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IBPS PO Prelims 2022 Reasoning Ability Questions with Solutions

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1Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below. There are six employees A, B, C, D, E, F of a company and all of them are working on six different designations of a company viz. CMD, MD, CEO, COO, SE, JE. All the designations given are to be considered in a given order (as CMD is considered as Senior- most and JE is considered as the Junior- most). All of them like different colour. F is not COO and likes yellow colour. More than one person is junior to B. Two designations gap between B and D who likes brown colour. The one who likes blue colour is senior to B. The number of persons junior to D is same as the number of persons senior to the one who likes green colour. F is junior to the one who likes green colour. There are two designations gap between F and A who does not like blue colour. C likes purple colour and senior to A and junior to E. One of the persons like pink colour. The one who likes green color is not designated as JE. Who among the following likes pink colour?
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Answer: (B) A

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The designations from senior-most to junior-most are CMD, MD, CEO, COO, SE, JE.

Arranging the employees based on the given conditions: CMD: E (Blue) MD: B (Green) CEO: F (Yellow) COO: C (Purple) SE: D (Brown) JE: A (Pink)

From this arrangement, A likes pink colour.

2Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below. There are six employees A, B, C, D, E, F of a company and all of them are working on six different designations of a company viz. CMD, MD, CEO, COO, SE, JE. All the designations given are to be considered in a given order (as CMD is considered as Senior- most and JE is considered as the Junior- most). All of them like different colour. F is not COO and likes yellow colour. More than one person is junior to B. Two designations gap between B and D who likes brown colour. The one who likes blue colour is senior to B. The number of persons junior to D is same as the number of persons senior to the one who likes green colour. F is junior to the one who likes green colour. There are two designations gap between F and A who does not like blue colour. C likes purple colour and senior to A and junior to E. One of the persons like pink colour. The one who likes green color is not designated as JE. Who among the following is COO of the company?
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Answer: (C) C

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The designations from senior to junior are CMD, MD, CEO, COO, SE, JE.

The final arrangement of employees and their colours is: CMD: E (Blue) MD: B (Green) CEO: F (Yellow) COO: C (Purple) SE: D (Brown) JE: A (Pink)

C is the COO of the company.

3Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below. There are six employees A, B, C, D, E, F of a company and all of them are working on six different designations of a company viz. CMD, MD, CEO, COO, SE, JE. All the designations given are to be considered in a given order (as CMD is considered as Senior- most and JE is considered as the Junior- most). All of them like different colour. F is not COO and likes yellow colour. More than one person is junior to B. Two designations gap between B and D who likes brown colour. The one who likes blue colour is senior to B. The number of persons junior to D is same as the number of persons senior to the one who likes green colour. F is junior to the one who likes green colour. There are two designations gap between F and A who does not like blue colour. C likes purple colour and senior to A and junior to E. One of the persons like pink colour. The one who likes green color is not designated as JE. How many persons are junior to F?
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Answer: (D) Three

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The designations from senior to junior are CMD, MD, CEO, COO, SE, JE.

The final arrangement of employees is: CMD: E MD: B CEO: F COO: C SE: D JE: A

F is the CEO, so the employees junior to F are C (COO), D (SE), and A (JE), making a total of three persons.

4Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below. There are six employees A, B, C, D, E, F of a company and all of them are working on six different designations of a company viz. CMD, MD, CEO, COO, SE, JE. All the designations given are to be considered in a given order (as CMD is considered as Senior- most and JE is considered as the Junior- most). All of them like different colour. F is not COO and likes yellow colour. More than one person is junior to B. Two designations gap between B and D who likes brown colour. The one who likes blue colour is senior to B. The number of persons junior to D is same as the number of persons senior to the one who likes green colour. F is junior to the one who likes green colour. There are two designations gap between F and A who does not like blue colour. C likes purple colour and senior to A and junior to E. One of the persons like pink colour. The one who likes green color is not designated as JE. How many designations gap between E and A?
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Answer: (E) More than three

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The designations from senior to junior are CMD, MD, CEO, COO, SE, JE.

The final arrangement of employees is: CMD: E MD: B CEO: F COO: C SE: D JE: A

E is CMD (position 1) and A is JE (position 6). The designations between E and A are MD, CEO, COO, and SE, which total four designations.

5Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below. There are six employees A, B, C, D, E, F of a company and all of them are working on six different designations of a company viz. CMD, MD, CEO, COO, SE, JE. All the designations given are to be considered in a given order (as CMD is considered as Senior- most and JE is considered as the Junior- most). All of them like different colour. F is not COO and likes yellow colour. More than one person is junior to B. Two designations gap between B and D who likes brown colour. The one who likes blue colour is senior to B. The number of persons junior to D is same as the number of persons senior to the one who likes green colour. F is junior to the one who likes green colour. There are two designations gap between F and A who does not like blue colour. C likes purple colour and senior to A and junior to E. One of the persons like pink colour. The one who likes green color is not designated as JE. The one who is designated as MD likes which of the following colour?
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Answer: (B) Green

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The designations from senior to junior are CMD, MD, CEO, COO, SE, JE.

The final arrangement of employees and their colours is: CMD: E (Blue) MD: B (Green) CEO: F (Yellow) COO: C (Purple) SE: D (Brown) JE: A (Pink)

The person designated as MD is B, who likes green colour.

6Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully and answer the questions given below: In a certain code language 'Header row first column' is coded as 'ik cb sx ij' 'First row borders' is coded as 'ib sx cb' 'Banded column total review' is coded as 'ik cs bs kx' 'Total row shading view' is coded as 'cb bs bx ci' What is the code for 'row' in the given code language?
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Answer: (A) cb

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Comparing the first statement 'Header row first column' (ik cb sx ij), the second statement 'First row borders' (ib sx cb), and the fourth statement 'Total row shading view' (cb bs bx ci), the word 'row' appears in all three statements. The code that appears in all three corresponding code sets is 'cb'.

7Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully and answer the questions given below: In a certain code language 'Header row first column' is coded as 'ik cb sx ij' 'First row borders' is coded as 'ib sx cb' 'Banded column total review' is coded as 'ik cs bs kx' 'Total row shading view' is coded as 'cb bs bx ci' The code 'bs' stands for which among the following?
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Answer: (A) Total

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Comparing 'Banded column total review' (ik cs bs kx) and 'Total row shading view' (cb bs bx ci), the word 'total' is the common word and 'bs' is the common code.

8Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully and answer the questions given below: In a certain code language 'Header row first column' is coded as 'ik cb sx ij' 'First row borders' is coded as 'ib sx cb' 'Banded column total review' is coded as 'ik cs bs kx' 'Total row shading view' is coded as 'cb bs bx ci' What may be the possible code for 'Shading review' according to the given code language?
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Answer: (B) bx kx

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From the third statement, 'column' is 'ik' and 'total' is 'bs', leaving 'review' coded as either 'cs' or 'kx'. From the fourth statement, 'row' is 'cb' and 'total' is 'bs', leaving 'shading' coded as either 'bx' or 'ci'. Combining a possible code for 'shading' (bx) with a possible code for 'review' (kx) gives 'bx kx'.

9Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully and answer the questions given below: In a certain code language 'Header row first column' is coded as 'ik cb sx ij' 'First row borders' is coded as 'ib sx cb' 'Banded column total review' is coded as 'ik cs bs kx' 'Total row shading view' is coded as 'cb bs bx ci' If the code for 'total view' is 'bs ci', then what may be the code for 'first shading review'?
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Answer: (D) sx bx cs

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Since 'total' is 'bs', the given condition 'total view' = 'bs ci' implies 'view' is 'ci'. Consequently, 'shading' must be 'bx' from the set {bx, ci}. With 'first' established as 'sx' and 'review' being 'cs' or 'kx', the possible code for 'first shading review' is 'sx bx cs'.

10Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below. Eight persons are sitting around a circular table in such a way some of them are facing inside while some of them are facing outside of the table. No two adjacent persons are facing in same direction. S sits second to the right of W. V is not an immediate neighbor of W. Two persons sit between S and V. T sits opposite to R who is an immediate neighbor of S. Q sits second to the left of T. U sits second to the left of P who faces S. Who among the following sits second to the left of Q?
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Answer: (C) R

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Arranging the eight persons around the circular table in clockwise order from position 1 to 8 with alternating facing directions gives: Position 1 W (Inside), Position 2 T (Outside), Position 3 P (Inside), Position 4 V (Outside), Position 5 U (Inside), Position 6 R (Outside), Position 7 S (Inside), and Position 8 Q (Outside). Q faces outside at position 8, so left is counter-clockwise, making position 6 (R) second to the left of Q.

11Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below. Eight persons are sitting around a circular table in such a way some of them are facing inside while some of them are facing outside of the table. No two adjacent persons are facing in same direction. S sits second to the right of W. V is not an immediate neighbor of W. Two persons sit between S and V. T sits opposite to R who is an immediate neighbor of S. Q sits second to the left of T. U sits second to the left of P who faces S. How many persons sits between U and S, when counted from the right of S?
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Answer: (D) One

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S sits at position 7 facing inside. Facing inside means right is counter-clockwise. Moving counter-clockwise from S at position 7 towards U at position 5, the only person sitting in between is R at position 6.

12Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below. Eight persons are sitting around a circular table in such a way some of them are facing inside while some of them are facing outside of the table. No two adjacent persons are facing in same direction. S sits second to the right of W. V is not an immediate neighbor of W. Two persons sit between S and V. T sits opposite to R who is an immediate neighbor of S. Q sits second to the left of T. U sits second to the left of P who faces S. Who among the following sits opposite to W?
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Answer: (B) U

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Positions directly opposite each other on an eight-person circular table are separated by four steps. W sits at position 1, so the person sitting directly opposite W is at position 5, who is U.

13Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below. Eight persons are sitting around a circular table in such a way some of them are facing inside while some of them are facing outside of the table. No two adjacent persons are facing in same direction. S sits second to the right of W. V is not an immediate neighbor of W. Two persons sit between S and V. T sits opposite to R who is an immediate neighbor of S. Q sits second to the left of T. U sits second to the left of P who faces S. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about P?
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Answer: (A) P is an immediate neighbor of the one who sits opposite to Q

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Q sits at position 8, so the person sitting directly opposite Q is at position 4, which is V. P sits at position 3, making P an immediate neighbor of V.

14Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below. Eight persons are sitting around a circular table in such a way some of them are facing inside while some of them are facing outside of the table. No two adjacent persons are facing in same direction. S sits second to the right of W. V is not an immediate neighbor of W. Two persons sit between S and V. T sits opposite to R who is an immediate neighbor of S. Q sits second to the left of T. U sits second to the left of P who faces S. Who among the following sits third to the right of the one who sits second to the left of U?
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Answer: (E) None of these

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U sits at position 5 facing inside, so moving clockwise (left) by two positions gives S at position 7. S faces inside, so moving counter-clockwise (right) by three positions from position 7 gives position 4, where V sits. Since V is not present among the named options, the answer is None of these.

15Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Nine persons K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S sit in a linear row but not necessarily in the same order. All the persons will face in north direction. More than five persons sit to the right of R. Two persons sit between R and M. Q sits third to the right of M. One person sits between Q and K. K sits fifth to the right of P. N and S sit adjacent to each other. Three persons sit between S and L who does not sit to the right of M. Who among the following sits second from the right end of the row?
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Answer: (A) O

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Determining the linear arrangement of nine persons from position 1 (left) to 9 (right) yields: Position 1 L, Position 2 P, Position 3 R, Position 4 N, Position 5 S, Position 6 M, Position 7 K, Position 8 O, Position 9 Q. Position 8 is second from the right end, which is occupied by O.

16Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Nine persons K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S sit in a linear row but not necessarily in the same order. All the persons will face in north direction. More than five persons sit to the right of R. Two persons sit between R and M. Q sits third to the right of M. One person sits between Q and K. K sits fifth to the right of P. N and S sit adjacent to each other. Three persons sit between S and L who does not sit to the right of M. How many persons sits to the left of N?
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Answer: (E) None of these

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Arranging the nine persons facing North in positions 1 to 9 from left to right: L sits at position 1, P at position 2, R at position 3, N at position 4, S at position 5, M at position 6, K at position 7, O at position 8, and Q at position 9.

Position 4 is occupied by N. The persons sitting to the left of N are L, P, and R, which equals 3 persons.

17Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Nine persons K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S sit in a linear row but not necessarily in the same order. All the persons will face in north direction. More than five persons sit to the right of R. Two persons sit between R and M. Q sits third to the right of M. One person sits between Q and K. K sits fifth to the right of P. N and S sit adjacent to each other. Three persons sit between S and L who does not sit to the right of M. What is the position of O with respect to R?
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Answer: (D) Fifth to the right

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The linear arrangement of persons facing North from left to right (positions 1 through 9) is L, P, R, N, S, M, K, O, Q.

R is at position 3 and O is at position 8. Subtracting position 3 from position 8 yields 5, which means O is fifth to the right of R.

18Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Nine persons K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S sit in a linear row but not necessarily in the same order. All the persons will face in north direction. More than five persons sit to the right of R. Two persons sit between R and M. Q sits third to the right of M. One person sits between Q and K. K sits fifth to the right of P. N and S sit adjacent to each other. Three persons sit between S and L who does not sit to the right of M. Four among the following five are alike in a certain way and related to a group, which among the following does not belong to that group?
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Answer: (B) L-Q

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In the final seating arrangement from left to right (positions 1 to 9: L, P, R, N, S, M, K, O, Q), P and R sit adjacent at positions 2 and 3, N and S sit adjacent at positions 4 and 5, M and K sit adjacent at positions 6 and 7, and O and Q sit adjacent at positions 8 and 9.

L sits at position 1 and Q sits at position 9. They are positioned at opposite ends of the row rather than adjacent to each other.

19Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Nine persons K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S sit in a linear row but not necessarily in the same order. All the persons will face in north direction. More than five persons sit to the right of R. Two persons sit between R and M. Q sits third to the right of M. One person sits between Q and K. K sits fifth to the right of P. N and S sit adjacent to each other. Three persons sit between S and L who does not sit to the right of M. Who among the following is the neighbour of L?
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Answer: (E) None of these

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From left to right, the complete seating arrangement is L, P, R, N, S, M, K, O, Q.

L occupies position 1 at the extreme left end of the linear row. Therefore, the only person sitting adjacent to L is P at position 2.

20Reasoning Ability
In each of the questions below some statements are given followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: Only a few Carbons is Bronze. Only a few Oxide is Bronze. All Oxide are element. Conclusions: I. Some element is not Bronze. II. All Carbons can be element.
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Answer: (E) If both conclusion I and II follow.

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From the statement "Only a few Oxide is Bronze", it is given that some Oxides are not Bronze. Since "All Oxide are element", those Oxides that are not Bronze are elements that are not Bronze, which validates Conclusion I.

For Conclusion II, "Only a few Carbons is Bronze" restricts the full inclusion of Carbons into Bronze, but places no negative condition between Carbons and elements. Thus, it is entirely possible for all Carbons to be elements.

21Reasoning Ability
In each of the questions below some statements are given followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: Only a few jeep is truck. Some truck are not bus. Some bus are van. Conclusions: I. Some jeep is not bus. II. No van is truck is a possibility.
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Answer: (B) If only conclusion II follows.

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The statement "Only a few jeep is truck" implies some jeeps are not trucks, but gives no direct restriction between jeep and bus. Thus, "Some jeep is not bus" is not definitely true.

For Conclusion II, no given statement forces an overlap between van and truck. Therefore, the condition where no van is a truck remains a valid possibility.

22Reasoning Ability
In each of the questions below some statements are given followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: No apple is kiwi. All kiwi is fruit. Some kiwi is green. Conclusions: I. No apple is fruit. II. Some green is not apple.
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Answer: (B) If only conclusion II follows.

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"No apple is kiwi" and "All kiwi is fruit" allow apple to potentially overlap with fruit outside the kiwi set, making Conclusion I uncertain and invalid.

"Some kiwi is green" combined with "No apple is kiwi" ensures that those green items which are kiwis can never be apples. Hence, Conclusion II definitely follows.

23Reasoning Ability
In each of the questions below some statements are given followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: All bat are ball. No bat is stick. Only a few stick is play. Conclusions: I. Some stick is not play. II. No stick is ball.
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Answer: (A) If only conclusion I follows.

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The phrase "Only a few stick is play" inherently means both "Some stick is play" and "Some stick is not play". Therefore, Conclusion I directly follows.

Since "All bat are ball" and "No bat is stick", stick cannot overlap with bat, but it can still overlap with the non-bat portion of ball. Hence, Conclusion II is not necessarily true.

24Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully to answer the questions given below: There are eight persons V, P, L, M, G, K, H and N in a family of three generation. G has two children and both of them are married. V is the grandson of G and nephew of M. M is the only daughter of G. K is the daughter- in- law of H who is the father- in- law of N. P is the daughter of M who is the daughter of H. What is the relation of L with respect to G?
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Answer: (A) Son

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G and H form the first generation couple, where H is the father-in-law of N and father of M. M is the daughter of G and H, and N is M's husband.

