IBPS REASONING SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Verbal

1. If Step IV reads ‘to restrict the use of air conditioners”, which of the following will definitely be the input?
(1)use to of the air conditioners restrict
(2)restrict the to of air conditioners use
(3)the air conditioners of restrict use to
(4) Can’t be determined
(5) None of these
Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
A famous museum issues entry passes to all its visitors for security reasons. Visitors are allowed in batches after every one hour. In a day there are six batches. A code is printed on entry pass which keeps on changing for every batch. Following is an illustration of pass-codes issued for each batch.
Batch I: clothes neat and clean liked are all by
Batch II: by clothes neat all are and clean liked
Batch III: liked by clothes clean and neat all are and so on…
2. If pass-code for the third batch is ‘night succeed day and hard work-to for’, what will be the pass-code for the sixth batch?
(1)work hard to for succeed night and day
(2)hard work for and succeed night to day
(3)work hard for to succeed night and day
(4)hard work for to succeed night and day
(5) None of these
3. If ‘visit in zoo should the time day’ is the pass-code for the fifth batch, zoo we the should visit day time in’ will be the pass-code for which of following batches?
(1) II
(2) IV
(3) I
(4) III
(5) VI

4. Sanjay visited the museum in the fourth batch and was issued a pass-code ‘to fast rush avoid not do very run’. What would have been the pass-code for him had he visited the museum in the second bitch?
(1)rush do not avoid to run very fast
(2)rush not do-avoid to run very
(3)avoid rush not do to run very fast
(4) Date inadequate
(5) None of these

5. Subodh went to visit the museum in the second batch. He was issued a pass-code ‘length the day equal of an night are’. However, he could not visit the museum in the second batch as he was a little late. He then preferred to visit in the fifth batch. What will be the new pass-code issued to him?
(1)and of are night the length equal day
(2)and are of night the length equal day
(3)and of are night the equal day length
(4 )an d of are th e night len gth day equal
(5) None of these

6. If ass-code for the second batch is ‘to confidence hard you leads work and success’, what will be the pass-code for the fourth batch?
(1)leads success to you hard confidence and work
(2)leads success you to hard confidence and work
(3)leads success to you hard confidence work and
(4)leads to success you hard confidence and work
(5) None of these7. If the pass-code issued for the last (sixth) batch is ‘and pencil by all boys used are pen’, what will be the passcode for the first batch?
(1)pencil and pen are used by all boys
(2)pen and pencil used are by all boys
(3)pen and pencil are used by all boys
(4)Pencil and pen are used all by boys
(5) None of these
8. If the pass-code for the sixth batch is ‘not go the way to of out do’, what will be the pass-code for the third batch?
(1)Of do to out go not way the
(2)of to do out not go way the
(3)of to go out do not way the
(4) Data inadequate
(5) None of theseDirections: Study the following information to answer the given questions:
A word rearrangement machine when given an input line of words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and the steps of rearrangement:
Input: Over you pat me crow easy to.
Steps: (I) pat over you crow easy to me
Steps: (II) crow pat over you to me easy
Steps: (III) over crow pal to me easy you
Steps: (IV) to over crow pat easy you me and so on.
As per the rule followed in the above steps, find out the appropriate step for the given input in the following questions:
9. If Step II of an input is ‘ge su but he for game free’, what would be step VI?
(1)a for but fine he game su
(2)for free ge game su he but
(3)free ge for but game su he
(4)he ge su but game free for
(5) None of these
10. If step IV of an input is ‘blue navy kit lime se get‘, which of the following would definitely be the input?
(1)navy get lime out kit se blue
(2)lime navy get kit se blue out
(3)lime blue navy kit get out se
(4)kit blue navy se get out lime
(5) None of these
11. Input: but calm free are so not eat. Which of the following will be the 3rd step for this input?
(1)so free but calm eat are not
(2)but calm are free not so eat
(3)are but calm free not eat so
(4)but so free eat are not calm
(5) None of these
12. If step V of an input is ‘put down col in as mach sa’ , what would be the 8th step?
(1)down in put much sa as col
(2)in put down cot much sa as
(3)much in put down sa as col
(4)col put down as much sa in
(5) None of these13. Input: rim bye eat klin fe to low Which of the following steps would be ‘fe low rim to bye klin eat’?
(1) VIth
(2) vth
(3) IVth
(4) IIIrd
(5) None of these
Directions: A word arrangement machine, when given a particular input, rearranges it following a particular rule. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement:
Input: Put pocket hand watch he for them.
Step I: Put for he watch hand pocket them.
Step II: Put he for watch pocket hand them.
Step III: Put hand pocket watch for he them.
Step IV: Put pocket hand watch he for them.
And so on goes the machine. Study the logic and answer the questions that follow:
14. If Step III of a given input be ‘fly sky birds my su fur say’, what is the seventh step of the input?
(1)fly sky birds my su fur say
(2)fly birds sky my fur su say
(3)fly fur su my birds sky say
(4)fly su fur my sky birds say
(5) None of these
15. If Step VII of an input is ‘slow ran dhurwa pat hak dig vi’, what is step V of that input?
(1)slow dig hak pat dhurwa ran vi
(2)slow hak dig pat ran dhurwa vi
(3)slow hak dig pat ran dhurwa vi
(4)slow ran dhurwa pat hak dig vi
(5) None of these

