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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

IBPS REASONING PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?
(A) Sand
(B) Stone
(C) Cement
(D) Brick
(E) Wall
Ans : (E)
2. If Yellow is called Green, Green is called Black, Black is called White, White is called Red, Red is called Blue, Blue is called Orange then what is the colour of milk ?
(A) White
(B) Black
(C) Red
(D) Green
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
3. Pointing to a photograph Seema said ‘He is the only grandson of my mother’s father-in-law’. How is the man in photograph related to Seema ?
(A) Father
(B) Uncle
(C) Cousin
(D) Brother
(E) Cannot be determined
Ans : (D)
4. If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘–’ and ‘–’ means ‘+’ what is the value of—
17 + 15 – 135 × 9 ÷ 70 ?
(A) 270
(B) 240
(C) 170
(D) 200
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
5. If it is possible to make a meaningful word from the fourth, the fifth, the sixth, the eighth and the eleventh letters of the word GOURMANDISE using each letter only once first letter of the word is your answer. If more than one such word can be formed your answer is X. If no such word can be formed your answer is Y—
(A) D
(B) R
(C) M
(D) X
(E) Y
Ans : (D)
6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?
(A) Silver
(B) Gold
(C) Nickel
(D) Copper
(E) Brass
Ans : (E)
7. In a certain code EXTRA is written as % 5 # 73 and NOSE is written as 4 @ 8%; how is STORE written in that code ?
(A) 5#@7%
(B) 8#@7%
(C) 8#@%5
(D) 8@75%
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
8. In a row of children facing North, Shamika is third to the right of Nikhil who is seventeenth from the right end of the row. Ravi is fifth to the left of Shamika and is twentieth from the left end. Total how many children are there in the row ?
(A) 39
(B) 38
(C) 37
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
9. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word EXAMINATION each of which has as many letters between them in the word, as they have in the English alphabet ?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
10. In a certain code ACQUIRE is written as EIRUQAC, how is DENSITY written in that code ?
(A) YTISNDE
(B) YITSNED
(C) YTISNED
(D) YITSNDE
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
Directions—(Q. 11–15) These questions are based on the following letter/number/ symbol arrangement.
Study it carefully and answer the questions.
T 8 # 1 7 F J 5 % E R @ 4 D A 2 B © Q K 3 1 U H 6 L
11. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and not immediately followed by a vowel ?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) More than three
Ans : (C)
12. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on the basis of their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?
(A) E@%
(B) #78
(C) 5EJ
(D) U6
(E) QKB
Ans : (E)
13. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a number ?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) More than three
Ans : (B)
14. What will come in place of the question-mark (?) in the following series based on the above arrangement ?
TL8 #6I 7HF ?
(A) FUJ
(B) JU
(C) FU
(D) JU5
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
15. Which of the following is seventh to the right of thirteenth from the right ?
(A) 1
(B)
(C) F
(D) 7
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
Directions—(Q. 16–20) In each question below are given three statements followed by two conclus ions numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Then decide which of the answer (A), (B), (C), (D)
and (E) is correct answer and indicate it on the answersheet. Give answer—
(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
(D) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
(E) If both conclusions I and II follow
Ans : (C)
16. Statements :
Some cards are plastics.
Some Plastics are metals.
All metals are pots.
Conclusions :
I. Some pots are cards.
II. No pot is a card.
Ans : (C)
17. Statements :
All chairs are tables.
All tables are trains.
All trains are buses.
Conclusions :
I. All tables are buses.
II. All trains are tables.
Ans : (A)
18. Statements :
Some machines are computers.
Some computers are calculators.
Some calculators are phones.
Conclusions :
I. Some phones are computers.
II. Some computers are machines.
Ans : (B)
19. Statements :
All spoons are bowls.
Some bowls are glasses.
Some glasses are plates.
Conclusions :
I. Some glasses are spoons.
II. Some plates are bowls.
Ans : (D)
20. Statements :
Some envelopes are packets.
Some packets are boxes.
All boxes are parcels.
Conclusions :
I. Some parcels are packets.
II. Some parcels are boxes.
Ans : (E)
Directions—(Q. 21–25) Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II are given below it. You have to decide whether the data
provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Read both the statements and give answer—
(A) If the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(B) If the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(C) If the data either in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
(D) If the data in both the Statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question
(E) If the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question
21. Among D, B, J, T and F who was the first person to reach the office ?
I. D reached before J and F but after B.
II. B was not the first to reach office.
Ans : (E)
22. What is the code for ‘not’ in the code language ?
I. In the code language ‘do not go’ is written as ‘la ra de’.
II. In the code language ‘go to school’ is written as ‘ka ma ra.’
Ans : (D)
23. How many children are there in the class ?
I. Rita ranks 23rd from the top.
II. Anita ranks 17th from the bottom and is five ranks above Rita.
Ans : (E)
24. How is Neela related to Deepa ?
I. Neela’s mother is Deepa’s brother’s wife.
II. Neela is the only granddaughter of Deepa’s mother.
Ans : (C)
25. R is in which direction with respect to T ?
I. R is to the east of H who is to the north of T.
II. Q is to the east of T and to the South of R
Ans : (C)

