Indian Bank Special Officers Examination-2020 Held on 8-3-2020
Reasoning
Directions-(Q. 1-5) Study the given information carefully to answer the given questions-
Eight matches – A, B, C, D, P, Q, R and S were organized in four months-January, July, November and December of the same year. Every match was organized either on 3rd or 16th of the month. Only two matches were organized in each month and only one match was organized on each date. No other match was organized on any other date of the given year. Also, each match was organized in a different city.
Match A was organized on an even numbered date in one of the months after July. Only three matches were organized between A and the match in Chandigarh. As many matches were organized before the match in Chandigarh as after the Match in Kolkata. S was organized immediately after the match in Kolkata. Only three matches were organized between S and B. The match in Chennai was organized in the same month as B. B was not organized in Chennai. Only two matches were organized between the match organized in Chennai and C. The match in Delhi was organized on an even numbered date in one of the months before C. As many matches were organized before the match in Delhi as after R. Only one match was organized between R and D. The match in Hyderabad was organized in one of the occasions before D. Q was organized in one of the occasions before P. The match in Mumbai was organized on an odd numbered date. The match in Pune was organized one of the occasions after one of the occasions organized in Ahmedabad.
1. As per the given information, on which date was Q organized?
(A) 16th July
(B) 3rd November
(C) 3rd December
(D) 3rd January
(E) 16th January
2. As per the given information, how many matches were organized between P and the match organized in Mumbai?
(A) Two
(B) One
(C) None
(D) Three
(E) More than three
3. As per the given information, which match was organized in Ahmedabad?
(A) The match organized on 3rd November
(B) The match organized on 16th December
(C) The match organized on 16th January
(D) The match organized on 3rd December
(E) The match organized on 16th November
4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given information and thus form a group. Identify the one which does not belong to the group.
(A) P-The match organized on 3rd November
(B) Kolkata-R
(C) S-The match organized on 16th December
(D) C-Chennai
(E) Q-Hyderabad
5. Which of the following statements is true based on the given information?
(A) No match was organized between P and A
(B) None of the given statements is true
(C) C was organized on 16th July
(D) Only two matches were organized between the matches organized in Pune and Delhi
(E) P was organized in Delhi
6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the English alphabetical order and thus form a group. Identify the one which does not belong to the group.
(A) ABZY
(B) JKQP
(C) LMPN
(D) DEWV
(E) GHTS
Directions-(Q. 7-9) In this question, a statement with two conclusions are given. You have to decide which of the following conclusion follows the statement and answered as-
(A) Only conclusion I follows
(B) Only conclusion II follows
(C) Both conclusions I and II follow
(D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(E) Either conclusion I or II follows
7. Statements:
T > R ≥ U > V : M ≥ P = T; U ≤ Q
Conclusions: (I) R < M
(II) Q ≤ T
8. Statements:
J ≥ A = N > F; R < Y ≤ N
Conclusions: (I) J > Y
(II) J = Y
9. Statements:
A = U ≤ S; G ≥ S ≥ T
Conclusions: (I) A ≤ T
(II) G ≥ U
10. How many such pairs of digits are there in the number ‘62195738’ each of which has as many digits between them in the number (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the arithmetic numerals?
(A) Seven
(B) Four
(C) Six
(D) More than seven
(E) Five
Directions- (Q. 11-14) In this question three statements followed by two conclusions-I and II have been given. 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 follows from the given statements and answered as-
(A) Only conclusion I follows
(B) Only conclusion II follows
(C) Both conclusions I and II follow
(D) Either conclusion I or II follows
(E) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
11. Statements : All companies are offices. Only a few offices are buildings. All buildings are stores.
Conclusions:
(I) At least some offices are stores.
(II) All companies being buildings is a possibility.
12. Statements: All grounds are fields. Only a few grounds are mats. No mat is a carpet.
Conclusions:
(I) At least some mats are fields.
(II) No ground is a carpet.
13. Statements : All bins are cones. Only a few cones are arrows. No arrow is a flag.
Conclusions:
(I) All bins are flags.
(II) At least some arrows are bins.
14. Statements : Only a few folders are books. Only a few envelopes are folders. All envelopes are packets.
Conclusions :
(I) All envelopes can never be books.
(II) Some folders are packets.
15. In this question, some information and two statements numbered I and II are given below it. You have to decide which of the given statements weaken/s or strengthen/s the information and decide the appropriate answer.
