IBPS Clerk 2018: Prelims Question Paper | IBPS Clerk Mock Test Series & Past Year Papers 2024 - Bank Exams PDF Download

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based (Reasoning Ability) 
 
Directions (1-5): Study the given information carefully and answer the given questions: 
 
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are watching movies on different days of the week (starting on Monday 
and ending on Sunday) not necessarily in the same order. B is going to watch movie on Tuesday. F is going 
to watch movie on adjacent day of B. There are three days gap between the days on which F and A are going 
to watch movie. G is going to watch movie just after D. There are as many persons are watching movie 
between A and G, same as between D and C. C is watching movie before D but not just before. 
 
Q1. Who among the following is going to watch movie on Wednesday? 
(a) B 
(b) C 
(c) F 
(d) E 
(e) None of these  
 
Q2. Who among the following person is going to watch movie just after A? 
(a) C 
(b) D 
(c) F 
(d) G 
(e) None of these  
 
Q3. If F and G interchange their days of watching movie, then on which day G is watching movie? 
(a) Monday 
(b) Wednesday 
(c) Friday 
(d) Saturday 
(e) None of these 
 
Q4. C is watching movie on which day? 
(a) Friday 
(b) Saturday 
(c) Wednesday 
(d) Thursday 
(e) Tuesday 
 
Q5. How many persons are watching movie between B and A? 
(a) Two 
(b) Three 
(c) One 
(d) Four 
(e) None of these 
 
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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based (Reasoning Ability) 
 
Directions (1-5): Study the given information carefully and answer the given questions: 
 
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are watching movies on different days of the week (starting on Monday 
and ending on Sunday) not necessarily in the same order. B is going to watch movie on Tuesday. F is going 
to watch movie on adjacent day of B. There are three days gap between the days on which F and A are going 
to watch movie. G is going to watch movie just after D. There are as many persons are watching movie 
between A and G, same as between D and C. C is watching movie before D but not just before. 
 
Q1. Who among the following is going to watch movie on Wednesday? 
(a) B 
(b) C 
(c) F 
(d) E 
(e) None of these  
 
Q2. Who among the following person is going to watch movie just after A? 
(a) C 
(b) D 
(c) F 
(d) G 
(e) None of these  
 
Q3. If F and G interchange their days of watching movie, then on which day G is watching movie? 
(a) Monday 
(b) Wednesday 
(c) Friday 
(d) Saturday 
(e) None of these 
 
Q4. C is watching movie on which day? 
(a) Friday 
(b) Saturday 
(c) Wednesday 
(d) Thursday 
(e) Tuesday 
 
Q5. How many persons are watching movie between B and A? 
(a) Two 
(b) Three 
(c) One 
(d) Four 
(e) None of these 
 
   
    
 
Directions (6-8): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 
 
There are six persons who all are of different height. A is taller than C and D but shorter than E. The one 
who is third shortest is 102cm in height. B is taller than A. E is not the tallest. The one who is second tallest 
is 119cm in height. Neither A nor C is the third shortest person among all. C is not the shortest among all. 
F is taller than D.  
 
Q6. Who among the following is the second tallest? 
(a) F 
(b) E 
(c) A 
(d) C 
(e) None of these 
 
Q7. What will be the possible height of A? 
(a) 120cm 
(b) 100cm 
(c) 112cm 
(d) 101cm 
(e) None of these 
 
Q8. Who among the following is third shortest?  
(a) A 
(b) C 
(c) B 
(d) F 
(e) None of these 
  
Direction (9-13): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. 
 
Twelve persons are sitting in two parallel rows at equal distance facing each other. Q, R, S, T, U and V are 
sitting in Row 1 facing south. B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in Row 2 facing north (but not necessarily in the 
same order). 
G sits third to the right of B and one of them sits at the end of the row. Q sits at the right end of the row. 
Three persons sit between Q and T. F sits to the immediate left of G. Two persons sit between F and C. C 
who faces R sits to the immediate right of E. S faces D. U sits to the immediate left of S. 
 
