Reasoning Quiz to improve your Quantitative Aptitude for SBI Po & SBI clerk exam Reasoning, IBPS PO Reasoning , IBPS Clerk Reasoning , IBPS RRB Reasoning, LIC AAO , and other competitive exams.
Direction (Q1 – Q3):Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a row two of them facing south and rest are facing in the north but not necessarily in the same order. G sits 3rd right of A, who sit at one of the extreme end of the row. Two persons sit between B and F. D sits 3rd left of C. G and F are immediate neighbor. Both C and E are immediate neighbor and face in the same direction. G sits 2nd to the left of B. F and A face opposite direction to each other.
Q1. G is related to A in the same way B is related to F based on the given arrangement. Which of the following C is related to, following the same pattern?
A) D
B) E
C) F
D) G
E) B
Answer & Explanation
Q(1 – 3):
From the given statement, G sits 3rd right of A, who sit at one of the extreme end of the row. We have two cases here Case 1 and Case 2.
From the given statement, Both G and F are immediate neighbor. Two persons sit between B and F. From here 2 more cases added Case 1a and Case 2a.
From the given statement, Both C and E are immediate neighbor and face in the same direction. From here Case 1a and Case 2a is ruled out. G sits 2nd left of B. F and A face opposite direction to each other.
D sits 3rd left of C. Both C and E face in the same direction. From here, Case 2 is ruled out.
So, the final arrangement will be-
Q1. Ans(A)
Q2. How many persons sits between G and E?
A) None
B) One
C) Two
D) Four
E) Three
Answer & Explanation
Q(1 – 3):
From the given statement, G sits 3rd right of A, who sit at one of the extreme end of the row. We have two cases here Case 1 and Case 2.
From the given statement, Both G and F are immediate neighbor. Two persons sit between B and F. From here 2 more cases added Case 1a and Case 2a.
From the given statement, Both C and E are immediate neighbor and face in the same direction. From here Case 1a and Case 2a is ruled out. G sits 2nd left of B. F and A face opposite direction to each other.
D sits 3rd left of C. Both C and E face in the same direction. From here, Case 2 is ruled out.
So, the final arrangement will be-
Q2. Ans(C)
Q3. Who among st the following are sitting extreme end of the rows?
A) B and E
B) A and C
C) A and E
D) B and C
E) None of the above
Answer & Explanation
Q(1 – 3):
From the given statement, G sits 3rd right of A, who sit at one of the extreme end of the row. We have two cases here Case 1 and Case 2.
From the given statement, Both G and F are immediate neighbor. Two persons sit between B and F. From here 2 more cases added Case 1a and Case 2a.
From the given statement, Both C and E are immediate neighbor and face in the same direction. From here Case 1a and Case 2a is ruled out. G sits 2nd left of B. F and A face opposite direction to each other.
D sits 3rd left of C. Both C and E face in the same direction. From here, Case 2 is ruled out.
So, the final arrangement will be-
Q3. Ans(C)
Q4. How is ‘last’ coded in that code language?
‘heavy rains last night’ is coded as ‘na ke ja lo’ and ‘finished last in race’ is coded as ‘so lo to pa’.
‘the furniture should last’ is written as ‘do wi lo be’ and ‘give me last chance’ is written as ‘lo fa ra qi’.
Answer & Explanation
Q4. Ans.(c)
From either statement I or II we can find that code of last is ‘lo’.
Q5. Is A brother of B?
D is mother of B and B is son of C. C is father of A.
E is sister of A and F is brother of A.
Answer & Explanation
Q5. Ans.(d)
From statement I, Gender of A cannot be determined. In Statement II information about B is not mentioned.
Directions (6-10): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. A number arrangement machine when given an input of numbers/words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input ant steps of rearrangement.
Input: scan 96 23 camera ant undew 24 boy owl 33
Step I: 33 scan 96 23 camera ant undew 24 boy owl
Step II: 33 23 scan 96 camera ant undew 24 boy owl
Step III: 33 23 96 scan camera ant undew 24 boy owl
Step IV: 33 23 96 24 scan camera ant undew boy owl
Step V: 33 23 96 24 ant scan camera undew boy owl
Step VI: 33 23 96 24 ant owl scan camera undew boy
Step VII: 33 23 96 24 ant owl undew scan camera boy
Step VIII: 33 23 96 24 ant owl undew boy scan camera
Step IX: 33 23 96 24 ant owl undew boy camera scan
This is the final arrangement and step IX is the last step for this input.
