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IBPS RRB PO Mains 2018 
 
 
 
 
Directions (1-5): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are born in different 
years 1950, 1953, 1961, 1968, 1972, 1985, 1996 but not 
necessarily in the same order. They are born on same date 
of the same month in different years. (All the calculations 
of ages are done by considering 2018 as the base year) 
They like different fruits i.e. grapes, litchi, fig, mango, 
guava, apple, pomegranate.  
 
The sum of the present age of B and E is 90 years. The 
person who is 2
nd
 eldest likes mango. C is younger to F. The 
sum of the present age of G and the one who likes guava is 
103 years. Neither C nor A likes grapes and fig. The 
difference between the present ages of the one who likes 
guava and the one who likes fig is 11 years. The number of 
persons born before A is same as the number of persons 
born after the one who likes apple. The youngest person 
likes pomegranate. The sum of the present age of D and A 
is 115 years. A is younger to D. The one who likes litchi is 
older to the one who likes grapes. The number of persons 
born between the one who likes guava and grapes is more 
than the persons born between the ones who like grapes 
and litchi. G does not like fig and B is younger to E.  
 
 
1. Who among the following likes fig? 
 (a) G (b) F (c) C 
 (d) B (e) none of these 
 
2.  Which among the following pair of persons are the 
oldest and youngest respectively? 
 (a) E, A  (b) F, C (c) C, F 
 (d) B, D (e) none of these 
 
3.  In which of the following year was E born? 
 (a) 1968 (b) 1950 (c) 1961 
 (d) 1985 (e) none of these 
 
4.  Which of the following statement is true regarding F? 
(a)  E was born before F 
(b)  F is the youngest 
(c)  the difference between the present ages of G and 
F is divisible by 3  
(d)  F likes guava 
(e)  none of these 
 
5.  How many persons were born between A and E? 
 (a) Two (b) One (c) Three 
 (d) Four (e) None  
6. Statement: The State Government has decided to 
declare ‘Kala Azar’ as a notifiable disease under the 
Epidemics Act. Family members or neighbours of the 
patient are liable to be punished in case they did not 
inform the State authorities.  
 Courses of action: 
I.  Efforts should be made to effectively implement 
the Act.  
II.  The cases of punishment should be propagated 
through mass media so that more people become 
aware of the stern actions.  
(a) If only I follow 
(b) If only II follow 
(c) If either I or II follow 
(d) If neither I nor II follow 
(e) If both I and II follow 
 
7. Statement- Two companies A and B signed a deal in 
which both have agreed to not disclose any 
confidential details of their company to the rivals.  
 Which of the following could be the reason of the legal 
notice sent by company B to company A for breaching 
the contract? 
I.  Company A is unlawfully receiving more amount 
of profit without indulging company B in it. 
II.  Company A is sharing the private data and 
details of company B for its own profit. 
(a) Only I is implicit 
(b) Only II is implicit 
(c) Either I or II is implicit 
(d) Neither I nor II is implicit 
(e) Both I and II are implicit 
 
Directions (8-12): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
Ten people are seating on two parallel rows. P, Q, R, S and 
T are seating in row 1 and facing towards south. A, B, C, D 
and E are seating in row 2 and facing north. They like 
different Colors- pink, blue, black, yellow and orange. Two 
persons like same color such that one of them is in row 1 
and the other is in row 2(i.e. both the persons who like Pink 
colour sit in different rows)  
 
R sits second from one of the ends. The one who sits 
immediate right of R faces C. P sits right to T but not 
immediate right. The number of persons sitting to the left 
of C is same as the number of persons sitting to the right of 
T. D faces the one who likes yellow. The one who likes pink 
REASONING ABILITY 
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IBPS RRB PO Mains 2018 
 
 
 
 
Directions (1-5): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are born in different 
years 1950, 1953, 1961, 1968, 1972, 1985, 1996 but not 
necessarily in the same order. They are born on same date 
of the same month in different years. (All the calculations 
of ages are done by considering 2018 as the base year) 
They like different fruits i.e. grapes, litchi, fig, mango, 
guava, apple, pomegranate.  
 
The sum of the present age of B and E is 90 years. The 
person who is 2
nd
 eldest likes mango. C is younger to F. The 
sum of the present age of G and the one who likes guava is 
103 years. Neither C nor A likes grapes and fig. The 
difference between the present ages of the one who likes 
guava and the one who likes fig is 11 years. The number of 
persons born before A is same as the number of persons 
born after the one who likes apple. The youngest person 
likes pomegranate. The sum of the present age of D and A 
is 115 years. A is younger to D. The one who likes litchi is 
older to the one who likes grapes. The number of persons 
born between the one who likes guava and grapes is more 
than the persons born between the ones who like grapes 
and litchi. G does not like fig and B is younger to E.  
 
 
1. Who among the following likes fig? 
 (a) G (b) F (c) C 
 (d) B (e) none of these 
 
2.  Which among the following pair of persons are the 
oldest and youngest respectively? 
 (a) E, A  (b) F, C (c) C, F 
 (d) B, D (e) none of these 
 
3.  In which of the following year was E born? 
 (a) 1968 (b) 1950 (c) 1961 
 (d) 1985 (e) none of these 
 
4.  Which of the following statement is true regarding F? 
(a)  E was born before F 
(b)  F is the youngest 
(c)  the difference between the present ages of G and 
F is divisible by 3  
(d)  F likes guava 
(e)  none of these 
 
5.  How many persons were born between A and E? 
 (a) Two (b) One (c) Three 
 (d) Four (e) None  
6. Statement: The State Government has decided to 
declare ‘Kala Azar’ as a notifiable disease under the 
Epidemics Act. Family members or neighbours of the 
patient are liable to be punished in case they did not 
inform the State authorities.  
 Courses of action: 
I.  Efforts should be made to effectively implement 
the Act.  
II.  The cases of punishment should be propagated 
through mass media so that more people become 
aware of the stern actions.  
(a) If only I follow 
(b) If only II follow 
(c) If either I or II follow 
(d) If neither I nor II follow 
(e) If both I and II follow 
 
