Reasoning Quiz for IBPS CLERK MAINS and CANARA BANK PO | 17th December 2018

17/12/2018

Reasoning Questions and Reasoning Quiz for For upcoming exams like Bank, SSC, Railway, UPSC, UPSSSC, CDS, UPTET, KVS, DSSSB and other Government exams.

Direction (1 to 5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Ten friends are sitting in two parallel rows of six seats each. One seat is vacant in each row. M, N, O, P and Q are sitting in row-1 facing South. D, E, F, G and H are facing North. Each likes the different brand of Shirts i.e. Arrow, Wrangler, USPA, Lee, Van Heusan, John Players, Dennis Lingo, Highlander, Peter England and John Miller.

G sits third to the right of F and likes Lee. Only two people sit between E and the vacant seat. E does not like Van Heusan or USPA. Q is not an immediate neighbour of O. N likes John Miller. The one who likes USPA faces the one who likes Highlander. The one who likes USPA sits opposite to the one who sits third right of the person who sits opposite to G. O is not an immediate neighbour of P. H, who likes neither Van Heusan nor John Players, does not face the vacant seat. Neither G nor F sit at any of the extreme ends of the row. P faces F. Vacant seats are not opposite to each other. Two seats are there between O and N, who sits third right of the one who likes Dennis Lingo. The one who likes Peter England faces the one who likes Lee. The persons who like the Arrow and Highlander are adjacent to each other. Vacant seat of row – 1 is not an immediate neighbour of P. E sits at one of the extreme ends of the row. F does not like Arrow and Highlander. Vacant seat of row-1 does not face G who doesn’t sit at any of the extreme ends of the row.

Question 1: In the given arrangement, if two people come and sit to the immediate left of E, how many people will sit between D and E?

A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) More than four
E) One

Question 2: Who amongst the following sits third to the right of F?

A) The one who likes Lee
B) E
C) Other than those given as options
D) D
E) The one who likes Van Heusan

Question 3: Which of the following faces the vacant seat of Row – 1?

A) The one who likes Lee
B) E
C) Other than those given as options
D) F
E) The one who likes Van Heusan

Question 4: Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based upon their seating arrangement and so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

A) QE
B) ND
C) HO
D) PG
E) FP

Question 5: Who amongst the following sits at the extreme end of the row?

A) Q, E
B) N, D
C) P, G
D) F, P
E) Other than those given as options

Direction (6-8): In this question, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by conclusions. Study the conclusions based on the given statement and select the appropriate answer.

Question 6: Statements: A ≥ B; C > G; A ≥ H; B ≥ C; I = B
Conclusions:
I. C > H
II. H > B
III. B > G
IV. I > A

A) Only I is true
B) Only II is true
C) Either I or II true
D) Neither I nor II is true
E) Only III is true

Question 7: Statements: A=B; C≤F; G>C; B<F
Conclusions:
I. F < B
II. F > G
III. A > G
IV. A > C

A) Only II is true
B) None is true
C) Only I and II are true
D) Only II and III are true
E) Only IV is true

Question 8: Statements: A≤H, G≥H; G>M; O≤M
Conclusions:
I. G≥A
II. G≥O
III. H>M
IV. H≤G

A) Only I, II and III are true
B) Only II is true
C) Only IV is true
D) Only I and IV are true
E) None is true

Direction (9 to 10): In each question, two/three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II have been given. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Question 9: Statements: Some wins are trophies.

Some trophies are cups.

Only cup is a prize.

Conclusions: I. At least some cups can be wins.

II. Only prizes being trophies is possibility.

A) Only conclusion I is true

B) Only conclusion II is true

C) Either conclusion I or II is true

D) Neither conclusion I nor II is true

E) Both conclusion I and II are true

Question 10:

Statements: No layer is a coat.

Some coats are deposits.

All deposits are sheets.

Conclusions: I. No coats are sheets.

II. All deposits can never be layers.

A) Only I, II and III are true
B) Only II is true
C) Only IV is true
D) Only I and IV are true
E) None is true

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Solution

G sits third to the right of F and likes Lee.

Two seats are there between O and N, who sits third right of the one who likes Dennis Lingo.

E sits at one of the extreme ends of the row.

Only two people sit between E and the vacant seat.

E does not like Van Heusan or USPA. Q is not an immediate neighbour of O. N likes John Miller. The one who likes USPA faces the one who likes Highlander. The one who likes USPA sits opposite to the one who sits third right of the person who sits opposite to G. O is not an immediate neighbour of P. H, who likes neither Van Heusan nor John Players, does not face the vacant seat. Neither G nor F sit at any of the extreme ends of the row. P faces F. Vacant seats are not opposite to each other.

The one who likes Peter England faces the one who likes Lee. CASE 1 can be eliminated. The persons who like the Arrow and Highlander are adjacent to each other. Vacant seat of row – 1 is not an immediate neighbour of P. F does not like Arrow and Highlander. Vacant seat of row-1 does not face G who doesn’t sit at any of the extreme ends of the row.