IBPS RRB Officer Exam 2012 Questions

TEST 1- Reasoning Ability 

Directions (Q 1-5) In each of the question- sets below are two/ three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given state- ments to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions 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 conclusion II follow.

 (1-3): Statements: All stars are bottles. 

                             Some bottles are papers.

                             No paper is a calender. 

1. Conclusions: I. All stars being papers is a possibility.

                        II. No calendar is a bottle.

 Ans: 1

2. Conclusions: I. All calenders being stars is a possibility. 

                        II. At least some bottles are stars.

Ans: 5

 3. Conclusions: I. At least some calendars are bottles. 

                         II. No calender is a star.

Ans: 4

 (4-5): Statements: Some pencils are blankets. 

                             All blankets are erasers.

 4. Conclusions: I. At least some pencils are erasers.

                         II. All erasers being pencils is a possibility. 

Ans: 5

5. Conclusions: I. No eraser is a pencil. 

                       II. All blankets being pencils is a possibility

Ans: 2

Directions (6-10): Each of the following questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give answer.

 1) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient in answer the question.

 2) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

 3) if the data in either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

 4) If the data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

 5) if the data in both the statements I and II are together necessary to answer the question.

 6. Who amongst P, Q, R, S and T is the tallest?

      I. P is taller than Q. T is not the tallest. 

      II. R is taller than P. S in not the tallest. 

Ans: 5

7. In which direction is point E, with reference to point S? 

    I. Point D is to the east of point E. Point E is to the south of point F. 

    II. Point F is to the north-west to point S. Point D is to the north of point S.

Ans: 5

 8. In which month of the year did Rahul go abroad for a vacation?

     I. Rahul correctly remembers that he went for a vacation in the first half of the year. 

    II. Rahul's son correctly remembers that they went for a vacation after 31st March but before 1 st May.

Ans: 2

 9. On which day of the same week is Ramesh's exam scheduled (Monday being the first day of the week)?

    I. Ramesh correctly remembers that his exam is scheduled on a day after Tuesday, But before Thursday of the same week.

     II. Ramesh's father correctly remembers that Ramesh's exam is scheduled on the third day of the week. AffairsCloud.Com 

Ans: 3

10. How many marks has Suman scored in the test? (Maximum marks 20)

      I. Suman scored two-digit marks. Her marks were not in decimals. 

      II. Suman scored more than 9 marks in the test

Ans: 4