Since G has two children and M is the only daughter, the other child must be a son, who is L. L is married to K, and they have a son V. M and N have a daughter P. Therefore, L is the son of G.

25Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully to answer the questions given below: There are eight persons V, P, L, M, G, K, H and N in a family of three generation. G has two children and both of them are married. V is the grandson of G and nephew of M. M is the only daughter of G. K is the daughter- in- law of H who is the father- in- law of N. P is the daughter of M who is the daughter of H. Who among the following is the cousin of V?
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Answer: (B) P

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In the family hierarchy, G and H are the grandparents. Their children are L (son) and M (daughter). L is married to K and their son is V. M is married to N and their daughter is P.

Since V and P are children of siblings L and M respectively, P is the cousin of V.

26Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully to answer the questions given below: There are eight persons V, P, L, M, G, K, H and N in a family of three generation. G has two children and both of them are married. V is the grandson of G and nephew of M. M is the only daughter of G. K is the daughter- in- law of H who is the father- in- law of N. P is the daughter of M who is the daughter of H. What is the relation of K with respect to M?
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Answer: (C) Sister-in-law

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G and H form the senior-most married couple. They have two children: a daughter M (married to N) and a son (married to K). Since V is the grandson of G and nephew of M, V is the son of M's brother and K. P is the daughter of M. Since K is married to M's brother, K is the sister-in-law of M.

27Reasoning Ability
How many pair of letters are there in the word 'PREMIUM', each of which have as many letters between them (both forward and backward direction) in the word as they have between them according to English alphabetical order?
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Answer: (C) Three

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In the word PREMIUM, the positions and alphabetical numerical values of the letters are P (position 1, value 16), R (position 2, value 18), E (position 3, value 5), M (position 4, value 13), I (position 5, value 9), U (position 6, value 21), and M (position 7, value 13).

Checking pairs in both forward and backward directions yields three valid pairs:

First, the pair P and U in the forward direction. P is at position 1 and U is at position 6, giving a positional difference of 6 − 1 = 5. In the English alphabet, the difference between P (16) and U (21) is also 21 − 16 = 5.

Second, the pair M and P in the backward direction. M at position 4 and P at position 1 have a positional difference of 4 − 1 = 3. In the alphabet, the difference between M (13) and P (16) is also 16 − 13 = 3.

Third, the pair M and R in the backward direction. M at position 7 and R at position 2 have a positional difference of 7 − 2 = 5. In the alphabet, the difference between M (13) and R (18) is also 18 − 13 = 5.

Therefore, there are 3 such pairs of letters in total.

28Reasoning Ability
Study the given information to answer the questions given below: 972483494743779536849348429548 How many even numbers are immediately followed by an odd number?
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Answer: (C) Six

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Looking through the sequence 972483494743779536849348429548, we identify each even digit followed by an odd digit: 8 followed by 3 at positions 5-6 4 followed by 9 at positions 7-8 4 followed by 7 at positions 9-10 4 followed by 3 at positions 11-12 4 followed by 9 at positions 20-21 2 followed by 9 at positions 26-27 Counting these occurrences gives a total of six such pairs.

29Reasoning Ability
Study the given information to answer the questions given below: 972483494743779536849348429548 Which among the following number is fifteenth element to the right of seventh number from left end?
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Answer: (B) 3

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Counting elements from the left end of the sequence 972483494743779536849348429548: The 7th element from the left is 4 at position 7. To find the 15th element to the right of this 7th element, we compute 7 + 15 = 22nd element from the left end. Counting up to position 22 in the sequence yields the number 3.

30Reasoning Ability
Study the given information to answer the questions given below: 972483494743779536849348429548 How many numbers are there in the series which are immediately preceded by the cube of a number?
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Answer: (A) Three

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The single-digit cube numbers are 0 (0³), 1 (1³), and 8 (2³). The sequence contains only 8 among these cube digits. Therefore, a number immediately preceded by the cube of a number must be immediately preceded by 8. Scanning the sequence for digits right after 8: The 3 at position 6 is preceded by 8 at position 5. The 4 at position 20 is preceded by 8 at position 19. The 4 at position 25 is preceded by 8 at position 24. The final 8 at position 30 has no digit following it. Thus, there are three such numbers.