IBPS REASONING PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Series Completion:
Directions : In each of the following questions, a number series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace the question mark in the given series.
1.     1,  9,  25, 49, ?, 121
a]  64                     b]  81                  c] 91                   d] 100
2.     4, 7, 12, 19, 28, ?
a]  30                     b]  36                  c] 39                   d] 49
3.     11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, ?
a]  26                     b]  27                  c] 29                   d] 37
4.     6, 12, 21, ?, 48
a]  33                     b]  38                  c] 40                   d] 45
5.     2, 5, 9, ?, 20, 27
a]  14                     b]  16                  c] 18                   d] 24
6.     6, 11, 21, 36, 56, ?
a]  42                     b]  51                  c] 81                   d] 91
7.     10, 18, 28, 40, 54, 70, ?
a]  85                     b]  86                  c] 87                   d] 88
8.     120, 99, 80, 63, 48, ?
a]  35                     b]  38                  c] 39                   d] 40
9.     22, 24, 28, ?, 52, 84
a]  36                     b]  38                  c] 42                   d] 46
10.   4832, 5840, 6848, ?
a]  7815                  b]  7846               c] 7856                d] 7887
11.   10, 100, 200, 310, ?
a]  400                   b]  410                c] 420                  d] 430
12.   0, 2, 8, 14, ?, 34
a]  20                     b]  23                  c] 24                   d] 25
13.   28, 33, 31, 36, ?, 39
a]  32                     b]  34                  c] 38                   d] 40
14.   125, 80, 45, 20, ?
a]  5                       b]  8                    c] 10                   d] 12
15.   1,            5, 13, 25, 41, ?
a]  51                     b]  57                  c] 61                   d] 63
16.   2,            15, 41, 80, ?
a]  111                   b]  120                c] 121                  d] 132
17.   6, 17, 39, 72, ?
a]  83                     b]  94                  c] 116                  d] 127
18.   325, 259, 204, 160, 127, 105, ?
a]  94                     b]  96                  c] 98                   d] 100
19.   1, 4, 10, 22, 46, ?
a]  64                     b]  86                  c] 94                   d] 122
20.   0.5, 0.55, 0.65, 0.8, ?
a]  0.9                    b]  0.82               c] 1                     d] 0.95
21.   5, 6, 9, 15, ?, 40
a]  21                     b]  25                  c] 27                   d] 33
22.   2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ?, 17
a]  12                     b]  13                  c] 14                   d] 15
23.   4, 9, 25, ?, 121, 169, 289, 361
a]  49                     b]  64                  c] 81                   d] 87
24.   1, 9, 25, 49, 81, ?
a]  100                   b]  112                c] 121                  d] 144
25.   1, 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 16, ?
a]  32                     b]  64                  c] 81                   d] 256
26.   4, 12, 36, 108, ?
a]  144                   b]  216                c] 304                  d] 324
27.   1, 1, 2, 6, 24, ?, 720
a]  100                   b]  104                c] 108                  d] 120
28.   240, ?, 120, 40, 10, 2
a]  180                   b]  240                c] 420                  d] 480
29.   4, 6, 9, 13 , ?
a]  17                  b]  19                  c] 20                d] 22
30.   5760, 960, ?, 48, 16, 8
a]  120                   b]  160                c] 192                  d] 240
31.   1, 2, 6, 7, 21, 22, 66, 67, ?
a]  70                     b]  134                c] 201                  d] 301
32.   48, 24, 96, 48, 192, ?
a]  76                     b]  90                  c] 96                   d] 98
33.   1,  2, 3, 6, 9, 18, ?, 54
a]  18                     b]  27                  c] 36                   d] 81
34.   165, 195, 255, 285, 345, ?
a]  375                   b]  390                c] 420                  d] 435
35.   9,            27, 31,         155, 161, 1127, ?
a]  316                   b]  1135               c] 1288                d] 2254
36.   2, 3, 3, 5, 10, 13, ?, 43, 172, 177
a]  23                     b]  38                  c] 39                   d] 40
37.   3, 15, ?, 63, 99, 143
a]  27                     b]  35                  c] 45                   d] 56
38.   7,            26, 63,         124, 215, 342, ?
a]  391                   b]  421                c] 481                  d] 511
39.   3,            7, 15, ?,           63, 127
a]  30                     b]  31                  c] 47                   d] 52
40.   4, 10, ?, 82, 244, 730
a]  24                     b]  28                  c] 77                   d] 218
Answers:
1.       b     2.       c     3.       c     4.       a     5.       a     6.       c     7.       d     8.       a     9.       a         10.  c        11.  d        12.  c        13.  b        14.  a        15.  c        16.  d        17.  c        18.  a    19.  c        20.  c        21.  b        22.  b        23.  a        24.  c        25.  b        26.  d        27.  d   28.  b        29.  c        30.  c        31.  c        32.  c        33.  b        34.  d        35.  b        36.  c    37.  b        38.  d        39.  b        40.  b

IBPS REASONING PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Verbal & Non-Verbal - Direction:
Directions (Q. 1-2) : Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow:
         On a playing ground, Dinesh, Kunal, Nitin, Atula and Prashant are standing as described below facing the North.
  1. Kunal is 40 metres to the right of Atul.
  2. Dinesh is 60 metres to the south of Kunal.
  3. Nitin is 25 metres to the west of Atul.
  4. Prashant is 90 meters to the north of Dinesh.
1.   Who is to the north-east of the person who is to the left of Kunal?
a]  Dinesh               b]  Nitin              c] Atul                 d] None of these
2.   If a boy walks from Nitin, meets Atul followed by Kunal, Dinesh and then Prashant, how many metres has he walked if he has travelled the straight distance all through?
a]  155 metres          b]  185 metres       c] 215 metres        d] 245 metres
Directions (Q. 3 to 5) : These questions are based on the following information:
Seven villages A, B, C, D, E, F and G are situated as follows:

E is 2 km to the west of B.
F is 2 km to the north of A.
C is 1 km to the west of A.
D is 2 km to the south of G.
G is 2 km to the east of C.
D is exactly in the middle of B and E.
3.   A is in the middle of
a]  E and C              b]  E and G          c] F and G            d] G and C
4.   Which two villages are the farthest from one another?
a]  D and C             b]  F and E           c] F and B            d] G and E
5.   How far is E from F (in km) as the crow flies?
a]  4                       b]                 c] 5                     d]
6.   Lokesh’s school bus is facing North when it reaches his school. After starting from Lokesh’s house, it turns right twice and then left before reaching the school. What direction was the bus facing when it left the bus stop in front of Lokesh’s house?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] West
7.   I start from my home and go 2 km straight. Then, I turn towards my right and go 1 km. I turn again towards my right and go 1 km again. If I am north-west from my house, then in which direction did I go in the beginning?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] West
8.   After walking 6 km, I turned right and covered a distance of 2 km, then turned left and covered a distance of 10 km. In the end, I was moving towards the north. From which direction did I start my journey?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] West
9.   A postman was returning to the post office which was in front of him to the north. When the post office was 100 metres away from him, he turned to the left and moved 50 metres to deliver the last letter at Shantivilla. He then moved in the same direction for 40 metres, turned to his right and moved 100 metres. How many metres was he away from the post office?
a]  0                       b]  90                  c] 150                  d] 100
10.   A boy rode his bicycle northwards, then turned left and rode one km and again turned left and rode 2 km. He found himself exactly one km west of his starting point. How far did he ride northwards initially?
a]  1 km                  b]  2 km               c] 3 km                d] 5 km
11.   If ‘South-east’ is called ‘East’, ‘North-west’ is called ‘West’, ‘South-west’ is called ‘South’ and so on, what will ‘North’ be called?
a]  East                   b]  North-east       c] North-west        d] South
12.   If South-east becomes North, North-east becomes West and so on, what will West become?
a]  North-east          b]  North-west       c] South-east         d] South-west
13.   A direction pole was situated on the crossing. Due to an accident the pole turned in such a manner that the pointer which was showing East, started showing South. One traveler went to the wrong direction thinking it to be West. In what direction actually he was travelling?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] West
14.   A watch reads 4.30. If the minute hand points East, in what direction will the hour hand point?
a]  North                 b]  North-west       c] South-east         d] North-east
15.   It is 3 o’clock in a watch. If the minute hand points towards the North-east, then the hour hand will point towards the
a]  South                 b]  South-west       c] North-west        d] South-east
16.   A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points towards north-east. In which direction does its hour hand point at 1.30 p.m.?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] West
17.   If the above clock is turned through an angle of 1350 in an anti-clockwise direction, in which direction will its minute hand point at 8.45 p.m.?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] West
Directions (Q. 18 to 21) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:
  1. Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T and U.
  1. Q gets a North facing flat and is not next to S.
  2. S and U get diagonally opposite flats.
  3. R, next to U, gets a South facing flat and T gets a North facing flat.
18.   Which of the following combinations get South facing flats?
a]  QTS                  b]  UPT               c] URP                 d] Data inadequate
19.   Whose flat is between Q and S?
a]  T                      b]  U                   c] R                     d] P
20.   If the flats of T and P are interchanged, whose flat will be next to that of U?
a]  P                      b]  Q                   c] R                     d] T
21.   The flats of which of the other pairs than SU, are diagonally opposite to each other?
a]  QP                    b]  QR                 c] PT                   d] TS
Answers:
1.     d     2.     c    3.     d    4.     c    5.     a    6.     d    7.     d    8.     b  9.  b       10.  b       11.  c    12.  c       13.  b       14.  d       15.  d       16.  c        17.  b   18.  c       19.  a   20.  c       21.  a