Information : As per a recent report by an economic research body, “the income gap between the rich and the poor has continued to widen over the past five years in country X.
Statements:
(I) About ninety per cent of the total income of country X was earned by the top ten per cent of the people in the past five years.
(II) Out of the top ten per cent of the wealthy people of country X, the wealth of one tenth has risen faster than that of others in that category over the years.
(A) Statement I strengthens while Statement II is a neutral statement
(B) Both statements I and II strengthen the information
(C) Statement I weakens the information while statement II strengthens the information
(D) Statement II weakens the information while Statement I strengthens the information
(E) Both Statements I and Statement II weaken the information
Directions-(Q. 16-20) Read the given information to answer the given questions-
Eight people work in three different countries viz., Hong Kong, Brazil and Argentina with atleast two and not more than three people working in each country. Each of them likes a different colour.
(Note : Please note that in the given information if it is stated that ‘X’ works with the one who likes ‘Y’ then it means that ‘X’ and the one who likes ‘Y’ work in the same country and also and ‘X’ does not like ‘Y’.)
The one who likes Blue works with C in Hong Kong. A works with the one who likes Orange but not in the same country as C. D works with only E. The one who likes Pink works with the one who likes Red. C neither likes pink nor red. A does not like red. The one who likes red does not work with D. G works with the one who likes Yellow. C does not like Yellow. B and the one who likes Green work in different countries. Neither D nor E like green. B does not work in Argentina. B does not like Orange. F and the one who likes Purple work in different countries. F and the one who likes green work in different countries. D does not like purple. H and the one who likes white works in different countries.
16. Which of the following statements is not true as per the given information?
(a) The one who likes Yellow works in Hong Kong.
(b) The one who likes Orange works with the one who likes Pink.
(c) A works in Argentina
(A) Only (a)
(B) Only (c)
(C) Only (a) and (b)
(D) All the given information is true
(E) Only (b)
17. Who amongst the following likes Purple?
(A) C
(B) The one who works in Hong Kong
(C) The one who works with the one who likes White
(D) B
(E) D
18. Which colour does H like?
(A) Orange
(B) Yellow
(C) Blue
(D) Green
(E) White
19. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way as per the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group?
(A) D-Purple
(B) B-Orange
(C) H-Blue
(D) C-Yellow
(E) A-Blue
20. Who amongst the following works in Brazil?
(A) The one who likes White and E
(B) The one who likes Blue and A
(C) The one who likes Pink, Orange and B
(D) The one who likes Green, Blue and Yellow
(E) The one who likes Blue, A and F
Directions-(Q. 21-25) Study the following information to answer the given question-
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.
(Note: All the given numbers are two digit numbers only)
Input : emparts 34 75 recoups 48 outlies 67 21 zodiacs 86 lumbers circles
Step I : zodiac emparts 34 75 recoups 48 outlies 67 86 lumbers circles 22
Step II : 33 zodiac emparts 75 48 outlies 67 86 lumbers circles 22 recoup
Step III : outlies 33 zodiac emparts 75 67 86 lumber circles 22 recoup 47
Step IV : 86 outlie 33 zodiac emparts 75 86 circles 22 recoup 47 lumber
Step V : empart 68 outlie 33 zodiac 86 circles 22 recoup 47 lumber 76
Step VI : 85 empart 68 outlie 33 zodiac 22 recoup 47 lumber 76 circle
Step VII is the last step of the rearrangement. As per the rules followed in the above steps, determine the appropriate steps for the given input.
Input : fright 32 wallops 51 muddles 15 94 backups 64 heights 44 plutons.
21. How many numbers appear between ‘muddle’ and ‘pluton’ in step IV of the given arrangement?
(A) Two
(B) None
(C) One
(D) Three
(E) More than three
22. Which is the first element in step II when counted from the right end of the given arrangement?
(A) ‘16’
(B) ‘wallops’
(C) ‘plutons’
(D) ‘heights’
(E) ‘31’
23. In Step III off the given arrangement, how many elements are there between ‘frights’ and ‘heights’?
(A) four
(B) five
(C) one
(D) six
(E) seven
24. In Step V, what is the position of ‘16’ from the right end as per the given arrangement?
(A) Fourth
(B) Third
(C) First
(D) Seventh
(E) Fifth
25. In which step of the given arrangement does ‘backups 16 pluton 43’ appear consecutively in the same order?
(A) Step V
(B) Step IV
(C) Step I
(D) Step II
(E) Step III
Directions-(Q. 26-31) Study the given information carefully to answer the given question-
Seven people- A, B, C, P, Q, R and S work in the same office but at different position-Clerk (CL), Assistant Manager (AM), Manager (MG), Deputy General Manager (DGM), General Manager (GM); Executive Director (ED) and Chief Financial Office (CFO). It is assumed that only the given positions exists in the said office and only one person works at each position. Each person plays a different sport-Hockey, Cricket, Baseball, Football, Kabaddi, Rugby and Golf.
