IBPS Specialist Officer (Agriculture) (Pre.) Examination Held on 29-12-2019
Reasoning
1. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘GENERALIST’ each of which has as many letters between them in the word (both in forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
(E) More than four
Directions- (Q. 2-6) Read the following information carefully and answer the given question-
Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G have cleared exams on seven different from Monday and ending on Sunday, but not necessarily in the same order.
B cleared the exam on Thursday. Only one person cleared the exam between C and D. F cleared the exam after D. Only one person cleared the exam between B and G. The number of people who cleared the exam before A is the same as the number of people who cleared the exam before A is the same as the number of people who cleared the exam after C. A cleared the exam immediately after G.
2. On which of the following days does C cleared the exam?
(A) Sunday
(B) Monday
(C) Tuesday
(D) Wednesday
(E) Thursday
3. Who among the following has cleared the exam on Saturday?
(A) B
(B) G
(C) A
(D) F
(E) E
4. If every person cleared the exam in alphabetical order from Monday to Sunday, the day of clearing the exam of how many people will remain unchanged?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) Four
5. On which of the following days D cleared the exam?
(A) Monday
(B) Friday
(C) Thursday
(D) Sunday
(E) Wednesday
6. Who among the following has cleared the exam on Tuesday?
(A) F
(B) G
(C) A
(D) E
(E) C
Directions-(Q. 7-9) Study the following information carefully and answer the given question-
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are in a family. There are two married couples. A is the father-in-law of D. B is the grandmother of G. C and G are siblings of different gender. C is a nephew of F. D and F are not siblings. E is a male member in the family. C is child of E. D is a female member.
7. How many female members are in the family?
(A) Three
(B) Cannot be determined
(C) Four
(D) Five
(E) None of the above
8. How is E related to G?
(A) Sister
(B) Brother
(C) Mother
(D) Father
(E) None of the above
9. How is A related to F?
(A) Father
(B) Mother
(C) Sister
(D) Brother
(E) None of the above
Directions-(Q. 10-14) Study the following information and answer the questions given below-
Seven persons P, Q< R< S, T, U and V goes for a vacation in seven different days starting from Monday and ending on Sunday. The destination are Shimla, New York, Paris, Delhi, Bali, Kerala and Goa but not necessarily in the same order.
V is not going to Kerala. R is not going to Delhi. U is going to Goa on Thursday and one person is going between U and S. Two persons are going between U and the one who is going to New York. One person is going between the one who is going to Kerala and the one who is going to New York. No one is going after Q. As many persons are going before the one who are going to Paris is same as the number of persons going after the one who is going to Delhi. The one who is going to Paris is going before the one who is going to Delhi. The one who is going to Bali is going before the one who is going to Shimla. No one is going between P and R. P is going before R. R is not going to Kerala and Shimla. T is going before V.
10. How many persons are going between S and Q?
(A) Two
(B) None
(C) Three
(D) Four
(E) One
11. How many persons are going between S and the one who is going to Kerala?
(A) One
(B) None
(C) Three
(D) Two
(E) Four
12. Who among the following person is going to Paris?
(A) R
(B) Q
(C) P
(D) S
(E) T
13. Who among the following person is going on Friday?
(A) V
(B) Q
(C) T
(D) S
(E) P
14. Who among the following person is going to Bali?
(A) The one who is going on Monday
(B) The one who is going on Saturday
(C) V
(D) Q
(E) None of the above
Directions-(Q. 15-19) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below-
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around the circular table but not necessarily in the same order. Three of them are facing away from the centre and five of them are facing towards the centre.
C and F are neighbours, facing the opposite directions. A is not an immediate neighbour of H. D does not sit opposite to . G and H are facing each other. A and B are sitting opposite to each other. The immediate neighbours of G are facing the opposite direction. C and H are not immediate neighbours of each other. C is second to the left of the person who is sitting third to the left of H. D is facing the same directions as A.
15. Who is sitting to the immediate left of E?
(A) D
(B) C
(C) B
(D) G
(E) H
16. Four of the following five are alike in certain way based on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to the group?
