Mixed Reasoning Questions – Set 29 (for IBPS Clerk Prelims)

Directions (1-3): Six persons M, N, O, P, Q, and R, have different money for spending on their birthday party. M has more money than two persons. P has more money than N and Q, but not the highest. R has less money than N, but not the least. Q does not have highest money to spend on birthday party. The one who has third highest money, have Rs 8000 and second lowest have Rs 5500.

1. What is the possible amount that M can spend on his birthday?
   A) Rs 9000
   B) Rs 5000
   C) Rs 7500
   D) Rs 9500
   E) Can’t be determined
   
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     Option C
   Explanation:
   Order is: O > P >  N > M > R > Q
                 
2. Which pf the following pair of persons have highest and lowest money for spending on their birthday?
   A) M N
   B) O Q
   C) N P
   D) O R
   E) None of these
   
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     Option B     
3. If O have Rs 9000 more than the difference obtained between N and R, than O have how much money?
   A) Rs 11500
   B) Rs 11000
   C) Rs 10000
   D) Rs 9500
   E) None of these
   
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     Option A  

Directions (4-6): Riya starts from point D and walked 5m in North and stop at point C. From point C, she turns left and walks double distance than her previous and stop at point B. From point B, she turns 90 degree in clockwise direction and covers a distance, which is 80% of distance between B and C, and stop at point A.

Rina starts from point M in south direction, which is 5m east of point A, and walks 3/4 of distance between A and B, and stop at point N. From point N, she turns in left direction and walk a distance which is 1 m more than the distance between M and N, and stop at point O.

4. Point A is in which direction with respect of point O?
   A) South
   B) North
   C) North-west
   D) South-East
   E) Can’t be determined
   
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     Option C
   Explanation:
   
5. If point Z is 2 m north of point C, which point is closest to point Z?
   A) C
   B) O
   C) N
   D) B
   E) Both C and O
   
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     Option E 
6. If point P is 6 m North to point O, what is distance between A and P?
   A) 15 m
   B) 12m
   C) 10 m
   D) 8 m
   E) None of these
   
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     Option B  
   
     

Directions (7-10): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
An input of numbers is given. A number arrangement machine when given an input of  numbers, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and steps of rearrangement.

Input- 336  295 469  536  217  198  686
Step I- 336   295   469   536   198  686  217
StepII- 295   469   536  198  686  336   217
StepIII- 295   469  198  686   536   336   217
StepIV- 469  198   686  295  536  336   217  
StepV- 469  686   198  295  536   336   217
StepVI- 686  469  198  295  536  336   217  
StepVI is the last step of input.
Input –  470   528   329   881   625   918   776    

7.  How many steps are required to get the final output from the above input?
   A) Four
   B) Five
   C) Six
   D) Seven
   E) None of these
   
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     Option C
   Explanation: Logic- The number will be arranged sum of its digit in ascending order from right to left .
    470= 4+7+0=11
    528= 5+2+8=15
    329= 3+2+9=14
    881=8+8+1=17
   625=6+2+5=13
   918=9+1+8=18
   776=7+7+6=20  
8. Which number will be in the middle in step IV  of above input?
   A) 528
   B) 918
   C) 470
   D) 881
   E) None of these
   
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     Option A 
             
9. Which number will be 4th from left end in step III of above input?
   A) 470
   B) 881
   C) 528
   D) 776
   E) None of these
   
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     Option D  
10. Which of following will be the second last step of above input?
    A) 918  776   881   528   329   625   470  
    B) 528   881   918   776   329   625   470    
    C) 776   918   881   528   329   625   470  
    D) 881   918    776    528   329   625   470  
    E) None of these 
    
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      Option A  

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