Free Online Model Exams for IBPS Clerks CWE - Reasoning

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All of you know that we've been conducting Model Exams for the upcoming IBPS Clerks Exam. If you are new to this blog, you can check the complete details here. Today we are giving you the Reasoning Session. This is the 4th mock test in the IBPS Clerks Reasoning series. You can check the remaining Practice papers here. All The Best. 

1. If ‘M’ denotes ‘+’, ‘N’ denotes ‘÷’, ‘R’ denotes ‘–’ and Q denotes ‘x’ then_______

15 M 12 Q 5 R 40 N 8 = ?

(A) 70

(B) 130

(C) 45

(D) 60

(E) None of these

2. How many meaningful English words can be formed using the third, fifth, ninth and eleventh letters of the word ‘COMMANDMENT’ using each letter only once ?

(A) None

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

(E) More than three

3. Seema correctly remembers that she took leave after 21st October and before 27th October. Her colleague Rita took leave on 23rd October but Seema was present on that day. If 24th October was a public holiday and 26th October was Sunday, on which day in October did Seema take leave ?

(A) 22nd October

(B) 25th October

(C) 22nd or 25th October

(D) Data Inadequate

(E) None of these

Directions—(Q. 4 and 5) The following questions are based on the five three letter words given below—

PUN SAD CRY FOE STY

If each of the words is rearranged in alphabetical order then—

4. If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word using each letter only once, from the first letters of each of the five words after the letters of each word are rearranged in alphabetical order, the last letter of that word is your answer. If more than one word can be formed, ‘X’ is the answer and if no such word can be formed then ‘W’ is the answer.

(A) E

(B) N

(C) X

(D) W

(E) S

5. How many words will remain unchanged even after their rearrangement in alphabetical order ?

(A) None

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

(E) More than three

6. How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘VERIFIED’ each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet ?

(A) None

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

(E) More than three

7. The fare paying capacity of people who travel on routes connecting to small towns is very low. Most successful airlines which operate in such regions have a large number of seats.

Which of the following can be inferred from the above information ?

(A) Regional airlines are quite profitable.

(B) People from cities are increasingly travelling to small towns.

(C) Regional airlines have to charge low fares in order to be profitable.

(D) The number of people travelling from small towns to cities is massive.

(E) None of these

8. If ‘A ×D’ means ‘A is the sister of D’, ‘A + D’ means ‘D is the daughter of A’ and ‘A ÷ D’ means ‘A is the mother of D’, then how will N is the aunt of M be denoted ?

(A) M + L ×N

(B) M ÷ L + N

(C) L ×N ÷ M

(D) N ×L ÷ M

(E) None of these

9. M earns more than X and less than T. V earns more than M and T. R earns more than only X. Who earns the least among the five of them ?

(A) X

(B) V

(C) M

(D) Cannot be determined

(E) None of these

10. The Court has stayed proceedings against the stockbroker. He can now return to the country. Which of the following can be assumed from the given information ?

(A) The stockbroker is innocent.

(B) The police cannot arrest the stockbroker.

(C) The judge has been bribed.

(D) Complaints filed against the stockbroker have been withdrawn.

(E) None of these

Directions—(Q. 11–15) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. A sits third to the left of C and second to the right of E. B sits second to the right of D who is not an immediate neighbour of E. H sits second to the left of F. G is not an immediate neighbour of D.

11. Which of the following pairs has only one person sitting-between them, if the counting is done in clockwise direction ?

(A) F, G

(B) H, G

(C) H, C

(D) H, B

(E) None of these

12. Who sits third to the right of E ?

(A) D

(B) G

(C) F

(D) B

(E) None of these

13. What is the position of G with respect to A’s position ?

(A) Immediately to the right

(B) Second to the left

(C) Third to the right

(D) Third to the left

(E) Fourth to the right

14. Who sits between E and A ?

(A) F

(B) D

(C) G

(D) B

(E) None of these

15. Starting from A’s position, if all the eight are arranged in alphabetical order in clockwise direction, the seating position of how many members (excluding A) would remain unchanged ?

(A) None

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

(E) Four

Directions—(Q. 16–23) In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

16. Statements :

Some stoves are ovens.

All ovens are cylinders.

Some engines are stoves.

Some metals are cylinders.

Conclusions :

I. Some ovens are metals

II. Some cylinders are stoves

III. Some ovens are engines

IV. No engine is a cylinder

(A) None follows

(B) Only II and IV follow

(C) Only II and III follow

(D) Only III follows

(E) Only II follows

17. Statements :

Some cars are buses.

Some buses are trains.

All airplanes are trains.

All trucks are buses.

Conclusions :

I. Some airplanes are trucks.

II. Some cars are trains.

III. Some trucks are airplanes.

IV. No truck is train.

(A) None follows

(B) Only II and IV follow

(C) Only III and IV follow

(D) Only I and III follow

(E) None of these

18. Statements :

Some tools are hammers.

All tools are trees.

Some trees are flowers.

No hammer is flower.

Conclusions :

I. All hammers are tools.

II. No tool is flower.

III. Some hammers are trees.

IV. Some flowers are tools.

(A) None follows

(B) Only I and either II or IV follow

(C) Only II and IV follow

(D) Only III follows

(E) None of these

19. Statements :

Some bags are pockets.

Some pockets are trousers.

All skirts are pockets.

Some belts are bags.

