Reasoning Practice Paper for IBPS
Directions—(Q. 1–5) Letters of certain words have been rearranged and
the jumbled spellings have been given below. Out of the choices given
below each question, choose the last letter of the correct word—
1. AYDOT: (A) A, (B) D, (C) T, (D) Y
Ans : (D)
2. ILCEOP: (A) C, (B) E, (C) L, (D) O
Ans : (B)
3. CAPCET: (A) A, (B) C, (C) P, (D) T
Ans : (D)
4. VISERL: (A) E, (B) L, (C) R, (D) S
Ans : (C)
5. ERVSECI: (A) E, (B) I, (C) R, (D) S
Ans : (A)
Directions—(Q. 6–10) In each question below, is given a statement
followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is
something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the
statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the
assumptions is implicit in the statement. Give answer—
(A) If only assumption I is implicit; (B) If only assumption II is implicit;
(C) If neither I nor II is implicit; and (D) If both I and II are implicit.
6. Statement—To achieve economic development, people should work hard.
Assumptions :
I. Achieving economic development is desirable.
II. Working hard is not impossible.
Ans : (D)
7. Statement—He is too industrious to be poor.
Assumptions :I. Very industrious people also can be poor.
II. Very lazy people also can be rich.
Ans : (C)
8. Statement—Visitors may use lift at their own risk.
Assumptions :I. Using lift is not always safe.
II. Visitors do not want to use lift.
Ans : (A)
9. Statement—This book is so designed that even a layman can easily
learn science in the absence of a teacher.
Assumptions :I. Learning science by everybody is desirable.
II. A layman generally finds it difficult to learn science on his own.
Ans : (B)
10. Statement—Although the rates of this hotel are comparable with other
hotels, the amenities provided here are far superior.
Assumptions :I. Rates are independent of amenities provided.
II. Rates are dependent on amenities provided.
Ans : (C)
Directions—(Q. 11–15) Find out the correct answer out of the four alternatives given below each question and then mark it in your answer sheet.
11. Ice : Coolness : : Earth : ?
(A) Ocean, (B) Weight, (C) Gravitation, (D) Forest,
Ans : (C)
12. Coconut : Shell : : Letter : ?
(A) Letter-box, (B) Mail, (C) Stamp, (D) Envelope
Ans : (D)
13. Income is related to profit in the same way as expenditure is related to—
(A) Loss, (B) Surplus, (C) Balance, (D) Sale
Ans : (A)
14. Much is related to many in the same way as measure is related to—
(A) Calculate, (B) Count, (C) Weigh, (D) Measurement
Ans : (B)
15. Clue is related to Mystery in the same way as warning is related to—
(A) Precaution, (B) Disaster, (C) Risk, (D) Danger
Ans : (D)
16. Find the oddman out—
(A) mondAy, (B) tUESdAy, (C) WedNESdAy , (D) thUrSdAy
Ans : (B)
17. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?
(A) CUSTOMER : SGPSYYBK, (B) INTEREST : UZHVJYUQ
(C) OVERSEAS : TCHWWKCW, (D) BANKING : HPLOSGI
Ans : (B)
18. Three of the following four have similar relationship and hence form
a group. Which one does not belong to the group ?
(A) PROFIT : RPQCKT, (B) OTHERS : QRJCTQ
(C) LEGUME : NCISOC, (D) CANKER : EYPIGP
Ans : (A)
19. Three of the four groups of letters given below are alike in a certain way while one is different. Choose the odd one—
(A) GWOURV, (B) LZKMSU, (C) JOEHNP, (D) SFXPMF
Ans : (D)
20. Three of the four groups of letters given below are alike in a certain way while one is different. Choose the odd one—
(A) IW, (B) MS, (C) FT, (D) JV
Ans : (D)
Directions—(Q. 21–25) Find out the missing term in the following letternumber series—
21. H 4 W, I 18 V, K 48 T, N 100 Q, ?, W 294 H
(A) P 1485 S, (B) R 180 M ,(C) S 198 I ,(D) T 206 K
Ans : (B)
22. 1 ED, 2 FD, 3 KH, ?, 15 KG, 48 KF
(A) 12 PX, (B) 6 RI, (C) 9 LV, (D) 8 TQ
Ans : (B)
23. M 4, T 7, P 7, Q 10, S 10, N 13, ?, K 16
(A) V 4, (B) K 7, (C) T 13, (D) G 15
Ans : (C)
24. R 5 P, T 6 M, V 9 J, X 15 G, ?
(A) A 12 L, (B) I 18 X, (C) Z 25 D, (D) U 20 Q
Ans : (C)
25. DGK 0, GKP 3, ?, PVC 15
(A) GKV 5, (B) KPV 8, (C) PVZ 9, (D) KPU 11
Ans : (B)
26. If the first 6 letters of the English Alphabet series are written in reversed order, then the next 6 letters are written in reversed order and so on, and at the end Y is interchanged by Z, then which letter is fourth letter to the right of 13th letter from the left ?
(A) M, (B) N, (C) Q, (D) P
Ans : (B)
27. If the English Alphabet series is written in the reverse order and every alternate letter starting from Y is dropped, which letter will be exactly in the middle of the remaining letters of the Alphabet series ?
(A) L, (B) O, (C) M, (D) N
Ans : (D)
28. If the letters in each of the following five groups of letters are first rearranged in the alphabetical order and then the groups of letters so formed are rearranged as in a dictionary, which letter group would have its group of letters in the MIDDLE among the five letter-groups ?
