Study Hour'ss: Reasoning for IBPS PO/RRB/CLERK/SBI PO/RBI

Directions (1-5): Study the information and answer the following questions:

In a certain code language

"believe these change will" is coded as “ 12@M 1@H 5#T 12#W”

"board before his departure" is coded as “1#S 6@S 19#J 16#S”

"market both side trading" is coded as “ 1#O 4@E 20@U 18@F”

Q1. What is the code for ‘urgently'?

(a) 7@M

(b) 7#M

(d) 7@N

(e) None of these.

Q2. What is the code for ‘confidence'?

(a) 14@D

(b) 15@D

(d) 14#D

(e) None of these.

Q3. What is the code for ‘return'?

(a) 2@S

(b) 20#S

(d) 20@S

(e) None of these.

Q4. What is the code for ‘between'?

(a) 20#H

(b) 20@F

(d) 20#F

(e) None of these.

Q5. What is the code for ‘bankers'?

(a) 4#S

(b) 14@S

(d) 14#T

(e) None of these.

Directions (6-10): Study the information and answer the given questions:

Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting on the straight line and all of them face towards north direction but not necessarily in same order. All of them are working on different floors viz. 17th, 21st, 24th, 27th, 33rd, 36th, 39th, and 43rd but not necessarily in same order.

P sits fourth to right of V who is working on 21st floor. W sits second to right of P. Either V or W sits on the extreme end of the line. U sits second to right of one who is working on 17th floor. The one who is working on 17th floor is an immediate neighbor of P. Neither U nor the one who is working on 17th floor sits on the extreme end of the line. There are as many people sit as right of P as left of T who is working on 43rd floor. Q sits third to left of the one who is working on 39th floor. Only one person sits between Q and the one who is working on 36th floor. S does not sit at any of the extreme end of the line. The one who is working on 24th floor sits second to left of one who is working on 33rd floor.

Q6. Who among the following lives on 24th floor?

(a) V

(b) T

(d) Q

(e) P

Q7. How many persons sits between T and W?

(a) two

(b) One

(d) four

(e) None of these

Q8. P lives on which floor?

(a) 33rd

(b) 43rd

(d) 39th

(e) 27th

Q9. Who among the following sits immediate left of the one who is working on 21st floor?

(a) R

(b) T

(d) S

(e) Q

Q10. Who among the following sits third to right of Q?

(a) U

(b) P

(d) Q

(e) S

Directions (11-15): In each question below are given four statements followed by four conclusions which is numbered as I, II, III and IV. 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.

Q11. Statements: Some apple is banana.

All banana are pear.

Some pear is orange.

All orange are mango.

Conclusions

I. Some mango are apple.

II. Some mango are pear.

III. Some orange are banana.

IV. Some pear are apple.

(a) Only I and II follow

(b) Only II and IV follow

(d) Only III and IV follow

(e) None of these

Q12. Statements: All magic are toy.

Some toy are car.

All car are kite.

No kite is doll.

Conclusions

I. Some doll are toy.

II. Some kite are toy.

III. No doll is toy.

IV. Some car are magic.

(a) None follows

(b) Only II follows

(d) Only either I or III and II follow

(e) Only either I or III and II and IV follow

Q13. Statements: All shop is bike. All cat are bike. All dog are shop. Some bike is hut.

Conclusions

I. Some hut are dog.

II. Some cat are dog.

III. All dog are bike.

IV. Some shop are hut.

(a) Only I and III follow

(b) Only III follows

(d) Only I, III and IV follow

(e) None of these

Q14. Statements: Some book is paper. Some paper is bag. Some bag is light. Some light are street.

Conclusions

I. Some street is bag.

II. Some light are book.

III. Some street are book.

IV. Some bag is book.

(a) None follows

(b) Only I and II follow

(d) Only I, II and III follow

(e) Only II follows

Q15. Statements: Some rose are flower. All flower are white. All white are tree. Some tree are Pink.

Conclusions

I. Some tree are rose.

II. Some flower are white.

III. Some white are pink.

IV. All flower are tree.

(a) All follow

(b) I and III follow

(d) II, III and IV follow

(e) None of the above

Solutions
(1-5):
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