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SECTION WISSE REASONING SET FOR RBI GRADE B

REASONING APTITUDE

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. I. A, B, C, D, E and F are members of a family consisting

of three generations. The family consists of two pairs of couples. The family consist of two pairs of couples. The family consists of only three females. The oldest member in the family is a female but the youngest one is male. No two persons are of the same age.

II. One day they visited a restaurant and sat around a table facing towards the centre. D sat opposite the person who occupies the third place when their ages are considered in descending order.

III. A is the grandfather of F and sat on the immediate right of D, who is the father of C but not the husband of E. Persons of the same generation sat opposite each other. B sat on the immediate right of a female. F is not the youngest.

1. The youngest person sat between which of the following two persons? (1) D and E (2) B and A (3) D and B (4) Data inadequate (5) None of these

2. The only person who sat between E and F is not the person who is (1) the mother of F (2) the daughter-in-law of A (3) the wife of D (4) the second in position in descending order of age (5) the daughter-in-law of E

3. The persons who are adjacent to E, are (1) B and F (2) C and D (3) C and B (4) Data inadequate (5) None of these

4. Which of the following shows the correct order rightward from the position of A? (1) A, F, B, E, D, C (2) A, D, E, C, B, F (3) A, D, C, E, B, F (4) Data inadequate (5) None of these

5. Which of the following statements is/are not true? I. One of the couples is A and E. II. D is the son of E whereas B is the wife of D. III. C is the brother of F. IV. E, B and F are females. (1) All I, II, III and IV (2) Only III (3) III and IV (4) None (5) None of these

Directions (6-10): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. There are six girls from six different states UP, Bihar, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi and Paschim Banga staying in three different hostels of Delhi University. Two girls in each hostel are roommates. Every girl reads one of the following newspapers: The Times of India, The Asian Age, The Hindustan Times, The Pioneer, The Hindu, The Indian Express. Neha stays in PG Womens Hostel. She is from

Bihar. She does not read The Asian Age and The Hindustan Times. Priya, from UP, reads The Indian Express. She does not stay with Puja. Reena stays with a girl from Rajasthan. The Asian Age is read by a girl stays in Meghdoot Hostel. Manisha is not from Haryana and Paschim Banga and she reads The Pioneer. A girl from Geetanjali Hostel reads The Hindu. Rinki is neither from Delhi nor from Paschim Banga. The Hindustan Times and The Indian Express do not come in PG Womens Hostel. Girls from UP and Haryana stay together. The Pioneer comes to PG Womens Hostel. The girl who reads The India Express resides at Meghdoot. 6. Who stays in Geetanjali?

(1) Reena and Puja (2) Rinki and Puja (3) Reena and Neha (4) Neha and Rinki (5) None of these

7. Who reads The Times of India? (1) Rinki (2) Neha (3) Manisha (4) Puja (5) None of these

8. Who stays with Rinki? (1) Neha (2) Priya (3) Reena (4) Manisha (5) None of these

9. Which state does Puja belong to? (1) Delhi (2) Bihar (3) Paschim Banga (4) Rajasthan (5) None of these

10. In Which hostel does Manisha stay? (1) PG Womens Hostel (2) Geetanjali Hostel (3) Meghdoot (4) Data inadequate (5) None of these

Directions (Q. Nos. 11-15) In each question below are given three statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. 11. Statements:

No rats are elephants. All dogs are elephants. All dogs are cows. Conclusions I. Some dogs are not rats. II. Some elephants are cows. III. Some cows are not rats. IV. No rats are dogs. (1) All follow (2) I, II and III (3) II, III and IV (4) I, III and IV (5) None of these

12. Statements No elephants are rats. All cows are elephants. All dogs are cows. Conclusions


I. Some elephants are not dogs. II. Some cows are not dogs. III. All elephants are dogs. IV. No dogs are rats. (1) None follow (2) Only IV (3) I, II and IV (4) I and IV (5) None of these

13. Statements All books are pencils. No pencils are copies. All copies are dusters. Conclusions I. Some books are not copies. II. Some copies are not books. III. Some dusters are not books. IV. Some books are not dusters. (1) All follow (2) I, II and III (3) II, III and IV (4) II and III (5) None of these

14. Statements All books are pencils. No pens are books. All dusters are pens. Conclusions I. Some pencils are dusters. II. No dusters are books. III. Some pencils are not dusters. IV. No pencils are dusters. (1) II, III and IV (2) II and either I or III follow (3) II, III and either I or IV follow (4) III and either I or IV follow (5) None of the above

15. Statements All books are pencils. Some books are pens. No pins are pens. Conclusions I. Some books are pins. II. Some pencils are pins. III. Some pens are not pencils. IV. Some books are not pens. (1) None follows (2) Only I (3) All follow (4) Only II (5) None of these

