Reasoning Quiz for IBPS PO Prelims: 17th August 2018

Dear Aspirants,

Reasoning Questions for IBPS PO 2018

R easoning Ability is an onerous section. With the increasing complexity of questions, it becomes hard for one to give it the cold shoulder. The only way to make the grade in this particular section in the forthcoming banking exams like IBPS PO is to practice continuously with all your heart and soul. And, to let you practice with the best of the latest pattern questions, here is the Adda247 Reasoning Quiz based the exact same pattern of questions that are being asked in the exams.

Direction (1-5): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions:
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G like seven colours i.e. Yellow, White, Red, Orange, Blue, Grey, and Black. They visit in different days starting from Monday to Sunday. A visits one of the day after Thursday. Only 4 people are in between A and B. The one who likes Red colour visits immediately after B. Only one person visits between Red and Blue. The one who likes white colour visits before one of days on which day C visits. The one who likes white colour does not visit on Monday. D visits before E. Only 1 person is in between D and E. D likes Yellow colour. There are as many as person in between A and Blue colour which are one less in between B and C. Neither G nor F likes Black. Neither G nor F likes white colour. G and E do not visit on Saturday and G doesn’t like grey colour.

Q1. The one who visits just before F, likes which of the following colour?

White

Red

Orange

Blue

None of these

Solution:

Q2. Who amongst the following visits on Sunday?

The one who likes red colour

None of these

The one who likes grey

Solution:

Q3. Which of the following is true according to the given arrangement?

D likes white colour

F visits on Wednesday

C visits just after G

A likes grey colour

None of these

Solution:

Q4. F visits on which of the following day?

Monday

Tuesday

None of these

Saturday

Sunday

Solution:

Q5. A likes which of the following colour?

White

Yellow

Red

Black

None of these

Solution:

Directions (6-10): Each of the following questions, assuming the given statement to be true, find which of the two conclusions given below is/are definitely true. Give answer

Q6. Statements: J > O, T > O, T ≥ Y, E > J
Conclusions:
I. O > E
II. E > T

If Only Conclusions I follows

If Only Conclusions II follows

If either Conclusions I or II follows

If neither Conclusions I nor II follows

If both Conclusions I and II follows

Solution:

I. O > E(False) II. E > T(False)

Q7. Statements: T < R, P > A, R ≤ A, L = T
Conclusions:
I. T < A
II. P > R

If Only Conclusions I follows

If Only Conclusions II follows

If either Conclusions I or II follows

If neither Conclusions I nor II follows

If both Conclusions I and II follows

Solution:

I. T < A(True) II. P > R(True)

Q8. Statements: T ≥ O, O ≥ P, P = A, A > Z
Conclusions:
I. O > Z
II. O ≥ Z

If Only Conclusions I follows

If Only Conclusions II follows

If either Conclusions I or II follows

If neither Conclusions I nor II follows

If both Conclusions I and II follows

Solution:

I. O > Z(True) II. O ≥ Z(False)

Q9. Statements: A > B, S < B, M > S
Conclusions:
I. A > M
II. A ≤ M

If Only Conclusions I follows

If Only Conclusions II follows

If either Conclusions I or II follows

If neither Conclusions I nor II follows

If both Conclusions I and II follows

Solution:

I. A > M(False) II. A ≤ M(False)

Q10. Statements: A > B, A > T, T < N, N > S
Conclusions:
I. A < S
II. A ≤ S

If Only Conclusions I follows

If Only Conclusions II follows

If either Conclusions I or II follows

If neither Conclusions I nor II follows

If both Conclusions I and II follows

Solution:

I. A < S(False) II. A ≤ S(False)

Directions (11-15): In each question below are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer

Q11. Statements:
All cocacola are mirinda.
All mirinda are fanta.
Some fanta are dew.
Conclusions:
I. Some mirinda are fanta.
II. Some dews are not cocacola.

If only conclusions I follows.

If only conclusions II follows.

If either I or II follows.

If neither I nor II follows.

If both I and II follow.

Solution:

Q12. Statements:
Some honda are ford.
All ford are fiat.
Some fiat are bmw.
Conclusions:
I. All ford are bmw.
II. Some fiat are not honda.

If only conclusions I follows.

If only conclusions II follows.

If either I or II follows.

If neither I nor II follows.

If both I and II follow.

Solution:

Q13. Statements:
Some pulsar are apache.
Some pulsar are yamaha.
Some yamaha are duke.
Conclusions:
I. some yamaha are apache.
II. some apache are not yamaha.

If only conclusions I follows.

If only conclusions II follows.

If either I or II follows.

If neither I nor II follows.

If both I and II follow.

Solution:

Q14. Statements:
Some bags are wallets.
Some bags are leather.
All purses are leather.
Conclusions:
I. some purse are leather.
II. Some purse is bag.

If only conclusions I follows.

If only conclusions II follows.

If either I or II follows.

If neither I nor II follows.

If both I and II follow.

Solution:

Q15. Statements:
All windows are operating.
All dos are operating.
Some operating is processing.
Conclusions:
I. some dos are windows.
II. No processing is window.

If only conclusions I follows.

If only conclusions II follows.

If either I or II follows.

If neither I nor II follows.

If both I and II follow.

Solution: