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  • Reasoning Questions: Ordering Topic

    Reasoning Questions: Ordering Topic

    1. If Anil finds that he is fourteenth from the left end and 7 from the right end, then how many boys must be added to the line such that there are 30 boys in the line?
      a) 8
      b) 10
      c) 12
      d) 14
      e) None of these
      Answer & Explanation
      Answer – b) 10
      Explanation :
      13 boys Anil 6 boys = 20 boys so number of boys to be added = 10
    2. In a class of 90 students, numbers of boys are twice the number of girls. Rani is 58th from the left end and there are 20 boys to the right of Rani, then the number of girls to the left of Rani?
      a) 15
      b) 16
      c) 17
      d) 19
      e) None of these
      Answer & Explanation
      Answer – c) 17
      Explanation :
      Number of boys = 60 and girls are = 30
      (57 students) Rani (20 boys) (12 girls)
      So number of girls to the left of Rani = 30 – 12 -1 = 17
    3. In a row of 50 students, A is fourteenth from the left end and B is tenth from the right end. How many students are there in between A and C if C is eight to the left of B?
      a) 14
      b) 16
      c) 18
      d) 20
      e) None of these
      Answer & Explanation
      Answer – c) 18
      Explanation :
      13 students A (18 Students) C (7 students) B (9 students)
    4. A number of students are standing in a row facing north is such a way that a particular student is nineteenth from both the ends. So find the number of students in the class.
      a) 36
      b) 37
      c) 38
      d) 39
      e) None of these
      Answer & Explanation
      Answer – b) 37
      Explanation :
      (18 students) BOY (18 students) = 18+18+1 = 37
    5. In a row of 25 girls, when Neha was shifted by four places towards the left, she become 10th from the left end. What was her earlier position from the right end of the row?
      a) 10th
      b) 11th
      c) 12th
      d) 13th
      e) None of these
      Answer & Explanation
      Answer – c) 12th
      Explanation :
      (9 students) Neha ***(initial position) (11 students)
    6. In a queue, P is seventeenth from the front while Q is nineteenth form the last. If R is twenty forth from the front and is exactly in the middle of P and Q. Then find the number of people in the queue.
      a) 47
      b) 48
      c) 49
      d) 50
      e) None of these
      Answer & Explanation
      Answer – c) 49
      Explanation :
      (16 people) P and Q (18 people). Since R is exactly in the middle and also 24th from the front so, number of people between P and R is 6. Similarly between R and Q is 6. So total people = 16 + P + 6 +R + 6 + Q+ 18 = 49
    7. If A ranks seventh in the class. B is tenth from the last. If P is fifth after A and just in the middle of A and B, then how many students are there in the class?
      a) 26
      b) 28
      c) 24
      d) 30
      e) None of these
      Answer & Explanation
      Answer – a) 26
      Explanation :
      (6 students) A (4 Students) P (4 students) B (9 students) = 26
    8. In a row facing north, A is tenth to the left of B, who is 19th from the right end. If C who is 16th from the left end, is fourth to the right of A, how many girls are there in the row?
      a) 38
      b) 40
      c) 42
      d) 44
      e) None of these
      Answer & Explanation
      Answer – b) 40
      Explanation :
      (11 girls) A *** C (5 girls) B (18 girls) = 40
    9. A is eight from the left end and B is sixteenth from the right end. C who is fourth to the right of A is sixth to the left of B. Find the total number of people in the row.
      a) 31
      b) 32
      c) 33
      d) 34
      e) None of these
      Answer & Explanation
      Answer – c) 33
      Explanation :
      (7 people) A – – – C – – – – – B (15 people) = 33
    10. In a row of 40 boys, when Rajesh was shifted to his left by 4 places his number from the left end of the row becomes 10. What was the number of Suresh from the right end of the row if Suresh was three places to the right of Rajesh’s original position?
      a) 23
      b) 25
      c) 26
      d) 27
      d) 21
      e) None of these
      Answer & Explanation
      Answer – e) None of these
      Explanation :
      24th
      (9 boys) Rajesh *** (original position) ** (Suresh) (23 boys)
     

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  • Quiz : Reasoning For RRB

