Reasoning Questions Based on IBPS PO Prelims 2016

Reasoning Questions Based on IBPS PO Prelims 2016

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Ten friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J are sitting in two parallel lines facing each other. A, B, C, D and E are facing south and the rest are facing north.
B sits opposite J and on the immediate left of D. C and G sit diagonally opposite each other. E sits opposite H, who is on the immediate right of F. I sits on the immediate left of J and opposite D. F sits at one end of the line. One of those who are facing south sits at the extreme right and opposite F.

Solutions (1-5):
Q1. If E and A interchange their positions who among the following sits second to the right of the person who is opposite J?
(a) D
(b) A
(c) E
(d) I
(e) None of the above
Q2. Who among the following sit diagonally opposite each other?
(a) E, H
(b) B, J
(c) A, F
(d) A, G
(e) None of the above
Q3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(a) A, G
(b) C, F
(c) G, C
(d) B, J
(e) D, I
Q4. Who among the following sits opposite A?
(a) F
(b) G
(c) I
(d) H
(e) None of the above
Q5. Who among the following sits third to the left of G?
(a) H
(b) C
(c) A
(d) I
(e) None of the above
Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
In a certain code language ‘must read history book’ is written as ‘la sh zo ka’, ‘read to know past’ is written as ‘ma zo fa ch’, ‘hindi to English book’ is written as ‘la ma ha jo’ and ‘know about history’ is written as ‘ch ba sh’.

Solutions (6-10):


Q6. Which is the code for ‘past’?
(a) fa
(b) ch
(c) ka
(d) ba
(e) None of the above
Q7. What does ‘jo’ stand for?
(a) English
(b) hindi
(c) history
(d) Either English or hindi
(e) None of the above
Q8. What is the code for ‘read English book’ in the given code language?
(a) la jo zo
(b) zo la ha
(c) ma ka la
(d) Can’t be determined
(e) None of the above
Q9. ‘fa ba zo’ is the code for which of the following?
(a) read about past
(b) read to past
(c) know about past
(d) Can’t be determined
(e) None of the above
Q10. What is the code for ‘history’?
(a) ch
(b) sh
(c) ha
(d) fa
(e) None of the above
Directions (11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are seven players of different teams, viz AZ, BY, CX, DW, EV, FU and GT, but not necessarily in the same order. All the players are participating on different days of the week starting from Monday.
S is the player of GT team. U will be participating before P but after T and he is a player of team FU. Q is the player of team AZ but participates neither on Friday nor on Monday. GT team participates on Thursday. There is a gap of one day between Q and S. U participates on Wednesday. P will be participating on the last day of the week. R is the player of team DW. Team EV does not participate on Monday. Team BY participates on the last day of the week. Team CX participates on Tuesday. Team DW does not participate on Friday.

Solutions (11-15):

Q11. V is the player of which of the following teams?

(a) CX
(b) EV
(c) AZ
(d) BY
(e) None of the above
Q12. Who among the following is the player of team CX?
(a) T
(b) V
(c) R
(d) U
(e) None of the above
Q13. Team AZ participates on which of the following days?
(a) Tuesday
(b) Sunday
(c) Saturday
(d) Friday
(e) None of the above
Q14. V participates on which of the following days?
(a) Sunday
(b) Monday
(c) Saturday
(d) Friday
(e) None of the above
Q15. A gap of how many days is there between the participating day of the player R and that of V?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) None

(e) None of the above

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