IBPS GENERAL ENGLISH PRACTICE QUESTIONS

ANTONYMS

1.       Wild
a]  Carefree                 b]  Civilized              c]  Uncivilized               d]  Dull

2.       Indolent
a]  Superior                 b]  Expert                 c]  Active                       d]  Old

3.       Severe
a]  Mild                       b]  False                   c]  Blunt                        d]  Roaring

4.       Justice
a]  Spiritual                 b]  Injustice              c]  Cruel                         d]  Generous

5.       Lack
a]  Slavery                  b]  Pleasure              c]  Plenty                       d]  Old

6.       Sin
a]  Dull                        b]  Virtue                  c]  Interesting                d]  Hell

7.       Chaste
a]  Poverty                  b]  Pure                     c]  Impure                      d]  Viscous

8.       Expenditure
a]  Income                  b]  Money                 c]  Spending                   d]  Expenses

9.       Ascent
a]  Distance                 b]  Defence               c]  Descent                     d]  Climb

10.     Darkness
a]  Light                      b]  Near                    c]  Gloomy                     d]  Bright

11.     Absurd
a]  Gloomy                  b]  Disability            c]  Rational                   d]  Apathy

12.     Extravagant
a]  Hard                      b]  Thrifty                c]  Rational                   d]  Apathy

13.     Morbid
a]  Healthy                  b]  Untidy                 c]  Artificial                   d]  Inert

14.     Futility
a]  Slavery                  b]  Utility                  c]  Lose                          d]  Devotion

15.     Safety
a]  Front                      b]  Wrong                 c]  Danger                      d]  Haltered

16.     Haughty
a]  Proud                     b]  Humble               c]  Cruel                         d]  Cool

17.     Care
a]  Proud                     b]  Humble               c]  Cruel                         d]  Cool

18.     Barren
a]  Land                      b]  Noble                  c]  Fertile                       d]  Vacant

19.     Attract
a]  Reveal                   b]  Revenge              c]  Repel                        d]  Apathy

20.     Loose
a]  Solid                      b]  Tight                   c]  short                         d]  Hard

21.     Freedom
a]  Bondage                b]  Stiff                    c]  Soft                          d]  Salvage

22.     Rough
a]  Smooth                  b]  Wrong                 c]  Right                         d]  Inert

23.     Transparent
a]  Opaque                  b]  Durable               c]  Hard                         d]  Timid

24.     Comic
a]  Foreign                   b]  Artificial             c]  Untidy                      d]  Local

25.     Comic
a]  Hope                      b]  Turgid                 c]  Tragic                       d]  Humour

26.     Enmity
a]  Relationship          b]  Beginning            c]  friendship                 d]  Hatred

27.     Authentic
a]  Scanty                   b]  Surrender            c]  Spurious                   d]  Prosaic

28.     Heavy
a]  Light                      b]  Despaire              c]  Proud                        d]  Tiny

29.     Major
a]   Miner                      b]  Servant                 c]  Service                       d]  Important

30.     Vain
a]  Modest                   b]  Invisible              c]  Visible                      d]  Pure

Answers:

1.       d     2.       c     3.      a     4.       b     5.       c     6.       b     7.      c     8.       a     9.       c       10.  a        11.  c        12.  b        13.  a        14.  b        15.  c        16.  b        17.  b        18.  c   19.  c        20.  b       21.  a        22.  a        23.  a        24.  a       25.  c        26.  c        27.  c  28.          a              29.          a              30.          a  

IBPS GENERAL ENGLISH PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Directions: In each of the sentences, parts of the sentences are left blank. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1.       If the prince of yesterday is seen today begging on the roadside, it will cause _______.
a]  surprise                  b]  astonishment      c]  catharsis              d]  none of these

2.       He should always be _______ to those who have assisted him at the time of his need.
a]  grateful                  b]  generous              c]  obliged                 d]  thankful

3.       The diseases which spread only by physical contact with the patient are called _______ diseases.
a]  infectious               b]  dreadful              c]  epidemic              d]  contagious

4.       Those students who are declared successful in the written test shall appear in another test in which they have to answer the questions _______.
a]  verbally                 b]  factually             c]  phonetically         d]  orally

5.       Every citizen of a free country is _______ to follow his duties with the same sincerity with which he demands his rights.
a]  obliged                   b]  bound                  c]  compelled            d]  expected

6.       The great Indian fighters Rana Pratap, Sangram Singh and Rani Laxmi Bai were known for their _______
a]  courage                  b]  valour                 c]  bravery                d]  boldness

