IBPS Clerk Mains 2016- Practice Reasoning Questions (Puzzle & Input-Output)

IBPS Clerk Mains 2016- Practice Reasoning Questions (Puzzle & Input-Output) - Set- 68:

Dear Readers, Important Practice Reasoning Questions with explanation for Upcoming IBPS Clerk Mains Exams was given here with explanation, candidates those who are preparing for those exams can use this practice questions.

Directions (1 – 5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Seven people – A, B, C, D, E, F and G – have different hobbies, viz Travelling, Reading, Dancing, Painting, Sculpting, Singing and Pottery making, but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them belongs to a different State, viz Punjab, Odisha, Kerala, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka, but not necessarily in the same order. A belongs to Maharashtra. D likes Pottery making. The person who likes Sculpting is from the state of Odisha. The person who likes Dancing is from the state of Gujarat. F does not belong to Gujarat, Odisha, Punjab or Rajasthan. F does not like Singing, Reading or Painting. B does not belong to Kerala, Odisha, Punjab or Rajasthan. B does not like Painting, Travelling, Reading or Singing. C does not like Sculpting and he is not from Rajasthan or Punjab. Neither D nor G belongs to Punjab. A does not like Reading. The person from Kerala likes Singing.

1).Who among the following likes Singing?

e) Cannot be determined

2).Which of the following combinations is true according to the given information?

a) A – Travelling – Maharashtra

b) C – Dancing – Gujarat

c) E – Reading – Karnataka

d) D – Pottery making – Rajasthan

e) All are true

3).Who among the following belongs to the State of Karnataka?

e) Cannot be determined

4).Which of the following combinations is true about G?

a) Sculpting – Odisha

b) Pottery making – Karnataka

c) Dancing – Gujarat

d) Singing – Kerala

e) Travelling – Karnataka

5).The person who belongs to Punjab, likes

a) Travelling

b) Sculpting

c) Painting

d) Pottery making

e) Reading

Directions (6 – 10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and various steps of rearrangement. (All the numbers are two-digit numbers.)

Input: 11 day 34 night 93 pace 27 easy 44 joy

Step I: 93 11 day 34 night pace 27 easy 44 joy

Step II: 93 11 34 night pace 27 easy 44 joy day

Step III: 93 44 11 34 night pace 27 easy joy day

Step IV: 93 44 11 34 night pace 27 joy day easy

Step V: 93 44 34 11 night pace 27 joy day easy

Step VI: 93 44 34 11 night pace 27 day easy joy

Step VII: 93 44 34 27 11 night pace day easy joy

Step VIII: 93 44 34 27 11 pace day easy joy night

Step IX: 93 44 34 27 11 day easy joy night pace

And Step IX is the last step of the rearrangement as the desired arrangement is obtained. As per rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the questions the appropriate step for the given input

Input : class 25 war 15 race 73 heap 58 just 88 take 38

6).What is the position of ‘war’ in Step VII?

a) Seventh from the left end

b) Eighth from the right end

c) Fifth from the left end

d) Fifth from the right end

e) Sixth from the left end

7).Which of the following is ninth from the right in Step VI?

8).What is the position of ‘15' in Step IX?

a) Seventh from the left end

b) Eighth from the left end

c) Fifth from the right end

d) Seventh from the right end

e) Eighth from the right end

9).How man y steps ar e requir ed to complete th is arrangement?

e) None of these

10).Which of the following represents Step X?

a) 88 73 58 38 25 war 15 race take class heap just

b) 88 73 58 38 25 15 class heap just race take war

c) 88 73 58 38 25 15 war class heap just race take

d) 88 73 58 38 25 15 war take class heap just race

e) There is no such step

1)b   2)d   3)c   4)a   5)e   6)e   7)b   8)d   9)a   10)c  

Solutions:

Directions (Q. 1 – 5):

Directions (Q. 6 – 10):

In the rearrangement, numbers are arranged in descending order from the left end in each alternate step, starting from Step I. And words are arranged alphabetically from the right end in each alternate step, starting from Step II.

Input: class 25 war 15 race 73 heap 58 just 88 take 38

Step I. 88 class 25 war 15 race 73 heap 58 just take 38

Step II. 88 25 war 15 race 73 heap 58 just take 38 class

Step III. 88 73 25 war 15 race heap 58 just take 38 class

Step IV. 88 73 25 war 15 race 58 just take 38 class heap

Step V. 88 73 58 25 war 15 race just take 38 class heap

Step VI. 88 73 58 25 war 15 race take 38 class heap just

Step VII. 88 73 58 38 25 war 15 race take class heap just

Step VIII. 88 73 58 38 25 war 15 take class heap just race

Step IX. 88 73 58 38 25 15 war take class heap just race

Step X. 88 73 58 38 25 15 war class heap just race take

Step XI. 88 73 58 38 25 15 class heap just race take war Step XI is the last step of the input

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