Reasoning Quiz for IBPS PO Exam

1. If R’ denotes ‘-‘; ‘Q’ denotes ‘⋆’; ‘W’ denotes and  ‘A’ denotes ‘+’,then 42W7R8A6Q4 = ? 
(a) -22 
(b) -168 
(c) 22 
(d) 28 
(e) None of these 


2. Mohan walked 30 metres towards South, took a left turn and walked 15 metres. He then took a right turn and walked 20 metres. He again took a right turn and walked 15 metres. How far is he from the starting point? 
(a) 95 metres 
(b) 50 metres 
(c) 70 metres 
(d) Cannot be determined 
(e) None of these 


3. What should come next in the following letter series based on English alphabet? 
CEA I KG OQM ? 
(a) STW 
(b) WUS 
(c) SWU 
(d) UWS 
(e) None of these 


4. The positions of how many digits in the number 59164823 will remain unchanged after the digits are rearranged in descending order within the number? 
(a) None 
(b) One 
(c) Two 
(d) Three 
(e) More than three 


5. What should come next in the following letter series? 
PQRSTABCDEPQRSABCDEPQRSABCDPQ 
(a) R 
(b) T 
(c) A 
(d) B 
(e) None of these 


6. In a certain code language, ‘how can you go’ is written as ‘ja da ka pa’, ‘can you come here’ is written as ‘na ka sa ja’ and ‘come and go’ is written as ‘ra pa sa’. How is ‘here’ written in that code language ? 
(a) ja 
(b) na 
(c) pa 
(d) Data inadequate 
(e) None of these 


7. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word TRIBUNAL 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 


8. In a certain code DOWN is written as ‘5@9#’ and NAME is written as’ #6%3′. How is MODE written in that code? 
(a) %653 
(b) %@63 
(c) %5@3 

(d) %@53 
(e) None of these 


9. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters LGEU using each letter only once in each word? 
(a) None 
(b) One 
(c) Two 
(d) Three 
(e) More than three 


10. In a certain code THRIVES is written as SIUHRDU. How is SOULFUL written in that code? 
(a) VPTKKTE 
(b) VPTKETK 
(c) TPVKKTE 
(d) TNRKMVG 
(e) None of these 


11. In a row of forty children, R is eleventh from the right end and there are fifteen children between R and M. What is M’s position from the left end of the row? 
(a) Fourteenth 
(b) Fifteenth 
(c) Thirteenth 
(d) Cannot be determined 
(e) None of these 


12. In a certain code language ‘how many are there’ is written as ‘ka na ta da’ and ‘many are welcome here’ is written as ‘na pi ni ka’. How is ‘how’ written in that code language? 
(a) ta 
(b) da 
(c) taorda 
(d) Data inadequate 
(e) None of these 


13. If the positions of the first and the fifth digits of the number 83591427 are interchanged, similarly the positions of the second and the sixth digits are interchanged, and so on, then which of the following will be the second digit from the right end after the rearrangement? 
(a) 5 
(b) 3 
(c) 9 
(d) 2 
(e) None of these 


14. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ADJUSTING, 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 


15. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters LBAE, using each letter only once in each word? 
(a) None 
(b) One 
(c) Two 
(d) Three 
(e) More than three 


16. In a certain code BUILDER is written as JVCKSFE. How is SEALING written in that code? 
(a) BTFKHOJ 
(b) JOHKBFT 
(c) TFBKHOJ 
(d) BFTKJOH 
(e) None of these


17. If ‘R’ denotes’÷’; Tdenotes ‘-‘; ‘M’ denotes ‘+’ and W denotes ‘⋆’, then 27T15R3W4M6= ? 
(a) 7 
(b) 13 
(c) -23 
(d) 1 
(e) None of these 


18. In a certain code WAVE is written as ‘5%3* ‘ and WINS is written as’ 59@©’. How is SANE written in that code? 
(a) ©9@ ⋆ 
(b) ⋆ %©@ 
(c) ©@%⋆ 
(d) ©%@⋆ 
(e) None of these 


19. Which of the following is the middle digit of the third highest among the five three-digit numbers given below? 
368 931 472 715 647 
(a) 6 
(b) 3 
(c) 7 
(d) 1 
(e) 4 


20. Among P, Q, R, S and T, each having a different height, Q is shorter-than only T and S is shorter than P and Q. Who among them is the shortest? 
(a) R 
(b) S 
(c) P 
(d) Data inadequate 
(e) None of these




Answers:


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

20. d