Q9.  Which of the following pair sits at the extreme ends of the Row 2? 
(a) B & E 
(b) G & E 
(c) B & C 
(d) G & C 
(e) None of these 
 
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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based (Reasoning Ability) 
 
Directions (1-5): Study the given information carefully and answer the given questions: 
 
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are watching movies on different days of the week (starting on Monday 
and ending on Sunday) not necessarily in the same order. B is going to watch movie on Tuesday. F is going 
to watch movie on adjacent day of B. There are three days gap between the days on which F and A are going 
to watch movie. G is going to watch movie just after D. There are as many persons are watching movie 
between A and G, same as between D and C. C is watching movie before D but not just before. 
 
Q1. Who among the following is going to watch movie on Wednesday? 
(a) B 
(b) C 
(c) F 
(d) E 
(e) None of these  
 
Q2. Who among the following person is going to watch movie just after A? 
(a) C 
(b) D 
(c) F 
(d) G 
(e) None of these  
 
Q3. If F and G interchange their days of watching movie, then on which day G is watching movie? 
(a) Monday 
(b) Wednesday 
(c) Friday 
(d) Saturday 
(e) None of these 
 
Q4. C is watching movie on which day? 
(a) Friday 
(b) Saturday 
(c) Wednesday 
(d) Thursday 
(e) Tuesday 
 
Q5. How many persons are watching movie between B and A? 
(a) Two 
(b) Three 
(c) One 
(d) Four 
(e) None of these 
 
   
    
 
Directions (6-8): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 
 
There are six persons who all are of different height. A is taller than C and D but shorter than E. The one 
who is third shortest is 102cm in height. B is taller than A. E is not the tallest. The one who is second tallest 
is 119cm in height. Neither A nor C is the third shortest person among all. C is not the shortest among all. 
F is taller than D.  
 
Q6. Who among the following is the second tallest? 
(a) F 
(b) E 
(c) A 
(d) C 
(e) None of these 
 
Q7. What will be the possible height of A? 
(a) 120cm 
(b) 100cm 
(c) 112cm 
(d) 101cm 
(e) None of these 
 
Q8. Who among the following is third shortest?  
(a) A 
(b) C 
(c) B 
(d) F 
(e) None of these 
  
Direction (9-13): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. 
 
Twelve persons are sitting in two parallel rows at equal distance facing each other. Q, R, S, T, U and V are 
sitting in Row 1 facing south. B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in Row 2 facing north (but not necessarily in the 
same order). 
G sits third to the right of B and one of them sits at the end of the row. Q sits at the right end of the row. 
Three persons sit between Q and T. F sits to the immediate left of G. Two persons sit between F and C. C 
who faces R sits to the immediate right of E. S faces D. U sits to the immediate left of S. 
 
Q9.  Which of the following pair sits at the extreme ends of the Row 2? 
(a) B & E 
(b) G & E 
(c) B & C 
(d) G & C 
(e) None of these 
 
   
    
 
Q10. Who sits second to the left of the person facing V? 
(a) B 
(b) D 
(c) F 
(d) C 
(e) G 
 
Q11. What is the position of U with respect to R? 
(a) Third to the left 
(b) Second to the left 
(c) Second to the right 
(d) Third to the right 
(e) None of these 
 
Q12. Who is facing F? 
(a) T 
(b) U 
(c) Q 
(d) S 
(e) None of these 
 
Q13. If the positions of all persons sitting in Row 2 are arranged as per the English alphabetical 
order from left to right, then who among the following faces D? 
(a) Q 
(b) R 
(c) S 
(d) T 
(e) None of these 
 
Directions (14-16): In each of the following questions some statements are given and these 
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 from commonly known facts. Read the 
conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given 
statements, disregarding commonly known facts. 
Give answer: 
(a) If only (I) conclusion follows. 
(b) If only (II) conclusion follows. 
(c) If either (I) or (II) follows. 
(d) If neither (I) nor (II) follows. 
(e) If both (I) and (II) follow. 
 
