Quest for Clerk: Reasoning Quiz

Directions (Q.1-5): In each question below are given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. 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.

1.Statement :Some biscuits are chocolates.
No chocolate is a pastry.
All pastries are cakes.
Conclusions: I.No biscuit is a pastry.
II.  Some cakes are biscuits.
III. No pastry is a chocolate.
1) Only I follows
2) Both I and II follow
3) Only III follows
4) All follow
5) None of these

2.Statement : Some cars are jeeps.
Some jeeps are scooters.
All scooters are motorcycles.
Conclusions:I.Some jeeps are motorcycles.
II.  All motorcycles being cars is a possibility.
III. All cars being scooters is a possibility.
1) Only I follows
2) Both I and II follow
3) Only III follows
4) All follow
5) None of these

3.Statement : Some books are papers.
All papers are pencils.
Some pencils are copies.
Conclusions: I.Some books are copies.
II.  Some books are pencils.
III. Some papers are copies.

1) Only II follows
2) Both I and III follow
3) Only II and III follow
4) All I, II and III follow
5) None follows

4.Statement :No cat is a dog.
Some dogs are camels.
No camel is a rat.
Conclusions: I.Some camels are not cats.
II.  Some cats are not rats.
III. Some rats are not dogs.

1) Only I and II follow
2) Both I and III follow
3) Only II and III follow
4) Only II follows
5) None of these

5.Statement :All digits are numbers.
Some numbers are alphabets.
All alphabets are vowels.
Conclusions: I.All digits being vowels is a possibility
II.  Some numbers are vowels.
III. Some numbers are digits.

1) All follow
2) Only II and III follow
3) Only I and III follow
4) None follows
5) None of these

 Directions (Q. 6-10):  Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

A, B, C, D, E and F are six friends. They have their accounts with different banks. Two of those banks are ICICI and SBI. They live in five sectors of Dwarka, viz V, VI, VII, VIII and IX. Two of them live in the same sector. A has an account with Canara Bank and he lives in Sector VII. D has no account with South Indian Bank and he lives in sector IX. B has account neither with South Indian Bank nor with ICICI and he does not live in sector V or VIII. The person who has an account with UCO bank lives in sector VIII. E does not live in sector VI or VIII. F has an account with Bank of India and he lives in the sector in which B lives.

6. In which of the following sectors do two friends live?

1) VIII

2) VII

3) VI

4) V

5) None of these

7. Who among the following has an account with UCO bank?

1) B 

2) F

3) D

4) C

5) None of these

8. Which of the following banks does B have an account with?

1) ICICI

2) SBI

3) UCO bank

4) Canara Bank

5) None of these

9. In Which of the following  sector does C live?

1) VIII

2) VI

3) VII

4) IX

5) None of these

10. Which of the following combinations is not true?

1) D–ICICI

2) C–SBI

3) C–UCO

4) E–South Indian

5) None of these

Answers:
1.3
2.4
3.1
4.5
5.1
6.3
7.4
8.2
9.1

10.2