(A) F
(B) D
(C) G
(D) E
(E) A
17. Who amongst the following is an immediate neighbour of F?
(A) E
(B) A
(C) G
(D) B
(E) D
18. Who is facing D?
(A) F
(B) C
(C) E
(D) A
(E) H
19. What is the position of A with respect to C?
(A) Third to the right
(B) Second to the right
(C) Second to the left
(D) Immediate right
(E) Immediate left
Directions-(Q. 20-24) Study the following information and answer the question given below.
A word and a number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers it rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.
Input : 75 floor person room hall 86 35 47 building 58
Step I : 86 building 75 floor person room hall 35 47 58
Step II : 75 floor 86 building person room hall 35 47 58
Step III : 58 hall 75 floor 86 building person room 35 47
Step IV : 47 person 58 hall 75 floor 86 building room 35
Step V : 35 room 47 person 58 hall 75 floor 86 building.
And step V is the last step of the above arrangement.
As per the rules followed in the given steps,
Input : 96 symbol number 85 68 books paper 55 49 laptop.
20. What will be the difference of the numbers which is second from the right end in step II and first from the right end in step IV?
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 4
(D) 3
(E) 2
21. What will be the sum of the numbers which is third from left end in step III and second from right end in step V?
(A) 181
(B) 155
(C) 154
(D) 167
(E) 150
22. Which of the following element will be fifth from the left end in step IV?
(A) 96
(B) symbol
(C) 85
(D) number
(E) laptop
23. Which of the following element will be third from the right end in step III?
(A) symbol
(B) paper
(C) 85
(D) 68
(E) None of these
24. What will be the difference between the numbers which is sixth from the right end in step I and fifth from left end in step V?
(A) 13
(B) 23
(C) 15
(D) 17
(E) 19
Directions-(Q. 25-29) In these questions relationship between different elements is shown in the statement. The statements are followed by conclusions. Study the conclusions. Study the conclusions based on the given statement and select the appropriate answer-
(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) Either conclusion I or II follows
(D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(E) Both conclusions I and II follows
25. Statements: L < K ≤ G > P < V > I ≥ Z = A > B ≥
Conclusion : I. V > C
(II) V ≥ A
26. Statements : P > Q ≥ R > S = T < U > V > X ≥
Conclusions: I. P ≥ Y
(II) P > Z
27. Statements: D ≤ M > O, K ≥ T, D > T
Conclusions: I. T < M
(II) K = D
28. Statements: S < T ≤ U, T > P, I = T ≤ D
Conclusions: I. I > P
(II) S ≤ D
29. Statements: A > M > R = F ≥ Z < X < C < V.
Conclusion: I. M < C
(II) R ≥ Z
Directions-(Q. 30-34) In this questions, three statements followed by two conclusions numbered 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 conclusions logically follows from the statements disregarding commonly known facts.
(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either conclusion I or II follows
(D) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(E) If both conclusions I and II follow.
30. Statements: All artists are players. All musicians are artists. All players are singers.
Conclusions:
(I) All singers are musician is a possibility.
(II) Some singers which are artists are also a part of musician.
31. Statements: All bricks are stones. Some stones are rocks are rocks. All rocks are mountains.
(I) Some mountains which are stones are also a part of bricks.
(II) No rock is brick is a possibility.
32. Statements: All six’s are scores. All boundaries are fours. No boundary is score.
Conclusions:
(I) All six’s are fours is a possibility.
(II) All scores which are fours are also a part of boundaries.
33. Statements: Some cars are mobiles. All mobiles are phones. All cars are trucks.
Conclusions:
(I) Some cars are not phones.
(II) All trucks are phones is a possibility.
34. Statements: Some husbands are fathers. All fathers are parents. Some husbands are not mothers.
Conclusions:
(I) All mothers are father is a possibility
(II) All husbands are parents is a possibility.
35. Statements: A sentence in the letter to the candidates called for written examination-‘You have to bear your expenses on travel etc.’
Assumptions:
(I) If not clarified, all the candidates may claim reimbursement of expenses.
(II) Many organizations reimburse expenses on travel to candidates called for written examinations.