Q14. Statements: All DSLR are Lenses.  
Some Camera are DSLR.  
Conclusions: I. All camera is lenses. 
II. Some lenses are camera. 
 
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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based (Reasoning Ability) 
 
Directions (1-5): Study the given information carefully and answer the given questions: 
 
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are watching movies on different days of the week (starting on Monday 
and ending on Sunday) not necessarily in the same order. B is going to watch movie on Tuesday. F is going 
to watch movie on adjacent day of B. There are three days gap between the days on which F and A are going 
to watch movie. G is going to watch movie just after D. There are as many persons are watching movie 
between A and G, same as between D and C. C is watching movie before D but not just before. 
 
Q1. Who among the following is going to watch movie on Wednesday? 
(a) B 
(b) C 
(c) F 
(d) E 
(e) None of these  
 
Q2. Who among the following person is going to watch movie just after A? 
(a) C 
(b) D 
(c) F 
(d) G 
(e) None of these  
 
Q3. If F and G interchange their days of watching movie, then on which day G is watching movie? 
(a) Monday 
(b) Wednesday 
(c) Friday 
(d) Saturday 
(e) None of these 
 
Q4. C is watching movie on which day? 
(a) Friday 
(b) Saturday 
(c) Wednesday 
(d) Thursday 
(e) Tuesday 
 
Q5. How many persons are watching movie between B and A? 
(a) Two 
(b) Three 
(c) One 
(d) Four 
(e) None of these 
 
   
    
 
Directions (6-8): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 
 
There are six persons who all are of different height. A is taller than C and D but shorter than E. The one 
who is third shortest is 102cm in height. B is taller than A. E is not the tallest. The one who is second tallest 
is 119cm in height. Neither A nor C is the third shortest person among all. C is not the shortest among all. 
F is taller than D.  
 
Q6. Who among the following is the second tallest? 
(a) F 
(b) E 
(c) A 
(d) C 
(e) None of these 
 
Q7. What will be the possible height of A? 
(a) 120cm 
(b) 100cm 
(c) 112cm 
(d) 101cm 
(e) None of these 
 
Q8. Who among the following is third shortest?  
(a) A 
(b) C 
(c) B 
(d) F 
(e) None of these 
  
Direction (9-13): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. 
 
Twelve persons are sitting in two parallel rows at equal distance facing each other. Q, R, S, T, U and V are 
sitting in Row 1 facing south. B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in Row 2 facing north (but not necessarily in the 
same order). 
G sits third to the right of B and one of them sits at the end of the row. Q sits at the right end of the row. 
Three persons sit between Q and T. F sits to the immediate left of G. Two persons sit between F and C. C 
who faces R sits to the immediate right of E. S faces D. U sits to the immediate left of S. 
 
Q9.  Which of the following pair sits at the extreme ends of the Row 2? 
(a) B & E 
(b) G & E 
(c) B & C 
(d) G & C 
(e) None of these 
 
   
    
 
Q10. Who sits second to the left of the person facing V? 
(a) B 
(b) D 
(c) F 
(d) C 
(e) G 
 
Q11. What is the position of U with respect to R? 
(a) Third to the left 
(b) Second to the left 
(c) Second to the right 
(d) Third to the right 
(e) None of these 
 
Q12. Who is facing F? 
(a) T 
(b) U 
(c) Q 
(d) S 
(e) None of these 
 
Q13. If the positions of all persons sitting in Row 2 are arranged as per the English alphabetical 
order from left to right, then who among the following faces D? 
(a) Q 
(b) R 
(c) S 
(d) T 
(e) None of these 
 
Directions (14-16): In each of the following questions some statements are given and these 
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 from commonly known facts. Read the 
conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given 
statements, disregarding commonly known facts. 
Give answer: 
(a) If only (I) conclusion follows. 
(b) If only (II) conclusion follows. 
(c) If either (I) or (II) follows. 
(d) If neither (I) nor (II) follows. 
(e) If both (I) and (II) follow. 
 
Q14. Statements: All DSLR are Lenses.  
Some Camera are DSLR.  
Conclusions: I. All camera is lenses. 
II. Some lenses are camera. 
 