    Directions (1-5): Symbol @, ©, #, $ and % are used with following meaning

    ‘P©Q means ‘P is greater than or equal to Q’

    ‘P%Q’ means ‘P is either smaller than or equal to Q’

    ‘P@Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’

    ‘P#Q’ means ‘P is smaller than Q’

    ‘P$Q’ means ‘P is greater than Q’

    Now in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely true and given your answer accordingly give answer-

    (a) If only conclusion I is true

    (b) If only conclusion II is true

    (c)If either conclusion I or II is true

    (d) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true

    (e) If both conclusion I and II are true

     

    1. Statements: S$Q,        R%P,      P#S

       Conclusions: I. P#Q      II. P©Q

     

    2. Statements: C@D,      D#E,       E%F

       Conclusions: I. C%D     II. C$E

     

    3. Statements: I©M,      M#P,     R$P

       Conclusions:  I. R©M  II. R$M

     

    4. Statements: L#N,        P%L,      N$K

       Conclusions: I. L$K       II. N%P

     

    5. Statements: J@L,        P%L,      P©N

       Conclusions: I. J© N    II. N@J

     

    Answer:

    1              C

    2              D

    3              B

    4              D

    5              A

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  • Quiz: Reasoning Input Output

    Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

    A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of an input and its rearrangement:

    Input: all 25 next call English 35 long over 42 jug under 39

    Step I: call next English 35 long over 42 jug under 39 all 25

    Step II: call jug next long over 42 under 39 all 25 English 35

    Step III: call jug ling next under 39 all 25 English 35 over 42

    Step IV: call jug long next all 25 English 35 over 42 under 39 And step IV is the last step of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above step, find out the  approximate step for the given input.

    Input: power turn copper every 22 order 34 flower kite inter 29 aptitude 41 hope

    1.    What is the position of ‘order’ in step II?

    (a) Fifth from the left         (b) Sixth from the left

    (c) Eight from the right      (d) Ninth from the right

    (e) None of these

    2.    Which step would be the following output? Copper flower hope power turn order 34 kite aptitude 41 every 22 inter 29

    (a) II                                   (b) III

    (c) V                                  (d) There is no such step

    (e) None of these

    3.    How many steps will be required to complete the arrangement of the above input?

    (a) Five                              (b) Six

    (c) Four                             (d) Seven

    (d) None of these

    4.    Which of the following words/numbers would be at the eighth position from the right end in the last step?

    (a) 32                                 (b) order

    (c) 41                                 (d) aptitude

    (e) None of these

    5.    How many elements are there between ‘34’ and ‘inter’ in Step III?

    (a) One                              (b) Three

    (c) Five                              (d) None

    (e) None of these

    Solution:


    Input :   E  F  A  2  4  B  D  3  1  C     

    Step i :  A  E  F  2  4  B  D  3  C  1   

    Step ii : A  B  E  F  4  D  3  C  1  2

    Step iii : A B  C  E  F  4  D  1  2  3

    Step iv : A  B  C D  E  F  1  2  3  4

    Answer:

    Q.        Ans:

    1          A

    2          B

    3          C

    4          D

    5      C

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  • Quiz : Reasoning (DI) For RRB

    Direction (1-5): Study the following graph and answer the following questions :
    The following graph shows the percentage of students admitted in various schools in Bihar in 2007.

    1. If  the total no. of students taking admission in 2007 in SLL is 660, then no. of students taking admission in SES is what percent of the no. of taking admission in SSS in the same year?
        (a) 42% (b) 27% (c) 40%
        (d) 54% (e) None of these
        Answer: (e)
        Explanation:
        Here 22%= 660

    Tricky:

    2. The no. of students taking admission in SIS is what percent more than no. of students taking admission in SSS in 2007 ? The total no. of students taking admission in SLL is 550 in 2007.
        (a) 14% (b) 20% (c) 28%
        (d) 13% (e) None of these
        Answer: (b)
        Explanation:
        Solve it according to Q. no 1
        Quicker  Approach:

    3. The total no. of students taking admission in SLL is 770 in 2007. What is the total no. of students in SCS in the same year?
        (a) 428 (b) 318 (c) 308
        (d) 420 (e) None of these
        Answer: (d)
        Explanation:

    4. In the SCS and SES there are 280 girls and 135 boys admitted respectively in 2007. What is the total no. of students taking admission in CBT in the same year?
       (a) 315 (b) 282 (c) 403
       (d) cannot be determined (e) None of these
       Answer: (d)
       Explanation: % of Boys and girls are not mentioned 
    5. The no. of boys and girls in SES centre is in the ratio of 5:4, and the total no. of students taking admission is SIS is 648 in 2007. Then what is the total no. of girls taking admission is SES in the same year?
        (a) 152 (b) 172 (c) 120
        (d) 201 (e) None of these
        Answer: (c)
        Explanation: 


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  • Quiz : REASONING For SBI PO (I)

     

    Directions (Qs. 1-3): Each of the questions below consists of a question and three statements numbered I, II and III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read all the three statements and give the answer.

    (1) If the data in Statement I and II are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement III are not required to answer the question.

    (2) If the data in Statement I and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II are not required to answer the question.

    (3) If the data Statement II and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I are not required to answer the question.

    (4) If the data given in either Statement I alone or Statement II alone or Statement III alone are sufficient to answer the question.

    (5) If the data in all the Statements I, II and III together are necessary to answer the question.

    1. Among six people P, Q, R, S, T and V each lives on a different floor of a six storey building having six floors numbered one to six (the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it numbered 2 and so on and the top most floor is numbered 6). Who lives on the topmost floor?

    I. There is only one floor between the floors on which R and Q live, P lives on an even numbered floor.

    II. T does not live on an even numbered floor. Q lives on an even numbered floor and does not live on topmost floor.

    III. S lives on odd numbered floor. There are two floors between the floors on which S and P live. T lives on a floor immediately above R’s floor.

    2. There are six letters W, A, R, S, N and E. Is ‘ANSWER’ the word formed after performing the following operations using these six letters only?

    I. E is placed fourth to the right of A. S is not placed immediately next to either A or E.

    II. R is placed immediately next (either left or right) to E. W is placed immediately next (either left or right) to S.

    III. Both N and W are placed immediately next to S. The word does not begin with R. A is not placed immediately next to W.

    3. Point D is in which direction with respect to Point B?

    I. Point A is to the West of Point B. Point C is to the North of point B. Point D is to the South of point C.

    II. Point G is to the South of point D. Point G is 4 m from point B. Point D is 9 m from point B.

    III. Point A is to the West of point B. Point B is exactly midway between points A and E. Point F is to the South of point E. Point D is to the West of point F.

    Directions (Qs. 4 - 6): Study the following information to answer the given questions.

    In a certain code ‘more money in market’ is written as ‘zo li aa to’, ‘share in market profit’ is written as ‘vo to je li’, ‘making more profit now’ is written as ‘su je zo ka’, ‘now the market gains’ is written as ‘do li yo su’.

    4. Which of the following is the code for ‘gain’?

    (1) ka                    (2) li                      (3) su

    (4) to                     (5) either do or yo

    5. Which of the following can be the code for ‘the more you share’?

    (1) do yo zo vo         (2) vo wi zo do

    (3) vo zo wi bu         (4) yo je vo wi

    (5) su vo zo do

    6. ‘to ka li aa’ is code for which of the following?

    (1) share more in market

    (2) now share more gains

    (3) the gains in market

    (4) the gains in profit

    (5) making money in market

    Directions (Qs. 7 –9 ): In the following questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by three conclusions. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

    Give answers:

    (1) Only conclusion I follows

    (2) Only conclusion II follows

    (3) Either conclusion I or II follows

    (4) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

    (5) Both conclusion I & II follow

    7. Statement: F > G = H, G > J > K

         Conclusions: I. F > K II. K < H

    8. Statement: P < Q = R > S > T 

         Conclusions: I. T < Q II. R > P

    9. Statement: A < B < C; A > D; C < F

         Conclusions: I. D < C II. F > D

    Directions (Qs. 10 - 14): Study the following information to answer the given questions.

