Exam Info and Alerts
Tags:
Hindi

Reasoning Ability Questions for IBPS Clerk Mains 2016

We present some important questions for Quantitative Aptitude for IBPS Clerk Mains . Total marks in this section is 50 and the duration for this topic will be of 30 minutes.

Click for FREE IBPS Clerk Mock test - Full Length

Instructions(1-7): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face the centre of the table while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside. Each of them likes a different subject, viz Mathematics, Hindi, English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History and Geography. (None of the information given in necessarily in the same order.)

  • C sits third to the left of the one who likes Geography. The one who likes Geography faces outside. Only two persons sit between C and H.
  • The one who likes Mathematics sits on the immediate right of H. The one who likes Chemistry sits second to the right of G. G is neither an immediate neighbour of H nor of C. G does not like Geography.
  • Only one person sits between A and the one who likes Chemistry.
  • D sits on the immediate left of the one who likes Physics. G does not like Physics.
  • E likes History. E is not an immediate neighbour of A.
  • The one who likes Hindi is an immediate neighbour of E.
  • The one who likes Biology is an immediate neighbour of F.

Q1. Choose the most appropriate person/s who is the most immediate neighbour among those who like Mathematics.

(1) B, F

(2) C, E

(3) B, E

(4) D, F

(5) F, H

Q2. Who amongst the following sits diagonally opposite the one who likes Mathematics?

(1) The one who likes Hindi

(2) D

(3) A

(4) The one who likes English

(5) The one who likes Biology

Q3. For B, which of the following is true?

(1) B is one of the immediate neighbours of D.

(2) The one who likes Geography is an immediate neighbour of B.

(3) B sits second to the left of H.

(4) B likes History.

(5) B is an immediate neighbour of the one who likes Mathematics.

Q4. What is the position of the one who likes Physics with respect to G?

(1) Second to the left

(2) Third to the right

(3) Fourth to the left

(4) Second to the right

(5) Third to the left

Q5. For the one who sits between H and B, who is it?

(1) C

(2) The one who likes Hindi

(3) The one who likes English

(4) G

(5) A

Q6. Who among the following likes Geography?

(1) B

(2) F

(3) H

(4) A

(5) D

Q7. Which of the following subject does D like?

(1) Biology 

(2) Mathematics

(3) Hindi

(4) Chemistry

(5) English

Click for FREE IBPS Clerk Reasoning Mock test

Instructions (8-11): Study the following information to answer the given questions:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a straight line equidistant from each other (but not necessarily in the same order). Some of them are facing south while some are facing north.

(None: Facing the same direction means, if one is facing north then the other is also facing north and vice versa. Facing the opposite directions means if one is facing north then the other is facing south and vice versa.)

H faces north. C sits at one of the extreme ends of the line. A sits third to the left of C. D is not an immediate neighbour of C. G sits third to the right of A. B sits on the immediate right of G. B does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. Only one person sits between F and D. G sits second to the left of F. E sits second to the right of B. Both the immediate neighbours of G face the same direction. H faces the same direction as C. Both the immediate neighbours of A face the opposite directions. E faces the same direction as B. 

Q8. Who amongst the following sits second to the right of F?

(1) H

(2) D

(3) C

(4) G

(5) A

Q9. How many people in the given arrangement are facing North?

(1) Four

(2) One

(3) Three

(4) Two

(5) More than four

Q10. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

(1) B, A

(2) D, C

(3) E, B

(4) G, F

(5) None of these

Q11. Which of the following statement is true?

(1) G sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.

(2) B sits exactly between A and F.

(3) B sits third to the right of E.

(4) A faces north.

(5) A sits second to the left of B.

Instructions (12-15): Study the following information and answer the questions given below:

Eight people – E, F, G, H, J, K, L and M – are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. Each of them is of a different profession – Chartered Accountant, Columnist, Doctor, Engineer, Financial Analyst, Lawyer, Professor and Scientist, but not necessarily in the same order. F is sitting second to the left of K. The Scientist is an immediate neighbour of K. There are only three people between the Scientist and E. Only one person sits between the Engineer and E. The Columnist is on the immediate right of the Engineer. M is second to the right of K. H is the Scientist. G and J are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither G nor J is an Engineer. The Financial Analyst is on the immediate left of F. The Lawyer is second to the right of the Columnist. The Professor is an immediate neighbour of the Engineer. G is second to the right of the Chartered Accountant.