7. Statement- Two companies A and B signed a deal in 
which both have agreed to not disclose any 
confidential details of their company to the rivals.  
 Which of the following could be the reason of the legal 
notice sent by company B to company A for breaching 
the contract? 
I.  Company A is unlawfully receiving more amount 
of profit without indulging company B in it. 
II.  Company A is sharing the private data and 
details of company B for its own profit. 
(a) Only I is implicit 
(b) Only II is implicit 
(c) Either I or II is implicit 
(d) Neither I nor II is implicit 
(e) Both I and II are implicit 
 
Directions (8-12): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
Ten people are seating on two parallel rows. P, Q, R, S and 
T are seating in row 1 and facing towards south. A, B, C, D 
and E are seating in row 2 and facing north. They like 
different Colors- pink, blue, black, yellow and orange. Two 
persons like same color such that one of them is in row 1 
and the other is in row 2(i.e. both the persons who like Pink 
colour sit in different rows)  
 
R sits second from one of the ends. The one who sits 
immediate right of R faces C. P sits right to T but not 
immediate right. The number of persons sitting to the left 
of C is same as the number of persons sitting to the right of 
T. D faces the one who likes yellow. The one who likes pink 
REASONING ABILITY 
 
 
 
             
 
in row 1 faces the one who sits 2
nd
 to the left of the one who 
likes pink in row 2. Only one person sit between S and the 
one who likes orange. The one who likes black sits 3
rd
 to 
the left of the one who likes pink in row 2. More than two 
person sits between D and A. E does not like pink. C likes 
yellow. R does not like orange and pink. S faces the one who 
likes blue. The one who likes yellow sits immediate left to 
R. P does not like black.  
 
8.  Who among the following likes blue in row 1? 
 (a) P (b) Q (c) R 
 (d) S (e) none of these 
 
9.  How many persons sit between E and the one who 
likes black? 
 (a) Two (b) One (c) Three 
 (d) Four (e) None  
 
10. Which of the following statement is true regarding S? 
 (a) E faces S  
 (b) A likes same color as S 
 (c) D faces S 
 (d) B sits 3
rd
 left to the one who faces S 
 (e) none of these 
 
11. Which of the following color is liked by R? 
 (a) blue (b) black (c) orange 
 (d) yellow (e) none of these 
 
12. Four of the following belongs to a group based on 
their seating arrangement find the one that does not 
belong to that group? 
 (a) T (b) C  (c) R 
 (d) B (e) A 
 
Directions (13-16): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
A person starts walking from A towards to reach B, which 
is 15m east to A. He then takes a right turn and walks 20 m 
to reach point C. From C, he takes left turn and walks15m 
to point D, then again he takes a left turn and walks 10m to 
point E. From E, he takes a left turn and walks 20m to reach 
point F. He then takes a right turn and walks 5m to reach G 
and finally takes a left turn to reach point H, which is 10 m 
away from G.  
 
13. If J is 5m north to G, then what is the distance between 
A and J? 
 (a) 5m (b) 10m (c) 15m 
 (d) 20m (e) none of these 
 
14. Four of the following five belongs to a group based on 
their directions find the one that does not belong to 
that group? 
 (a) A, G (b) F, C (c) B, D 
 (d) H, F (e) D, E 
 
15. How far is point A from point H? 
 (a) 5m (b) 10m (c) 15m 
 (d) 20m (e) none of these 
 
16. Which of the following is the nearest point to X, which 
is the mid-point of BC? 
 (a) E (b) F (c) C 
 (d) B (e) H 
 
17. If in the number 68942735, 1 is added to second, 
fourth, sixth and eighth digit and 1 is subtracted from 
the first, third, fifth and seventh digits, then how many 
digits are repeated in the new number thus formed? 
 (a) 5 and 9 (b) 5 and 8 (c) 6, 5 and 8 
 (d) 9, 1 and 3 (e) None of these 
 
18. Which alphabet is 3
rd
 from the left in the meaningful 
four letter word formed from the first, second, 
seventh and eighth letter of the word PRODUCTION? 
If more than one word is formed then mark answer as 
X and no meaningful word is formed then mark 
answer as Z. 
 (a) T (b) X (c) P 
 (d) Z (e)   
 
Directions (19-23): Study the following information 
carefully and answer the given questions. 
 
Nine persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I like different flowers 
tulip, lily, rose, lotus, sunflower, orchid, iris, Tithonian and 
Cosmos also each of them live in three different cities 
Patna, Surat and Mumbai. Not less than two and not more 
than four live in same cities.  
 
G lives with only the one who likes tulip. B lives with H and 
the one who likes Lotus D and F lives with the one who likes 
Sunflower. The one who likes Tithonian does not lives in 
Surat. The one who likes Lily and the one who likes Orchid 
live in the same city but not in Patna. Neither A nor H likes 
Tithonian. The one who likes Iris lives with A and I. E lives 
in Surat but does not like Lily. G does not live in Patna. H 
does not like Iris. A does not like Rose and Lotus. D does 
not like Orchid. The one who like Rose and the one who like 
Cosmos live in same city. Neither A nor I likes Sunflower.  
 