Answers

1. (2) 2. (3) 3. (4) 4. (1) 5. (1) 6. (1) 7. (3) 8. (5) 9. (3) 10. (1) 11. (4) 12. (5) 13. (2) 14. (1) 15. (2)

Non Verbal

Answers

1. (2) 2. (3) 3. (3) 4. (4) 5. (2)

IBPS REASONING Input & Output Operations

Directions (1-5): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrang-ement.
(Corporation Bank PO 2011)
Input: age road own wire tire ink pen uni dice eat
Step I : Uni age road own wire tire ink pen eat dice
Step II : Uni Own age road wire tire ink eat pen dice
Step III : Uni own ink age wire tire eat road pen dice
Step IV: Uni own ink eat age wire tire road pen dice
And stepfour is the last step of the rearrangement
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate steps for the given input.
Input for the questions
Input: gem stat ace cast omit fan rate uncut era input

1. Which of the following would be the final arrangement?
a) Cast gem fan rate stat uncut omit input era ace
b) Uncut omit input era ace cast fan gem rate stat
c) Uncut omit input era ace stat rate gem fan cast
d) Uncut omit input era ace stat fan gem rate cast e) None

2. In Step III, which of the following word would be at 6th position from the left?
a)rate b)ace c)stat d)gem e) None
3. Which step number would be the following output?
Uncut omit gem stat ace rate era input fan cast
a) II b) III c) V d) IV e) None

4. In step IV of the rearrangement, if omit is related to era and rate is related to fan in a certain way, to which of the following would ace be related to, following the same pattern?
a)rate b)input c)stat d)gem e) None
5. Which of the following would be step VII?
a) Uncut omit input era ace stat rate gem fan cast.
b) Uncut omit input era ace rate stat fan gem cast.
c) Uncut omit input era ace cast fan gem rate stat.
d) Uncut omit input era stat ace rate gem fan cast.
e) There will be no such step as the input gets rearranged before

step VII
Answers with Explanations: After careful analysis of the given input and various steps of rearrangement, it is evident that two words are rearranged in each step. The words starting with vowels are rearranged from the left in the reverse alphabetical order and words starting with consonants are arranged from the right in alphabetical order.
Input : gem stat ace cast omit fan rate uncut era input
Step I : uncut gem stat ace omit fan rate era input cast
Step II : uncut omit gem stat ace rate era input fan cast
Step III : uncut omit input stat ace rate era gem fan cast
Step IV : uncut omit input era stat ace rate gem fan cast
Step V : uncut omit input era ace stat rate gem fan stat
1. (c) Option (c) is the final arrangement
2. (a) The word 'rate' is at sixth place from the left in the Step III.
3. (a) It is Step II
4. (d) There is one word between 'omit' and 'era'. Therefore 'ace' would be related to 'gem'.
5. (e) Step IV is the last Step.
Directions (6-10): Study the follow-ing information carefully and answer the questions which follow:
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule. Follow-ing is an illustration of input and the rearrangement. (United Bank of India PO-2010)
Input : flight 37 delay an 53 87 hour 19 by 46
Step I : 87 flight 37 delay 53 hour 19 by 46 an
Step II : 87 53 flight 37 delay hour 19 46 by an
Step III : 87 53 46 flight 37 hour 19 delay by an
Step IV : 87 53 46 37 hour 19 flight delay by an
Step V : 87 53 46 37 19 hour flight delay by an
Step V is the last step of the arrangement of the above input as the intended rearrangement is obtained.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, answer the following questions based upon the input:
24cross 82 road 93 safe 13 jam halt 46
6. Which of the following would be the second step after the rearrangement?
a) 93 82 46 24 13 safe road jam halt cross
b) 93 82 46 24 road safe 13 jam halt cross
c) 93 82 24 road safe 13 jam 46 halt cross
d) 93 24 82 road safe 13 jam halt 46 cross e) None of these
7. Which of the following would be the final arrangement?
a) 93 82 46 24 13 safe road jam halt cross
b) 93 82 46 13 24 safe road jam halt cross
c) 13 24 46 82 93 safe road jam halt cross
d) 93 82 46 24 13 cross halt jam road safe
e) safe road jam halt cross 93 82 46 24 13
8. Which of the following will be step VI of the above input?
a) 93 24 82 road safe 13 jam halt 46 cross
b) 93 82 24 road safe 13 jam 46 halt cross
c) 93 82 46 24 road safe 13 jam halt cross
d) 93 82 46 24 13 safe road jam halt cross
e) There will be no such step as it gets arranged before StepVI
9. In step III, which of the following would be the third word/number from the left?
a) safe b) 46 c)13 d) road e) None
10. Which step would be the following Output?
93 24 82 road safe 13 jam halt 46 cross
a) I b) II c) III d) IV e) V