IBPS REASONING PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Verbal & Non-Verbal - Direction:
1.  A girl leaves from her home. She first walks 30 metres in North-west direction and then 30 metres in South-west direction. Next, she walks 30 metres in South-east direction. Finally, she turns towards her house. In which direction is she moving?
a]  North-east          b]  North-west       c] South-east         d] South-west
2.   Sanjeev walks 10 metres towards the South. Turning to the left, he walks 20 metres and then moves to his right. After moving a distance of 20 metres, he turns to the right and walks 20 metres. Finally, he turns to the right and moves a distance of 10 metres. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
a]  10 metres North                             b] 20 metres South
c]  20 metres North                             d] 10 metres South
3.   Kashish goes 30 metres North, then turns right and walks 40 metres, then again turns right and walks 20 metres, then again turns right and walks 40 metres. How many metres is he from his original position?
a]  0                       b]  10                  c] 20                   d] 40
4.   I am facing South. I turn right and walk 20 metres. Then I turn right again and walk 10 metres. Then I turn left and walk 10 meteres and then turning right walk 20 meters. Then I turn right again and walk 60 meteres. In which direction am I from the starting point?
a]  North                 b]  North-west       c] East                 d] North-east
5.   A man walks 30 metres towards South. Then, turning to his right, he walks 30 metres. Then turning to his left, he walks 20 metres. Again, he turns to his left and walks 30 metres. How far is he from his initial position?
a]  20 metres           b]  30 metres        c] 60 metres          d] None of these
6.   Rohit walked 25 metres towards South. Then he turned to his left and walked 20 metres. He then turned to his left and walked 25 metres. He again turned to his right and walked 15 metres. At what distance is he from the starting point and in which direction?
a]  35 metres East                               b] 35 metres North
c]  40 metres East                              d] None of these
7.   Starting from a point P, Sachin walked 20 metres towards South. He turned left and walked 30 meters. He then turned left and walked 20 metres. He again turned left and walked 40 meters and reached a point Q. How far and in which direction is the point Q from the point P?
a]  20 meters West                              b] 10 metres East
c]  10 metres West                              d] None of these
8.   Ramakant walks northwards. After a while, he turns to his right and a little further to his left. Finally, after walking a distance of one kilometer, he turns to his left again. In which direction is he moving now?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] West
9.   A man walks 1 km towards East and then he turns to South and walks 5 km. Again he turns to East and walks 2 km, after this he turns to North and walks 9 km. Now, how far is he from his starting point?
a]  3 km                  b]  4 km               c] 5 km                d] 7 km
10.   Raj travelled from a point X straight to Y at a distance of 80 metres. He turned right and walked 50 metres, then again turned right and walked 70 metres. Finally, he turned right and walked 50 metres. How far is he from the starting point?
a]  10 metres           b]  20 metres        c] 50 meters          d] None of these
11.   Laxman went 15 kms to the west from my house, then turned left and walked 20 kms. He then turned East and walked 25 kms and finally turning left covered 20 kms. How far was he from his house?
a]  5 kms                b]  10 kms            c] 40 kms             d] 80 kms
12.   From his house, Lokesh went 15 kms to the North. Then he turned West and covered 10 kms. Then, he turned South and covered 5 kms. Finally, turning to East, he covered 10 kms. In which direction is she walking now?
a]  East                   b]  West               c] North               d] South
13.   Going 50 metres to the South of her house, Radhika turns left and goes another 20 metres. Then, turning to the North, she goes 30 meteres and then starts walking to her house. In which direction is she walking now?
a]  North-west          b]  North              c] South-east         d] East
14.   A walks 10 metres in front and 10 meters to the right. Then every time turning to his left, he walks 5, 15 and 15 metres respectively. How far is he now from his starting point?
a]  5 metres             b]  10 metres        c] 15 metres          d] 20 metres
15.   Rasik walks 20 metres North. Then he turns right and walks 30 metres. Then he turns right and walks 35 metres. Then he turns left and walks 15 metres. Then he again turns left and walks 15 metres. In which direction and how many metres away is he from his original position?
a]  15 metres West                              b] 30 metres East
c]  30 metres West                              d] 45 metres East
16.   A child is looking for his father. He went 90 metres in the East before turning to his right. He went 20 metres before turning to his right again to look for his father at his uncle’s place 30 metres from this point. His father was not there. From here he went 100 metres to the North before meeting his father in a street. How far did the son meet his father from the starting point?
a]  80 metres           b]  100 metres       c] 140 metres        d] 260 metres
17.   The door of Aditya’s house faces the East. From the back side of his house, he walks straight 50 metres, then turns to the right and walks 50 metres again. Finally, he turns towards left and stops after walking 25 metres. Now, Aditya is in which direction from the starting point?
a]  South-east          b]  North-east       c] South-west        d] North-west
18.   To arrive at the answers to the above questions, which of the following statements can be dispensed with?
a]  None                 b]  (i) only           c] (ii) only           d] (iii) only
19.   A man is performing yoga with his head down and legs up. His face is towards the west. In which direction will his left hand be?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] West
20.   One morning after sunrise, Gopal was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right. Which direction was he facing?
a]  South                 b]  East                c] West                d] Data inadequate
Answers:
1.     a     2.     b     3.     b    4.     d     5.     d     6.     a     7.     c   8.  d     9.  c        10.  a        11.  b        12.  c        13.  a        14.  a        15.  d        16.  b    17.  d        18.  a        19.  a        20.  a

