Reasoning Questions for Bank P.O Exams
Directions: In each of the following questions, one term is different. Find out the different term.
1. (a) 7
(b) 15
(c) 27
(d) 63
(e) 3
Ans. (c)
2. (a) 11
(b) 12
(c) 17
(d) 15
(e) 9
Ans. (b)
3. (a) 4
(b) 32
(c) 64
(d) 16
(e) 96
Ans. (e)
4. (a) 10
(b) 21
(c) 129
(d) 256
(e) 24
Ans. (d)
Directions: In each of the following letter series, some of the letters are missing which are given in that order as one of the alternative below it. Choose the correct alternative.
5. c – bba – cab – ac – ab – ac
(a) abcbc
(b) acbab
(c) babcc
(d) bcacb
Ans. (b)
6. ab – bc – c – ba – c
(a) baac
(b) aabb
(c) abbb
(d) baba
Ans. (c)
7. A householder employed a servant on the condition that food and lodging will be free and after the service of one year he will get Rs 900 and a uniform as bonus. The servant left the job after serving for 9 months and accordingly the householder gave him Rs 650 and a uniform. Find the price of the uniform.
(a) Rs 250
(b) Rs 200
(c) Rs 175
(d) Rs 100
(e) none of these
Ans. (d)
8. In a chess tournament each of six players will play every other player exactly once. How many matches will be played during the tournament?
(a) 36
(b) 30
(c) 15
(d) 12
Ans. (c)
9. The number of boys in a class is three times the number of girls. Which one of the following numbers cannot represent the total number of children in the class?
(a) 48
(b) 44
(c) 42
(d) 40
Ans. (c)
10. If P denotes ÷, Q denotes ×, R denotes + and S denotes -, then the value of 18Q 12P 4 R 5 S 6 when simplified gives
(a) 36
(b) 53
(c) 59
(d) 65
(e) 51
Ans. (b)
11. If × means +, ÷ means -, – means × and + means ÷, then 8 × 7- 8 + 40 + 2 = ?
(a) 1
(b) 7 2/5
(c) 83/5
(d) 44
Ans. (b)
12. 8. If A means -‘B means ÷, C means + and D means ×, then l5 B 3 C 24 A l2 D 2 =?
(a) 34
(b) 2
(c) 5/9
(d) 5
Ans. (d)
13. If – means ÷, + means ?, ÷ means -, ? means +, then which of the following equations is correct?
(a) 52 ÷ 4 + 5 ? 8 – 2 = 36
(b) 43 ? 7 ÷ 5 + 4 – 8 = 25
(c) 36 ? 4 – 12 + 5 ÷ 3 = 420
(d) 36 – 12 ? 6 ÷ 3 + 4 = 60
Ans. (a)
14. If 9 ? 3 = 36;
11 ? 7 = 81, then what is the value of 5 ? 13?
(a) 65
(b) 66
(c) 81
(d) 51
(e) 72
Ans. (c)
15. If 7 * 3 = 52; 9 * 5 = 86; 3 * 4 = 13, then 5 * 7 = ?
(a) 30
(b) 32
(c) 40
(d) 57
(e) 42
Ans. (b)
16. If 3 + 5 = 16; 7 + 9 = 64; 10 +12 = 121, then 11 + 3 = ?
(a) 56
(b) 48
(c) 49
(d) 196
(e) 94
Ans. (c)
17. If 4 ? 8 = 42; 6 ? 4 = 23; 8 ? 6 = 34, then 2 ? 4 = ?
(a) 25
(b) 21
(c) 26
(d) 42
(e) 24
Ans. (b)
18. How many even numbers are there in the following sequence of numbers which are immediately followed by an odd number as well as immediately preceded by an even number?
8 6 7 6 8 9 3 2 7 5 3 4 2 2 3 5 5 2 2 8 1 1 9
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Six
Ans. (c)
19. How many numbers from 1 to 100 are there such that these are not only exactly divisible by 4 but also have 4 as a digit?
(a) 7
(b) 10
(c) 20
(d) 21
Ans. (a)
20. If the first and second digits in the sequence
5 9 8 1 3 2 7 4 3 8
are interchanged, also the third and fourth digits, the fifth and sixth digits and soon, which digit would be the seventh counting to your left?
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 7
(d) 8
Ans. (d)
21. Raman is 7 ranks ahead of Suman in a class of 39. If Suman’s rank is seventeenth from the last, what is Raman’s rank from the start?
(a) 14th
(b) 15th
(c) l6th
(d) 17th
Ans. (c)
22. Some girls are sitting in a row. Anita is sitting fourteenth from the left and Rekha is seventh from the right. If there are four girls between Anita and Rekha, how many girls are there in the row?
(a) 25
(b) 23
(c) 21
(d) 19
Ans. (a)
23. In a row of students, Deepak is seventh from the left and Madhu is twelfth from the right. If they interchange their positions, Deepak becomes twenty-second from the left. How many students are there in the row?
(a) 19
(b) 31
(c) 33
(d) Can’t be found
Ans. (c)
24. If Thursday was the day after the day before yesterday five days ago, what is the least number of days ago when Sunday was three days before the day after tomorrow?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Five
Ans. (a)
25. Standing on the platform, Amit told Sunita that Aligarh was more that 10 4m but less than 15 km from there. Sunita knew that it was more than 12 km but less than 14 km from there. If both of them were correct, which of the following could be the distance of Aligarh from the platform?