Directions (Q. Nos. 16-19) In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Then, decide which of the answers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) is the correct answer. 16. Statements

Bar Council of India (BCI) has decided to go on a hunger strike to protest the implementation of the Legal Services Authority (Amendment) Act. _____ Chairman of BCI Assumptions I. The Amendment has several loopholes and is bound to hurt the litigants interests. II. All the members of BCI will welcome the decision. III. The hunger strike held in front of the court will put a pressure on the respective authority. (1) Only I (2) I and II (3) I and III (4) All of these (5) None of these

17. Statements Despite strong opposition, the controversial Prohibition of Forcible Conversion of Religion Bill was passed by the the Tamil Nadu Assembly with the AIDMK and the BJP outvoting the combined opposition of the DMK, the Congress, the Pattali Makkal Katchi and the Left parties. _____ A news Assumptions I. Conversions create resentment among several

sections and also inflame religious passions, leading to communal clashes.

II. Conversions only lead to the isolation of the converted.

III. Strong opposition puts hindrance before a bill in taking final shape.

(1) II and III (2) I and II (3) I and III (4) All of these (5) None of these

18. Statements For the third time in a row this week, the Indira Gandhi International Airport was put on a full alert today after Air India received an anonymous message that two terrorists laden with explosives were aboard its Mumbai-Delhi-Hong Kong flight. ____ An authority of Indira Gandhi International Airport Assumptions I. Anonymous message is not likely to be hoax call. II. Anonymous message is likely to be a hoax call. III. Alertness might be helpful in reducing the menace. (1) I and III (2) II and III (3) Either I or II and III (4) Only III (5) None of these

19. Statements You should be very careful, so that the society does not adversely comment on the police leadership. ____ A statement made by a CBI officer to the newly recruited young officers Assumptions I. The society always indulge in adverse comments. II. Peoples trust in the police force is not up to the desired level. III. Society has the efficiency to judge accurately about the police leadership. (1) I and II (2) II and III (3) I and III (4) All of these (5) None of these

20. The US has given its clearest signal yet that it is planning what president Obama has called a limited, narrow military attack on Syria as the Syrian government is using weapons of mass destruction on the local people, causing mass genocide. Which of the following could be the main reason that the USA is planning an attack on Syria? 1) The USA wants to end the autocratic rule in Syria. 2) Syria has used prohibited weapons, breaking international laws. 3) The USA has economic interest in Syria. 4) The USA wants to create its own military base is Syria. 5) None of these

Directions (21-25): In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy etc. on the basis of


the information given in the statement. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true. Then, decide which of the two given suggested courses of action logically follows for pursuing. Give answer (1) If only I follows (2) If Only II follows (3) If either I or II follows (4) If neither I nor II follows (5) If both I and II follow 21. Statement A phone was received at the district

control office from an anonymous person that there was a deadly bomb in the secretariat. Courses of action I. Bomb defusing squad should be sent immediately. II. The authority should not give any heed to this type of hoax.

22. Statement The hygienic condition of the city X is not good. Polythenes and garbage are littered all over. Courses of action I. The hygienic condition of the city X is a problem which has been persisting over a long time and cant be improved immediately. II. NGOs and Nagar Nigam should start a cleanliness movement.

23. Statement Rajdhani Express was derailed while crossing a bridge near city Y. This resulted in loss of life and property. Courses of action I. An investigation committee should be set up to look into the matter related to the accident. II. Proper action should be taken against the accused.

24. Statement There is great fear among people that a neighbouring country X will drop an atom bomb on India within 24. Courses of action I. India should take initiative, drop atom bombs and destroy the atomic centres of country X. II. The President of India should talk to his counterpart of country X.

25. Statement The epidemic of porno websites is spreading in India and thus harming Indian youths by degrading their moral and ethical values. Courses of action I. Cabin facilities should not be given to Internet users. II. Porno sites should not be allowed to be free sites.

Directions (26-30): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. A task force was formed to nab four area commanders of a naxalite group operating in a forest. These area commanders were Gabbar Singh, Malkhan Singh, Chattan Singh, Shambhu Singh. The task force was adorned with brave and young persons. The head of the task force made a plan to nab all the four area commanders by encountering them. The head choose four captains to do so. The captains were Akkar Singh, Babbar Singh, Chatur Singh and Dilawar Singh.

Each has an encounter with one of the commanders. The four encounters did not happen simultaneously, but one after another. Study the following clues and answer the questions following it. I. Neither the first not the third encounter was with Malkhan Singh or Chattan Singh. II. Dilawars encounter was the third one. III. The encounter with Malkhan Singh came immediately after the encounter with Shambhu Singh, which was not the first one. IV. Babbars encounter was not with Chattan Singh. V. Chaturs encounter was the first one. 26. Chaturs encounter was with which person?