IBPS REASONING PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Verbal & Non-Verbal - Direction:
1.     A man is facing south. He turns 1350 in the anti clockwise direction and then 1800 in the clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
a]  North-east          b]  North-west       c] South-east         d] South-west
2.     A man is facing north-west. He turns 900 in the clockwise direction and then 1350 in the anti clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
a]  East                   b]  West               c] North               d] South
3.     A man is facing towards west and turns through 450 clockwise, again 1800 clockwise and then turns through 2700 anti clockwise. In which direction is he facing now?
a]  West                  b]  North-west       c] South               d] South-west
4.     I am facing east. I turn 1000 in the clockwise direction and then 1450 in the anti clockwise direction. Which direction am I facing now?
a]  East                   b]  North-east       c] North               d] South-west
5.     A river flows west to east and on the way turns left and goes in a semi-circle round a hillock and then turns left at right angles. In which direction is the river finally flowing?
a]  West                  b]  East                c] North               d] South
6.     You go North, turn right, then right again and then go to the left. In which direction are you now?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] West
7.     I am standing at the centre of a circular field. I go down south to the edge of the field and then turning left I walk along the boundary of the field equal to three-eighths of its length. Then I turn west and go right across to the opposite point on the boundary. In which direction am I from the starting point?
a]  North-west          b]  North              c] South-west        d] West
8.     Deepak starts walking straight towards east. After walking 75 metres, he turns to the left and walks 25 metres straight. Again he turns to the left, walks a distance of 40 metres straight, again he turns to the left and walks a distance of 25 metres. How far is he from the starting point?
a]  25 metres           b]  50 metres        c] 115 metres        d] None of these
9.     Kunal walks 10 km towards North. From there, he walks 6 km towards South. Then, he walks 3 km towards East. How far and in which direction is he with reference to his starting point?
a]  5 km West                                    b] 5 km North-east
c]  7 km East                                     d] 7 km West
10.   Rohan walks a distance of 3 km towards North, then turns to his left and walks for 2 km. He again turns left and walks for 3 km. At this point he turns to his left and walks for 3 km. How many km is he from the starting point?
a]  1 km                  b]  2 km               c] 3 km                d] 5 km
11.   Manick walked 40 metres towards North, took a left turn and walked 20 metres. He again took a left turn and walked 40 metres. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
a]  20 metres East                               b] 20 metres North
c]  20 metres South                             d] None of these
12.   Namita walks 14 metres towards west, then turns to her right and walks 14 metres and then turns to her left and walks 10 metres. Again turning to her left she walks 14 metres. What is the shortest distance (in metres) between her starting point and the present position?
a]  10                     b]  24                  c] 28                   d] 38
13.   A man leaves for his office from his house. He walks towards East. After moving a distance of 20 metres, he turns South and walks 10 metres. Then he walks 35 metres towards the West and further 5 metres towards the North. He then turns towards East and walks 15 meters. What is the starting distance (in metres) between his initial and final positions?
a]  0                       b]  5                    c] 10                   d] None of these
14.   Radha moves towards South-east a distance of 7 km, then she moves towards West and travels a distance of 14 metres. From here, she moves towards North-west a distance of7 metres and finally she moves a distance of 4 metres towards East and stood at that point. How far is the starting point from where she stood?
a]  3 metres             b]  4 metres          c] 10 metres          d] 11 metres
15.   Gopal starts from his house towards West. After walking a distance of 30 metres, he turned towards right and walked 20 metres. He then turned left and moving a distance of 10 meters, turned to his left again and walked 40 metres. He now turns to the left and walks 5 metres. Finally he turns to his left. In which direction is he walking now?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] South-west
16.   A rat runs 20′ towards East and turns to right, runs 10′ and turns to right, runs 9′ and again turns to left, runs 5′ and then turns to left, runs 12′ and finally turns to left and runs 6′. Now, which direction is the rat facing?
a]  East                   b]  West               c] North               d] South
17.   Amit walked 30 metres towards East, took a right turn and walked 40 metres. Then he took a left turn and walked 30 metres. In which direction is he now from the starting point?
a]  North-east          b]  East                c] South-east         d] South
18.   Maya starts at point T, walks straight to point U which is 4 ft away. She turns left at 900 and walks to W which is 4 ft away, turns 900 right and goes 3 ft to P, turns 900 right and walks 1 ft to Q, turns left at 900 and goes to V, which is 1 ft away and once again turns 900 right and goes to R, 3 ft away. What is the distance between T and R?
a]  4 ft                   b]  5 ft                c] 7 ft                  d] 8 ft
19.   A village went to meet his uncle in another village situated 5 km away in the North-east direction of his own village. From there he came to meet his father-in-law living in a village situated 4 km in the south of his uncle’s village. How far away and in what direction is he how?
a]  3 km in the North                           b] 3 km in the East
c]  4 km in the East                            d] 4 km in the West
20.   A person starts from a point A and travels 3 km eastwards to B and then turns left and travels thrice that distance to reach C. He again turns left and travels five times the distance he covered between A and B and reaches his destination D. The shortest distance between the starting point and the destination is
a]  12 km                b]  15 km             c] 16 km              d] 18 km
Answers:
1.       a     2.       b     3.       d     4.       b     5.       b     6.       c     7.       b     8.       d     9.       b   10.  a        11.  d        12.  b        13.  b        14.  c        15.  a        16.  c        17.  c        18.  d   19.        b          20.        b

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Punjab National Bank Management Trainee Recruitment

 
Punjab National Bank (PNB)
(A Government of India Undertaking)
Head Office: 7,Bhikaiji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066


Punjab National Bank (PNB), a leading public sector bank invites Online application from Indian citizens for the  following 775 posts of  Management Trainees for those candidates who have valid CWE score card (minimum 138 for General, 125 for OBC and 113 for SC/ST/PWD) :
  • Management Trainee : 775 posts (UR-392, SC-116, ST-58, OBC-209) (PWD-24) in JMG-I Scale Rs.14500-25700,  Age : 20-28 years,
 Application Fee :  Rs.200 /- (Rs.50/- for SC/ST/PWD) to be paid cash in any branch of PNB.

How to Apply : Apply Online only at Punjab National Bank website from 30/01/2012 to 13/02/2012.

Kindly visit  https://www.pnbindia.in/En/ui/Recruitment.aspx for Detailed information, payment voucher and a  link to online submission of Application from will be available from 30/01/2012.

