Practice Quiz :Reasoning Ability Practice MCQs for IBPS Clerk 2012-2013

1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain
way and hence form a group. Which is
the one that does not belong to that group?
1) Kitten
2) Goat
3) Calf
4) Foal
5) Lamb

2. In a certain code language 'do re me' means 'he is late', 'fa me
la' means 'she is early' and 'so ti do' means 'he leaves soon'. Which
word in that language means 'late'?
1) la
2) do
3) me
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

3. Deepika tells Shraddha "Your mother's father's son is the husband
of my sister." How is Deepika related to Shraddha ?
1) Sister-in-law
2) Cousin
3) Aunt
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

4. If '+' means '÷', '÷' means '×', '×' means '-' and '-' means '+'.
What will be the value of the following expression?
15 ÷ 5 × 9 + 3 - 6 = ?
1) 78
2) 72
3) 28
4) 30
5) None

5. If 'A' is substituted by 1, 'B' by 2 and so on upto 'Z' which is
substituted by 26, what will be the sum of the numbers substituted for
the word DECAY?
1) 38
2) 41
3) 40
4) 37
5) None of these

6. Among five friends Mahesh is taller than Karan but not Yash.
Hrithik is taller than Yash but not Abhishek. If they stand in
increasing order of their heights, who will be first in line?
1) Abhishek
2) Yash
3) Karan
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

7. If 'table' is called 'chair', 'chair' is called 'cupboard',
'cupboard' is called 'chalk', 'chalk' is called 'book', 'book' is
called 'duster' and 'duster' is called 'table', what does the teacher
use to write on the black board?
1) book
2) cupboard
3) table
4) duster
5) None of these

8. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence
form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1) Bucket
2) Tap
3) Bottle
4) Glass
5) Pitcher

9. D is A's son. C is the mother of P and wife of D. How is A related to C?
1) Father
2) Uncle
3) Father-in-law
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

10. If E is coded as V, D is coded as Q, N is coded as Z, G is coded
as T, R is coded as I and A is coded as M, which of the following will
be the correct form of the word DANGER?
1) QMZTIV
2) QMZTVI
3) QMZITV
4) QZMTVI
5) None of these

Directions (Q.11-15): Read the following information and answer the
questions given below.
Seven managers Sharma, Mishra, Singh, Kulkarni, Rao, Joshi and Nair
are to conduct interviews simultaneously either alone or in pairs at
four different locations - Surat, Chandigarh, Delhi and Lucknow. Only
one wants to travel by rail, two prefer travelling by car and the rest
travel by air.
i) Sharma is going to Lucknow but neither by car nor by air.
ii) Mishra prefers to travel by car.
iii) Neither Joshi nor Nair is going to Delhi.
iv) Only those going to Surat travel by road.
v) Kulkarni will assist his friend Mishra.
vi) The two managers who go to Delhi travel by air.

11. Where will Kulkarni conduct the interviews?
1) Surat
2) Lucknow
3) Chandigarh
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these

12. Who goes to Delhi?
1) Mishra-Kulkarni
2) Rao-Singh
3) Kulkarni-Joshi
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

13. Which of the following is true?
1) Kulkarni travels by air.
2) Nair will assist Rao.
3) Sharma conducts interviews alone.
4) Joshi goes to Chandigarh.
5) None of these

14. Who will conduct interviews at Chandigarh?
1) Nair
2) Singh
3) Rao
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

15. Which of the following pairs is different from the other four with
regards to mode of travel?
1) Sharma-Mishra
2) Rao-Mishra
3) Nair-Rao
4) Kulkarni-Joshi
5) Sharma-Singh

Directions (Q.16-20): Each of the following questions below consists
of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You
have to decide if the data provided in the statements are sufficient
to answer the question. Read both statements and
Give answer 1) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to
answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not
sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer 2) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to
answer the questions, while the data in statement I alone are not
sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer 3) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement
II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer 4) if the data given in both the statements I and II
together are not sufficient to answer the question, and
Give answer 5) if the data in both the statements I and II together
are necessary to answer the question.

16. Who is in the middle of the row comprising A, B, C, D and E?
I. B is to right of C, who is second from the left.
II. A is standing to the left of C, who is D's neighbour.

17. What is Shilpa's rank in the class?
I. The class strength is 45.
II. Shilpa is eight ranks below Mahesh who stood 17th.

18. Who runs the fastest among L, M, N and P?
I. P runs faster than L, who is the slowest.
II. M runs faster than N but slower than P.

19. On which day of the week did Satish watch a movie?
I. Satish only watches movie with his friends.
II. Satish went out for dinner on Tuesday.

20. How is Gita related to Ganesh?
I. Gita's brother is Ganesh's father's eldest son.
II. Ganesh's wife's mother-in-law is Gita's mother.

Directions(Q.21-25): In each of the questions 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 from 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.
Give answer 1) if only conclusion I follows.
Give answer 2) if only conclusion II follows.
Give answer 3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
Give answer 4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Give answer 5) if both conclusions I and II follows.

21. Statements: All fish are birds.
Some hens are fish.
Conclusion: I. Some hens are birds.
II. No birds are hens.

22. Statements: Some shoes are coats.
Some coats are buttons.
Conclusion: I. No button is shoe.
II. Some shoes are buttons.

23. Statements: All bats are boys.
All boys are gloves.
Conclusion: I. Some gloves are bats.
II. All bats are gloves.

24. Statements: All puppies are tigers.
All kittens are tigers.
Conclusion: I. All puppies are kittens.
II. All tigers are puppies.

25. Statements: Some doctors are nurses.
All nurses are patients.
Conclusion: I. All doctors are patients.
II. Some patients are doctors.


ANSWERS:

1-2; 2-5; 3-3; 4-1; 5-1; 6-3; 7-1; 8-2; 9-4; 10-2;
11-1; 12-2; 13-5; 14-4; 15-3; 16-5; 17-2; 18-5; 19-4; 20-3;
21-1; 22-3; 23-5; 24-4; 25-2.