Answers: 
6) c, 7) a, 8) e, 9) b, 10) a
Directions (11-15): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and the rearrangement.
(Central Bank of India PO-2010)
Input : why is 25 bigger than 14 but smaller than 32
Step I : than 14 why is 25 bigger but smaller than 32
Step II : than 14 is 25 why bigger but smaller than 32
Step III : than 14 is 25 than 32 why bigger but smaller
Step IV : than 14 is 25 than 32 why smaller bigger but
Step V : than 14 is 25 than 32 why smaller but bigger
and step V is the last step of the arrangement of the above input as the intended rearrangement is obtained.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, indicate the answer in each of the following questions with respect to the appropriate step for the given input.
Input for the questions
any number less than 30 and more than 20 does not equal 40
11. Which step number would be the following output? than 20 any number less than 30 and more does not equal 40
a) III b) IV c) V d) VI e) None
12. How many steps would be needed to complete the arrangement?
a) X b) VIII c) IX d) VII e) None
13. Which of the following would be step IV?
a) than 20 than 30 equal 40 any number less and more does not
b) than 20 any number less than 30 and more does not equal 40
c) 20 30 40 than than equal num-ber any less and more does not
d) 20 than 30 than 40 equal number any less and more does not e) None of these
14. Which of the following would be the step II?
a) 20 than 30 than any number less and more does not equal 40
b) than 20 than 30 equal 40 any number less and more does not
c) than 20 than 30 any number less and more does not equal 40
d) than 20 than 30 any number less and more does not 40 equal e) None of these.
15. Which word/number would be on 8th position from left side in step V?
a)any b)not c)40 d)number e) none
Answers with Explanations: First of all the num-bers and their preceding letters are arranged. The numbers are arranged in ascending order. Then, the words are arranged in alphabetical but in reverse order.
Input: any number less than 30 and more than20 does not equal 40
Step I: than 20 any number less than 30 and more does not equal 40
Step II: than 20 than 30 any num-ber less and more does not equal 40
Step III: than 20 than 30 equal 40 any number less and more does not
Step IV: than 20 than 30 equal 40 number any less and more does not
Step V: than 20 than 30 equal 40 number not any less and more does
Step VI: than 20 than 30 equal 40 number not more any less and does
Step VII: than 20 than 30 equal 40 number not more less any and does
Step VIII: than 20 than 30 equal 40 number not more less does any
and Step VIII is the last Step
11. e) It is Step I.
12. b) Eight steps would be required to complete the arrangement.
13. e) There is no such option.
14. c) Option (c) is step III.
15. b) The word 'not' would be on 8th position from left in Step V.

IBPS REASONING STATEMENT & ASSUMPTIONS

Statement & Assumptions

Directions (1-5): In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and deci-de which of the assumptions is impli-cit in the statement.

(Canara Bank PO-2009)
Give answer (a) if only assumption I is implicit.
Give answer (b) if only assumption II is implicit.
Give answer (c) if either assum-ption I or assumption II is Implicit.
Give answer (d) if neither assump-tion I nor assumption II is Implicit.
Give answer (e) if both assumptions I and II are Implicit.

1.Statement: Even though the number of sugar factories are increasing at a fast rate in India, We still continue to import it from other countries.

Assumption

I.Even the increased number of factories may not be able to meet the demand of sugar in India.

II.The demand for sugar may in-crease substantially in future.

2.Statement: The government an-nounced a heavy compensation package for all the victims of the terrorist attacks.

Assumption

I.Such incidents of terror may not occur in near future.
II. Compensation may mitigate the anger among the citizens against the current government.