MEET, DEAF, ROAD, CODE, LACK
(A) LACK, (B) MEET, (C) ROAD, (D) DEAF
Ans : (C)
29. The letters skipped in between the adjacent letters in the series are followed by equal space. Which of the following series observes this rule ?
(A) HKNGSW, (B) EIMQVZ, (C) SUXADF, (D) RVZDHL
Ans : (D)
30. Select the series in which the letters skipped in between adjacent letters do not decrease in order—
(A) MGVFK, (B) PJXHM, (C) EQZFI, (D) GWIQU
Ans : (B)
Directions—(Q. 31–35) These questions are based on code language which utilizes letters in the English Alphabet. In each question, there is a word written in capital letters, with one letter underlined. For each Letter in that word there is a code written in small letters. That code is denoted by either (A), (B), (C), or (D), not in the same order. You have to find out the exact code for the underlined letter in the word. The letter of the that code is the answer. Please note that the same letter appearing in other word(s) may be coded differently.
31. D U E L: (A) g, (B) i, (C) p, (D) j
Ans : (C)
32. P I T Y: (A) g, (B) b, (C) r, (D) k
Ans : (B)
33. R I N G: (A) it, (B) rk, (C) mp, (D) ti
Ans : (A)
34. G O A L: (A) c, (B) q, (C) e, (D) j
Ans : (C)
35. S L A P: (A) dx, (B) ms, (C) vp, (D) io
Ans : (C)
Directions—(Q. 36– 40) In the following coded arithmetic equations
certain symbols are used with the following meaning—
I. P @ Q means add P to Q;
II. P & Q means subtract Q from P;
III. P # Q means multiply P with Q; and
IV. P $ Q means divide P by Q.
Now study the given information and answer the question following it—
Three persons A, B and C complete a work in 20 days. B and C together
are 4/3 times as efficient as A and B together. On the other hand A and
C together are 5/4 times as efficient as B and C together.
36. Which of the following equations represents the number of days in which A alone can finish the same work ?
(A) 24 # 20 $ (24 & 20), (B) 30 # 20 & (30 @ 20)
(C) 30 # 20 $ (30 & 20), (D) 40 # 20 $ (40 & 20)
Ans : (C)
37. Which of the following equations represents the number of days in which B and C together can finish the same work ?
(A) 24 # (3 @ 3) $ 4, (B) 20 # (12 & 6) $ 3
(C) 20 # (12 & 6) $ 5, (D) 30 # 20 $ (40 & 20)
Ans : (D)
38. Which of the following equations represents the number of days in which A and B working together can finish the same work ?
(A) 20 # (3 @ 3) $ 4, (B) 40 # 20 $ (40 & 20)
(C) 20 # (12 & 6) $ 5, (D) 20 # (12 & 6) $ 3
Ans : (B)
39. Which of the following equations represents the number of days in which A and C working together can finish the same work ?
(A) 40 # 20 $ (40 & 20), (B) 20 # (12 & 6) $ 5
(C) 20 # (3 @ 3) $ 4, (D) 20 # (12 & 6) $ 3
Ans : (B)
40. A travel towards East. B travels towards North. C and D travel in opposite directions. D travels towards right of A. Which of the following is definitely true ?
(A) B and C travel in opposite directions, (B) C travels towards West
(C) D travels towards North, (D) B and C travel in the same direction
Ans : (D)
41. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence
form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group ?
(A) 7 , (B) 9, (C) 17, (D) 33
Ans : (B)
42. Choose the odd numeral pair in the following—
(A) 140 – 45, (B) 120 – 35, (C) 110 – 35, (D) 80 – 25
Ans : (B)
43. Choose that set of numbers from the four alternative sets, that is similar to the given set— Given set — (246, 257, 358)
(A) (145, 235, 325), (B) (143, 253, 246)
(C) (273, 365, 367), (D) (233, 343, 345)
Ans : (A)
44. Choose the one which is different from the rest—
(A) 248, (B) 326, (C) 392, (D) 414
Ans : (C)
45. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a
group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
(A) 156, (B) 152, (C) 72, (D) 42
Ans : (B)
46. A cow runs 20 metres towards East and turns to right, runs 10 metres
and turns to right, runs 9 metres and again turns to left, runs 5 metres
and then turns to left, runs 12 metres and finally turns to left and
runs 6 metres. Now which direction is the cow facing ?
(A) North, (B) East, (C) South, (D) West
Ans : (A)
47. A boy started walking positioning his back towards the sun. After sometimes, he turned left, then turned right and then towards the left again. In which direction is he going now ?
(A) East or West, (B) North or West
(C) South or West, (D) North or South
Ans : (D)
48. If Thursday was the day after the day before yesterday five days ago, what is the least number of days ago when Sunday was three days before the day after tomorrow ?
(A) 1, (B) 2, (C) 3, (D) 4
Ans : (D)
49. In a row of boys facing North, a boy is thirteen from the left. When
shifted to his right by three places, he becomes seventeenth from right
end of the row. How many boys are there in the row ?
(A) 32, (B) 31, (C) 33, (D) 30
Ans : (A)
50. 136 vehicles are parked in a parking lot in a single row. After the
first car there is one scooter. After the second car, there are two
scooters. After the third car, there are three scooters and so on. Work
out the number of scooters in the second half of the row—
(A) 61, (B) 62, (C) 63, (D) 64
Ans : (C)
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