Conclusions :

I. Some trousers are belts.

II. Some skirts are bags.

III. No trouser is belt.

IV. Some skirts are trousers.

(A) All follow

(B) Only II and IV follows

(C) Only III follows

(D) Only either I or III follows

(E) None of these

20. Statements :

Some cats are tigers.

All lions are cats.

Some horses are lions.

All horses are animals.

Conclusions :

I. Some lions are tigers.

II. No horse is tiger.

III. Some horses are cats.

IV. Some horses are tigers.

(A) None follows

(B) Only III follows

(C) Only II and IV follow

(D) Only III and either II or IV follow

(E) None of these

21. Statements :

Some clocks are radios.

No radio is laptop.

Some fridges are clocks.

Some clocks are laptops.

Conclusions :

I. Some fridges are laptops.

II. No radio is fridge.

III. Laptops are either fridges or clocks.

IV. No laptop is fridge.

(A) Only II follows

(B) Only IV follows

(C) Only either I or IV follows

(D) Only III follows

(E) None of these

22. Statements :

Some notes are coins.

Some papers are plastics.

All coins are papers.

No note is cardboard.

Conclusions :

I. Some notes are papers.

II. Some coins are plastics.

III. No paper is cardboard.

IV. No note is plastic.

(A) Only I follows

(B) Only I and II follow

(C) Only I and III follow

(D) All follow

(E) None of these

23. Statements :

All stools are desks.

No desk is shelf.

All shelves are cupboards.

Some cupboards are mirrors.

Conclusions :

I. No mirror is shelf.

II. No stool is shelf.

III. No cupboard is desk.

IV. No mirror is desk.

(A) None follows

(B) Only II and III follow

(C) Only II follows

(D) Only II, III and IV follow

(E) None of these

Directions—(Q. 24–28) Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below—

M ? 2 D B 7 A 4 * 9 6 $ T + N 5 @ V E W # U 8 F © 3

24. How many such prime numbers are there in the given arrangement each of which is immediately followed by a symbol and preceded by a consonant ?

(A) None

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

(E) More than three

25. If the places of the symbols are interchanged with those of the numbers immediately following them in the given arrangement then which of the following will be the eleventh from the right end ?

(A) V

(B) @

(C) 5

(D) N

(E) None of these

26. Which of the following is the seventh letter to the left of # ?

(A) A

(B) N

(C) T

(D) B

(E) None of these

27. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series based on the above arrangement ?

2 7 B 4 6 9 T 5 N ?

(A) @ W E

(B) 5 E V

(C) V U #

(D) V # W

(E) None of these

28. If the symbols and numbers are dropped from the given arrangement and then the letters are rearranged in alphabetical order which of the following will be the sixth from the left end ?

(A) M

(B) F

(C) N

(D) E

(E) None of these

Directions—(Q. 29–33) Below in each question are given two statements (I) and (II). These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and then decide which of the

following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer—

(A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.

(B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.

(C) if both statements I and II are independent causes.

(D) if both statements I and II are effects of independent causes.

(E) if both statements I and II are effects of some common causes.

29. I. There has been mass recruitment of IT professionals by Indian IT companies

II. Many developed countries are increasingly outsourcing IT related functions to India and China.

30. I. Many farmers have given up jute cultivation as it is no longer economically viable.

II. The textile ministry has proposed a hike in the Minimum Support Price of jute.

31. I. The government is considering changes in the Land Acquisition Act.

II. Several large infrastructure development projects have been stalled due to unavailability of land.

32. I. The Government is considering the possibility of involving private sector companies in highway construction projects.

II. The implementation of many highway projects undertaken by government agencies is behind schedule in various states.

33. I. The price of aircraft fuel has risen during the past few months.

II. Many passenger airlines in India have been forced to cut their air fares by about 10 per cent.

Directions—(Q. 34–40) In each question below is given a group of letters followed by four combinations of digits/symbols lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D). You have to find out which of the combinations correctly represents the group of letters based on the coding system and mark the letter of that combination as your answer. If none of the combinations correctly represents the group of letters, mark (E) i.e., ‘None of these’ as your answer.

Letter :

W R A P G B M U S E F T N D

Digit/Symbol Codes :

$ 8 ! 2 7 # 9 @ ? 5 b 4 * 6

Conditions :

I. If the middle letter is a vowel, the codes for the first and the fourth letters are to be interchanged.

II. If the first two letters are consonants, the first letter is to be coded, no code may be given to the second letter and the remaining three letters are to be coded.

III. If the first letter is a vowel and the last letter is a consonant both are to be coded as the code for the consonant.

34. NEAST—

(A) ?5!*4

(B) ?5!4*

(C) 4*!5?

(D) 45!?

(E) None of these

35. DAEWP—

(A) 6!5$2

(B) $!562

(C) 6!52$

(D) $265!

(E) None of these

36. PEFTG—

(A) 25b42

(B) 2b4G

(C) 25b47

(D) 47b25

(E) None of these

37. SMGBE—

(A) ?975#

(B) 97#5?

(C) ?97#5

(D) ?#79?

(E) None of these

38. UGREN—

(A) *785@

(B) *785*

(C) @785@

(D) @85*

(E) None of these

39. RBMFN—

(A) 8#9b4

(B) b*98#

(C) 89b*

(D) 8#9b*

(E) None of these

40. MUTWA—

(A) 9@$4!

(B) 94$!

(C) 94@!$

(D) 9@4$!

(E) None of these

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