(Note : The positions have been given in increasing order of seniority with Clerk (CL) being the junior most position whilst the Chief Financial Office (CFO) being the senior most position in the said office).
The one who plays Golf is senior than the GM. There are only two positions between the ones on which C and the one who plays Golf work. There is only one position between the ones on which C and the one who plays Football work. The one who plays Football is junior than C. There are only three positions between the ones on which Q and the one who plays Football work. There are only three positions between the ones on which the one who plays Kabaddi work. The one who plays Basketball is junior than the DGM. There are only three positions between the ones on which P and A work. A is junior than P. A does not play Basketball. There are only three positions between the ones on which the one who plays Hockey and R work. B is an immediate senior of the one who plays Cricket.
26. Who amongst the following is worked as DGM?
(A) C
(B) Who plays golf
(C) Q
(D) R
(E) S
27. As many people are senior than R as the junior than ……….
(A) B
(B) P
(C) C
(D) the one who plays cricket
(E) the one who plays Hockey
28. Who amongst the following is an immediate senior of the one who plays Basketball?
(A) The one who plays Rugby
(B) B
(C) C
(D) The one who plays football
(E) Q
29. Based on the given arrangement, which of the following statements is true?
(a) the Manager plays Basketball
(b) R is Junior than the General Manager.
(c) S is an immediate junior of Q.
(A) Only (a)
(B) Only (a) and (b)
(C) Only (c)
(D) Only (b)
(E) None of (a), (b) and (c)
30. As per the given arrangement, which of the given combinations is true?
(a) C-The one who plays Kabaddi.
(b) A-The one who plays Rugby
(c) P-The one who plays Golf
(A) Only (a) and (c)
(B) Only (b) and (c)
(C) Only (a) and (b)
(D) All (a), (b) and (c)
(E) None of (a), (b) and (c)
31. Who amongst the following works above the Executive Director?
(A) The one who plays Cricket
(B) B
(C) P
(D) The one who plays Football
(E) The one who plays basketball
Directions-(Q. 32-34) Study the given information carefully to answer the given question-
Ten members of a family A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J differ in their ages. A list was prepared in which the ages of all the members were arranged in descending order.
A is eldest while B is the youngest. J is older than five people. C is younger than A but older than J. G is older than seven people. D is only older than B. H is older than I, F and E but younger than C. F is older than E but younger than I.
32. How many people are older than E?
(A) Six
(B) Seven
(C) Eight
(D) Five
(E) Nine
33. Whose age is more than that of H but less than that of C?
(A) G
(B) I
(C) D
(D) F
(E) None of the above
34. Who is the second youngest person in the list?
(A) C
(B) G
(C) D
(D) J
(E) None of the above
Directions-(Q. 35-39) Study the given information carefully to answer the given question-
Eight people- A, B, C, D, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Each one of them is of a different age. Age of four of the given people is in odd number and age of other four is the even number.
Only two people sit between A and the 23 year old (either from left or right). Only three people sit between the 23 year old and P. R is an immediate neighbor of P. Only one person sits between R and the 48 years old (either from left or right). A is not 48 years old. Only two people sit between the 48 years old and S (either from left or right). Only one person sits between S and the 33 year old (either from left or right). B sits third to the right of D. One of the immediate neighbours of B is 19 years old. The sum of present ages of R and S is 46 years. One of the immediate neighbours of the 27 years old is 36 years old. The 20 year old sits second to the right of the 36 year old. The sum of the present ages of A and Q is 84 years. One of the given person is 52 years old.
35. The difference between the present ages (in years) of which amongst t he following pairs is the highest?
(A) P-R
(B) B-Q
(C) Q-C
(D) S-A
(E) D-C
36. Which of the following statements is true based on the given arrangement?
(A) Only three people sits between R and S
(B) None of the given statements is true
(C) A sits second to the left of the 23 years old
(D) Only two people sit between the one who is 27 years and the one who is 19 years old
(E) B and C are immediate neighbours of each other
37. Who amongst the following is 52 years old?
(A) C
(B) B
(C) P
(D) D
(E) Q
38. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way as per the given arrangement and hence form a group. Identify the one which does not belong to the group.