19. Who among the following like Tulip? 
 (a) C (b) H (c) B 
 (d) F (e) None of these 
 
20. In Which of the following city D and E live 
respectively? 
 (a) Mumbai and Surat 
 (b) Both in Patna 
 (c) Patna and Surat 
 (d) Both in Surat 
 (e) None of these 
 
21. A likes which of the following flower? 
 (a) Lily (b) Tithonian (c) Cosmos 
 (d) Orchid (e) None of these 
 
22. Four of the following are alike in a certain way so form 
a group which of the following does not belong to that 
group? 
 (a) B (b) H (c) A 
 (d) F (e) I 
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IBPS RRB PO Mains 2018 
 
 
 
 
Directions (1-5): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are born in different 
years 1950, 1953, 1961, 1968, 1972, 1985, 1996 but not 
necessarily in the same order. They are born on same date 
of the same month in different years. (All the calculations 
of ages are done by considering 2018 as the base year) 
They like different fruits i.e. grapes, litchi, fig, mango, 
guava, apple, pomegranate.  
 
The sum of the present age of B and E is 90 years. The 
person who is 2
nd
 eldest likes mango. C is younger to F. The 
sum of the present age of G and the one who likes guava is 
103 years. Neither C nor A likes grapes and fig. The 
difference between the present ages of the one who likes 
guava and the one who likes fig is 11 years. The number of 
persons born before A is same as the number of persons 
born after the one who likes apple. The youngest person 
likes pomegranate. The sum of the present age of D and A 
is 115 years. A is younger to D. The one who likes litchi is 
older to the one who likes grapes. The number of persons 
born between the one who likes guava and grapes is more 
than the persons born between the ones who like grapes 
and litchi. G does not like fig and B is younger to E.  
 
 
1. Who among the following likes fig? 
 (a) G (b) F (c) C 
 (d) B (e) none of these 
 
2.  Which among the following pair of persons are the 
oldest and youngest respectively? 
 (a) E, A  (b) F, C (c) C, F 
 (d) B, D (e) none of these 
 
3.  In which of the following year was E born? 
 (a) 1968 (b) 1950 (c) 1961 
 (d) 1985 (e) none of these 
 
4.  Which of the following statement is true regarding F? 
(a)  E was born before F 
(b)  F is the youngest 
(c)  the difference between the present ages of G and 
F is divisible by 3  
(d)  F likes guava 
(e)  none of these 
 
5.  How many persons were born between A and E? 
 (a) Two (b) One (c) Three 
 (d) Four (e) None  
6. Statement: The State Government has decided to 
declare ‘Kala Azar’ as a notifiable disease under the 
Epidemics Act. Family members or neighbours of the 
patient are liable to be punished in case they did not 
inform the State authorities.  
 Courses of action: 
I.  Efforts should be made to effectively implement 
the Act.  
II.  The cases of punishment should be propagated 
through mass media so that more people become 
aware of the stern actions.  
(a) If only I follow 
(b) If only II follow 
(c) If either I or II follow 
(d) If neither I nor II follow 
(e) If both I and II follow 
 
7. Statement- Two companies A and B signed a deal in 
which both have agreed to not disclose any 
confidential details of their company to the rivals.  
 Which of the following could be the reason of the legal 
notice sent by company B to company A for breaching 
the contract? 
I.  Company A is unlawfully receiving more amount 
of profit without indulging company B in it. 
II.  Company A is sharing the private data and 
details of company B for its own profit. 
(a) Only I is implicit 
(b) Only II is implicit 
(c) Either I or II is implicit 
(d) Neither I nor II is implicit 
(e) Both I and II are implicit 
 
Directions (8-12): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
Ten people are seating on two parallel rows. P, Q, R, S and 
T are seating in row 1 and facing towards south. A, B, C, D 
and E are seating in row 2 and facing north. They like 
different Colors- pink, blue, black, yellow and orange. Two 
persons like same color such that one of them is in row 1 
and the other is in row 2(i.e. both the persons who like Pink 
colour sit in different rows)  
 
R sits second from one of the ends. The one who sits 
immediate right of R faces C. P sits right to T but not 
immediate right. The number of persons sitting to the left 
of C is same as the number of persons sitting to the right of 
T. D faces the one who likes yellow. The one who likes pink 
REASONING ABILITY 
 
 
 
             
 
in row 1 faces the one who sits 2
nd
 to the left of the one who 
likes pink in row 2. Only one person sit between S and the 
one who likes orange. The one who likes black sits 3
rd
 to 
the left of the one who likes pink in row 2. More than two 
person sits between D and A. E does not like pink. C likes 
yellow. R does not like orange and pink. S faces the one who 
likes blue. The one who likes yellow sits immediate left to 
R. P does not like black.  
 
8.  Who among the following likes blue in row 1? 
 (a) P (b) Q (c) R 
 (d) S (e) none of these 
 
9.  How many persons sit between E and the one who 
likes black? 
 (a) Two (b) One (c) Three 
 (d) Four (e) None  
 
10. Which of the following statement is true regarding S? 
 (a) E faces S  
 (b) A likes same color as S 
 (c) D faces S 
 (d) B sits 3
rd
 left to the one who faces S 
 (e) none of these 
 
11. Which of the following color is liked by R? 
 (a) blue (b) black (c) orange 
 (d) yellow (e) none of these 
 
12. Four of the following belongs to a group based on 
their seating arrangement find the one that does not 
belong to that group? 
 (a) T (b) C  (c) R 
 (d) B (e) A 
 
Directions (13-16): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
A person starts walking from A towards to reach B, which 
is 15m east to A. He then takes a right turn and walks 20 m 
to reach point C. From C, he takes left turn and walks15m 
to point D, then again he takes a left turn and walks 10m to 
point E. From E, he takes a left turn and walks 20m to reach 
point F. He then takes a right turn and walks 5m to reach G 
and finally takes a left turn to reach point H, which is 10 m 
away from G.  
 