   
    
 
Q15. Statements: All Label are Packets.  
All Mobiles are Cables.  
Some Mobiles are packets.                                   
Conclusions: I. Some Label is mobile. 
II. Some Cables are Label. 
 
Q16. Statements: Some Book are Pen.  
Some Pens are Pencil.  
Conclusions: I. No Book is pencil. 
II. All Pencils are Book. 
 
Directions (17-21): Study the following information to answer the given questions 
 
Eight students A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a square table in such a way four of them sit at four 
corners while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The one who sit at the corners face the centre 
and others facing outside. 
A who faces the centre sits third to the left of F. E who faces the centre is not an immediate neighbour of F. 
Only one person sits between F and G. D sits second to right of B. B faces the centre. C is not an immediate 
neighbour of A.            
 
Q17. Which one does not belong to that group out of five ? 
(a) B 
(b) C 
(c) E 
(d) D 
(e) A 
 
Q18. Which will come in the place of ? 
BCE    EHA    AGD ? 
(a) DFB 
(b) DGA 
(c) DCG 
(d) DCF 
(e) None of these 
 
Q19. What is the position of G with respect to C ? 
(a) Third to the right 
(b) Second to the left 
(c) Second to the right 
(d) Fourth to the right 
(e) None of these 
 
Q20. Who sits third to the left of B ? 
(a) H 
(b) A 
(c) G 
(d) F 
(e) None of these 
 
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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based (Reasoning Ability) 
 
Directions (1-5): Study the given information carefully and answer the given questions: 
 
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are watching movies on different days of the week (starting on Monday 
and ending on Sunday) not necessarily in the same order. B is going to watch movie on Tuesday. F is going 
to watch movie on adjacent day of B. There are three days gap between the days on which F and A are going 
to watch movie. G is going to watch movie just after D. There are as many persons are watching movie 
between A and G, same as between D and C. C is watching movie before D but not just before. 
 
Q1. Who among the following is going to watch movie on Wednesday? 
(a) B 
(b) C 
(c) F 
(d) E 
(e) None of these  
 
Q2. Who among the following person is going to watch movie just after A? 
(a) C 
(b) D 
(c) F 
(d) G 
(e) None of these  
 
Q3. If F and G interchange their days of watching movie, then on which day G is watching movie? 
(a) Monday 
(b) Wednesday 
(c) Friday 
(d) Saturday 
(e) None of these 
 
Q4. C is watching movie on which day? 
(a) Friday 
(b) Saturday 
(c) Wednesday 
(d) Thursday 
(e) Tuesday 
 
Q5. How many persons are watching movie between B and A? 
(a) Two 
(b) Three 
(c) One 
(d) Four 
(e) None of these 
 
   
    
 
Directions (6-8): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: 
 
There are six persons who all are of different height. A is taller than C and D but shorter than E. The one 
who is third shortest is 102cm in height. B is taller than A. E is not the tallest. The one who is second tallest 
is 119cm in height. Neither A nor C is the third shortest person among all. C is not the shortest among all. 
F is taller than D.  
 
Q6. Who among the following is the second tallest? 
(a) F 
(b) E 
(c) A 
(d) C 
(e) None of these 
 
Q7. What will be the possible height of A? 
(a) 120cm 
(b) 100cm 
(c) 112cm 
(d) 101cm 
(e) None of these 
 
Q8. Who among the following is third shortest?  
(a) A 
(b) C 
(c) B 
(d) F 
(e) None of these 
  
Direction (9-13): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. 
 
Twelve persons are sitting in two parallel rows at equal distance facing each other. Q, R, S, T, U and V are 
sitting in Row 1 facing south. B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in Row 2 facing north (but not necessarily in the 
same order). 
G sits third to the right of B and one of them sits at the end of the row. Q sits at the right end of the row. 
Three persons sit between Q and T. F sits to the immediate left of G. Two persons sit between F and C. C 
who faces R sits to the immediate right of E. S faces D. U sits to the immediate left of S. 
 