(1) Cant say (2) Malkhan Singh (3) Gabbar Singh (4) Chattan Singh (5) None of these

27. Third encounter was between Dilawar and (1) Shambhu Singh (2) Malkhan Singh (3) Chattan Singh (4) Cant say (5) None of these

28. Babbars encounter was with (1) Malkhan Singh (2) Gabbar Singh (3) Chattan Singh (4) Shambhu Singh (5) Cant say

29. Akkars encounter was with (1) Malkhan Singh (2) Gabbar Singh (3) Chattan Singh (4) Shambhu Singh (5) Cant say

30. Which of the following is correctly matched? Captain Commander Encounter Order I. Akkar

II. Babbar III. Chatur IV. Dilawar

Gabbar 1 Malkhan 3 Chattan 2

Shambhu 4 (1) Only I (2) Only II (3) Only III (4) Only IV (5) None of these

Directions (31-35): In the questions given below, certain symbols are used with the following meanings. P@Q means P is neither equal to nor smaller than Q. P Q means P is not smaller than Q. P Q means P is neither greater nor smaller than Q. P Q means P is neither greater than nor equal to Q. P+Q means P is not greater than Q. P Q P is not equal to Q. Now in each of the following questions, assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely true. Give answer (1) If only conclusion I is true (2) If only conclusion II is true (3) either conclusion I or II is true (4) If neither conclusion I nor II is true (5) If both conclusions I and II are true 31. Statements: Y, E J

Conclusions: I. ET II. ET 32. Statements: T

Conclusions: I. L II. A@L 33. Statements: TO, OP, P


Conclusions: I. PT II. OA 34. Statements: D

Conclusions: I. D@M II. D+M 35. Statements: A+P, A@T, T

Conclusions : I. P S II. P+S Directions (36-40): In each questions below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Give answer (1) If only assumption I is implicit (2) If only assumption II is implicit (3) If either I or II is implicit (4) If neither I nor II is implicit (5) If both I and II are implicit 36. Statements Instead of burning the leaves, bury them

in compost pits, by which it gets converted to natural manure, making it beneficial for the soil. ___ A notice issued in public interest by Department of Environment Assumptions I. Whenever leaves are burnt in the open, the air gets laden with tiny particulate matter which raises air pollution to alarming levels, Which cause severe respiratory disorders and eye infections to those exposed to it. II. Benefits gained from ashes of leaves burnt are not as much as the benefits gained from the natural manure obtained from leaves by burning it.

37. Statements A tempting cup of garma garma Georgia now awaits you at every street corner. So, no matter who you are or where you go, a Georgia Vending Machine will hand you the same clean, delicious cup of tea in Regular, Adrak, Elaichi and Masala and if youre looking for a change try the Regular, Mocha and Cappuccino coffee. One sip will make you realize why every other alternative is a mere compromise! ____ An advertisement Assumptions I. Most of the people need delicious cup of tea or coffee with a change in taste. II. Every person is addicted to either tea or coffee.

38. Statements If you ask me about the daunting challenges that I face, I would say that my governments first priority is to improve the existing law and order situation. Then follows the issue of prices of commodities. ___ Mr. Y, a newly appointed PM of country X Assumptions I. If a citizen of country X can sleep peacefully, he/she can then think of providing food to his/her family, ponder over education and move about freely in the country. II. Prices of the commodities affect the common man greatly.

39. Statements If you have any unresolved consumer disputes, do not not feel that you are helpless, do not hesitate to assert your rights. Approach the District

Consumer Forum for speedy redressal. ____

Department of Consumer Affairs Assumptions I. People dont want to approach consumer forum due to the red-tapism in procedure adopted by the forum. II. Speedy redressal will attract more unresolved consumer disputes.

40. Statements It is not always true that only an intelligent person can qualify the written examination for Probationary Officers (Pos). Assumptions I. An intelligent person can qualify the written examination for POs. II. A person who is not intelligent can also qualify the written examination for Pos.

Directions (41-45): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

A word arrangement Machine, when given a particular input, rearranges it following a particular rule. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of rearrangement. Input we again 36 early 17 morning in day 7 11 Step I again we 36 early 17 morning in day 7 11 Step II again 36 we early 17 morning in day 7 11 Step III again 36 early we 17 morning in day 7 11 Step IV again 36 early 7 we 17 morning in day 11 Step V again 36 early 7 in we 17 morning day 11 Step VI again 36 early 7 in day we 17 morning 11 Step VII again 36 early 7 in 17 day we morning 11 Step VIII again 36 early 7 in 17 day 11 we morning Step IX again 36 early 7 in 17 day 11 morning we Step IX is the last step.