    Eight cricket players, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Y are sitting around a square table in a such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square, while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones, who sit at the four corners, face the centre, while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside. P who faces the centre sits third to the right of V. T, who faces the centre, is not an immediate neighbour of V. Only one person sits between V and W. S sits second to the right of Q. Q faces the centre. R is not an immediate neighbour of P.

    10. Who sits second to the left of Q?

    (1) V                      (2) P                      (3) T

    (4) Y                      (5) cannot be determined

    11. What is the position of T, with respect to V?

    (1) Fourth to the left       (2) Second to the left

    (3) Third to the left         (4) Third to the right

    (5) Second to the right

    12. 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 that group?

    (1) R                      (2) W                     (3) V

    (4) S                       (5) Y

    13. Which of the following will come in place of the questions mark (?) based upon the given seating arrangement?

    WP TR QW RS ?

    (1) YT                    (2) VY                    (3) VQ

    (4) PY                    (5) QV

    14. Which of the following is true regarding R?

    (1) R is an immediate neighbour of V

    (2) R faces the centre

    (3) R sits exactly between T and S

    (4) Q sits third to the left of R

    (5) None is true

    Directions (Qs. 15 - 19): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. (All the numbers are two digit numbers)

    Input: age road own wire tire ink pen uni dice eat

    Step I: uni age road own wire tire ink pen eat dice

    Step II: uni own age road wire tire ink eat pen dice

    Step III: uni own ink age wire tire eat road pen dice

    Step IV: uni own ink eat age wire tire road pen dice And Step IV is the last step of the above input, as the desired arrangement is obtained. As per the rules followed in the given steps, find out the appropriate steps for the given input.

    Input for questions:

    Input: gem stat ace cast omit fan rate uncut era input

    15. Which of the following would be the final arrangement?

    (1) cast gem fan rate stat uncut omit input era ace

    (2) uncut omit input era ace cast fan gem rate stat

    (3) uncut omit input era ace stat rate gem fan cast

    (4) uncut omit input era ace stat fan gem rate cast

    (5) None of these

    16. In step III, which of the following word would be at the sixth position from the left?

    (1) rate                                 (2) ace                  (3) stat

    (4) gem                                (5) None of these

    17. Which step number would be the following output? uncut omit gem stat ace rate era input fan cast

    (1) II                                      (2) III                   (3) V

    (4) IV                                     (5) None of these

    18. In step IV of the arrangement, if ‘omit’ is related to ‘era’ and ‘rate’ is related to ‘fan’ in a certain way, to which of the following would ‘ace’ be related to, following the same pattern

    (1) rate                                 (2) input              (3) stat

    (4) gem                                (5) None of these

    19. Which of the following would be step VII?

    (1) uncut omit input era ace stat rate gem fan cast

    (2) uncut omit input era ace rate stat fan gem cast

    (3) uncut omit input era ace cast fan gem rate stat

    (4) uncut omit input era stat ace rate gem fan cast

    (5) There will be no such state as input gets

    rearranged completely before step VII

    Directions (Qs. 20 - 21): Read the information carefully and answer the following questions. If A + B means ‘A is father of B’.

    If A x B means ‘A is the sister of B’. If A $ B means ‘A is the wife of B’. If A % B means ‘A is the mother of B’. If A ÷ B means ‘A is the son of B”.

    20. What should come in place of the question mark to establish that J is the brother of T in the expression?

    J ÷ P % H ? T % L

    (1) x                                       (2) ÷

    (3) $                                       (4) Either ÷ or x

    (5) Either + or ÷

    21. Which among the given expressions indicate that M is the daughter of D?

    (1) L % R $ D + T x M

    (2) L + R $ D + M x T

    (3) L % R % D + T ÷ M

    (4) D + L $ R + M x T

    (5) L $ D ÷ R % M ÷ T

    Directions (Qs. 22 - 23): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below it.

    4 2 6 1 3 8 9 5 8 1 6 5 1 5 8 5 3 9 4 9 2 3 2 1 5 7 2 6 2 4 2 7 4

    22. How many 2s are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by an odd digit and also immediately followed by an odd digit?

    (1) None                              (2) One                 (3) Two

    (4) Three                             (5) More than three

    23. If one is added to each of the even digits and two is added to each of the odd digits in the above arrangement, how many digits will appear twice in the new arrangement thus formed?