Q9.  Which of the following pair sits at the extreme ends of the Row 2? 
(a) B & E 
(b) G & E 
(c) B & C 
(d) G & C 
(e) None of these 
 
   
    
 
Q10. Who sits second to the left of the person facing V? 
(a) B 
(b) D 
(c) F 
(d) C 
(e) G 
 
Q11. What is the position of U with respect to R? 
(a) Third to the left 
(b) Second to the left 
(c) Second to the right 
(d) Third to the right 
(e) None of these 
 
Q12. Who is facing F? 
(a) T 
(b) U 
(c) Q 
(d) S 
(e) None of these 
 
Q13. If the positions of all persons sitting in Row 2 are arranged as per the English alphabetical 
order from left to right, then who among the following faces D? 
(a) Q 
(b) R 
(c) S 
(d) T 
(e) None of these 
 
Directions (14-16): In each of the following questions some statements are given and these 
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 from commonly known facts. Read the 
conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given 
statements, disregarding commonly known facts. 
Give answer: 
(a) If only (I) conclusion follows. 
(b) If only (II) conclusion follows. 
(c) If either (I) or (II) follows. 
(d) If neither (I) nor (II) follows. 
(e) If both (I) and (II) follow. 
 
Q14. Statements: All DSLR are Lenses.  
Some Camera are DSLR.  
Conclusions: I. All camera is lenses. 
II. Some lenses are camera. 
 
   
    
 
Q15. Statements: All Label are Packets.  
All Mobiles are Cables.  
Some Mobiles are packets.                                   
Conclusions: I. Some Label is mobile. 
II. Some Cables are Label. 
 
Q16. Statements: Some Book are Pen.  
Some Pens are Pencil.  
Conclusions: I. No Book is pencil. 
II. All Pencils are Book. 
 
Directions (17-21): Study the following information to answer the given questions 
 
Eight students A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a square table in such a way four of them sit at four 
corners while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The one who sit at the corners face the centre 
and others facing outside. 
A who faces the centre sits third to the left of F. E who faces the centre is not an immediate neighbour of F. 
Only one person sits between F and G. D sits second to right of B. B faces the centre. C is not an immediate 
neighbour of A.            
 
Q17. Which one does not belong to that group out of five ? 
(a) B 
(b) C 
(c) E 
(d) D 
(e) A 
 
Q18. Which will come in the place of ? 
BCE    EHA    AGD ? 
(a) DFB 
(b) DGA 
(c) DCG 
(d) DCF 
(e) None of these 
 
Q19. What is the position of G with respect to C ? 
(a) Third to the right 
(b) Second to the left 
(c) Second to the right 
(d) Fourth to the right 
(e) None of these 
 
Q20. Who sits third to the left of B ? 
(a) H 
(b) A 
(c) G 
(d) F 
(e) None of these 
 
   
    
 
Q21. Which is true from the given arrangement? 
(a) G faces the centre 
(b) B faces outside 
(c) H faces inside 
(d) A face the centre 
(e) None of these 
 
Q22. How many pairs of letter are there in the word ‘DECLARING’ (both backward and forward), 
each of which has as many letters between them as in the word as there are in the English alphabet? 
(a) One  
(b) three 
(c) Four 
(d) Five 
(e) None of these 
 
Directions (23-25): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given 
below: 
 
Point C is 15m in the east of point F. Point A is 10m west of point B which is 15m north of point H. Point D 
is 15 west of point E. Point B is 15 m south of point C. Point E is 5m east of point H. Point G is 15m north of 
point A.  
 
Q23. In which direction and at what distance is point G from point C? 
(a) 10m east 
(b) 5m, east 
(c) 10m, west 
(d) 5m, west 
(e) None of these 
 
Q24. Point D is in which direction with respect to point A? 
(a) South 
(b) North 
(c) North East 
(d) West 
(e) None of these 
 
Q25. Point F is in which direction with respect to point E?  
(a) North East 
(b) South West 
(c) South East  
(d) North West 
(e) None of these