13. If J is 5m north to G, then what is the distance between 
A and J? 
 (a) 5m (b) 10m (c) 15m 
 (d) 20m (e) none of these 
 
14. Four of the following five belongs to a group based on 
their directions find the one that does not belong to 
that group? 
 (a) A, G (b) F, C (c) B, D 
 (d) H, F (e) D, E 
 
15. How far is point A from point H? 
 (a) 5m (b) 10m (c) 15m 
 (d) 20m (e) none of these 
 
16. Which of the following is the nearest point to X, which 
is the mid-point of BC? 
 (a) E (b) F (c) C 
 (d) B (e) H 
 
17. If in the number 68942735, 1 is added to second, 
fourth, sixth and eighth digit and 1 is subtracted from 
the first, third, fifth and seventh digits, then how many 
digits are repeated in the new number thus formed? 
 (a) 5 and 9 (b) 5 and 8 (c) 6, 5 and 8 
 (d) 9, 1 and 3 (e) None of these 
 
18. Which alphabet is 3
rd
 from the left in the meaningful 
four letter word formed from the first, second, 
seventh and eighth letter of the word PRODUCTION? 
If more than one word is formed then mark answer as 
X and no meaningful word is formed then mark 
answer as Z. 
 (a) T (b) X (c) P 
 (d) Z (e)   
 
Directions (19-23): Study the following information 
carefully and answer the given questions. 
 
Nine persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I like different flowers 
tulip, lily, rose, lotus, sunflower, orchid, iris, Tithonian and 
Cosmos also each of them live in three different cities 
Patna, Surat and Mumbai. Not less than two and not more 
than four live in same cities.  
 
G lives with only the one who likes tulip. B lives with H and 
the one who likes Lotus D and F lives with the one who likes 
Sunflower. The one who likes Tithonian does not lives in 
Surat. The one who likes Lily and the one who likes Orchid 
live in the same city but not in Patna. Neither A nor H likes 
Tithonian. The one who likes Iris lives with A and I. E lives 
in Surat but does not like Lily. G does not live in Patna. H 
does not like Iris. A does not like Rose and Lotus. D does 
not like Orchid. The one who like Rose and the one who like 
Cosmos live in same city. Neither A nor I likes Sunflower.  
 
19. Who among the following like Tulip? 
 (a) C (b) H (c) B 
 (d) F (e) None of these 
 
20. In Which of the following city D and E live 
respectively? 
 (a) Mumbai and Surat 
 (b) Both in Patna 
 (c) Patna and Surat 
 (d) Both in Surat 
 (e) None of these 
 
21. A likes which of the following flower? 
 (a) Lily (b) Tithonian (c) Cosmos 
 (d) Orchid (e) None of these 
 
22. Four of the following are alike in a certain way so form 
a group which of the following does not belong to that 
group? 
 (a) B (b) H (c) A 
 (d) F (e) I 
 
 
 
             
 
23. C lives with which among the following? 
 (a) B and H (b) D, F and E (c) A, I and E 
 (d) Only G (e) None of these 
 
Directions (24-25): In each question below is given a 
statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. 
You have to consider the statement and the following 
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is 
implicit in the statement.  
Give answer-  
(a) If only assumption I is implicit.  
(b) If only assumption II is implicit. 
(c) If either I or II is implicit. 
(d) If neither I nor II is implicit. 
(e) If both I and II are implicit.  
 
24. Statement: The ‘M’ Cooperative Housing Society has 
put up a notice at its gate that sales persons are not 
allowed inside the society.  
 Assumptions: 
I.  All the sales persons will stay away from the ‘M’ 
cooperative Housing Society.  
II.  The security guard posted at the gate may be 
able to stop the sales persons entering the 
society.  
 
25. Statement: “If it does not rain throughout this month, 
most farmers would be in trouble this year.” 
 Assumptions:  
I. Timely rain is essential for farming.  
II. Most farmers are generally dependent on rains.  
 
Directions (26-30): Study the following information to 
answer the given questions:  
 
A word and number arrangement machine when given an 
input line of words and numbers rearranges them 
following a particular rule. The following is an illustration 
of input and rearrangement.  
Input: 78 former 44 quicker colder 65 taller outer 27 8  
Step I: cold former 44 quicker 65 taller outer 27 8 79  
Step II: 9 cold former 44 quicker 65 outer 27 79 tall  
Step III: form 9 cold 44 quicker outer 27 79 tall 66  
Step IV: 28 form 9 cold 44 quicker 79 tall 66 out  
Step V: quick 28 form 9 cold 79 tall 66 out 45  
Step V is the last step of the rearrangement. As per the rules 
followed in the above steps, find out in each of the 
following questions the appropriate steps for the given 
input. 
Input: warmer 76 94 scraper locker 11 greater 52 39 
adopter  
 
26. How many steps would be needed to complete the 
arrangement?  
 (a) IV (b) V (c) VII   
 (d) VI (e) None of these  
 
27. What will the addition of the numbers which is third 
from the right end in step II and 2nd from the right 
end in step IV?  
 (a) 112  (b) 210 (c) 151  
 (d) 116 (e) None of these  
 
28. Which of the following would be the difference of the 
numbers which is 3rd from left end in step IV and 2
nd
 
from right end in Step II? 
 (a) 90 (b) 83  (c) 25 
 (d) 10  (e) None of these  
 
29. Which of the following element will be 6
th
 to the left 
of 3
rd
 from the right end in step V?  
 (a) 95 (b) adopt (c) 40 
 (d) scrap (e) None of these  
 
30. In which of the following step ’39 95 warm’ would be 
find in the same order?  
(a) Step V  
(b) Step II and III 
(c) Step II  
(d) Step III and IV 
(e) None of these 
 
Directions (31-35): Study the following information 
carefully and answer the given questions. 
 
Seven members of a family are sitting in a row facing north. 
G is third from one of the ends. G’s mother is second to the 
right of G. G’s wife is immediate left of G. M is an immediate 
neighbour of G’s mother. B is third to the left of M. Only one 
person sit between D and M. D’s father sit second to the left 
of D. Only one person sit between L’s daughter and M. B is 
a male. B’s father is third to the left of L’s daughter. V is D’s 
son and Q is daughter-in-law of L. Q sits to the left of L.  
 