7.       I _______ to be a bird to fly in the air, over rivers, mountains and plains.
a]  desire                     b]  need                    c]  want                     d]  wish

8.       You can easily find out which way the wind is bellowing by simply seeing the _______ which is placed at the top of the church tower.
a]  vane                       b]  fan                      c]  tantrum                d]  banner

9.       We had fish on _______ days.
a]  alternative             b]  alternating          c]  alternate              d]  none of these

10.     The _______ of what says is that Gandhiji was a religious thinker, not a political leader.
a]  meaning                 b]  context                c]  tenor                    d]  tenure

11.     It is difficult to run a school with so ______ students.
a]  little                       b]  few                      c]  small                    d]  many

12.     He is aware of the future problems. Hence he always tries to become _______ by managing his expenses with the minimum possible money.
a]  cautious                 b]  miserly                c]  provident             d]  providential

13.     The new office-bearers have _______ changed the situation.
a]  suddenly                b]  completely          c]  extremely             d]  drastically

14.     It is a pity that though she was _______ intelligent, she did not work hard.
a]  much                      b]  very                     c]  too                       d]  none of these

15.     You must _______ your lauggage and leave now.
a]  pack                       b]  wind                    c]  bind                     d]  author

16.     Yesterday I received a letter by _______ post.
a]  register                   b]  registry                c]  registered             d]  ordinary

17.     Modern science has made _______ advance.
a]  incredible               b]  illegible               c]  legitimate             d]  objective

18.     You shouldn’t be angry, they did it only for _______
a]  fun                         b]  humour               c]  joke                     d]  none of these

19.     His argument is not _______
a]  convincing             b]  vincing                c]  confident             d]  reluctant

20.     My sister is _______ of cockroaches.
a]  fearful                   b]  frightened           c]  afraid                   d]  none of these

21.     Your answer-book will be _______ with the help of a computer.
a]  judged                    b]  tested                  c]  evaluated             d]  seen

22.     He appealed to the president as a last _______
a]  resort                     b]  recourse              c]  resource               d]  none of these

23.     He _______ his head against the wall.
a]  injured                   b]  struck                  c]  forced                  d]  sounded

24.     I can never spell his name _______
a]  right                       b]  rightly                 c]  correctly              d]  correct

25.     He is fond of _______ jokes.
a]  throwing                 b]  boasting              c]  cracking               d]  suggesting

26.     You are old enough to _______ your shoe-laces.
a]  bind                       b]  tie                        c]  knot                     d]  none of these

27.     He is _______ of the short-comings of his brother.
a]  known                    b]  ignorant              c]  reason                  d]  incredible

28.     Please get out of my way, you are ____ in my work.
a]  stopping                 b]  preventing           c]  hindering              d]  none of these

29.     A _______ man will never stoop of meanness.
a]  sensible                  b]  bad                      c]  cunning                d]  insane

30.     If the storm continues, the overhead wires may ______ with a twang.
a]  snap                       b]  break                   c]  tear                      d]  none of these

ANSWERS:

1.       c     2.       a     3.       d     4.       a     5.       b     6.       c     7.       d     8.       a     9.       c       10.  a        11.  b        12.  a        13.  b        14.  b        15.  a        16.  c        17.  a        18.  a   19.  a        20.  c        21.  c        22.  a        23.  b        24.  c        25.  c        26.  b        27.  b       28.       c          29.       a          30.       a