Q12. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and hence form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group?

(1) Chartered Accountant – H 

(2) M – Doctor 

(3) J – Engineer 

(4) Financial Analyst – L 

(5) Lawyer – K 

Q13. What is the position of L with respect to the Scientist?

(1) Third to the left

(2) Second to the right

(3) Second to the left

(4) Third to the right

(5) Immediate right

Q14. Who is sitting second to the right of E?

(1) The Lawyer

(2) G

(3) The Engineer

(4) F

(5) K

Q15. Who among the following is the Professor?

(1) F

(2) L

(3) M

(3) K

(3) J

Instructions (16-20): In each of the questions below, three statements are given followed by conclusions/group of conclusion numbered I and II. You have to assume all the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given two conclusions logically follows from the information given in the statements. Give answer:

(a) If only conclusion I follows.

(b) If only conclusion II follows.

(c) If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

(d) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

(e) If both conclusion I and II follow.

Q16. Statements: 

All pens are books.

Some books are pages.

All pages are papers.

Conclusion:

I. No paper is a pen.

II. At least some pages are pens.

Q17. Statements: 

All pens are books.

Some books are pages.

All pages are papers.

Conclusion:

I. All books are papers.

II. Some books are papers.

Q18. Statements: 

Some Ds are Gs.

All Gs are Ks.

All Ks are Ls.

Conclusion:

I. At least some Ds and Ls.

II. All Gs are Ls.

Q19. Statements: 

Some Ds are Gs.

All Gs are Ks.

All Ks are Ls.

Conclusion:

I. At least some Ks are Ds.

II. All Ds are Ls.

Q20. Statements: 

Some files are folders.

All folders are pockets.

No pocket is a bag.

Conclusion:

I. All pockets are files.

II. All files are bags.

Instructions (21-25): In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II & III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Q21. Statements: Some carrots are brinjals. Some brinjals are apples, All apples are bananas.

Conclusions:

I. Some apples are carrots.

II. Some bananas are brinjals.

III. Some bananas are carrots.

(a) Only I follow

(b) Only II follows

(c) Only III follows

(d) Only either II or III follow

(e) None of the above

Q22. Statements: All keys are locks. All locks are bangles. All bangles are cars.

Conclusions:

I. Some cars are locks.

II. Some bangles are keys.

III. Some cars are keys.

(a) Only I follow

(b) Only I and II follow

(c) Only I and III follow

(d) Only II and III follow

(e) All I, II and III follow

Q23. Statements: All fruits are leaves. Some leaves are trees. No tree is house.

Conclusions:

I. Some houses are fruits.

II. Some trees are fruits.

III. No house is fruit.

(a) Only I follow

(b) Only II follows

(c) Only III follows

(d) Only either I or III follows

(e) None follows

Q24. Statements: All tables are mirrors. Some mirrors are chairs. All chairs are glasses.

Conclusions:

I. Some glasses are mirrors.

II. Some chairs are tables.

III. Some mirrors are tables.

(a) Only I and II follows

(b) Only II and III follow

(c) Only I and III follow

(d) All I, II and III follow

(e) None of the above

Q25. Statements: All calculators are boxes. All boxes are taps. Some taps are machines.

Conclusions:

I. Some machines are boxes.

II. Some taps are calculators.

III. Some boxes are calculators.

(a) Only I and II follow

(b) Only I and III follow

(c) Only II and III follow

(d) All I, II and III follow

(e) None of the above

Practice from above questions and get confidence to crack IBPS Clerk Mains 2016 and other bank exams. All the Best!

TopRankers Online Test-Series

  • IDBI Executive 2016-17 Mock Test
  • <NIACL AO Mains Mock Tests
  • SSC CHSL Mock Test
  • NABARD Bank Exam Mock Test
  • RRB NTPC (Railways) Exam Mock Test
  • UP Police SI Mock Test
  • IPPB Officer Scale 1 (Asst Manager) Mock Test

All Rights Reserved Top Rankers