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What is Reasoning Ability Test? A logical Reasoning Test is a form of psychometric testing that is widely used by corporate employers to help assess candidates during their recruitment process. ‘Psychometric’ is just a fancy way of saying ‘measuring mental ability’ and logical reasoning tests are designed to measure your non-verbal skills.
The article IBPS RRB Reasoning Ability Quiz 17 provides Reasoning Ability questions with answers useful to the candidates preparing for Competitive exams, Entrance exams, Interviews etc. IBPS RRB has released IBPS RRB Officer 2019 Official Notification for Officer Scale(I, II, and III). Reasoning Ability plays major role to qualify examination. The article IBPS RRB Reasoning Ability Quiz 17 will assist the students understanding of the type of questions expected from the topic Reasoning Ability. The online examination Preliminary is scheduled to be conducted on 3rd, 4th & 11th August, 2019 (Tentatively), Mains exam is scheduled to be conducted on 13th October 2019.

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Direction(1-5): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are born in different months of the same year viz., March, April, June, July, August, September, October and December but not necessary in the same order.
V is born in one of the months which have 31 days after March and before October. Two persons are born between W and V. Only one person is born between W and R. As many persons are born before R is one less than the number of persons born after P. As many persons born between R and T is same as the number of persons born between S and R. U is born in one of the months after S.
1. Who among the following is the eldest person?
    A. S B. P C. R D. U E. Q

2. T was born in which of the following months?
    A. July B. December C. August D. October E. September

3. How many persons are born between U and S?
    A. One B. Two C. Three D. October E. September

4. Who among the following born immediately after P?
    A. V B. Q C. U D. W E. T

5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which of the following one that does not belong to the group?
    A. R B. T C. Q D. S E. W

Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option E
2. Answer - Option B
3. Answer - Option C
4. Answer - Option A
5. Answer - Option D
Explanation [1-5]-
V is born in one of the months which have 31 days after March and before October. Two persons are born between W and V.
Only one person is born between W and R. As many persons are born before R is one less than the number of persons born after P.
So, Case-3 will be dropped.
As many persons born between R and T is same as the number of persons born between S and R.
So, Case-1 and Case-3 will be dropped.
U is born in one of the months after S.
Direction(1-5): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table with equal distance between each other but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing the centre while some are facing outside.(i.e away from the centre)
  • B sits third to the left of A. E sits to the immediate right of H. D faces a direction opposite to that of B Immediate neighbours of E face opposite directions(i.e. if one neighbour faces the centre then the other neighbour faces outside and vice-versa.) Only one person sit between E and D.

  • G sits second to the right of D. Both G and C face the same direction as H.(i.e if H faces the centre then G and C also faces the centre and vice-versa.) Only three people sit between B and H. E does not face outside.

  • Immediate neighbours of F faces opposite directions(i.e if one neighbour faces the centre then the other neighbour faces outside and Vice-versa.)

1. Which of the following statements is true as per the given arrangement?
    A. F faces the centre B. Only three people sit between E and A C. G sits to the immediate right of C D. None of the given options is true E. C is an immediate neighbour of D

2. Who amongst the following sits third to the left of E?
    A. F B. C C. B D. A E. G

3. How many people face the centre as per the given arrangement?
    A. Four B. One C. Two D. Three E. More than four

4. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the given series based on the positions as given in the arrangement? EH AG BE HB ?
    A. DC B. HD C. CF D. DA E. AH

5. As per the given arrangement D is related to A in the same way as B is related to H, Following the same pattern to whom is C related?
    A. F B. E C. N D. G E. P

Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option A
2. Answer - Option C
3. Answer - Option D
4. Answer - Option A
5. Answer - Option A
Explanation [1-5]-
1. REPLACE is written as JJFXBFJ, How RESCUSE is written in that code?
    A. JJLPELI B. JJLFPLJ C. KKLPLI D. JKMQMJ E. None of these

Direction(2): In the following Questions, $, *, %, @ and © are used with the following meaning as illustrated below
A * B means A is not greater than B A @ B means A is neither greater than nor equal to B A © B means A is not smaller than B A % B means A is neither smaller than nor greater than B A $ B means A is neither smaller than nor equal to B
2. Statement: X * W, W @ Z , Z % Y Conclusion: I.Y $ W II. Z $ W III. X © Y
    A. Only I is true B. Ony II is true C. Both I and II are true D. Both I and III are true E. None is true

3. Energy : Joule :: Resistance : ?
    A. Current B. Ohm C. Power D. Ampere E. None of these

4. Pointing to a person, Arun said to Sarika, “His mother the only daughter of your father.” How is Sarika related to that person?
    A. Aunt B. Daughter C. Mother-in-law D. Mother E. Sister

5. Point P is in west of point Q. Point Q is in south of point R. Point T is in south-east direction of point P and also in north direction of point V. What is the direction of point R with respect to point V?
    A. north B. north-west C. north-east D. Cannot be determined E. None of these

Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option B
Explanation -

2. Answer - Option C
Explanation -
X ≤ W < Z = Y
Y > W => true
Z > W => true
X ≥ Y => false
3. Answer - Option B
Explanation -
Second is the unit of measuring first.
4. Answer - Option D
Explanation -
Sarika’s father’s only daughter means Sarika herself, so Sarika is mother to that person (pointed to by His)
5. Answer - Option D
Explanation -
Since we don’t know the distances between the points, so it cannot be determined that point T will be west of point Q or will east of point Q. So after it direction of R with respect to T or V can’t be determined.