(A) B
(B) P
(C) A
(D) D
(E) Q
39. What is the present age of C?
(A) 27 years
(B) 19 years
(C) 20 years
(D) 23 years
(E) 52 years
40. Read the given information to answer the given question-
“We are commencing the airlines services from City A to City B of country K at affordable prices from the month of April this year. The airline will be routed from City A to City B via City F. The commencement of the airline service will increase tourism in City B.”-Statement by CEO of MGH Airlines.
Which of the following can be assumed from the statement of CEO of MGH Airlines?
(a) MGH airlines is the first airlines to start air services between City A and City B.
(b) Unlike MGH airlines, the airfare for service provided by other airlines between City A and City B is very high.
(c) City A and City B will now be the most preferred tourist destination of Country K.
(A) Only (a)
(B) Both (a) and (b)
(C) Only (b)
(D) Both (b) and (c)
(E) None of the above
Directions-(Q. 41-45) Study the given information carefully to answer the given question-
Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows containing five people each with equal distance between each other. In row I-A, B, C, D and E are seated and all of them are facing north. In row II-J, K, L, M and N are seated and all of them are facing south. Thus in the given arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. Each person belongs to a different city.
E sits second from an extreme end of the row. The one who faces J sits to the immediate left of E. The one who belongs to Imphal sits to the immediate left of J. As many people sit to the left of the one who belongs to Imphal as to the left of the one who belongs to Jaipur. B is an immediate neighbor of the one who belongs to Jaipur. B does not face J. The one who belongs to Aizawl sits second to the right of B. The one who belongs to Aizawl faces an immediate neighbor of K. The one who belongs to Delhi sits third to the right of K. More than one person sits between M and the one who belongs to Delhi. M faces an immediate neighbor of the one who belongs to Indore. N sits second to the right of the one who faces A. C sits at one of the positions to the right of the one who belongs to Lucknow but at one of the positions to the left of the one who belongs to Surat. The one who belongs to Chandigarh sits to the Mumbai. M belongs to the Pune.
41. As per the given arrangement, four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions and hence form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?
(A) B
(B) D
(C) N
(D) The one who belongs to Indore
(E) The one who belongs to Pune
42. How many people sit to the right of D?
(A) Four
(B) None
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) One
43. Who faces J?
(A) The one who belongs to Surat
(B) D
(C) The one who belongs to Chandigarh
(D) The one who belongs to Aizawl
(E) B
44. Which of the following is not true with respect to the given information?
(A) C belongs to Jaipur
(B) D faces the one who belongs to Pune
(C) J & K are immediate neighbors of each other
(D) A faces the one who belongs to Chandigarh
(E) All the given information is true
45. As per the given arrangement, N belongs to-
(A) Imphal
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Delhi
(D) Mumbai
(E) Pune
Directions-(Q. 46-50) Read the given information to answer the given questions-
In the given code language,
‘constructed high rise building’ is coded as ‘jx ve gl fu’
‘rise in the sky’ is coded as ‘mo gl ba hy’
‘constructed in recent years’ is coded as ‘dn cz ve ba’
‘over the past years’ is coded as ‘rl dn ps mo’
(Note : All the given codes are two letter codes only)
46. How is ‘constructed’ coded as per the given code language?
(A) Either ‘jx’ or ‘gl’
(B) fu
(C) cz
(D) ve
(E) Either ‘ba’ or ‘dn’
47. How may ‘blue sky’ be coded as per the given code language?
(A) ba gx
(B) gl hy
(C) mo ve
(D) hy gx
(E) fu hy
48. How is ‘recent rise’ coded as per the given code language?
(A) gi dn
(B) gl cz
(C) fu cz
(D) ba gl
(E) cz ve
49. What does the code ‘ba’ stand for in the given code language?
(A) constructed
(B) sky
(C) in
(D) the
(E) rise
50. In the given code language, if ‘high over years’ is coded as ‘dn fu ps’, then how many ‘the past building’ be coded as per the given code language?
(A) rl jx ve
(B) rl mo jx
(C) ve mo jx
(D) rl ve jx
(E) mo gl jx
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