Monday, November 14, 2011

SBI P.O. EXAM PREVIOUS REASONING SOLVED PAPER

Directions(Q. 1-5): In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between ‘Strong” arguments and ‘weak’ arguments insofar as they relate to the question. ‘strong’ arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. ‘Weak’ arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question:
Instructions: Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument. Give answer 1, if only argument I is ‘strong’; give answer 2, if only argument II is ‘strong’; give answer 3, if either I or II is ‘strong’; give answer 4, if neither I or II is ‘strong’; and give answer 5, if both I and II are ‘strong’.
1. Statement: Should post-poll alliances be allowed?
Arguments: I. Yes, it is the only way out of a hung parliament.
II. No, it is a fraud upon voters who have voted them as opposed groups.
2. Statement: Should the government invest in infrastructure?
Arguments: I. Yes, it is the backbone of the economy.
II. No, it would be assuming too big a role.
3. Statement: Should bomb disposal squads be given co-operation by the public?
Arguments: I. Yes, they are necessary to rescue peoples lives.
II. No, they are a nuisance to day-today life.
4. Statement: Should there be re-polling at stations where there has been booth-capturing?
Arguments: I. Yes, what else do you think?
II. No, it is a waste of resources.
5. Statement: Should the knowledge of computers be made essential for employment in offices?
Arguments: I. Yes, computers are state-of-the art devices.
II. No, works in office are yet to get fully computerized.
Directions (Q. 6-10.): an arrangement machine, when given an input line of words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement:
Input: Delhi police moved the high court in September.
Step I : court Delhi Police moved the high in September
Step II : court Delhi high Police moved the in September
Step III : court Delhi high in Police moved the September
Step IV : court Delhi high in moved Police the September
Step V : court Delhi high In moved Police September the
6. Input: The supreme Court ordered banning of professional donors.
What will be the 3rd step?
1. banning the Supreme Court ordered or professional donors.
2. banning Court donors the Supreme ordered of professional
3. banning donors the Supreme Court ordered of professional
4. banning Court the Supreme ordered of professional donors
5. None of these
7. Which will be the last step for the following input?
Input:Till now the country does not have policy
1. Step III. 2. Step IV. 3. Step V. 4. Step VI. 5. None of these.
8.Input: he will help to bring the forces together.
For the above input which step will be the following?
Bring forces he help will to the together
1.Step II. 2. Step III. 3. Step IV. 4. Step V. 5. None of these.
9.Below are given four inputs 1, 2, 3 and 4. Which of them will b arranged the fastest? If more than one input can be arranged in the same number of steps, your answer will be 5.
1. Fractionisation is the best method to stop wastage.
2. The assembly polls have been swept this year
3. Voluntary blood donation will have to be encouraged.
4. By the time operation is performed.
10. What will be the fourth step of the following input?
Input:
1. a he is no more communist now
2. a communist he is no more now
3. a communist he is more no now
4. There will be no fourth step.
5. None of these

Qs. 11-17. These questions are based on the following letter/number/symbol arrangement.
Study it carefully and answer the questions.
H T 6 # E 7 $ K I L % 3 P @ 2 A J ↑ R U 4 �� V D
11. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a vowel?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) More than three
12. Which element is fifth to the right of
thirteenth from the right end?
(1) F (2) ↑ (3) 1 (4) K (5) None of these
13. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series based on the above arrangement?
T#6 7K$ L3% ?
(1) @2A (2) A@2 (3) P2@ (4) 2P@ (5) None of these
14. Which element is third to the left of tenth from the left end?
(1) K (2) 3 (3) P (4) $ (5) None of these
15. How many such letters are there in the given arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol but not immediately followed by a number?
(1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three (5) More than three
16. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the given arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
(1) KL$ (2) P23 (3) 2J@ (4) L3I (5) 4D��
17. If all the numbers are removed from the given arrangement which element will be ninth from the left end?
(1) % (2) L (3) P (4) I (5) None of these

Qs. 18-25. In each question below are four statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the four given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the four
statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give
answer:
(1) if only conclusion I follows.
(2) if only conclusion II follows.
(3) if either I or II follows.
(4) if neither I nor II follows.
(5) if both I and II follow.
Statements:
18. Some schools are Colleges.
Some Colleges are Universities.
All Universities are Institutes.
All Institutes are Classes.
Conclusions:
I. Some Colleges are Classes.
II. All Universities are Classes.
Statements:
19. Some umbrellas are raincoats.
All raincoats are shirts.
No shirt is a blazer.
Some blazers are suits.
Conclusions:
I. Some shirts are umbrellas.
II. Some suits are raincoats.
Statements:
20. Some computers are boards.
Some boards are chalks.
All chalks are bulbs.
No bulb is tube-light.
Conclusions:
I. Some bulbs are computers.
II. No chalk is a tubelight.
Statements:
21. All doors are floors.
Some floors are tiles.
All ties are paints.
Some paints are stones.
Conclusions:
I. Some floors are paints.
II. Some doors are tiles.
Statements:
22. Some leaves are petals.
Some petals are flowers.
All flowers are fruits.
Some fruits are nuts.
Conclusions:
I. Some nuts are flowers.
II. No nut is flower.
Statements:
23. All pictures are paintings.
All paintings are photographs.
Some photographs are designs.
Some designs are movies.
Conclusions:
I. Some paintings are designs.
II. Some photographs are movies.
Statements:
24. Some tablets are capsules.
All capsules are syrups.
Some syrups are medicines.
All medicines are powders.
Conclusions:
I. Some syrups are powders.
II. Some syrups are tablets.
Statements:
25. Some rooms are flats.
All flats are buildings.
Some buildings are bungalows.
All bungalows are apartments.
Conclusions:
I. Some flats are bungalows.
II. Some apartments are buildings.

Qs. 26-30. Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.
Ashwini, Priya, Sudha, Rani, Meeta, Geeta and Mukta are sitting around a circle facing the centre. Ashwini is third to the left of Mukta and to the immediate right of Rani. Priya is second to the left of Geeta who is not an immediate neighbour of Meeta.
26. Who is the immediate right of Priya?
(1) Meeta (2) Sudha (3) Mukta (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these
27. Who is second to the left of Rani?
(1) Ashwini (2) Meeta (3) Priya (4) Sudha (5) None of these
28. Which of the following pairs of persons has the first person sitting to the immediate left of second person?
(1) Rani-Meeta (2) Ashwini-Geeta (3) Sudha-Priya (4) Geeta-Sudha (5) None of these
29. Which of the following groups has the first person sitting between the other two?
(1) Meeta-Ashwini-Geeta
(2) Sudha-Rani-Geeta
(3) Mukta-Priya-Rani
(4) Mukta-Priya-Sudha
(5) None of these
30. Which of the following is the correct position of Rani with respect of Mukta?
(I) Third to the right
(II) Third to the left
(III) Fourth to the left
(IV) Fourth to the right
(1) (I) only (2) (II) only (3) Both (I) and (II) (4) Both (II) and (IV)
(5) Both (I) and (III)

