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Model Paper – Reasoning Section
Directions (Q. 1-8): Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Eight persons from different banks viz., Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank,
Bank of Baroda, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Dena Bank, Union Bank of India and Bank of
Maharashtra are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each, in such a way that there is an
equal distance between adjacent persons. The names of these persons are A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.
Each members seated in a row faces another member of the other row. (All the information given
above does not necessarily represents the order of seating as in the final arrangement)
•
A faces north and seated second to the left of the person, who is from Punjab National Bank.
The person from Oriental Bank of Commerce is opposite to one who is second to the left of
H.
•
The persons from Bank of Baroda is not near to H and F and not at the end of the row. The
person from Canara Bank is opposite to the person who is from Dena Bank.
•
The person from Bank of India is not at the end of the row but left of the person who is from
Canara Bank.
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D is immediately right of the person who is from Bank of Maharashtra. The person from
Canara Bank faces north while D faces South and opposite to B.
•
The person from Union Bank of India is not opposite to E. The person from Canara Bank is
opposite to C.
1. Which of the following is true regarding E?
a) The person from Bank of Maharashtra faces E
b) The person from Dena Bank is an immediate neighbour of E
c) The person who is second to the right of G faces E
d) E is from Union Bank of Inida
e) E sits at one of the extreme end of the row
2. Who is seated between G and the person from Bank of Maharashtra?
a) The person from Bank of Baroda
b) H
c) F
d) E
e) The person from Dena Bank
3. Who amongst the following sit at extrememe end of the row?
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a) A and the person from Bank of Maharashtra
b) The person from Punjab National Bank and Union Bank of India
c) The person from Dena Bank and E
d) The person from Union Bank of India and C
e) G and B
4. Who amongst the following faces the person from Bank of Baroda?
a) The person from Bank of India
b) F
c) A
d) The person from Union Bank of India
e) The person from Oriental Bank of Commerce
5. ‘B’ is related to ‘Dena Bank’ in the same way as ‘F’ is related to ‘Bank of Baorda’ on the
given arrangement, who amongst the following is ‘G’ related to following the same pattern?
a) Oriental Bank of Commerce
b) Punjab National Bank
c) Bank of India
d) Canara Bank
e) Union Bank of India
6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement
and thus form a group, which is the one that does not belong to that group?
a) Canara Bank
b) C
c) Union Bank of India
d) Oriental Bank of Commerce
e) Bank of Maharashtra
7. G is from which of the following banks?
a) Oriental Bank of Commerce
b) Dena Bank
c) Bank of Maharashtra
d) Canara Bank
e) Punjab National Bank
8. Who amongst the following is from Punjab National Bank?
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b) H
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c) G
d) C
e) Can’t be determined
Directions (Q. 9-13): Read the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
There are five married couples in a family and there is a child to every couple. Ages of
children are 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 years. Name of males are M, N, O, P and Q. Name of children are A, B,
C, D and E. Name of females are V, W, X, Y and Z. Name of M’s child is not C and E and he is not
eldest or youngest. Age of X’s child is 6 years and her husband is one among N, O and Q. Age of D is
3 years but she is not a child of O. A’s age is multiple of 3 but she is not a child of M and V. W’s
husband is O or Q. Age of Z’s child is 5 years but the name of child is not B or E. V is wife of O.
9. What is the age of B.
a) 4
b) 6
c) 5
d) 9
e) Can’t be determined
c) Y
d) Z
e) Can’t be determined
d) V, N and 9
e) Can’t be determined
d) C and 5
e) Can’t be determined
d) X and D
e) Can’t be determined
10. What is the name of M’s wife?
a) W
b) X
11. Name of Mother, farther and age of E?
a) X, N and 6
b) V, O and 9
c) X, O and 6
12. What is the name and the age of P’s child?
a) B and 6
b) E and 9
c) C and 4
13. What are the names of Q’s wife and his child?
a) W and D
b) X and A
c) W and C
Directions (Q. 14-18): Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
A word/number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers
rearrange them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and
rearrangement.
