on the sides. Persons on each corner face towards the center while persons on each side face away from the center.

1. C sits third to the right of D.

Here, we have 2 Cases, i.e., Case 1 and Case 2.

  1. Only two people sit between C and F.

  2. B sits immediately to the left of F.

  3. Three people sit between B and H.

  4. E sits immediately left of H and doesn't sit at the side of the table.

Now, we can eliminate Case 2.

  1. E and G face in the same direction.

This is our final arrangement,

Except for E, all others face outside the table.

Hence, the correct answer is E.

Question 475

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

Directions: Read the information and answer the given questions.

Eight persons, namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, sit around the square table. Four people sit on the corners, while four people sit on the sides. Persons on each corner face towards the center while persons on each side face away from the center. C sits third to the right of D. E and G face in the same direction. E sits immediately left of H and doesn't sit at the side of the table. Only two people sit between C and F. Three people sit between B and H. B sits immediately to the left of F.

Who among the following sits immediately right of E?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    F

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

C

Why this answer is correct

Given: Eight persons, namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, sit around the square table. Four people sit on the corners, while four people sit on the sides. Persons on each corner face towards the center while persons on each side face away from the center.

1. C sits third to the right of D.

Here, we have 2 Cases, i.e., Case 1 and Case 2.

  1. Only two people sit between C and F.

  2. B sits immediately to the left of F.

  3. Three people sit between B and H.

  4. E sits immediately left of H and doesn't sit at the side of the table.

Now, we can eliminate Case 2.

  1. E and G face in the same direction.

This is our final arrangement,

Hence, the correct answer is C.

Question 476

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

A word "CONFIDANTS", replace each consonant in the word with the next letter of the English alphabet, while each vowel is replaced by the previous letter of the English alphabet. After performing these changes for all the letters, how many vowels are present in the newly formed word?

  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: (d)D.

Four

Why this answer is correct

Given word: CONFIDENTS

WordCONFIDANTS
After C+1/V-1DNOGHEZOUT

 

Clearly, 4 vowels are present.

Hence, the correct answer is Four.

Question 477

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

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

Suresh is standing at a point (Point A) facing North, starts walking in that direction for 8 km (Point B), and turns towards the East and travels 6 km (Point C). He then turns left and walks for 12 km (Point D), again turns left and walks for 14 km (Point E). He turns left and walks 12 km (Point F) more to reach his final destination.

If a point G is added 9 km to the East of point E, then what is the distance between Point C and Point G?

  1. AOption (a)

    13 km

  2. BOption (b)

    23 km

  3. COption (c)

    12 km

  4. DOption (d)

    20 km

  5. EOption (e)

    10 km 

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

13 km

Why this answer is correct

We have drawn the figure according to the information given in the question,

In the above figure, the dashed line represents the distance between G and C.

By Pythagoras theorem,

GC2 = 122 + 52 (because CD = 12 km and GD = DE – GE = 5 km)

GC2 = 169

GC = 13 km

Hence, the distance between point G and point C is 13 km.

Question 478

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

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

Suresh is standing at a point (Point A) facing North, starts walking in that direction for 8 km (Point B), and turns towards the East and travels 6 km (Point C). He then turns left and walks for 12 km (Point D), again turns left and walks for 14 km (Point E). He turns left and walks 12 km (Point F) more to reach his final destination.

If Suresh walks 8 km west from Point B and then turns right and walks for another 12 km, what point he would reach?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    C

  3. COption (c)

    D

  4. DOption (d)

    E

  5. EOption (e)

    F

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

E

Why this answer is correct

We have drawn the figure according to the information given in the question,

 Clearly, Suresh reaches at point E.

Question 479

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

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

Suresh is standing at a point (Point A) facing North, starts walking in that direction for 8 km (Point B), and turns towards the East and travels 6 km (Point C). He then turns left and walks for 12 km (Point D), again turns left and walks for 14 km (Point E). He turns left and walks 12 km (Point F) more to reach his final destination.

How far is Suresh from the starting point?

  1. AOption (a)

    \(8\sqrt 2 \) km

  2. BOption (b)

    8 km

  3. COption (c)

    10 km

  4. DOption (d)

    8√3 km

  5. EOption (e)

    6 km

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

\(8\sqrt 2 \) km

Why this answer is correct

We have drawn the figure according to the information given in the question,

In the above figure, the dashed line represents the distance between Suresh’s final and starting point i.e., the distance between A and F.

By Pythagoras theorem,

AF2 = 82 + 82 (because BA = 8 km and BF = 8 km)

AF2 = 128

AF = \(8\sqrt 2 \) km

Hence, Suresh is \(8\sqrt 2 \) km far from the starting point.

Question 480

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning

A 9-digit number is written as: 729148536

If the digits of the number are rearranged in ascending order, how many digits remain in the same position as in the original arrangement?

  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

Why this answer is correct

Given Number: 729148536

Number729148536
Ascending order123456789

 

Clearly, only 2 remain unchanged.

Hence, the correct answer is one.