IBPS Specialist officer Reasoning Past Exam Paper

1. Early morning after sunrise rajesh was standing in front of his house in such a way that his
shadow was falling exactly behind him.He starts walking straight and walks 5 meters He turns to
his left and walks 3 meters and again turning to his left walks 2 meters Now in which direction is
he from his starting point ?
(a) south (b)west (c)south-east (d)south-west (e)north-east
2. In a certain code TORCH is coded as IDSNS and PISTA is coded as BUTHO. How will
BLINK be coded in the same code ?
(a)LOJKA (b)LKJOA (c)AOJKL (d)LOKJA (e)AKJOL
Directions (3-9):Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below.
A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H are sitting around a circle facing the center. C is fourth to the left of F who
is fifth to right of E. D is third to the right of A who is not immediate neighbour of E or F. B is
third to the left of H who is not immediate neighbour of E.
3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above
sitting arrangement and so form a group.Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?
(a) HFE (b) DCG (c) BHF (d) AEF (e) CGB
4. who is between D and F ?
(a) C (b) B (c) A (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these
5. Which of the following pairs are sitting between A and D ?
(a) FB (b) GB (c) FG (d) FE (e) GE
6. Who is third to the right of E ?
(a) B (b) F (c) D (d) G (e) None of these
7.Who is the immediate right of A ?
(a) G (b) B (c) F (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these

8. What is Ds position with respect to B ?

(A) Immediate right (B) Fourth to the right (C) Third to the left (D) Immediate left
(a) Only A (b) Only B (c) Only B and C (d) Only D (e) Only either A or D
9.In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting to the immediate left of the second
person?
(a) CH (b) GA (c) BD (d) FG (e) None of these
10. Problem figure Answer figure

11. Problem figure Answer figure

Directions(12-13): In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by two
conclusions numbered | and ||.You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem
to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclutions
logically follows from the statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer (a) if only conclusion | follows.
Give answer (b) if only conclusion || follows.
Give answer (c) if either conclusion | or conclusion || follows.
Give answer (d) if neither conclusion | or conclusion || follows.
Give answer (e) if both conclusions | and || follow.
12. Statement:
Some drawings are paintings.
All drawings are sketches.

Some sketches are interesting.

Conclusions:
|. All paintings are sketches.
||. Some interesting are drawings.
13. Statement:
All pebbles are stone.
No stone is a diamond.
Some precious are diamonds.
Conclusions:
|. Some pebbles are diamonds.
||. Some stones are precious.
14. What should come next in the following letter series ?
ACFHKMPRUW?
(a) Z (b) Y (c) U (d) V (e) T
15. M is the brother of K. P is the sister of K. R is the father of P. How is K related to R ?
(a) Son (b) daughter (c) Son or Daughter (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these
Answer key
1.(e) 2.(a) 3.(d) 4.(b) 5.(c) 6.(e) 7.(d) 8.(d) 9.(a) 10.(2) 11.(5) 12.(d) 13.(d) 14.(a) 15.(c)
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