Reasoning Ability Practice Questions For IBPS

1. 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 IBPSis ‘how’ written in that code language?
A)ta      B)da       C) taorda
D) Data inadequate E) None of these

2.  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

3. In a certain code ‘TEAMWORK’i s written as  ‘NBFUJQNV and ‘SOME’ is written as ‘PTDL\ How is  ‘PERSON’ written in that code?
A ) OQDOOPT B)QDOMNR C) SFQMNR
D) SFQOPT E) None of these
Directions (Q. 4-8): Study the following arrangement  carefully and answer the questions given below.
M3#RAT1EJ$K@FU54VI6©D8 ⋆ HN752 W

4. Four of the fol lowing five are al ike in 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?
A)TE R  B)U4 @   C)6D V
D)J1 K      E)N5 ⋆

5. How many such numbers are there in the above  arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a  letter but not immediately followed by a letter?
A)None   B One C) Two
D) Three E) More than three
6. What should come in place of question mark (?) in the  following series based on the above arrangement?
RT1 $@F 416 ?
A)8 ⋆ H   B)8H N    C)8H 7
D)D ⋆ H     E) None of these

7. How many such symbols are there in the above  arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by  a number and immediately followed by a letter?
A)None B) One C) Two
D) Three E) More than three
8. Which of the following is seventh to the left of the  twentieth from the left end of the above arrangement?
A)V     B)@   C)8
D) ©   E) None of these

9.  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)78  B)48  C)72  D)54  E)42

10.  Among B, F, J, K and W, each having a different weight,  F is heavier than only J. B is heavier than F and W but  not as heavy as K. Who among them is the third  heaviest?
A)B   B)F C)K  D)W   E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 11-17) Study the  following information carefully and
answer the given questions—
Seven friends A, B, C, D, E, F and  G studied in colleges X, Y and Z and  are currently in different  professions  namely, Medicines, Fashion designing  Engineering, Business, Acting,  Teaching and Architecture (not  necessarily in the same order). At  least two and not more than three  friends had studied in the same college.  C is an architect and studied in  college Y. E is not a businessman.  Only G amongst the seven friends  studied in college X along with E. Fis  an engineer and did not study in  college Y. B is an actor and did not  study in the same college as F. A did  not study in college Z. Those who  studied in college X are neither  Fashion Designers nor teachers. None  of those who studied in college Y is a  teacher.

11. Which of the following groups  represents the students of college
Y ?
A) C, E, G            B) A, C, D
C) A, B, C            D) D, B, C
E) None of these

12. Who amongst the following is in  the profession of Medicines ?
A) E        B) G
C) A        D) D
E) None of these

13. Who amongst the following is a  teacher ?
A) A      B) D
C) E      D) G
(E) None of these

14. What is the profession of A ?
A) Teaching
B) Medicines
C) Business
D) Fashion Designing
E) None of these

15. which of the following Combination of Person,College and profession is definitely correct ?
A. E-X-Fashion
B. F-X Engineering
C. A-Y Businessman
D. D-Z-Teaching
E. None of these

16. Who amongst the following have  studied in college Z ?
A) B, A         B) C, F
C) B,D, F     D) A, D
E) D, F

17. What is the profession of F ?
A) Engineering    B) Business
C) Medicines       D) Acting
E) None of these

18.  Ravi cycles 3 km towards the  east and takes the first right turn  and cycles for another 5km to  point A. From point A he takes a  left turn and cycles 7 km to point  B, after covering another 4 km  he rests for a while. How much  distance has Ravi covered from point A till the time he stops ?
A)16km    B) 11 km
C) 19 km D) 15 km
E) 8 km

19.  A, B, C and D live in a building  having 14 floors, A lives two  floors above B. C lives on the  14th floor immediately above A.  D neither lives immediately above  nor immediately below B. The  first 7 floors of the building are  vacant. On which of the following floor does D live?
A)8th    B) 10th
C) 12th D) 9th
E) Cannot be determined

20.  Point P is 11 km towards the East  of point Q. A man starts from  point Q and travels 9 km  towards the West. He then takes  a left turn and travels 4 km. He  finally takes a left turn and  travels 20 km before stopping.  How far and towards which  direction must he travel in order  to reach point P ?
A) 11 km towards South
B) 4 km towards North
C) 24 km towards South
D) 9 km towards North
E) None of these

Answer :
1. C  2. D 3. C   4. D   5.E   6.B    7. D   8. E  9. A   10 . D  11.C   12. A 13. B 14.D 15. D 16.E  17. A  18. B  19. E 20. B