Qs. 31-37. In each of these questions a group of letters is given followed by four combinations of digits and symbols numbered (1), (2), (3) and (4). The letters are to be coded by the digits/symbols as per the scheme and conditions given below. Serial number of the combination that correctly represents the letter group is your answer. If none of the combinations is correct your answer is (5) i.e. ‘None of these’ .
LETTERS : T L F A R N I G H K E M D U
Digit/Symbol Code : 3 9 % $ 2 4 ★ 6 1 5 # @ 7 8
Conditions:
(i) If the first letter is a vowel and the last letter is a consonant both are to be coded as the code for vowel.
(ii) If the first as well as the last letter is a consonant both are to be coded as ©.
(iii) If the first letter is a consonant and the last letter is a vowel their codes are to be swapped.
31. GTAFKU
(1) 63$%58 (2) 63$%56 (3) 83$%58 (4) 83$%56
(5) None of these
32. EHMDRA
(1) #1@72$ (2) SL@72# (3) #1@72# (4) $1@72$
(5) None of these
33. ITDELM
(1) ★37#9@ (2) @37#9@ (3) ★37#9★ (4) @37#9★
(5) None of these
34. FHKERD
(1) %15#27 (2) ©15#2© (3) %15#2% (4) 715#2%
(5) None of these
35. AHERFU
(1)$1#2%$ (2)81#2%8 (3) 81#2%$ (4) $1%2#8
(5) None of these
36. NMTARI
(1) 4@3$2★ (2) ★@3$24 (3) ★@3$2★ (4) ©@3$2©
(5) None of these
37. HTKILF
(1) 135★9% (2) %35★9% (3) ©35★9© (4) 135★91
(5) None of these

Qs. 38-42. The symbols @, #, $, % and © are used with different meanings as follows:
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is smaller than B’.
‘A # B’ means ‘A is not smaller than B’.
‘A $ B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor greater
than B’.
‘A % B’ means ‘A is greater than B’.
‘A © B’ means ‘A is not greater than B’.

In each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find out which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely true. Give Answer:
(1) if only Conclusion I is true.
(2) if only Conclusion II is true.
(3) if either Conclusion I or Conclusion II is true.
(4) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true.
(5) if both Conclusions I and II are true.
Statements:
38. F # H, H % K, K $ R, R © M
Conclusions:
I. F % R
II. F # M
Statements:
39. L @ D, D © P, P # V, V % G
Conclusions:
I. P % L
II. G @ P
Statements:
40. E % W, W © Q, Q $ T T @ H
Conclusions:
I. H # W
II. H # E
Statements:
41. J © T, T @ H, H % I, I $ L
Conclusions:
I. L © H
II. J © I
Statements:
42. R @ Q, Q % P, P © V, V # M
Conclusions:
I. R @ P
II. R # P

Qs. 43-45. Study the following information carefully and answer these questions:
‘P × Q’ means ‘P is wife of Q’.
‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is father of Q’.
‘P + Q’ means ‘P is son of Q’.
‘P – Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’.
43. In H + I ÷ L, how is L related to H?
(1) Brother (2) Sister (3) Cousin (4) Brother or Sister
(5) None of these
44. Which of the following represents ‘S is mother of T’?
(1) S × M ÷ H – T (2) S × M + H – T (3) M × S ÷ H – T
(4) M × S ÷ H + T (5) None of these
45. In J – F + R × B, how is R related to J?
(1) Father (2) Mother (3) Paternal Aunt (4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these

Qs. 46-50. Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.
A, B, C, D, E, F & G are members of a sports club and have liking for different games viz Carrom, Table Tennis, Badminton, Bridge, Hockey, Football and Lawn Tennis but not necessary in the same order. Each one of them has a liking for different musical instrument viz.,Sitar, Guitar, Harmonium, Flute, Tabla, Banjo and Santoor not necessarily in the same order.

B likes Carrom and Banjo. E likes to play Bridge but not Harmonium or Tabla. The one which plays Hockey plays Sitar. F plays Guitar but not Table Tennis or Lawn Tennis. A plays Badminton and Flute. The one who plays Lawn Tennis does not play Tabla. C plays Harmonium and G plays Hockey.

46. Who plays Santoor?
(1) D (2) A (3) E (4) D or E (5) None of these
47. D plays which game?
(1) Table Tennis (2) Lawn Tennis (3) Foot Ball (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these
48. Which of the following combinations of gameperson-musical instrument is definitely correct?
(1) Badminton—B—Flute
(2) Table Tennis—E—Santoor
(3) Lawn Tennis—D—Tabla
(4) Table Tennis—C—Tabla
(5) None of these
49. Who plays Football?
(1) C (2) D (3) G (4) F (5) None of these
50. Who plays Table Tennis?
(1) C (2) F (3) D (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these

Qs. 51-60. Following are the criteria for selection of officers in an organisation.
The candidate must:
(i) have passed HSC examination in first class with at least 60% marks.
(ii) have passed graduation degree in any discipline with at least 55% marks.
(iii) have completed a certificate/diploma/degree course in Computer Science.
(iv) be not less than 21 years and not more than 30 years of age as on 1.7.2008.