(A) If only assumption I is implicit
(B) If only assumption II is implicit
(C) If either I or II is implicit
(D) If neither I nor II is implicit
(E) If both I and II are implicit
36. Statements: Apart from the entertainment value of television, its educational value cannot be ignored.
Assumptions:
(I) People take television to be a means of entertainment only.
(II) The educational value of television is not realized properly.
(A) If only assumption I is implicit
(B) If only assumption II is implicit
(C) If either I or II is implicit
(D) If neither I nor II is implicit
(E) If both I and II are implicit
37. Statements: A very large number of students have failed in the final high school examination due to faulty questions in one of the subjects.
Course of Actions:
(I) All the students who have failed in the subject should be allowed to take supplementary examination.
(II) All those who are responsible for the error should be suspended and an enquiry should be initiated to find out the facts.
(A) Only I follows
(B) Only II follows
(C) Either I or II follows
(D) Both I and II follow
(E) Neither I nor II follows
Directions-(Q. 38-42) Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given beside.
Seven players viz., L, M, N, O, P, Q and R of Volleyball were standing on a ground such that L was 10m the north of R, who was 5 m west of Q. M was 6 m south of N, who was 8 m east of R. P was 13 m north of N and 4 m east of O.
After sometime few of them changed their position, which will be denoted by adding ‘to their names. For example new position of L will be denoted as L’.
O moved 5 m towards south and then turned left and moved 2 m and stopped.
L moved 5 m towards north-east and then moved 1 m in north and stopped.
38. In which direction is O’ with respect to N?
(A) South-east
(B) North-west
(C) North
(D) North-east
(E) None of these
39. What is the shortest distance between O’ and R?
(A) 9 m
(B) 13 m
(C) 10 m
(D) 14 m
(E) Cannot be determined
40. If Q moved 1 m towards west then what is the straight distance between L’ and Q’?
(A) 12 m
(B) 15 m
(C) 17 m
(D) 19 m
(E) 14 m
41. Who among the following has the least distance in between?
(I) MN (II) QR (III) NQ
(A) Only I
(B) Only II
(C) Only III
(D) Both I and II
(E) Either II or III
42. Which of the following statements is false?
(A) P, N and M standing in a straight vertical line
(B) R is in south of L’
(C) Distance between O and L’ is 1 m
(D) None is false
(E) All are false
Directions-(Q. 43-47) Study the following information carefully to answer the question given below :
Eight persons were born on two different dates i.e. 8th or 11th in four different months of the same year viz. January, February, March and September but not necessarily in the same order. Only one person was born on one date.
E was born on even date but not the eldest among all. B was born just before H. Three persons were born between E and H. G was born just before D but not in the same month. B was born after G. F was born in the month which as 30 days. At least one person was born between C and E. A was born on an odd date.
43. How many persons were born after D?
(A) More than three
(B) Three
(C) None
(D) One
(E) Two
44. How many persons were born between F and G?
(A) One
(B) Four
(C) Two
(D) None
(E) Three
45. The number of persons born between A and G is same as the number of persons born between H and ………….?
(A) C
(B) F
(C) D
(D) E
(E) B
46. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?
(A) C
(B) A
(C) G
(D) B
(E) F
47. Who among the following born on 8th January?
(A) E
(B) G
(C) B
(D) C
(E) A
48. Pointing to a boy in a photograph Rani said, “His sister’s uncle is the only brother of my mohter’s husband’s only daughter.” How the boy in the photograph is related to Rani?
(A) Son
(B) Cousin
(C) Brother
(D) Daughter
(E) Mother
49. A person starts from point A goes 4 km towards East then he takes his left and goes 4 km, at last he takes his right and goes 3 km, reached point B, now in which direction point B with respect to point A.
(A) North-west
(B) North-east
(C) North
(D) West
(E) East
50. If three is added to each even digit and two is added to each odd digit of the number 7145362, then which of the following digits will not appear twice in the new number thus formed?
(A) Only 3
(B) Only 9
(C) Both 3 and 5
(D) Both 7 and 9
(E) Only 5