Quest For Clerk Mains: Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-5): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

R D A K 5 B I 2 M J E N 9 7 U Z V 1 W 3 H 4 F Y 8 P 6 T G

1. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and immediately followed by a vowel?

(1) None

(2) One

(3) Two

(4) Three

(5) More than three

2. Which of the following is the eighth to the left of the seventeenth from the left end?

(1) M

(2) J

(3) 8

(4) 5

(5) None of these

3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

(1) E9J

(2) Z1U

(3) HW4

(4) Y48

(5) B2K

4. Which of the following is the sixth to the right of the nineteenth from the right end?

(1) 5

(2) Z

(3) V

(4) 1

(5) None of these

5. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and immediately followed by another consonant?

(1) None

(2) One

(3) Two

(4) Three

(5) More than three

Directions (6-10): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

A group of seven friends, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, work as Economist, Agriculture Officer, IT Officer, Terminal Operator, Clerk, Forex Officer and Research Analyst, for Banks L, M, N, P, Q, R and S, but not necessarily in the same order. C works for Bank N and is neither a Research Analyst nor a Clerk. E is an IT Officer and works for Bank R. A works as Forex Officer and does not work for Bank L or Q.The one who is an Agriculture Officer works for Bank M.The one who works for Bank L works as a Terminal Operator. F works for Bank Q. G works for Bank P as a Research Analyst. D is not an Agriculture Officer.

6. Who amongst the following works as an Agriculture Officer?

(1) C

(2) B

(3) F

(4) D

(5) None of these

7. What is the profession of C?

(1) Terminal Operator

(2) Agriculture Officer

(3) Economist

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

8. For which bank does B work?

(1) M

(2) S

(3) L

(4) Either M or S

(5) None of these

9. What is the profession of the person who works for Bank S?

(1) Clerk

(2) Agriculture Officer

(3) Terminal Operator

(4) Forex Office

(5) None of these

10. Which of the following combinations of person, profession and bank is correct?

(1) A- Forex Officer – M

(2) D-Clerk-L

(3) F -Agriculture Officer – Q

(4) B -Agriculture Officer – S

(5) None of these

Answers:

1. (1)

2. (1)

3. (5)

4. (3)

5. (4)

6. (2)

7. (3)

8. (1)

9. (4)

10. (5)