Reasoning Questions for IBPS PO Main Exam Set- 17

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1 – 5:
(A) only 1st follows
(B) only 2nd follows
(C) either 1st or 2nd
(D) neither 1st nor 2nd
(E) both 1st and 2nd

1. Statements: Some roses are lotus. All lotuses are sunflowers. No sunflower is lily.
   Conclusions:
   I. All lotuses are not lilies
   II. All sunflowers which are rose are necessarily lotus.
   
   Answer

   Ans – (A)
   
   
   
2. Statements: Some bats are balls. All footballs are balls. No hockey is a bat.
   Conclusions:
   I. Some balls are not hockey.
   II. All footballs being hockeys is a possibility.
   
   Answer

   Ans – (E)
   
   
   
3. Statements: Some palaces are forts. Some forts are red. No red is strong.
   Conclusions:
   I. Some palaces being strong is a possibility
   II. Some forts may be strong.
   
   Answer

   Ans – (E)
   
   
   
4. Statements: All buildings are houses. No house is an apartment. All apartments are flats.
   Conclusions:
   I. All apartments being buildings is a possibility.
   II. All buildings being flats is a possibility.
   
   Answer

   Ans – (B)
   
   
   
5. Statements: Some towers are flowers. No flower is tree. Some trees are petals
   Conclusions:
   I. Some petals are towers
   II. Some trees are not towers.
   
   Answer

   Ans – (D)
   
   
   
6. How many pairs of letters are there in the word CASHPAYMENT, each of which have as many letters between then in the word as they have between then in the English alphabet?
   A) One
   B) Two
   C) Three
   D) More than three
   
   Answer

   Ans – B) Two
   Explanation:
   Pairs are HN, MP
   
   
7. A man starts from point P and goes 5 km east, then he turns to his left and goes 5 km, next he turns to his right and walks 9 km, next to his left and goes 2 km. now he takes a left turn and finally stops at point Q after moving 13 km. Find the distance between P and Q (in km), and the direction he is now as seen from point P.
   A) 7√2, South-West
   B) 7, North
   C) 5√2 , North-East
   D) 5√2 , North
   
   Answer

   Ans – C) 5√2 , North-East
   
   
   
8. In a certain code, JUPITER is written as – UGUIQWM. How is MERCURY witten in same code
   A) BTVCSHP
   B) BTVCPGP
   C) BTVDSGP
   D) BTVCSGP
   
   Answer

   Ans – D) BTVCSGP
   
   
   
9. Statement: People see tax as a burden and thus devise ways to underpay or avoid it altogether.
   Courses of Action:
   I. Govt should educate and inform citizens about the ways in which taxes help in development of the nation.
   II. Tax rates should not be increased so that the under-recovery in collection is compensated.
   A) only I
   B) only II
   C) neither I nor II
   D) both I and II
   
   Answer

   Ans – A) only I
   
   
10. Statement: The sales of ball point pens manufactured by company A have gone down considerably ever since the same company introduced gel ink pens in the market.
    Courses of Action:
    I. Ball point pens should not be manufactured by company any more.
    II. Company should immediately withdraw all gel ink pens from the market so as to force people to buy ball point pens.
    A) only I
    B) only II
    C) neither I nor II
    D) both I and II
    
    Answer

    Ans – C) neither I nor II
    Explanation:
    Sales have gone down but not stopped, so ball point pens should be manufactured for sales.