Saturday 7 February 2015

Reasoning Quiz For Upcoming Bank Exam

Direction (1-5): Each of the following questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements. 

Give answer (1): 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.
Give answer (2): 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.
Give answer (3): if the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (4): if the data in both the Statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (5): if the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.


1.  What is the total number of students in Course ‘A’ in College ‘X’?
I. The respective ratio of girls and boys is 2 : 3.
II. The number of students has grown by 5 percent this year as compared to 4 percent last year form the number 1000 which it was year before last.

2. What was the grand total of Falcon Team of College ‘X’?
I. Mayank correctly remembers that Falcon Team scored a grand total of above 82 but below 91.
II. Arimesh correctly remembers that Falcon Team scored a grand total of above 77 and below 84.

3. Which direction is Ajay facing at the moment?
I. After walking 5 metres early morning from point ‘P’, Ajay is facing the opposite direction of the Sun.
II. Ajay took two consecutive right turns after covering a distance of 6 metres to reach the point ‘P’.

4. How is M related to H?
I. H is the daughter of P and sister K.
II. S is the son of M and husband of P.

5. How is ‘healthy’ coded in the language?
I. In that code language ‘eat and drink healthy’ is written as ‘se ta pa me’ and ‘drink hot beverages’ is written as ‘ta nu fa’.
II. In that code language ‘eat hot meal daily’ is written as ‘fa me la du’ and ‘cold and hot’ is written as ‘a fa ga’. 

Directions (6-10): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

B 2 M E J % R 5 @ N D I P 4 © T 3 9 F U I $ 6 H J A 7 * G Q # 

6. Four of the following five are alike in the a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group, which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(1) 5NI  
(2) 9U$
(3) HA*  
(4) 7G#
(5) DPT

7. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and immediately followed by a consonant?
(1) None  
(2) One
(3) Two  
(4) Three
(5) Four

8. Which of the following is the fifth to the left of the eighteenth from the left end of the above arrangement?
(1) %  
(2) A
(3) D  
(4) 3
(5) None of these 

9. If all the symbols in the above arrangement are dropped, which of the following will be the twelfth from the right end?
(1) 4  
(2) 3
(3) 9  
(4) F

10. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and immediately followed by a letter?
(1) None  
(2) One
(3) Two  
(4) Three
(5) More than three

Answers with Explanation:

1. (2):
From statement II,
Total number of students = 1000 + 40 + 52 = 1092

2. (5):
From statement I
Grand total of falcon team = 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89 or 90
From statement II
Grand total of falcon team = 78, 79, 80, 81, 82 or 83
From both the statements
Grand total of falcon team = 83

3. (1):
From statement I, Ajay is facing towards West.

4. (4):
From both the statements,
H is the daughter of P and S.
M is either the grandfather or grandmother of H.

5. (3):
From both the statements, the code of ‘healthy’ is ‘su’.

Solutions (6-10):

6. (5)

7. (1): There is no such combination.

8. (5): 5th to the left of the 18th from left end means 13th from the left, i.e. P.

9. (2)

10. (4): Such combinations are: 2ME, 9FU and 6HJ.


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