IBPS GENERAL ENGLISH PRACTICE QUESTIONS

ANTONYMS

1.     Preposterous
a]  Salubrious              b]  Hazardous          c]  Rational                   d]  Apologetic

2.     Economy
a]  Security                 b]  Expenditure        c]  Abandon                   d]  None of these

3.     Banish
a]  Harbour                 b]  Drop                    c]  Abandon                   d]  Straight

4.     Perennial
a]  Rare                       b]  Occasional          c]  Frequent                   d]  Permanent

5.     Superficial
a]  Deep                      b]  Without depth     c]  Real                          d]  Artificial

6.     Delicious
a]  Luscious                b]  palatable             c]  Savoury                    d]  Unpalatable

7.     Rigid
a]  Flexible                  b]  Feasible               c]  Helpful                     d]  Easy

8.     Elegance
a]  Beauty                   b]  Coarseness          c]  Pride                         d]  All of these

9.     Temerity
a]  Celebrity                b]  Affection            c]  Humility                   d]  Cherubic

10.     Accrued
a]  Subtracted             b]  Incidental           c]  Sliding                      d]  Special

11.     Assets
a]  Hindrances            b]  Responsibilities   c]  Estate                       d]  Liabilities

12.     Competition
a]  Rivalry                   b]  Monopoly           c]  Contest                     d]  Test

13      Convict
a]  Charge                   b]  Punish                 c]  Defence                    d]  Acquit

14.     Endear
a]   Cheap                      b]  Attach                  c]  Alienate                     d]  Bizarre

15.     Whimsical
a]  Freakish                 b]  Laughter             c]  Staid                         d]  None of these

16.     Discord
a]  Objection               b]  Dissimilarity        c]  Break gap                 d]  Conflict

17.     Pogrom
a]  Political Torture     b]  Special arrangement
c]   Grand show            d]  Haphazard massacre

18.     Mutation
a]  Loss of memory     b]  persecution         c]  Constancy                d]  Mutilation

19.     Nonchalance
a]  Gravity                  b]  Eagerness            c]  Lack of excitement  d]  Agitation

20.     Lambent
a]  Refulgent               b]  Burning               c]  Luminous                 d]  Softly brilliant

21.     Diminutive
a]  Colossal                 b]  Short stature       c]  Decaying                  d]  Delectable

22.     Gargantuan
a]  unholy                   b]  Marvellous          c]  Tiny                          d]  Painful

23.     Hypocrisy
a]  Goodness               b]  Aloofness            c]  Honesty                    d]  Conspiracy

24.     Interminable
a]  Mixing together     b]  Brief                    c]  Intermediate             d]  Endless

25.     Nomadic
a]  Rural                      b]  sea sickness        c]  Outlandish                d]  Urbane

26.     Ominous
a]  Auspicious             b]  Threatening         c]  powerful                   d]  Gruesome

27.     Macabre
a]  Loathsome             b]  Pleasant              c]  Dishonest                  d]  Gruesome

28.     Exodus
a]  Something strange b]  Convoy               c]  Departure                 d]  None of these

29.     Gregarious
a]   Unsocial                  b]  secluded               c]  Greedy                       d]  wild

30.     Outlandish
a]  Outdated                b]  Usual                   c]  Criminal                   d]  Sounding strange

ANSWERS:

1.     c     2.     d     3.    a    4.  d        5.  c        6.  d        7.  a        8.  d        9.  c        10.  a        11.  d        12.  b    13.  d        14.  c        15.  d        16.  c        17.  d        18.  a       19.  a        20.  a       

21.  c         22.c              23.          c              24.          b              25.          d              26.          a             

27.          b             28.          d              29.                a              30.          b

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)

FINANCIAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. The expansion for the BIS, in the context of the banking industry is:
(A) Bank for International Settlements
(B) Bank for Industrial Settlements
(C) Bank for Industrial Sectors
(D) Bank for International Services

2. The expansion for BIFR, in the context of the Indian Industry is:
(A) Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
(B) Bureau for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
(C) Board for Investment and Financial Reconstruction
(D) Bureau for Investment and Financial Reconstruction

3. Cash Reserve Ratio ( CRR) and Stautory Liquidity Ratio (SLR ) are terms most closely related to which of the following industries/markets:
(A) Stock Exchange
(B) Banking
(C) Mutual Fund
(D) Income Tax

4. Which of the following programs aims at the promotion of savings among rural women?
(A) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
(B) Mahila Samriddhi Yojna
(C) Indira Mahila Yojna
(D) Javhar Rozgar Yojna

5. Which of the following programs meets the credit needs of poor women?
(A) Mahila Samriddhi Yojna
(B) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
(C) Indira Mahila Yojna
(D) Mahila Samakhya Programme

6. Which of the following deals with economic offences?
(A) MISA
(B) NSA
(C) TADA
(D) COFEPOSA

7. Chelliah Committee of 1992 deals with the overhauling of our
(A) public sector undertakings
(B) financial system
(C) tax system
(D) patents and copyrights

8. The terms TRIPS and TRIMS are related to
(A) NAFTA
(B) SAPTA
(C) EFTA
(D) GATT

9. Which of the following taxes is a progressive tax?
(A) Income tax
(B) Custom tax
(C) Sales tax
(D) Excise duty

10.When did Regional Rural Banks start functioning in India?
(A) 1975
(B) 1947
(C) 1956
(D) 1960

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