Q6. Which of the following is the second step for input?
Input: with 19 soon 58 97 orange idom year 22
(a) 97 19 with 58 soon orange idom year 22
(b) 97 with 19 soon 58 orange idom year 22
(c) 97 19 with soon 58 orange idom year 22
(d) 58 19 with soon 97 orange idom year 22
(e) None of these
Answer & Explanation
Q6. Ans.(c)
The machines arrange the given input in such a way that, Odd numbers are arranged in descending order in each step. After which even numbers also arranged in descending order. If 1st letter of word is vowel then it is arranged in alphabetical order in each step. In the next step, if the 1st letter of word is consonant, it is also arranged in alphabetical order.
Input: with 19 soon 58 97 orange idom year 22
Step I: 97 with 19 soon 58 orange idom year 22
Step II: 97 19 with soon 58 orange idom year 22
Step III: 97 19 58 with soon orange idom year 22
Step IV: 97 19 58 22 with soon orange year idom
Step V: 97 19 58 22 idom with soon orange year
Step VI: 97 19 58 22 idom orange with soon year
Step VII: 97 19 58 22 idom orange soon with year
Q7. Which of the following is the last step of above input?
(a) III
(b) VI
(c) VII
(d) IX
(e) None of these
Answer & Explanation
Q7. Ans.(c)
The machines arrange the given input in such a way that, Odd numbers are arranged in descending order in each step. After which even numbers also arranged in descending order. If 1st letter of word is vowel then it is arranged in alphabetical order in each step. In the next step, if the 1st letter of word is consonant, it is also arranged in alphabetical order.
Input: with 19 soon 58 97 orange idom year 22
Step I: 97 with 19 soon 58 orange idom year 22
Step II: 97 19 with soon 58 orange idom year 22
Step III: 97 19 58 with soon orange idom year 22
Step IV: 97 19 58 22 with soon orange year idom
Step V: 97 19 58 22 idom with soon orange year
Step VI: 97 19 58 22 idom orange with soon year
Step VII: 97 19 58 22 idom orange soon with year
Q8. Which is the following step?
Step: 97 19 58 22 idom with soon orange year
(a) VI
(b) III
(c) IV
(d) V
(e) There is no such soon
Answer & Explanation
Q8. Ans.(d)
The machines arrange the given input in such a way that, Odd numbers are arranged in descending order in each step. After which even numbers also arranged in descending order. If 1st letter of word is vowel then it is arranged in alphabetical order in each step. In the next step, if the 1st letter of word is consonant, it is also arranged in alphabetical order.
Input: with 19 soon 58 97 orange idom year 22
Step I: 97 with 19 soon 58 orange idom year 22
Step II: 97 19 with soon 58 orange idom year 22
Step III: 97 19 58 with soon orange idom year 22
Step IV: 97 19 58 22 with soon orange year idom
Step V: 97 19 58 22 idom with soon orange year
Step VI: 97 19 58 22 idom orange with soon year
Step VII: 97 19 58 22 idom orange soon with year
Q9. What is 4th element from right end in Step III?
(a) 22
(b) 58
(c) idom
(d) orange
(e) with
Answer & Explanation
Q9. Ans.(d)
The machines arrange the given input in such a way that, Odd numbers are arranged in descending order in each step. After which even numbers also arranged in descending order. If 1st letter of word is vowel then it is arranged in alphabetical order in each step. In the next step, if the 1st letter of word is consonant, it is also arranged in alphabetical order.
Input: with 19 soon 58 97 orange idom year 22
Step I: 97 with 19 soon 58 orange idom year 22
Step II: 97 19 with soon 58 orange idom year 22
Step III: 97 19 58 with soon orange idom year 22
Step IV: 97 19 58 22 with soon orange year idom
Step V: 97 19 58 22 idom with soon orange year
Step VI: 97 19 58 22 idom orange with soon year
Step VII: 97 19 58 22 idom orange soon with year
Q10. What is exactly between 58 and idom in step VI ?
(a) year
(b) with
(c) 22
(d) 97
(e) soon
Answer & Explanation
Q10. Ans.(c)
The machines arrange the given input in such a way that, Odd numbers are arranged in descending order in each step. After which even numbers also arranged in descending order. If 1st letter of word is vowel then it is arranged in alphabetical order in each step. In the next step, if the 1st letter of word is consonant, it is also arranged in alphabetical order.