(All the numbers are two digits numbers)
Input: 33 food water 19 42 air 27 54 72 fire lunch 62 cool not
Step 1: 19, 33 food 42 air 27 54 72 fire lunch 62 cool not water
Step 2: 27 19 33 food 42 air 54 72 fire lunch 62 cool water not
Step 3: 33 27 19 food 42 air 54 72 fire 62 cool water not lunch
Step 4: 42 33 27 19 air 54 72 fire 62 cool water not lunch food
Step 5: 54 42 33 27 19 air 72 62 cool water not lunch food fire
Step 6: 62 54 42 33 27 19 air 72 water not lunch food fire cool
Step 7: 72 62 54 42 33 27 19 water not lunch food fire cool air
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And step 7 is the last step of the above input, as the desired arrangement is obtained.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the
appropriate step for the given input.
Input: Rail 43 27 Book Coach 56 Ticket waiting confirm 62 35 72 sleeper 16
(All the number are two digit numbers)
14. Which step number is the following output?
’56 43 35 27 16 Book Coach 62 72 waiting ticket sleeper rail confirm
a) Step 4
b) Step 5
c) Step 6
d) Step 7
e) There is no such step
15. Which of the following step represents the maximum gap between ‘Ticket’ and ‘35’?
a) Step 2
b) Step 3
c) Step 4
d) Step 5
e) Step 6
16. In step 5, if ‘Book’ is related to ‘waiting’ and in the same way ‘27’ is related to ‘62’. Which
of the following would ‘72’ be related to in the same pattern?
a) Ticket
b) Rail
c) Sleeper
d) 35
e) None of these
17. In step 4, which of the following word/number would be at 4th position from the left end?
a) 16
b) 27
c) Book
d) Rail
e) 43
18. Which of the following would be one of the step?
a) 27 16 Rail 43 Book Coach 56 Confirm 62 35 sleeper 72 waiting Ticket
b) 43 35 27 16 Book Coach Confirm 62 56 72 waiting sleeper Ticket Rail
c) 62 56 43 35 27 16 72 waiting sleeper ticket Rail confirm Coach Book
d) 35 27 16 Rail 43 Book Coach 56 Confirm 62 72 waiting Ticket sleeper
e) 56 43 35 27 16 Book confirm 62 72 waiting Ticket sleeper Rail coach
Directions (Q. 19-22): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which
follow.
Five friends A, B, C, D, and E are working in 5 different departments M, N, O, P and Q and
they earn different salaries i.e. 10,000, 15,000, 20,000, 25,000 and 30,000 and they all are of different
ages i.e. 24, 26, 28, 30 and 32 years. These all informations are not necessarily in the same order.
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B works in department M and earns more than 20,000. Person who is 28 years old works in
department Q. 32 years old person earns at least 20,000.
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The person who is 26 years old earns 25,000. A earns 15,000, but does not work in
department N or P.
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Person who is 30 years old earns highest salary but does not work in department M and N. E
does not work in department P or Q, and his age is not 32. The salary of D is less than 20,000.
19. Who works in department N?
a) B
b) C
c) D
d) E
e) Can’t be determined
20. If the name of the person represents its salary then which of the following is true?
a) A + B = C
b) C + D = B
c) D + E = B
d) A + D = E
e) None of these
21. Which of the following combination is definitely true?
a) B-30 years-M-30,000
b) D-24 years-N-10,000
c) A-24 years-P-15,000
d) E-30 years-O-30,000
e) None of these
22. The person whose age is 30 works in which department?
a) M
b) N
c) O
d) P
e) None of these
Directions (Q. 23-29): In each group of questions below are three statements followed by two
conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the 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
follow from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answera) 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 conclusion I and conclusion II follow
23. Statements:
No coconut is a lemon.
All lemons are onions.
All coconuts are groundnuts.
Conclusions:
I. Some groundnuts are not onions.
II. All lemons are groundnuts is a possibility.
24. Statements:
No coconut is a lemon.
All lemons are onions.
All coconuts are groundnuts.
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I. Some lemons which are groundnuts are also a part of onions.
II. No onion is coconut.
25. Statements:
Some thousands are millions.
All millions are billions.
All trillions are billions.
Conclusions:
I. All thousands are trillions is a possibility.
II. No billion is thousand is a possibility.
26. Statements:
Some thousands are millions.