(a) 11km
(b) 12km
(c) 13km
(d) 14km
Ans. (c)
Directions: In each of the following questions, one term is different. Find out the different term.
1. (a) 7
(b) 15
(c) 27
(d) 63
(e) 3
Ans. (c)
2. (a) 11
(b) 12
(c) 17
(d) 15
(e) 9
Ans. (b)
3. (a) 4
(b) 32
(c) 64
(d) 16
(e) 96
Ans. (e)
4. (a) 10
(b) 21
(c) 129
(d) 256
(e) 24
Ans. (d)
Directions: In each of the following letter series, some of the letters are missing which are given in that order as one of the alternative below it. Choose the correct alternative.
5. c – bba – cab – ac – ab – ac
(a) abcbc
(b) acbab
(c) babcc
(d) bcacb
Ans. (b)
6. ab – bc – c – ba – c
(a) baac
(b) aabb
(c) abbb
(d) baba
Ans. (c)
7. A householder employed a servant on the condition that food and lodging will be free and after the service of one year he will get Rs 900 and a uniform as bonus. The servant left the job after serving for 9 months and accordingly the householder gave him Rs 650 and a uniform. Find the price of the uniform.
(a) Rs 250
(b) Rs 200
(c) Rs 175
(d) Rs 100
(e) none of these
Ans. (d)
8. In a chess tournament each of six players will play every other player exactly once. How many matches will be played during the tournament?
(a) 36
(b) 30
(c) 15
(d) 12
Ans. (c)
9. The number of boys in a class is three times the number of girls. Which one of the following numbers cannot represent the total number of children in the class?
(a) 48
(b) 44
(c) 42
(d) 40
Ans. (c)
10. If P denotes ÷, Q denotes ×, R denotes + and S denotes -, then the value of 18Q 12P 4 R 5 S 6 when simplified gives
(a) 36
(b) 53
(c) 59
(d) 65
(e) 51
Ans. (b)
11. If × means +, ÷ means -, – means × and + means ÷, then 8 × 7- 8 + 40 + 2 = ?
(a) 1
(b) 7 2/5
(c) 83/5
(d) 44
Ans. (b)
12. 8. If A means -‘B means ÷, C means + and D means ×, then l5 B 3 C 24 A l2 D 2 =?
(a) 34
(b) 2
(c) 5/9
(d) 5
Ans. (d)
13. If – means ÷, + means ?, ÷ means -, ? means +, then which of the following equations is correct?
(a) 52 ÷ 4 + 5 ? 8 – 2 = 36
(b) 43 ? 7 ÷ 5 + 4 – 8 = 25
(c) 36 ? 4 – 12 + 5 ÷ 3 = 420
(d) 36 – 12 ? 6 ÷ 3 + 4 = 60
Ans. (a)
14. If 9 ? 3 = 36;
11 ? 7 = 81, then what is the value of 5 ? 13?
(a) 65
(b) 66
(c) 81
(d) 51
(e) 72
Ans. (c)
15. If 7 * 3 = 52; 9 * 5 = 86; 3 * 4 = 13, then 5 * 7 = ?
(a) 30
(b) 32
(c) 40
(d) 57
(e) 42
Ans. (b)
16. If 3 + 5 = 16; 7 + 9 = 64; 10 +12 = 121, then 11 + 3 = ?
(a) 56
(b) 48
(c) 49
(d) 196
(e) 94
Ans. (c)
17. If 4 ? 8 = 42; 6 ? 4 = 23; 8 ? 6 = 34, then 2 ? 4 = ?
(a) 25
(b) 21
(c) 26
(d) 42
(e) 24
Ans. (b)
18. How many even numbers are there in the following sequence of numbers which are immediately followed by an odd number as well as immediately preceded by an even number?
8 6 7 6 8 9 3 2 7 5 3 4 2 2 3 5 5 2 2 8 1 1 9
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Six
Ans. (c)
19. How many numbers from 1 to 100 are there such that these are not only exactly divisible by 4 but also have 4 as a digit?
(a) 7
(b) 10
(c) 20
(d) 21
Ans. (a)
20. If the first and second digits in the sequence
5 9 8 1 3 2 7 4 3 8
are interchanged, also the third and fourth digits, the fifth and sixth digits and soon, which digit would be the seventh counting to your left?
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 7
(d) 8
Ans. (d)
21. Raman is 7 ranks ahead of Suman in a class of 39. If Suman’s rank is seventeenth from the last, what is Raman’s rank from the start?
(a) 14th
(b) 15th
(c) l6th
(d) 17th
Ans. (c)
22. Some girls are sitting in a row. Anita is sitting fourteenth from the left and Rekha is seventh from the right. If there are four girls between Anita and Rekha, how many girls are there in the row?
(a) 25
(b) 23
(c) 21
(d) 19
Ans. (a)
23. In a row of students, Deepak is seventh from the left and Madhu is twelfth from the right. If they interchange their positions, Deepak becomes twenty-second from the left. How many students are there in the row?
(a) 19
(b) 31
(c) 33
(d) Can’t be found
Ans. (c)
24. If Thursday was the day after the day before yesterday five days ago, what is the least number of days ago when Sunday was three days before the day after tomorrow?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Five
Ans. (a)
25. Standing on the platform, Amit told Sunita that Aligarh was more that 10 4m but less than 15 km from there. Sunita knew that it was more than 12 km but less than 14 km from there. If both of them were correct, which of the following could be the distance of Aligarh from the platform?
(a) 11km
(b) 12km
(c) 13km
(d) 14km
Ans. (c)
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