31Reasoning Ability
Study the given information to answer the questions given below: 972483494743779536849348429548 How many odd numbers are immediately followed and immediately preceded by an even number?
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Answer: (E) Three

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We look for the pattern Even-Odd-Even in the sequence 972483494743779536849348429548: The digit 3 at position 6 is preceded by 8 and followed by 4 (8-3-4). The digit 9 at position 8 is preceded by 4 and followed by 4 (4-9-4). The digit 7 at position 10 is preceded by 4 and followed by 4 (4-7-4). No other odd digit satisfies this condition. Thus, there are three such odd numbers.

32Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully and answer the questions below: Seven persons R, F, G, V, D, E and B visit a temple (but not necessarily in the same order) on different days of a week starting from Sunday. B visits either on Tuesday or Friday. Three persons visit between B and E. D visits after B but not on Thursday. G visits three days before D. F visits just before R. V visits on which among the following days?
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Answer: (B) Monday

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Arranging the seven days from Sunday to Saturday: Since B visits on Tuesday and three persons visit between B and E, E visits on Saturday. D visits after B but not on Thursday, and G visits three days before D, which places D on Wednesday and G on Sunday. F visits just before R, placing F on Thursday and R on Friday. The remaining person V visits on the only empty day, which is Monday.

33Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully and answer the questions below: Seven persons R, F, G, V, D, E and B visit a temple (but not necessarily in the same order) on different days of a week starting from Sunday. B visits either on Tuesday or Friday. Three persons visit between B and E. D visits after B but not on Thursday. G visits three days before D. F visits just before R. How many persons visit after D?
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Answer: (C) Three

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The schedule from Sunday to Saturday is: Sunday (G), Monday (V), Tuesday (B), Wednesday (D), Thursday (F), Friday (R), Saturday (E). Since D visits on Wednesday, the persons visiting after D are F on Thursday, R on Friday, and E on Saturday, making a total of three persons.

34Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully and answer the questions below: Seven persons R, F, G, V, D, E and B visit a temple (but not necessarily in the same order) on different days of a week starting from Sunday. B visits either on Tuesday or Friday. Three persons visit between B and E. D visits after B but not on Thursday. G visits three days before D. F visits just before R. Who among the following visits on Sunday?
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Answer: (B) G

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The schedule from Sunday to Saturday is: Sunday (G), Monday (V), Tuesday (B), Wednesday (D), Thursday (F), Friday (R), Saturday (E). G visits three days before D (Wednesday), placing G on Sunday.

35Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully and answer the questions below: Seven persons R, F, G, V, D, E and B visit a temple (but not necessarily in the same order) on different days of a week starting from Sunday. B visits either on Tuesday or Friday. Three persons visit between B and E. D visits after B but not on Thursday. G visits three days before D. F visits just before R. Who among the following visits just after R?
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Answer: (A) E

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The schedule from Sunday to Saturday is: Sunday (G), Monday (V), Tuesday (B), Wednesday (D), Thursday (F), Friday (R), Saturday (E). Since R visits on Friday, the person visiting immediately after R is E on Saturday.

36Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: A certain number of boxes are placed one above the other in a stack. Four boxes are placed between G and J. One box is placed between J and W. T is placed two places below W. Three boxes are placed between T and R. R is placed five places below Z which is at sixth position from bottom of the stack. More than one box is placed between Z and G which is at second position from the top of the stack. How many boxes are placed in the stack?
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Answer: (B) 15

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Placing G at position 2 from the top and counting 4 boxes down puts J at position 7. One box below J gives W at position 9, and placing T two places below W puts T at position 11. Three boxes below T puts R at position 15, which is 5 places below Z at position 10. Since Z is at position 10 from the top and 6th from the bottom, the total number of boxes in the stack is 10 + 6 - 1 = 15.

37Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: A certain number of boxes are placed one above the other in a stack. Four boxes are placed between G and J. One box is placed between J and W. T is placed two places below W. Three boxes are placed between T and R. R is placed five places below Z which is at sixth position from bottom of the stack. More than one box is placed between Z and G which is at second position from the top of the stack. What is the position of Z with respect to T?
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Answer: (D) Immediate above

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From the top of the stack, G is at position 2, J is at position 7, W is at position 9, Z is at position 10, and T is at position 11. Since Z is at position 10 and T is at position 11, Z is placed immediately above T.

38Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: A certain number of boxes are placed one above the other in a stack. Four boxes are placed between G and J. One box is placed between J and W. T is placed two places below W. Three boxes are placed between T and R. R is placed five places below Z which is at sixth position from bottom of the stack. More than one box is placed between Z and G which is at second position from the top of the stack. How many boxes are placed between J and R?
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Answer: (C) Seven

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Box J is placed at position 7 from the top of the stack and box R is placed at position 15. The boxes situated between J and R occupy positions 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14, giving a total of 7 boxes between them.

39Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: A certain number of boxes are placed one above the other in a stack. Four boxes are placed between G and J. One box is placed between J and W. T is placed two places below W. Three boxes are placed between T and R. R is placed five places below Z which is at sixth position from bottom of the stack. More than one box is placed between Z and G which is at second position from the top of the stack. What is the position of T from bottom of the stack?
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Answer: (A) Fifth

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The stack contains a total of 15 boxes and T is located at position 11 from the top. Calculating the position of T from the bottom yields 15 - 11 + 1 = 5th position.

40Reasoning Ability
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: A certain number of boxes are placed one above the other in a stack. Four boxes are placed between G and J. One box is placed between J and W. T is placed two places below W. Three boxes are placed between T and R. R is placed five places below Z which is at sixth position from bottom of the stack. More than one box is placed between Z and G which is at second position from the top of the stack. If J is placed exactly between T and L, then what is the position of L from the top of the stack?
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Answer: (B) Third

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Box J is at position 7 from the top and T is at position 11, which is 4 places below J. For J to be placed exactly in the middle of T and L, box L must be placed 4 places above J, which gives position 7 - 4 = 3 from the top of the stack.

41Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully and answer the following questions given below: In a certain code language 'Premium Indian festival' is coded as 'ko co ao' 'Gold season festival duration' is coded as 'jo ko ro xo' 'Premium water season' is coded as 'ao jo wo' Which among the following is the code for 'gold'?
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Answer: (E) Either (a) or (d)

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Comparing the given statements, festival is common to the first two statements with code ko, and season is common to the second and third statements with code jo. This leaves gold and duration associated with the codes ro and xo in the second statement. Hence, the code for gold is either ro or xo.

42Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully and answer the following questions given below: In a certain code language 'Premium Indian festival' is coded as 'ko co ao' 'Gold season festival duration' is coded as 'jo ko ro xo' 'Premium water season' is coded as 'ao jo wo' 'wo' is the code for which among the following?
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Answer: (D) Water

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In the third statement, premium has the code ao from its commonality with the first statement, and season has the code jo from its commonality with the second statement. The remaining word in the third statement is water, which uniquely matches the remaining code wo.

43Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully and answer the following questions given below: In a certain code language 'Premium Indian festival' is coded as 'ko co ao' 'Gold season festival duration' is coded as 'jo ko ro xo' 'Premium water season' is coded as 'ao jo wo' What will be the code for 'Indian season' in the given code language?
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Answer: (B) co jo

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In the first statement, festival is coded as ko and premium is coded as ao, leaving Indian coded as co. In the second and third statements, season is the common word with common code jo. Thus, the code for Indian season is co jo.

44Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully and answer the following questions given below: In a certain code language 'Premium Indian festival' is coded as 'ko co ao' 'Gold season festival duration' is coded as 'jo ko ro xo' 'Premium water season' is coded as 'ao jo wo' The code 'xo ao jo' will be the code for which among the following?
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Answer: (A) Gold premium season

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Decoding the given words reveals that ao represents premium, jo represents season, and xo represents gold. Combining these decoded words in order corresponds to Gold premium season.

45Reasoning Ability
If the given statement 'F≤G=B<N≤H=T≥L>S<K' is definitely true, then which among the following conclusions will be definitely false according to the given statement? I. T>G II. H≥K III. B>H IV. K>N
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Answer: (B) Only III

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From the given statement F ≤ G = B < N ≤ H = T ≥ L > S < K, combining G = B and B < N ≤ H yields B < H. Since B is strictly smaller than H, the conclusion B > H is impossible and therefore definitely false.

46Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully and answer the questions given below: Nine persons B, T, Y, H, J, D, K, L and R give the exam on three different months viz. October, November and December in three different dates i.e., 20, 21 and 27 of the same year but not necessarily in the same order. T gives exam on 21 December. Same number of persons give the exam before T and after K respectively. K gives exam exactly between L and H. Three persons give the exam between L and Y. D gives exam just before B. R is not the last person to give the exam. Less than one person gives the exam between R and B. Who among the following gives the exam on 20 November?
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Answer: (A) D

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The nine exam dates in chronological order are Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 27, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 27, Dec 20, Dec 21, and Dec 27. Given T gives the exam on 21 December (Slot 8), there are 7 persons before T, so 7 persons must give the exam after K, placing K on Oct 21 (Slot 2). Since K is exactly between L and H, and three persons give the exam between L and Y, L is on Oct 27 (Slot 3), H is on Oct 20 (Slot 1), and Y is on Dec 20 (Slot 7). D gives the exam just before B, and R is adjacent to B, giving the block D, B, R on Nov 20 (Slot 4), Nov 21 (Slot 5), and Nov 27 (Slot 6). J takes the final date of Dec 27 (Slot 9). D gives the exam on 20 November.

47Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully and answer the questions given below: Nine persons B, T, Y, H, J, D, K, L and R give the exam on three different months viz. October, November and December in three different dates i.e., 20, 21 and 27 of the same year but not necessarily in the same order. T gives exam on 21 December. Same number of persons give the exam before T and after K respectively. K gives exam exactly between L and H. Three persons give the exam between L and Y. D gives exam just before B. R is not the last person to give the exam. Less than one person gives the exam between R and B. R gives the exam on which among the following date?
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Answer: (C) 27 November

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The chronological schedule of exam dates is Oct 20 (H), Oct 21 (K), Oct 27 (L), Nov 20 (D), Nov 21 (B), Nov 27 (R), Dec 20 (Y), Dec 21 (T), and Dec 27 (J). R gives the exam on 27 November.

48Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully and answer the questions given below: Nine persons B, T, Y, H, J, D, K, L and R give the exam on three different months viz. October, November and December in three different dates i.e., 20, 21 and 27 of the same year but not necessarily in the same order. T gives exam on 21 December. Same number of persons give the exam before T and after K respectively. K gives exam exactly between L and H. Three persons give the exam between L and Y. D gives exam just before B. R is not the last person to give the exam. Less than one person gives the exam between R and B. How many persons give the exam before L?
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Answer: (B) Two

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In the determined schedule, H gives the exam on 20 October and K gives the exam on 21 October, followed by L on 27 October. Exactly two persons give the exam before L.

49Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully and answer the questions given below: Nine persons B, T, Y, H, J, D, K, L and R give the exam on three different months viz. October, November and December in three different dates i.e., 20, 21 and 27 of the same year but not necessarily in the same order. T gives exam on 21 December. Same number of persons give the exam before T and after K respectively. K gives exam exactly between L and H. Three persons give the exam between L and Y. D gives exam just before B. R is not the last person to give the exam. Less than one person gives the exam between R and B. How many persons give the exam between H and B?
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Answer: (B) Three

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H gives the exam on 20 October (Slot 1) and B gives the exam on 21 November (Slot 5). The persons who give the exam between them are K on Oct 21, L on Oct 27, and D on Nov 20, making a total of three persons.

50Reasoning Ability
Study the given information carefully and answer the questions given below: Nine persons B, T, Y, H, J, D, K, L and R give the exam on three different months viz. October, November and December in three different dates i.e., 20, 21 and 27 of the same year but not necessarily in the same order. T gives exam on 21 December. Same number of persons give the exam before T and after K respectively. K gives exam exactly between L and H. Three persons give the exam between L and Y. D gives exam just before B. R is not the last person to give the exam. Less than one person gives the exam between R and B. Who among the following gives the exam just after H?
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Answer: (E) None of these

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H gives the exam on 20 October (Slot 1) and K gives the exam on 21 October (Slot 2). Therefore, K gives the exam just after H.

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  1. 1B
  2. 2C
  3. 3D
  4. 4E
  5. 5B
  6. 6A
  7. 7A
  8. 8B
  9. 9D
  10. 10C
  11. 11D
  12. 12B
  13. 13A
  14. 14E
  15. 15A
  16. 16E
  17. 17D
  18. 18B
  19. 19E
  20. 20E
  21. 21B
  22. 22B
  23. 23A
  24. 24A
  25. 25B
  26. 26C
  27. 27C
  28. 28C
  29. 29B
  30. 30A
  31. 31E
  32. 32B
  33. 33C
  34. 34B
  35. 35A
  36. 36B
  37. 37D
  38. 38C
  39. 39A
  40. 40B
  41. 41E
  42. 42D
  43. 43B
  44. 44A
  45. 45B
  46. 46A
  47. 47C
  48. 48B
  49. 49B
  50. 50E

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