3.Statement: Many organizations have switched over to online mode of examinations..

Assumption
I.Candidates from all parts of the country may be well versed using computers.
II.On-line mode of examina-tions helps in recruiting more capable personnel.

4. Statement: Government has decided to relocate all the facto-ries from
the city with immediate effect to reduce the pollution.

Assumption

I.Pollution in the city is being caused only because of the factories existing there.

II.People may be able to manage travelling daily to the relocated factories..

5.Statement: Gambling through lotteries is banned by central government in all the states with immediate effect.

Assumption
I.This may save innocent citizens from getting cheated of their hard earned money.

II.The citizens may not gamble in any other way if the lotteries are banned.

Answers: 1) e, 2) b, 3) a, 4) b, 5) a

Directions (6-10): In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and deci-de which of the assumptions is impli-cit in the statement. (IOB PO -2009)

6.Statement: Many employees of the organization applied for special sabbatical leave of two years to pursue higher education.

Assumption

I.The management of the org-anization may not grant leave to most of these employees.

II.These employees may be able to complete their education during the sabbatical leave.

7.Statement: The college adminis-tration has instructed all the students to stop using cell phones within the college premises.

Assumption

I.The students may stop using cell phones in the college premises.
II.The students may continue to use cell phones in the college premises.

8.Statement: The Govt. has decid-ed to levy congestion tax on pas-sengers travelling by air to and from the metro cities

Assumption

I.The tax so collected may be adequate to meet part of the expenses for providing additi-onal resources to handle huge traffic.
II.Passengers travelling by air to and from these cities may be able to pay extra amount by way of congestion tax.

9.Statement: The local citizens group submitted a memorandum to the civic authority for allowing them to convert the vacant plot in the locality into a garden at their own cost.

Assumption

I.The local citizen group may be able to gather enough funds to develop the garden.

II.The civic authority may not accede to the request of the local citizen group
10.Statement: Most of the private companies have decided against awarding annual increase in the salaries of their employees for the previous year due to the current economic situation.

Assumption

I.Majority of the employees may leave their job to protest against the decision.
II.These companies may annou-nce hike in salaries next year.

Answers: 6) b, 7) a, 8) e, 9) a, 10) d

Explanations:6. (b) When one applies for leave, one assumes that it would be granted Hence I is not implicit. But assumption II is implicit because only then the period of "two years" assumes meaning.

7.(a) When you instruct some one to do something, you assume that he may do it. Hence I is implicit and II is not.

8.e) Assumption I is implicit as this is the purpose assumed while leaving the tax. II is also implicit because when a rule is framed, it is assumed that people are capable of following it.

9.(a) Assumption I is implicit in "at their own cost". Assumption II is contrary to what the citizens may have assumed.

10.(d) Were it assumed that the employees might leave, such a decision would not be taken. Hence Assumption I is not implicit. Assumption II is not implicit because "next year" is present no where in the picture.

Directions (11-14): In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something I supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
(Andhra Bank PO-2009)

11.Statement: Many People fell ill after consuming meal at a wedding reception and were rushed to the nearby government and private hospitals.

Assumption

I.The relatives of the affected people may refuse to take them to the government hospitals.
II.The nearby hospitals may be able to attend to all the affected people.

12.Statement: The government has recently announced incentive package for setting up new business ventures in the rural Ares and promised uninterrupted power supply to all the units.

Assumption

I.The government may be able to supply adequate power to all such units.
II.People living in the rural areas may welcome the government decision.

13.Statement: The municipal auth-ority blocked movement of traffic in and around the temple during the main festival city.

Assumption
I.Very large number of devotees may visit the temple during the main festival day.

II.People travelling to the areas near the temple may postpone their journey by a day unless they have very urgent work in that area.

14.Statement: The government has instructed all the private schools in the city to maintain the current fees for at least two more years.

Assumption

I.The authorities of private schools may not follow the government instruction as they are not dependent on government funds.
II.The parents of the students of private schools of the city may still be eager to pay higher fees.

Answers: 11) b, 12) e, 13) e, 14) d

Explanations

11.(b) Only assumption II seems to be implicit in the statement. People who fell ill were rushed to the nearby hospitals. It implies that the nearby hospitals were able to attend to all the affected people.

12.(e) Both the assumptions are implicit in the statement, if the government was not able to supply adequate power, such promise has not been made by the government. Any measure taken by the government for the benefit of people is graciously welcomed by the people.

13.(e) Clearly both the assumptions are implicit in the statement.
14.(a) None of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. The government issued instruction assuming that the authorities of private schools may follow it.