31. How many persons are sitting between Q and L? 
 (a) One  
 (b) Three  
 (c) More than three 
 (d) Two 
 (e) None 
 
32. How many persons sit to the left of L? 
 (a) One 
 (b) Three 
 (c) More than three 
 (d) Two 
 (e) None 
 
33. Who among the following is the grandson of M? 
 (a) D and B (b) L (c) V and B 
 (d) Q and D (e) D 
 
34. How is D related to G? 
 (a) Sister (b) Brother (c) Mother 
 (d) Father (e) Sister-in-law 
 
35. Who among the following sit forth to the right of B’s 
father? 
 (a) M (b) L (c) V 
 (d) Q (e) D 
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Directions (1-5): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are born in different 
years 1950, 1953, 1961, 1968, 1972, 1985, 1996 but not 
necessarily in the same order. They are born on same date 
of the same month in different years. (All the calculations 
of ages are done by considering 2018 as the base year) 
They like different fruits i.e. grapes, litchi, fig, mango, 
guava, apple, pomegranate.  
 
The sum of the present age of B and E is 90 years. The 
person who is 2
nd
 eldest likes mango. C is younger to F. The 
sum of the present age of G and the one who likes guava is 
103 years. Neither C nor A likes grapes and fig. The 
difference between the present ages of the one who likes 
guava and the one who likes fig is 11 years. The number of 
persons born before A is same as the number of persons 
born after the one who likes apple. The youngest person 
likes pomegranate. The sum of the present age of D and A 
is 115 years. A is younger to D. The one who likes litchi is 
older to the one who likes grapes. The number of persons 
born between the one who likes guava and grapes is more 
than the persons born between the ones who like grapes 
and litchi. G does not like fig and B is younger to E.  
 
 
1. Who among the following likes fig? 
 (a) G (b) F (c) C 
 (d) B (e) none of these 
 
2.  Which among the following pair of persons are the 
oldest and youngest respectively? 
 (a) E, A  (b) F, C (c) C, F 
 (d) B, D (e) none of these 
 
3.  In which of the following year was E born? 
 (a) 1968 (b) 1950 (c) 1961 
 (d) 1985 (e) none of these 
 
4.  Which of the following statement is true regarding F? 
(a)  E was born before F 
(b)  F is the youngest 
(c)  the difference between the present ages of G and 
F is divisible by 3  
(d)  F likes guava 
(e)  none of these 
 
5.  How many persons were born between A and E? 
 (a) Two (b) One (c) Three 
 (d) Four (e) None  
6. Statement: The State Government has decided to 
declare ‘Kala Azar’ as a notifiable disease under the 
Epidemics Act. Family members or neighbours of the 
patient are liable to be punished in case they did not 
inform the State authorities.  
 Courses of action: 
I.  Efforts should be made to effectively implement 
the Act.  
II.  The cases of punishment should be propagated 
through mass media so that more people become 
aware of the stern actions.  
(a) If only I follow 
(b) If only II follow 
(c) If either I or II follow 
(d) If neither I nor II follow 
(e) If both I and II follow 
 
7. Statement- Two companies A and B signed a deal in 
which both have agreed to not disclose any 
confidential details of their company to the rivals.  
 Which of the following could be the reason of the legal 
notice sent by company B to company A for breaching 
the contract? 
I.  Company A is unlawfully receiving more amount 
of profit without indulging company B in it. 
II.  Company A is sharing the private data and 
details of company B for its own profit. 
(a) Only I is implicit 
(b) Only II is implicit 
(c) Either I or II is implicit 
(d) Neither I nor II is implicit 
(e) Both I and II are implicit 
 
Directions (8-12): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
Ten people are seating on two parallel rows. P, Q, R, S and 
T are seating in row 1 and facing towards south. A, B, C, D 
and E are seating in row 2 and facing north. They like 
different Colors- pink, blue, black, yellow and orange. Two 
persons like same color such that one of them is in row 1 
and the other is in row 2(i.e. both the persons who like Pink 
colour sit in different rows)  
 
R sits second from one of the ends. The one who sits 
immediate right of R faces C. P sits right to T but not 
immediate right. The number of persons sitting to the left 
of C is same as the number of persons sitting to the right of 
T. D faces the one who likes yellow. The one who likes pink 
REASONING ABILITY 
 
 
 
             
 
in row 1 faces the one who sits 2
nd
 to the left of the one who 
likes pink in row 2. Only one person sit between S and the 
one who likes orange. The one who likes black sits 3
rd
 to 
the left of the one who likes pink in row 2. More than two 
person sits between D and A. E does not like pink. C likes 
yellow. R does not like orange and pink. S faces the one who 
likes blue. The one who likes yellow sits immediate left to 
R. P does not like black.  
 
8.  Who among the following likes blue in row 1? 
 (a) P (b) Q (c) R 
 (d) S (e) none of these 
 
9.  How many persons sit between E and the one who 
likes black? 
 (a) Two (b) One (c) Three 
 (d) Four (e) None  
 
10. Which of the following statement is true regarding S? 
 (a) E faces S  
 (b) A likes same color as S 
 (c) D faces S 
 (d) B sits 3
rd
 left to the one who faces S 
 (e) none of these 
 
11. Which of the following color is liked by R? 
 (a) blue (b) black (c) orange 
 (d) yellow (e) none of these 
 
12. Four of the following belongs to a group based on 
their seating arrangement find the one that does not 
belong to that group? 
 (a) T (b) C  (c) R 
 (d) B (e) A 
 
Directions (13-16): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
A person starts walking from A towards to reach B, which 
is 15m east to A. He then takes a right turn and walks 20 m 
to reach point C. From C, he takes left turn and walks15m 
to point D, then again he takes a left turn and walks 10m to 
point E. From E, he takes a left turn and walks 20m to reach 
point F. He then takes a right turn and walks 5m to reach G 
and finally takes a left turn to reach point H, which is 10 m 
away from G.  
 
