Mission IBPS Exam : Reasoning Quiz(IBPS PO)

Directions (Q.1-5): In the following questions, the symbols * , %, ©, @ and $ are used with the following meanings as illustrated below:

‘P © Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor equal to Q’

‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’

‘P % Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q’

‘P * Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’

‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q’

Now in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the conclusion I, II and III given below them is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.

1.Statements: N % J, J * B, B © D

Conclusions:

I. D @ N

II. B $ N

III. N % B

1)Only I and II are true

2)Only I and III are true

3)Only II and III are true

4)All are true

5)None of these

2.Statements:M % R, R $ K, K © T

Conclusions:

I.T © R

II. M © K

III. T % R

1)Only I is true

2)Only I and II are true

3)OnlyIII is true

4)Only II and III are true

5)None of these

3.Statements: J * T, T $ D, D @ F

Conclusions:

I.F % J

II. F © J

III. J $ D

1)Only I and II are true

2)Only II and III are true

3)OnlyI and III are true

4)None is true

5)None of these

4.Statements: H © B, B @ K, T $ B

Conclusions:

I.H © T

II. T % B

III. B @ T

1)None is true

2)Only II is true

3)Only I is true

4)Only either I or II is true

5)Only either II or III is true

5.Statements: H @ M, N % M, K © N

Conclusions:

I.H @ N

II. K © H

III. M $ K

1)None is true

2)Only I is true

3)Only I and II are true

4)Only II and III are true

5)All are true

Directions (Q.6-10): In the following questions given below three statements are 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 conclusion logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer

1)if only conclusion I follows. 

2)if only conclusion II follows.

3)if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

4)if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows. 

5)if both conclusion I and II follow.

6.Statements:

Some reds are blues

All blues are pinks

Some pinks are not reds

Conclusions:

I.All blues are reds

II. Some reds are not pinks is a possibility

7.Statements:

Some tables are chairs

All chairs are pens

All pens are copies

Conclusions:

I.Some pens are tables

II. All copies being chairs is a possibility

8.Statements:

Some moons are stars

All stars are skies

No moon is a planet

Conclusions:

I.Some moons are skies

II. No star is a planet

9.Statements:

All milk is cold drink

Some water is milk

Some water is not cold drink

Conclusions:

I.All milk is water

II. All water being milk is a possibility

10.Statements:

All trees are flowers

All flowers are coins

Some coins are notes

Conclusions:

I. All notes being trees is a possibility

II. Some coins are flowers

Answers
1.  4
2.  5
3.  2
4.  3
5.  3
6.  2
7.  5
8.  1
9.  4
10.5