Mixed Reasoning Questions – Set 20

Miscellaneous Reasoning Questions for NABARD, IBPS RRB, IBPS PO/Clerk, NIACL, NICL, RBI Grade B, BOI, Bank of Baroda and other competitive exams.

Directions (1-4): Each question below contains two rows marked by I and II. The resultant of each row can be found by the rules given below. Answer the question followed by the rows by finding the resultant with the help of following five rules:

1) If an even number is followed by an odd prime number, then multiply the two numbers.
2) If an even number is followed by an even number, then the numbers are needed to be added.
3) If an odd number is followed by a perfect square, then subtract the smaller number from the larger one.
4) If an odd number is followed by an odd prime number, then the numbers are needed to be added.
5) If an even number is followed by a perfect square, then divide the larger number by the smaller one.

1. I.    10     12     5
   II.    5       9     25
   Find the multiplication of the resultant of both rows.
   A) 655.5
   B) 783.5
   C) 687.5
   D) 645.5
   E) 728.5
   
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    Option C
   Solution:
   For row I –
   From rule 2: 10 + 12 = 22
   From rule 1: 22 * 5 = 110
   Resultant of second row = 110
   For row II –
   From rule 3: 9 – 5 = 4
   From rule 5: 25/4 = 6.25
   Resultant of second row = 6.25
   So required multiplication = 110 * 6.25 = 687.5
   
2. I.     9     3     8
   II.   X     3     9
   If X is the resultant of first row, find 1/4th of the resultant of second row.
   A) 8/5
   B) 4/3
   C) 7/2
   D) 5/3
   E) 9/5
   
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    Option D
   Solution:
   For row I –
   From rule 4: 9 + 3 = 12
   From rule 2: 12 + 8 = 20
   Resultant of second row = 20
   For row II –
   From rule 1: 20 * 3 = 60
   From rule 5: 60/9 = 20/3
   Resultant of second row = 20/3
   So required answer = 1/4 * 20/3 = 5/3
   
3. I.     7      9      9
   II.  21    25     11
   Find the multiplication of the resultant of both rows.
   A) 216
   B) 204
   C) 169
   D) 176
   E) 198
   
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    Option E
   Solution:
   For row I –
   From rule 3: 9 – 7 = 2
   From rule 5: 9/2 = 4.5
   Resultant of second row = 4.5
   For row II –
   From rule 3: 25 – 21 = 4
   From rule 1: 4 * 11 = 44
   Resultant of second row = 44
   So required multiplication = 4.5 * 44 = 198
   
4. I.    8     3     5
   II.   7     7    3
   Find the addition of the resultant of both rows.
   A) 162
   B) 167
   C) 158
   D) 153
   E) 174
   
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    Option A
   Solution:
   For row I –
   From rule 1: 8 * 3 = 24
   From rule 1: 24 * 5 = 120
   Resultant of second row = 120
   For row II –
   From rule 4: 7 + 7 = 14
   From rule 1: 14 * 3 = 42
   Resultant of second row = 42
   So required sum = 120 + 42 = 162
   

Directions (5-6): There are 6 people – A, B, C, D, E, and F. They all got different ranks in class from 1 to 6. D got 3^rd position from above. B’s rank is greater than A’s rank but less than C’s rank. A got less rank than D but not the lowest. D’s rank is greater than E’s rank but less than F’s rank.

5. Who got 3^rd rank from bottom?
   A) C
   B) A
   C) B
   D) Cannot be determined
   E) None of these
   
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    Option C
   Solution:
   Rank wise:
   F/C > D > B > A > E
   So B got 3^rd rank from bottom.  
6. If C got 45 marks, what is the possible marks of F?
   A) 49
   B) 42
   C) 35
   D) 44
   E) Cannot be determined 
   
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    Option E
    
7. In a contest, Ruchi got 17^th rank from top and 28^th from bottom. 7 students did not take part in the contest and other 7 failed in the previous round. There were how many total students?
   A) 56
   B) 59
   C) 58
   D) 55
   E) 57
   
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    Option C
   Students who passed the first round = (17+28)-1 = 44
   Now 7 failed the first round and 7 did not take part
   So total students = 44+7+7 = 58
8. In a class of 35 students, Bhavya got 7^th rank from bottom and Kavya got 11^th rank from top. Geeta got a rank in between these two. What is Bhavya’s position from Geeta?
   A) only I follows
   B) only II follows
   C) either I or II follow
   D) neither I nor II follow
   E) both I and II follow
   
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    Option D
   Bhavya’s rank from top = (35-7)+1 = 29^th rank
   Kavya got 11^th rank from top
   So rank in between is =(29+11)/2 = 20^th
   So Bhavya’s position from Kavya is 9^th
9. If ‘A × B’ means ‘A is the daughter of B’, ‘A + B’ means ‘A is the husband of B’ and ‘A – B’ means ‘A is the sister of B’, then what does ‘E + N – F × M’ mean?
   A) E is the brother-in-law of M
   B) E is the uncle of M
   C) E is the son-in-law of M
   D) M is the mother-in-law of E
   E) None of these
   
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    Option C
   
   
10. Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:
    ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is the sister of Q’.
    ‘P # Q’ means ‘P is the husband of Q’.
    ‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is the daughter of Q’.
    ‘P % Q’ means ‘P is the mother of Q’.
    ‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is the brother of Q’.
    Which of the following expressions denotes that ‘J is the wife of W’?
    A) E $ J % D + K % W
    B) W @ D+ K + E % J
    C) J % E + K @ D $ W
    D) J % E # K + D $ W
    E) D @ E + K $ W @ J
    
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     Option C
    

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