13. If J is 5m north to G, then what is the distance between 
A and J? 
 (a) 5m (b) 10m (c) 15m 
 (d) 20m (e) none of these 
 
14. Four of the following five belongs to a group based on 
their directions find the one that does not belong to 
that group? 
 (a) A, G (b) F, C (c) B, D 
 (d) H, F (e) D, E 
 
15. How far is point A from point H? 
 (a) 5m (b) 10m (c) 15m 
 (d) 20m (e) none of these 
 
16. Which of the following is the nearest point to X, which 
is the mid-point of BC? 
 (a) E (b) F (c) C 
 (d) B (e) H 
 
17. If in the number 68942735, 1 is added to second, 
fourth, sixth and eighth digit and 1 is subtracted from 
the first, third, fifth and seventh digits, then how many 
digits are repeated in the new number thus formed? 
 (a) 5 and 9 (b) 5 and 8 (c) 6, 5 and 8 
 (d) 9, 1 and 3 (e) None of these 
 
18. Which alphabet is 3
rd
 from the left in the meaningful 
four letter word formed from the first, second, 
seventh and eighth letter of the word PRODUCTION? 
If more than one word is formed then mark answer as 
X and no meaningful word is formed then mark 
answer as Z. 
 (a) T (b) X (c) P 
 (d) Z (e)   
 
Directions (19-23): Study the following information 
carefully and answer the given questions. 
 
Nine persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I like different flowers 
tulip, lily, rose, lotus, sunflower, orchid, iris, Tithonian and 
Cosmos also each of them live in three different cities 
Patna, Surat and Mumbai. Not less than two and not more 
than four live in same cities.  
 
G lives with only the one who likes tulip. B lives with H and 
the one who likes Lotus D and F lives with the one who likes 
Sunflower. The one who likes Tithonian does not lives in 
Surat. The one who likes Lily and the one who likes Orchid 
live in the same city but not in Patna. Neither A nor H likes 
Tithonian. The one who likes Iris lives with A and I. E lives 
in Surat but does not like Lily. G does not live in Patna. H 
does not like Iris. A does not like Rose and Lotus. D does 
not like Orchid. The one who like Rose and the one who like 
Cosmos live in same city. Neither A nor I likes Sunflower.  
 
19. Who among the following like Tulip? 
 (a) C (b) H (c) B 
 (d) F (e) None of these 
 
20. In Which of the following city D and E live 
respectively? 
 (a) Mumbai and Surat 
 (b) Both in Patna 
 (c) Patna and Surat 
 (d) Both in Surat 
 (e) None of these 
 
21. A likes which of the following flower? 
 (a) Lily (b) Tithonian (c) Cosmos 
 (d) Orchid (e) None of these 
 
22. Four of the following are alike in a certain way so form 
a group which of the following does not belong to that 
group? 
 (a) B (b) H (c) A 
 (d) F (e) I 
 
 
 
             
 
23. C lives with which among the following? 
 (a) B and H (b) D, F and E (c) A, I and E 
 (d) Only G (e) None of these 
 
Directions (24-25): In each question below is given a 
statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. 
You have to consider the statement and the following 
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is 
implicit in the statement.  
Give answer-  
(a) If only assumption I is implicit.  
(b) If only assumption II is implicit. 
(c) If either I or II is implicit. 
(d) If neither I nor II is implicit. 
(e) If both I and II are implicit.  
 
24. Statement: The ‘M’ Cooperative Housing Society has 
put up a notice at its gate that sales persons are not 
allowed inside the society.  
 Assumptions: 
I.  All the sales persons will stay away from the ‘M’ 
cooperative Housing Society.  
II.  The security guard posted at the gate may be 
able to stop the sales persons entering the 
society.  
 
25. Statement: “If it does not rain throughout this month, 
most farmers would be in trouble this year.” 
 Assumptions:  
I. Timely rain is essential for farming.  
II. Most farmers are generally dependent on rains.  
 
Directions (26-30): Study the following information to 
answer the given questions:  
 
A word and number arrangement machine when given an 
input line of words and numbers rearranges them 
following a particular rule. The following is an illustration 
of input and rearrangement.  
Input: 78 former 44 quicker colder 65 taller outer 27 8  
Step I: cold former 44 quicker 65 taller outer 27 8 79  
Step II: 9 cold former 44 quicker 65 outer 27 79 tall  
Step III: form 9 cold 44 quicker outer 27 79 tall 66  
Step IV: 28 form 9 cold 44 quicker 79 tall 66 out  
Step V: quick 28 form 9 cold 79 tall 66 out 45  
Step V is the last step of the rearrangement. As per the rules 
followed in the above steps, find out in each of the 
following questions the appropriate steps for the given 
input. 
Input: warmer 76 94 scraper locker 11 greater 52 39 
adopter  
 
26. How many steps would be needed to complete the 
arrangement?  
 (a) IV (b) V (c) VII   
 (d) VI (e) None of these  
 
27. What will the addition of the numbers which is third 
from the right end in step II and 2nd from the right 
end in step IV?  
 (a) 112  (b) 210 (c) 151  
 (d) 116 (e) None of these  
 
28. Which of the following would be the difference of the 
numbers which is 3rd from left end in step IV and 2
nd
 
from right end in Step II? 
 (a) 90 (b) 83  (c) 25 
 (d) 10  (e) None of these  
 
29. Which of the following element will be 6
th
 to the left 
of 3
rd
 from the right end in step V?  
 (a) 95 (b) adopt (c) 40 
 (d) scrap (e) None of these  
 
30. In which of the following step ’39 95 warm’ would be 
find in the same order?  
(a) Step V  
(b) Step II and III 
(c) Step II  
(d) Step III and IV 
(e) None of these 
 
Directions (31-35): Study the following information 
carefully and answer the given questions. 
 
