Reasoning Ability Set - 3 || IBPS Clerk Prelims 2020 || MSR Classes

 

Directions (1 – 5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Seven boxes G, F, E, D, C, B and A of different colours viz. Black, White, Grey, Maroon, Violet, Brown and Silver are placed one above the other, but not necessarily in the same order. The box at bottom is numbered as 1, the above box is numbered as 2 and so on till topmost box is numbered as 7.

Box F is placed immediately below box C. More than two boxes are placed below the Black box. Box E is placed above the box which colour is Black. The box which colour is Maroon is placed immediately below box G. Only one box is placed between the box which colour is Black and box B. Box A is placed immediately below the box which colour is Brown. White colour box is placed below the box F. Only two boxes are placed between White box and Silver box. The Grey box is not placed on the top. Box E is placed immediately below Box B. There are two boxes are placed between the boxes which colours are Maroon and Black. Box A is not Black colour box.

1. What is the colour of box G?

a) Silver

b) White

c) Violet

d) Brown

e) None of these

2. Which of the following is Black box?

a) G

b) F

c) C

d) D

e) None of these

3. Four of the following five belong to a group in a certain way, find which of the one does not belong to that group?

a) E - Silver

b) F - Maroon

c) G - White

d) B - Black

e) A – Brown

4. Which of the following box placed at bottom?

a) A

b) D

c) F

d) G

e) None of these

5. How many boxes are placed below box C?

a) Four

b) Two

c) None

d) Three

e) Five

Directions (6 – 10): Answer the questions based on the information given below:

Six persons from different countries sit in a row facing north. Person from Japan sits 3rd from one of the extreme ends. R sits 3rd to the right of Q, who sits on the extreme left end. Person from Italy sits 2nd to the right of P. Person from France sits to the immediate right of the one from Italy. U sits to the immediate left of the person from UK. S sits to the right of T. S is not from UK. Person from US sits to the immediate left of the one from Canada.

6. How many persons sit to the right of the person from US?

a) Four

b) Two

c) Three

d) Five

e) None of these

7. What is the position of R with respect to the person from Canada?

a) Immediate right

b) 2nd to the right

c) Immediate left

d) 3rd to the right

e) None of these

8. Who sits 3rd to the left of T?

a) U

b) Person from UK

c) Person from US

d) S

e) None of these

9. How many persons sit between the person from France and the one from UK?

a) One

b) Three

c) Two

d) Four

e) None of these

10. Which among the following doesn’t form a group?

a) Q, person from Canada

b) Person from Japan, T

c) U, Person from UK

d) Person from France, R

e) S, Person from Italy

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

11. Statements: Some Day are Night.

All Night are Dark.

Some Dark are Light.

Conclusion: I. Some Dark are Night.

II. Some Day being Dark is a possibility.

a) If only conclusion I follows.

b) If only conclusion II follows.

c) If either conclusion I or II follows.

d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.

e) If both conclusions I and II follow.

12. Statements: Some Moon are Sky.

All Sky are Earth.

No Earth is Sun.

Conclusion: I. Some Sky are Sun.

II. All Earth being Sky is a possibility.

a) If only conclusion I follows.

b) If only conclusion II follows.

c) If either conclusion I or II follows.

d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.

e) If both conclusions I and II follow.

13. Statements: Some Google are Outlook.

All Yahoo are Outlook.

Some Outlook are not Hotmail.

Conclusion: I. Some Yahoo being Hotmail is a possibility.

II. Some Google can be Yahoo.

a) If only conclusion I follows.

b) If only conclusion II follows.

c) If either conclusion I or II follows.

d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.

e) If both conclusions I and II follow.

14. Statements: All Facebook are Whatsapp.

All Twitter are Instagram.

No Whatsapp is Instagram.

Conclusion: I. At least some Facebook are Twitter.

II. Some Twitter can be Whatsapp.

a) If only conclusion I follows.

b) If only conclusion II follows.

c) If either conclusion I or II follows.

d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.

e) If both conclusions I and II follow.

15. Statements: Some Jio are Airtel.

Some Idea are Voda.

No Airtel is Idea.

Conclusion: I. Some Jio are idea.

II. Some Jio are not Idea.

a) If only conclusion I follows.

b) If only conclusion II follows.

c) If either conclusion I or II follows.

d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.

e) If both conclusions I and II follow.

 

 

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