Reasoning Ability

There are 20 questions on Reasoning Ability for preparation for Bank PO/CLERK.

20 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way, whilst one of them is not. Which one is that?

  1. 91
  2. 77
  3. 209
  4. 165
  5. 176
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

‘HERO’ is related to ‘OHRE’ and ‘MEAN’ is related to ‘NMAE’. In the same way, ‘LOVE’ is related to

  1. ELVO
  2. EOVL
  3. EVOL
  4. VLEO
  5. None of these
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many meaningful words can be made from the letters D, E, I and V using each letter only once? All the letters have to be used.

  1. None
  2. One
  3. Two
  4. Three
  5. More than three
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If Star is called Planet, Planet is called Satellite, Satellite is called Galaxy, Galaxy is called Comet, then Earth is classified under which category?

  1. Galaxy
  2. Comet
  3. Planet
  4. Star
  5. Satellite
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If it is possible to make a three-digit number from the third, the fifth and the sixth digits of the number 30651972, using each digit only once which is the square of an odd number, the last digit of that three-digit number is your answer. If no such number can be formed, your answer is 4 and if more than one such number can be formed, your answer is 8.

  1. 1
  2. 9
  3. 6
  4. 4
  5. 8
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If it is possible to make only one meaningful word from the third, the sixth, the ninth and the tenth letters of the word PARENTHESIS, using each letter only once, the last letter of the word is your answer. If no such word can be formed, your answer is X and if more than one such word can be formed, your answer is Y.

  1. R
  2. T
  3. S
  4. X
  5. Y
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Out of the following given four metals, two are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

  1. Iron
  2. Silver
  3. Copper
  4. Mercury
  5. Aluminium
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What will come in place of question mark(?) in the following series?TG HU VI JW ?

  1. KY
  2. KX
  3. YK
  4. XK
  5. None of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If in the number 589463271, all the odd digits are first arranged in an ascending order and then all the even digits are arranged in an ascending order, which digit will be second to the right of the fifth digit from the right end?

  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 2
  4. 4
  5. None of these
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

P, Q, R, S and T have different heights. T is taller than P and S, but shorter than R and Q. P is not the shortest. Who among them is the tallest?

  1. T
  2. Q
  3. P
  4. P or S
  5. Data inadequate
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the letters of the word VERTICAL are arranged alphabetically, how many letters will remain at the same position?

  1. Four
  2. Three
  3. Two
  4. None
  5. One
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If A is called 2, B is called 3, C is called 5 and D is called '8' and so on, then what will be the numerical value of F?

  1. 18
  2. 16
  3. 17
  4. 20
  5. None of these
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many such pairs of letters are there in the word EXAMINATION each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet?

  1. None
  2. One
  3. Two
  4. Three
  5. More than three
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a row facing North. A is the neighbour of B and D. E is the neighbour of C and F. D is the neighbour of C. How many members are there between A and E?

  1. Two
  2. One
  3. Three
  4. Four
  5. None of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a certain code, HUMANITY is written as BNVIZUJO. How is EQUATION written in that code?

  1. BVRFJPQU
  2. BVRFOPJU
  3. BUVJPRFO
  4. BVJURFPO
  5. BVJURFPP
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If in a clock, 12 is replaced by 1, 11 by 2, 10 by 3 and so on, then what will be the time in that clock corresponding to 'twenty minutes past three' in a usual clock?

  1. Twenty minutes past eleven
  2. Forty minutes past ten
  3. Forty minutes past eleven
  4. Twenty minutes past ten
  5. None of these
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a certain code, GENUINE is written as OFHTFOJ. How is STREAMS written in that code?

  1. SUTDTNB
  2. TUSDTNB
  3. SUTFTNB
  4. QSRDTNB
  5. None of these
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a row of forty children, X is the fifth from the right end and there are ten children between X and Y. What is Y’s position from the left end of the row?

  1. 25th
  2. 5th
  3. 20th
  4. Data inadequate
  5. None of these
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a row of boys facing north, Amit is 5th to the left of Ashok. Alok is 3rd to the right of Amit. Vilas is 3rd to the left of Ashok. Which of the following describes the position of Vilas?

  1. To the immediate right of Amit
  2. To the immediate left of Alok
  3. To the immediate right of Alok
  4. To the 3rd right of Amit
  5. None of these
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a certain code, ROPE is written as %57$, DOUBT is written as 35#8* and LIVE is written as @24$. How is TROUBLE written in that code?

  1. *%5#8@$
  2. @%#58@$
  3. *%5#8@4
  4. *%#58$@
  5. None of these