Seven members of a family are sitting in a row facing north. 
G is third from one of the ends. G’s mother is second to the 
right of G. G’s wife is immediate left of G. M is an immediate 
neighbour of G’s mother. B is third to the left of M. Only one 
person sit between D and M. D’s father sit second to the left 
of D. Only one person sit between L’s daughter and M. B is 
a male. B’s father is third to the left of L’s daughter. V is D’s 
son and Q is daughter-in-law of L. Q sits to the left of L.  
 
31. How many persons are sitting between Q and L? 
 (a) One  
 (b) Three  
 (c) More than three 
 (d) Two 
 (e) None 
 
32. How many persons sit to the left of L? 
 (a) One 
 (b) Three 
 (c) More than three 
 (d) Two 
 (e) None 
 
33. Who among the following is the grandson of M? 
 (a) D and B (b) L (c) V and B 
 (d) Q and D (e) D 
 
34. How is D related to G? 
 (a) Sister (b) Brother (c) Mother 
 (d) Father (e) Sister-in-law 
 
35. Who among the following sit forth to the right of B’s 
father? 
 (a) M (b) L (c) V 
 (d) Q (e) D 
 
 
 
             
 
Directions (36-38): Each of the 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; 
(a)  if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer 
the question, while the data in statement II alone are 
not sufficient to answer the question.  
(b)  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.  
(c)  if the data either in statement I alone or in statement 
II alone are sufficient to answer the question.  
(d)  if the data even in both statements I and II together 
are not sufficient to answer the question.  
(e)  if the data in both statements I and II together are 
necessary to answer the question 
 
36. In a family of six persons who is the father of E?  
I.  C is the son-in-law of B. A is the only son of D. D 
is the grandmother of E.  
II.  E is the son of X, who is the only sister of A. B is 
the father of X.  
 
37. Five persons are sitting around a circular table facing 
the center. Who among the following sit immediate 
left of C? 
I.  B sits second to the right of D. A second to the 
right of B. Two persons sit between D and E.  
II.  D sits second to the left of B. E is not an 
immediate neighbour of D. C is second to the left 
of E. 
 
38. Six persons P, Q, R, S, T, U were born in six different 
months January, March, May, July, August and October 
of a year. Only one person was born in one month. 
Who among the following born in a month 
immediately before T?  
I.  P was born after July. Only one person born 
between S and P. Q was born immediately before 
P. R was born after P. T was born before S. 
II.  S was born in May. P was born after S. Only two 
person were born between P and T. 
 
Direction (39-40): Statement- The CMC products are 
quite popular and has been commonly used by the people 
of city X, as it became so popular among the people who are 
getting health benefits from it. But recently we have seen a 
sudden decline in the demand of the products.  
 
39. Which of the following can be concluded from the 
given statement? 
(a)  The CMC products are not so popular in city Y. 
(b)  The CMC products with so many health benefits 
are very famous and in regular use by the people 
of city X. 
(c)  The quality of the products is not that good as it 
was initially of the CMC products. 
(d)  A rival company which has come up with its 
product with lower price are becoming popular 
among the people of city X.  
(e)  The price of CMC products has been increased 
significantly in a decade.  
 
40. Which of the following can be inferred about the 
decrease in demand of CMC products? 
(I)  The quality of products offered by CMC reduced 
which decreases the demand of the products. 
(II)  The prices are hiked of CMC products after 
seeing its popularity which in turn reduces its 
demand.  
(III)  The people of city X do not need the healthy 
products now.  
(IV) The people of city X are now much more 
influenced with the foreign products, which 
affects the demand of CMC products.  
(a) Only I and II 
(b) Only III 
(c) Only II and IV 
(d) All of the above 
(e) Only I 
 
 
 
 
 
41. In a bag, there are 8 black balls and 12 yellow and 
green balls. If the probability of choosing a green ball 
from the bag is 0.35 then, find the probability of 
choosing two yellow balls from the bag if the ball 
chosen is not replaced.   
 (a) 
2
19
 (b) 
4
95
 (c) 
1
19
 
 (d) 
6
95
 (e) None of these 
42. A hemisphere is mounted on cylinder and the radius 
of both is same i.e. 7 cm. Find the height of cylinder if 
the total volume of hemisphere and cylinder is 3952 
2
3
 
cm³.   
 (a) 21 cm  (b) 14 cm  (c) 17 
1
2
 cm  
 (d) 28 cm  (e) None of these 
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IBPS RRB PO Mains 2018 
 
 
 
 
Directions (1-5): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are born in different 
years 1950, 1953, 1961, 1968, 1972, 1985, 1996 but not 
necessarily in the same order. They are born on same date 
of the same month in different years. (All the calculations 
of ages are done by considering 2018 as the base year) 
They like different fruits i.e. grapes, litchi, fig, mango, 
guava, apple, pomegranate.  
 
The sum of the present age of B and E is 90 years. The 
person who is 2
nd
 eldest likes mango. C is younger to F. The 
sum of the present age of G and the one who likes guava is 
103 years. Neither C nor A likes grapes and fig. The 
difference between the present ages of the one who likes 
guava and the one who likes fig is 11 years. The number of 
persons born before A is same as the number of persons 
born after the one who likes apple. The youngest person 
likes pomegranate. The sum of the present age of D and A 
is 115 years. A is younger to D. The one who likes litchi is 
older to the one who likes grapes. The number of persons 
born between the one who likes guava and grapes is more 
than the persons born between the ones who like grapes 
and litchi. G does not like fig and B is younger to E.  
 
