Reasoning Quiz for SBI PO| IBPS – 158

1-5): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions.

Eight groups A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are going for rock climbing in different mountain ranges, viz. Aravallis, Himalayas, Satpura, Andes, Alps, Rockies, Atlas and Appalachian but not necessarily in the same order. These groups are also going for rafting in different rivers, viz. Spree, Hudson, Amazon, Tigris, Tiber, Nile, Danube and Thames but not necessarily in the same order. Group G is going neither to river Danube nor to river Hudson. Neither group F nor group G is going to raft in the river Tigris or the river Nile. Group E is going to the Appalachian mountain range. Group C is going to the Andes mountain range and the river Tiber.

The one who is going to raft in the Amazon is also going to the Appalachian mountain range. Group A and B are going for rafting either in the Nile or Thames. Group D does not want to raft in the Tigris and F does not want to raft in the Hudson. The group which is climbing on the Aravallis is rafting in the Danube and the group which is climbing on the Atlas is rafting in the Hudson. A and G do not climb on the Rockies and the Satpura. The group which is climbing on the Himalayas is rafting in the Thames. Group H and G climb either on Alps or on the Satpura mountain range.

1) Which of the following groups is going to climb on the Aravallis?
a) D
b) E
c) F
d) H
e) None of these

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Answer c) F

2) The group rafting in the Nile is climbing in which of the following mountain ranges?
a) Andes
b) Rockies
c) Aravallis
d) Atlas
e) None of these

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Answer b) Rockies

3) Which group is going to raft in the river Nile?
a) G
b) D
c) A
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these

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Answer e) None of these

4) Which of the following combinations is definitely true with regard to the above information?
a) C – Aravallis – Tiber
b) A – Himalayas – Nile
c) D – Atlas – Danube
d) H – Satpura – Tigris
e) G – Andes – Spree

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Answer d) H – Satpura – Tigris

5) Which of the following combinations is not true with respect to the above information?
a) G – Alps – Spree
b) F – Aravallis – Danube
c) E – Appalachian – Amazon
d) B – Rockies – Nile
e) A – Andes – Thames

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Answer e) A – Andes – Thames Solution :

Name Mountain River
A Himalayas Thames
B Rockies Nile
C Andes Tiber
D Atlas Hudson
E Appalachian Amazon
F Aravallis Danube
G Alps Spree
H Satpura Tigris

6-10): In each question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer

6) Statements:
All equals are questions.
All questions are symbols.
Some questions are answerable.
Conclusions:
I. All answerable being symbols is a possibility.
II. No equal is answerable.
a) if only conclusion I follows.
b) if only conclusion II follows.
c) if either conclusion I or II follows.
d) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
e) if both conclusions I and II follow.

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Answer a) if only conclusion I follows.

7) Statements:
No game is an application.
Some applications are easy.
All easy are dynamics.
Conclusions:
I. No game is dynamic.
II. No dynamic is application.
a) if only conclusion I follows.
b) if only conclusion II follows.
c) if either conclusion I or II follows.
d) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
e) if both conclusions I and II follow.

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Answer d) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.

8) Statements:
Some vitamins are calcium.
All calcium are minerals.
Some minerals are not vitamins.
Conclusions:
I. All calcium are vitamins.
II. Some vitamins are not minerals is a possibility.
a) if only conclusion I follows.
b) if only conclusion II follows.
c) if either conclusion I or II follows.
d) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
e) if both conclusions I and II follow.

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Answer b) if only conclusion II follows.

9) Statements:
Some details are beneficial.
All beneficial are helpful.
Some informations are not details.
Conclusions:
I. Some informations are helpful.
II. All helpful being beneficial is a possibility.
a) if only conclusion I follows.
b) if only conclusion II follows.
c) if either conclusion I or II follows.
d) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
e) if both conclusions I and II follow.

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Answer b) if only conclusion II follows.

10. Statements:
No word is a statement.
Some statements are paragraphs.
No paragraph is a chapter.
Conclusions:
I. All statements can never be chapters.
II. All words being chapters is a possibility.
a) if only conclusion I follows.
b) if only conclusion II follows.
c) if either conclusion I or II follows.
d) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
e) if both conclusions I and II follow.

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Answer e) if both conclusions I and II follow.

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