    (1) None                              (2) One                 (3) Two

    (4) Three                             (5) More than three

    Directions (Qs. 24 - 25): Study the following information and answer the questions given below:

    Each of five friends A, B, C, D and E travels different distances to their workplaces. A travels more than B but less than E. D travels more than only C. The one, who travels the most, travels 30 km. B travels 15km to his workplace.

    24. Who amongst the following possibly travels 5km to the workplace?

    (1) A                                      (2) C                      (3) D

    (4) E                                      (5) Either C or D

    25. Who amongst the following possibly travels 20km to his workplace?

    (1) A                                      (2) C                      (3) D

    (4) E                                      (5) Either A or D

    Directions (Qs. 26 - 30): In each of the questions below three statements are given 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 from 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.

    26. Statements: I. Some animal is a planet.

           II. No animal is a universe.

           III. All universe is an Earth.

    Conclusion: I. Some earth being planet is a possibility.

           II. No universe is an animal.

           III. All animal being earth is a possibility

            IV. Some planet is an earth.

          (1) Only I, II & IV follow

          (2) Only II follows

          (3) Only I & II follow

          (4) Only I, II & III follow

          (5) All follow

    27. Statement: I. All tables are mug.

           II. All mugs are ball. III. No basket is a table.

    Conclusion: I. Some basket is a mug.

          II. Some ball is a basket.

         III. All ball being basket is a possibility.

         IV. Some mugs are not basket.

        (1) Only III & IV follow

        (2) Only II & IV follow

        (3) Only I & III follow

        (4) None follows

        (5) None of these

    28. Statement: I. All bus is car.

           II. Some cars are taxi. III. Some taxi is a truck.

    Conclusion: I. All truck being bus is a possibility.

           II. Some bus is a taxi.

           III. All cars are bus.

           IV. Some taxi being bus is a possibility.

         (1) Only I & IV follow

         (2) Only I & III follow

         (3) Only II & IV follow

         (4) All follow

         (5) None of these

    29. Statement: I. Some stars are moon.

           II. No moon is a planet. III. All planets are earth.

    Conclusion: I. All planets being star is a possibility.

          II. Some planet is an earth.

         III. Some stars are not planet.

         IV. All earth being moon is a possibility.

        (1) Only I, II & III follow

        (2) Only II & III follow

        (3) Only I & IV follow

        (4) None follows

        (5) Only III follows

    30. Statement: I. Some cakes are bread.

           II. Some tea is biscuits.

           III. Some biscuits are toffee.

    Conclusion: I. Some bread is not tea.

           II. Some cake is a toffee.

          III. All toffee is tea.

          IV. Some biscuits are bread.

        (1) All follows

        (2) None follows

        (3) Only I, II & III follow

        (4) Only II & IV follows

        (5) Only II follows

    Directions (31 - 35): Study the information carefully and answer the given questions.

    Each of the seven plays viz P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are scheduled to be staged on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. Play V is scheduled on Thursday. Two plays are scheduled to be held between play V and play P. Only one play is scheduled between play T and play S. Play T is not scheduled on the days immediately before or immediately after the day when play V is scheduled. Play R is scheduled the day immediately before the day when play W is scheduled. Play S is not scheduled after play Q.

    31. How many plays are scheduled to be staged between Play R and Play S?

    (1) None                              (2) One                 (3) Two

    (4) Three                            (5) Four

    32. Which of the following plays is scheduled on Saturday?

    (1) Q                                      (2) W                     (3) R

    (4) S                                       (5) T

    33. R is related to S in a certain way. In the same way P is related to V based on the given scheduled. Which of the following is W related to following the same pattern?

    (1) P                                      (2) Q                      (3) R

    (4) T                                      (5) Cannot be determined

    34. On which of the following days is play W scheduled?

    (1) Monday                         (2) Tuesday

    (3) Wednesday                    (4) Saturday

    (5) Cannot be determined

    35.Which of the following plays is scheduled on Friday?

    (1) R                                      (2) T                      (3) Q

    (4) W                                     (5) S

     

     

     

     

    Answer : 

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