All millions are billions.
All trillions are billions.
Conclusions:
I. Some trillions are millions is definitely true.
II. At least some trillions are not thousands.
27. Statements:
All refrigerations are televisions.
All juciers are refrigerators.
No television is radio.
Conclusions:
I. Some radios are not juicers.
II. All refreigerators are radios is a possibility.
28. Statements:
Some mobiles are calculators.
All calculators are machines.
All equipments are mobiles.
Conclusions:
I. No equipment is machine is a possibility.
II. Some machines which are mobiles are also a part of equipments.
29. Statements:
Some mobiles are calculators.
All calculators are machines.
All equipments are mobiles.
Conclusions:
I. All equipments are calculators.
II. Some equipments are not calculators.
Directions (Q. 30-34): 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 questions and then mark the appropriate option as answer.
30. Amongst U, V, W, X, Y and Z, who earns highest salary?
I. Y earns more than Z but less than at least two persons.
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II. X earns moe than Y but less than U, who is not highest earner.
III. V earns more than Y but less than W.
Which of the following statements are sufficient to answer the above question?
a) I and II together are sufficient.
b) II and III together are sufficient
c) I and III together are sufficient
d) All statements together are sufficient
e) Even all statements together are not sufficient
31. Are all the five friends P, Q, R, S and T, who are sitting around a circular table, facing the
centre?
I. S sits secoind to the left of Q, who is immediate to the left of P. T is immediate left of R,
who faces centre. Q faces to the centre.
II. T sits second to the right of P, who is immediate to the left of R. Q is not near to T, who
faces centre.
III. R sits immediate to the left of T, who faces centre. P sits second to the right of S but not
near to R.
Which of the following statements are sufficient to answer the above question?
a) Either I or II alone
b) Either II or III alone
c) Either I or III alone
d) Any one of the statements
e) None of the statements
32. Point M is in which direction with respect to point X?
I. Point R is to the north of point X. Point L is to the south of point M. Point L is to the south
of point X.
II. Point T is to the east of point J, which is to the south of point X. Point P is to the north of
point M, point P is to the west of point T.
III. Point N is to the south of point O, which is to the east of point X, point M is to the east of
point N.
Which of the following statements are sufficient to answer the above question?
a) Either I or II alone
b) Either II or III
c) Either I or III alone
d) Only II
e) Only III
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33. There are seven letters M, U, E, S, R, A and N. Is the word ‘Sur-Name’ formed after
performing the following operations using these seven letter only?
I. A is placed third to the right of U. M is placed second to the right of N. While the last letter
of the word is not M.
II. S is placed third to the left of N while R is placed immediately next (either left or right) to
U.
III. E is placed second to the right of A. S is not placed near to E or N.
Which of the following statements are sufficient to answer the above question?
a) I and II both together
b) I and III both togetbher
c) II and III both together
d) All statements together
e) Even all statements together are not sufficient
34. Out of 6 colours of Caps Red. Orange, Green White Black and Pink, which colour of Cap Q
likes?
(A person’s name should not be the same with the first letter of the Cap that he likes. Six
persons (M, N, O, P, Q and R) like 6 different Caps each like one Cap)
I. P does not like Black Cap but the person who likes Red Cap is not Q or M.
II. O likes white Cap while N likes either Green or Orange Cap. R likes either Green or Black.
III. Q does not like Black while M likes either Black or Orange.
Which of the following statements are sufficient to answer the above question?
a) I and II together
b) II and III both together
c) I and III both together
d) Any two of the statements together
e) All statements together are sufficient
Directions (Q. 35): Read the following information carefully and answer the question which follows35. Retailing in India is in the process of getting more organized and professional. Large retail
formats, Hypermarkets, warehouse club and discount superstores are set to take over the retail
scene. Medium scale retail formats such as departmental stores and supermarket chains have
already made an appearance and are slowly changing the face of retailing in the country.