If a candidate satisfies all the above-mentioned criteria except:
(a) at (ii) above but is a post-graduate, case may be referred to the Executive Director (ED).
(b) at (iii) above but has studied Computer Science as one of subjects of curriculum, case may be referred to the Vice President (VP).
In each of the questions below, information of one candidate is given. You have to take one of the following five decisions based on the information provided and the criteria and conditions given above. You are not to assume anything other than the information provided in each question. All these cases are given to you as on
1.7.2008. You have to indicate your decision by marking answers to each question as follows:
Mark answer
(1) if the case is to be referred to Executive Head.
(2) if the case is to be referred to Vice President.
(3) if the candidate is to be selected.
(4) if the information is inadequate to take a decision.
(5) if the candidate is not to be selected.
51. Ashutosh, is a Commerce graduate passed in first class with 67% marks. He had secured 73% marks in HSC. He has studied Computer Science as one of the subjects at HSC. His date of birth is 22.9.1982.
52. Rajni has passed BMS degree examination in second class with 58% marks and HSC in first class with 65% marks. She has completed a diploma in Computer Science. She has completed 25 years of age in November 2007.
53. Raj Grover has passed HSC exam in first class with 89% marks. Thereafter he did a 6 months certificate course in Computer Science and presently is pursuing final year of engineering degree examination. His date of birth is 28.12.1980.
54. Shamika Gupta is a Science graduate passed in 2006 with 47% at the age of 22 years. She had scored 64% marks in HSC. She has also passed M.Sc. with 58% marks. She has done a certificate course in computers.
55. Jasmine is a postgraduate in Computer Science passed in first class with 62% marks. She had scored 81% marks in HSC. Her date of birth is 17.6.1979.
56. Shyamala is a B.A. passed in first class with 63% marks. She had passed HSC examination in first class with 69% marks. She has also completed a certificate course in Computer Science with a ‘A’ grade. Her date of birth is 23.9.1984.
57. Anubhav Gokhale, is a B.Sc. with Computer Science passed in second class with 58% marks. He had passed HSC in first class with 76% marks. He has completed 25 years of age in December 2007.
58. Manish Chaudhary passed HSC examination in first class with 83% marks and B.Com. in second class with 57% marks. He has completed a computer certificate course very recently. His date of birth is 26.4.1982.
59. Harish Vora passed HSC examination in 2003 with 85% marks and B.Sc. Degree examination in 2006 with 69% marks. He has studied Computer Science as one of the subjects at B.Sc. His date of birth is 17.9.84.
60. Vandana Bhave is B.Com graduate passed in second class with 56% marks. She had passed HSC in second class with 59% marks. She has also completed a Computer diploma with 56% marks. Her date of birth is 11.5.1982.

ANSWERS:
1. (5) 2. (1) 3. (1). 4. (4) 5. (2) 6. (2) 7. (5) 8. (2) 9. (5) 10. (4)  11. (2) 12. (5) 13. (5) 14. (4) 15. (4) 16. (5) 17. (1) 18. (5) 19.(1) 20. (2) 21.(1) 22. (3) 23.(4) 24. (5) 25. (2) 26. (3) 27. (5) 28. (4) 29. (2) 30. (5) 31. (4) 32. (1) 33. (3) 34. (2) 35. (5) 36. (2) 37. (3) 38. (1) 39. (5) 40. (4)  41. (4) 42. (3) 43. (4) 44. (1) 45. (2) 46. (3) 47. (1) 48. (5) 49. (4) 50. (3)  51. (2) 52. (3) 53. (1) 54. (4) 55. (4) 56. (3) 57. (2) 58. (3) 59. (2) 60. (5)

EXPLANATORY ANSWERS:

1. 5; I is strong because a hung parliament must be got rid of for the benefit of the nation. II is also strong because elections carry the mandate of voters. If they are cheated, the very purpose of elections is lost.
2. 1; I is strong because economy can flourish only when its backbone is strong. II is weak because it does not cite any substantial reason. What does “too big a role mean”?
3. 1; I is strong because the security of people’s lives should be given utmost priority. II is not strong because something is being dismissed summarily as “nuisance” without going into its reasons.
4. 4; I is not strong because it is a stupid argument. In fact. No reason is being given at all. II is not strong because “wastage of resources” cannot be arrived at absolutely; it must be seen in a context.
5. 2; I is not strong: the reason for the desirability of something is not its ‘newness”, but its use. II is strong because it tells us that such a compulsion is not going to benefit us in any big way.
6-10: the logic of the machine is very simple. Words are arranged in the alphabetical order, one at a time.
6. 2 ;
7.5; See how the words will get arranged: Step I – country; Step II – does; Step III – have; Step IV – not; Step V – now; Step Vi – policy; Step VII – the. This would leave till automatically arranged. So Step VII would be the last step.
8.2; Input: he will help to bring the forces together
Step I : bring he will help to the forces together
Step II: bring forces he will help to the together
Step III: bring forces he help will to the together
9. 5; For (1): step I – best; II – method; III – stop. Three steps.
For (2): Step I – assembly; II – been; III – have; IV – polls. More than three steps. So leave it.
For (3)Step I – be; II blood: III – donation; IV – have. Again, more than three. So no use going further.
For (4): Step I – is; II – operation ; III – performed. And the sentence gets arranged.
Since both I and 4 are arranged in only three steps, we can’t determine the input exactly.
43. (4) H is son of I and I is father of L.
44. (1) S is wife of M; M is father of H and H is sister of Q.
45. (2) J is wife of F; F is son of R and R is wife of B.
Q 46.-50.
Members A B C D E F G
Game : Badm. Carrom Lawn T T.T. Bridge Foot B. Hockey
Instrument: Flute Banjo Harmo Tabla Santoor Guitar Sitar
46. (3) 47. (1) 48. (5) 49. (4) 50. (3)