41. If the following is the IInd step of an input what will be Vth step? Step II After 89 she 38 wins 11 Olympic 22 the 7 (1) after 89 she 7 the 22 Olympic 11 wins 38 (2) after 89 Olympic she 38 wins 11 22 the 7 (3) after 89 Olympic 7 she 38 the wins 11 22 (4) after 89 Olympic 7 she 38 the 11 wins 22 (5) None of the above

42. Which of the following is the last step for the Input eat 9 fast icecream 22 3 umbrella cat 5? (1) cat eat 9 fast 5 icecream 22 umbrella 3 (2) eat 22 icecream 3 umbrella 9 cat 5 fast (3) eat 22 umbrella 3 icecream 9 cat 5 fast (4) eat 22 icecream 3 umbrella5 cat 9 fast (5) None of the above

43. Which step will be the last step for the Input elephant 17 free open 41 27 danger 15? (1) IV (2) V (3) VI (4) VII (5) None of these

44. Which word/number will be at 4th from the left in step V for the given input in above question? (1) 41 (2) danger (3) open (4) 15 (5) None of these

45. Which word/number will be 3rd to the right of 41 in step IV for the given input in Q. 43? (1) open (2) danger (3) 15 (4) 17 (5) None of these


Directions (46-50): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and Give answer (1) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question (2) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question (3) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question (4) If the data in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question (5) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question 46. Is it 5 oclock?

I. Im looking at my watch. From this moment on, the hour hand will take exactly twice as long as the minute hand to reach the number six. II. Im looking at my watch. From this moment on, the hour hand will take exactly three times longer than the minute hand to reach the number six.

47. In which month is my birthday? I. I will celebrate my birthday in a month which begins on a Friday and ends on a Friday too. II. I will celebrate my birthday in the current month. The result of adding the date of the last Monday of last month and the date of the first Thursday of next month is 38.

48. Alka and Madhu put 40 matches on the table and make themselves aware of the game for which the matches are to be used. As per the rules, the winner is the one who takes the last match. Who will win the game? I. Each player in turn takes 1, 3 or 5 matches. II. Madhu chooses to go first and takes 3 matches.

49. Two cars start travelling from different points and in opposite directions in a circuit race at a constant speed. How much faster is one car going than the other? I. The distances from A to B, B to C and C to A are the same. II. The cars cross for the first time at point A, the second time at point B, the third time at point C and the fourth time again at point A.

50. What was the score in each match of a three-team tournament in which the three teams (who participated) A, B and C got 3 points, 2 points and 1 point respectively? 2 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw. I. Each team played one against each of the two other teams. II. Each team scored one goal.

Directions (51-54): Study the following information to answer the given questions. Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1 P, Q, R, S, T

and V are seated and all of them are facing South. In row 2 A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing North. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. S sits third to right of Q. Either S or Q sits at an extreme end of the line. The one who faces Q sits second to right of E. Two people sit between B and F. Neither B nor F sits at an extreme end of the line. The immediate neighbour of B faces the person who sits third to left of P, R and T are immediate neighbours of each other. C sits second to the left of A. T does not face the immediate neighbour of D. 51. Who amongst the following sit at extreme ends of the

rows? (1) S, D (2) Q, A (3) V, C (4) P, D (5) Q, F

52. Who amongst the following faces S? (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) F

53. How many persons are seated between V and R? (1) One (2) Two (3) Three (4) Four (5) None of these

54. P is related to A, in the same way as S is related to B based on the given arrangement. To which of the following is T related to, following the same pattern? (1) C (2) D (3) E (4) F (5) Cant be determined

55. Who amongst the following faces B? (1) P (2) V (3) R (4) Q (5) None of these

Directions (56-60): Study the following information to answer the given questions: In a certain code her idea has merit is written as fo la bu na, merit list has been displayed is written as jo ke la si na, her name displayed there is written as ya si bu zo and name in merit list is written as na ya go ke. 56. What does ke stand for? (1) been (2) has (3) merit (4) name (5) list 57. What is the code for idea? (1) fo (2) la (3) bu (4) na (5) either bu or na 58. Which of the following represents name has been

displayed? (1) ya la ke si (2) jo si ya la (3) si jo ke na (4) bu ya ke na (5) ya si jo zo 59. What does zo stands for? (1) there (2) displayed (3) name (4) her (5) cannot be determined 60. Which of the following may represent her name is

there? (1) zo ya go wo (2) bu ya zo go (3) zo ya bu ke (4) ya zo wu bu (5) wo go zo ya

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