Which of the following statement is an assumption implicit in the above proposition? (An
assumption is something supposed or taken for granted)
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a) With the appearance of large retails, local shopkeepers have been taken for granted and
rendered jobless
b) The large scale and medium scale retailing is a new phenomenon in India
c) The revolutionisation of retail sector in India has opened up huge phenomenon in India
d) The consumer in India have been the main beneficiary of retail boom in India
e) None of these
36. Which of the following statement A, B, C, D, E and F can be assumed from the
facts/information given in the statement? (An assumption is something supposed or taken for
granted)
a) Only A and F
b) Only D
c) Only B
d) Only C and E
e) None of these
37. Which of the following statements A, B, C, D, E and F weakens the facts/information
provided in the above passage?
a) Only A
b) Only B and C
c) Only D and F
d) Only E
e) None of these
38. Which of the following statements A, B, C, D, E and F represents a reason behind the bank
offering educational loans to people?
a) Only A and B
b) Only D
c) Only C and D
d) Only D and E
e) Only E and F
39. Which of the following statements A, B, C, D, E and F strengthens the passage given above?
a) Only C
b) Only B and D
c) Only D and F
d) Only A and F
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e) Only C and F
40. Which of the following statements numbered A, B, C, D, E and F can be inferred from the
facts/information given above?
(An inference is something that is not directly stated but can be inferred from the given
information)
a) Only B and C
b) Only B
c) Only D
d) Only C and D
e) None of these
Directions (Q. 41 and 42): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which
follow:
Education is the most important investment one makes in life. Higher studies and
specialization in certain fields call for additional financial support from time-to-time.
41. Which of the following can be inferred from the given information? (An inference is
something that is not directly stated but can be inferred from the given information)
a) People generally lack finances to pay for higher education
b) The rich and wealthy sections of our society are unwilling to spend money on the
education of their children
c) Higher education requires higher amount of money than primary education
d) Now-a-days even the poor and needy desire to educate their children
42. Which of the following statements is an assumption implicit in the above given proposition?
(An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted)
a) Higher education need not much finances as it is subsidized by the government
b) Education is one of the most essential parts of one’s life
c) Education is mostly neglected in our society
d) Specialization in education is most sought after thing today
e) None of these
43. In a certain code DOWN is written as 5139 and NEAR is written as 9486. How is RODE
written in that code?
a) 6514
b) 6154
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44. How much such pairs of letters are there in the word BOARDING 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
45. How many such digits are there in the number 284371 each of which is as far away from t5he
beginning of the number as when they are arranged in descending order?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) More than three
46. How many meaningful English words can be made with the letters AREN using each letter
only once in each word?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) More than three
47. 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?
a) Table
b) Chair
c) Bench
d) Desk
e) Wood
48. 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?
a) 27
b) 64
c) 125
d) 216
e) 384
49. If ‘Q’ means ‘+’, ‘T’ means ‘⎯’, ‘R’ means ‘÷ ’ and ‘K’ means ‘x’ then 24 R 4 Q 8 K 6 T 10 =
?
a) 48
b) 24
c) 44
d) 2/3
e) None of these
50. In a certain code ORGANISE is written as BHSPDHRHM. How is DOUBTFUL written in
that code?
a) CVPEKTES
b) CVPIMVGU
c) ATNCKTES
d) ATNCMVGU
E) None of these
Answers:
For questions 1 to 8:
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1. Option B
2. Option A
3. Option D
4. Option A
5. Option B
6. Option E
7. Option A
8. Option B
For Q. 9-13
M
N
O
P
Q
×
√
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
Y
X
√
√
V
V
W
X
Y
Z
A (6)
×
×
×
×
×
B (4)
×
×
√
×
√
×
C (5)
×
×
×
√
×
D (3)
×
×
×
×
E (9)
×
×
×
×
Z
W
√
√
×
×
√
√
Q
N
M
P
×
O
×
9. Option A
10. Option C
11. Option B
12. Option D
13. Option A
For Q. 14-18
Input: Rail 43 27 Book Coach 56 Ticket waiting confirm 62 35 72 sleeper 16
Step 1: 16 Rail 43 27 Book Coach 56 Ticket confirm 62 35 72 sleeper waiting
Step 2: 27 16 Rail 43 Book Coach 56 Confirm 62 35 72 sleeper waiting Ticket
Step 3: 35 27 16 Rail 43 Book Coach 56 Confirm 62 72 waiting Ticket sleeper
Step 4: 43 35 27 16 Book Coach 56 confirm 62 72 waiting Ticket sleeper Rail
Step 5: 56 43 35 27 16 Book Coach 62 72 waiting Ticket sleeper Rail confirm
Step 6: 62 56 43 35 27 16 Book 72 waiting Ticket sleeper Rail confirm coach
Step 7: 72 62 56 43 35 27 16 waiting Ticket sleeper Rail confirm coach Book
14. Option B
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15. Option B
16. Option B
17. Option A
18. Option D
For Q. 19-22
M
N
O
P
Q
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
√
×
√
√
×
×
√
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
√
×
√
×
×
×
×
×
×
√
×
×
√
×
×
×
19. Option E
20. Option E
21. Option D
22. Option C
23. Option B
Conclusion I does not follow through fig. II.
Conclusion II follows through fig. II.
24. Option D
Conclusion I does not follow through fig. I.
Conclusion II does not follow through fig. II.
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25. Option A
Conclusion I follows through fig. II and III.
Conclusion II does not follow through any of the above fig.
26. Option D
Conclusion I does not follow through fig. I.
Conclusion II does not follow through fig. I and III.
27. Option A
Conclusion I follows through any of the above fig.
Conclusion II does not follow through any of the above fig.
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28. Option A
Conclusion I follows through Fig. I and II.
Conclusion II does not follow through Fig. II
29. Option D
Conclusion I does not follow through Fig. II.
Conclusion II does not follow through Fig. I and III.
30. Option D
From statement I, - > - > Y > Z
or - > - > - > Y > Z
or - > - > - > - > Y > Z
From statement II,
->U>X>Y
From statement III,
W>V>Y
From statement I and II together, U or W can earn highest salary.
From statement I and III together, U or X or W can earn highest salary.
From statement II and III together, W r Z can earn highest salary.
From statement I, II and III together, W is highest earner.
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31. Option C
From Statement I,
We are not sure about S and T, but P is definitely facing outside
From statement II,
We are not sure about P, Q, R, and S.
From statement III,
We are not sure about R and Q, but S is definitely facing outside.
32. Option E
From statement I,
North
West
R
R
↓
!
X
M
↓
!
L
East
X
!
M
!
L
South
From Statement II,
North
X
West
↓
P-J–P–T
↓
East
↓
M
M
South
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From statement III,
North
X⟶O
↓
West
East
N⟶M
South
33. Option A
From statement I,
__ U __ N A M __
or U __ N A M __ __
or __ N U M __ A __
or __ __ N U M __ A
or N __ M U __ __ A
or N U M __ A __ __
From statement II,
S __ __ N R U or U R
From statement III,
A __ E E/N S E/N
From statement I and II together,
SURNAME
or U __ N A M E __
or N U M S A R E
From statement II and III together,
R/U R/USMANE
Or S M A N E R / U R / U
34. Option E
From statement I,
Black
P
Red
x
Q
x
M
x
From statement II,
White Green Orange Black
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N
R
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x
x
x
x
x
x
From statement III,
Black Orange
Q
x
M
From statement I, II and III together
Red
N
X
O
X
Orange
X
Green
X
X
X
R
X
X
M
X
Black
Pink
X
X
X
√
X
X
X
X
X
X
√
X
X
X
X
P
Q
White
X
X
X
35. Option B
36. Option A
37. Option D
38. Option B
39. Option A
40. Option B
41. Option C
42. Option B
43. Option B
Down ⟶ 5139
And Near ⟶ 9486
Rode ⟶ 6154
44. Option C
BOARDING
DG and IG
45. Option D
2
8
4
3
7
1
8
7
4
3
2
1
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Words formed are ⟶ Near and Earn
47. Option E
All the rest are furnitures.
48. Option E
All the rest are cube numbers.
49. Option C
? = 24 R 4 Q 8 K 6 T 10
= 24 ÷ 4 + 8 × 6 ⎯10
= 6 + 8 × 6 ⎯10
= 6 + 48 ⎯10 = 44
50. Option A
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