 
1. Who among the following likes fig? 
 (a) G (b) F (c) C 
 (d) B (e) none of these 
 
2.  Which among the following pair of persons are the 
oldest and youngest respectively? 
 (a) E, A  (b) F, C (c) C, F 
 (d) B, D (e) none of these 
 
3.  In which of the following year was E born? 
 (a) 1968 (b) 1950 (c) 1961 
 (d) 1985 (e) none of these 
 
4.  Which of the following statement is true regarding F? 
(a)  E was born before F 
(b)  F is the youngest 
(c)  the difference between the present ages of G and 
F is divisible by 3  
(d)  F likes guava 
(e)  none of these 
 
5.  How many persons were born between A and E? 
 (a) Two (b) One (c) Three 
 (d) Four (e) None  
6. Statement: The State Government has decided to 
declare ‘Kala Azar’ as a notifiable disease under the 
Epidemics Act. Family members or neighbours of the 
patient are liable to be punished in case they did not 
inform the State authorities.  
 Courses of action: 
I.  Efforts should be made to effectively implement 
the Act.  
II.  The cases of punishment should be propagated 
through mass media so that more people become 
aware of the stern actions.  
(a) If only I follow 
(b) If only II follow 
(c) If either I or II follow 
(d) If neither I nor II follow 
(e) If both I and II follow 
 
7. Statement- Two companies A and B signed a deal in 
which both have agreed to not disclose any 
confidential details of their company to the rivals.  
 Which of the following could be the reason of the legal 
notice sent by company B to company A for breaching 
the contract? 
I.  Company A is unlawfully receiving more amount 
of profit without indulging company B in it. 
II.  Company A is sharing the private data and 
details of company B for its own profit. 
(a) Only I is implicit 
(b) Only II is implicit 
(c) Either I or II is implicit 
(d) Neither I nor II is implicit 
(e) Both I and II are implicit 
 
Directions (8-12): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
Ten people are seating on two parallel rows. P, Q, R, S and 
T are seating in row 1 and facing towards south. A, B, C, D 
and E are seating in row 2 and facing north. They like 
different Colors- pink, blue, black, yellow and orange. Two 
persons like same color such that one of them is in row 1 
and the other is in row 2(i.e. both the persons who like Pink 
colour sit in different rows)  
 
R sits second from one of the ends. The one who sits 
immediate right of R faces C. P sits right to T but not 
immediate right. The number of persons sitting to the left 
of C is same as the number of persons sitting to the right of 
T. D faces the one who likes yellow. The one who likes pink 
REASONING ABILITY 
 
 
 
             
 
in row 1 faces the one who sits 2
nd
 to the left of the one who 
likes pink in row 2. Only one person sit between S and the 
one who likes orange. The one who likes black sits 3
rd
 to 
the left of the one who likes pink in row 2. More than two 
person sits between D and A. E does not like pink. C likes 
yellow. R does not like orange and pink. S faces the one who 
likes blue. The one who likes yellow sits immediate left to 
R. P does not like black.  
 
8.  Who among the following likes blue in row 1? 
 (a) P (b) Q (c) R 
 (d) S (e) none of these 
 
9.  How many persons sit between E and the one who 
likes black? 
 (a) Two (b) One (c) Three 
 (d) Four (e) None  
 
10. Which of the following statement is true regarding S? 
 (a) E faces S  
 (b) A likes same color as S 
 (c) D faces S 
 (d) B sits 3
rd
 left to the one who faces S 
 (e) none of these 
 
11. Which of the following color is liked by R? 
 (a) blue (b) black (c) orange 
 (d) yellow (e) none of these 
 
12. Four of the following belongs to a group based on 
their seating arrangement find the one that does not 
belong to that group? 
 (a) T (b) C  (c) R 
 (d) B (e) A 
 
Directions (13-16): Study the information carefully and 
answer the questions given below. 
 
A person starts walking from A towards to reach B, which 
is 15m east to A. He then takes a right turn and walks 20 m 
to reach point C. From C, he takes left turn and walks15m 
to point D, then again he takes a left turn and walks 10m to 
point E. From E, he takes a left turn and walks 20m to reach 
point F. He then takes a right turn and walks 5m to reach G 
and finally takes a left turn to reach point H, which is 10 m 
away from G.  
 
13. If J is 5m north to G, then what is the distance between 
A and J? 
 (a) 5m (b) 10m (c) 15m 
 (d) 20m (e) none of these 
 
14. Four of the following five belongs to a group based on 
their directions find the one that does not belong to 
that group? 
 (a) A, G (b) F, C (c) B, D 
 (d) H, F (e) D, E 
 
15. How far is point A from point H? 
 (a) 5m (b) 10m (c) 15m 
 (d) 20m (e) none of these 
 
16. Which of the following is the nearest point to X, which 
is the mid-point of BC? 
 (a) E (b) F (c) C 
 (d) B (e) H 
 
17. If in the number 68942735, 1 is added to second, 
fourth, sixth and eighth digit and 1 is subtracted from 
the first, third, fifth and seventh digits, then how many 
digits are repeated in the new number thus formed? 
 (a) 5 and 9 (b) 5 and 8 (c) 6, 5 and 8 
 (d) 9, 1 and 3 (e) None of these 
 
18. Which alphabet is 3
rd
 from the left in the meaningful 
four letter word formed from the first, second, 
seventh and eighth letter of the word PRODUCTION? 
If more than one word is formed then mark answer as 
X and no meaningful word is formed then mark 
answer as Z. 
 (a) T (b) X (c) P 
 (d) Z (e)   
 
Directions (19-23): Study the following information 
carefully and answer the given questions. 
 
Nine persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I like different flowers 
tulip, lily, rose, lotus, sunflower, orchid, iris, Tithonian and 
Cosmos also each of them live in three different cities 
Patna, Surat and Mumbai. Not less than two and not more 
than four live in same cities.  
 
G lives with only the one who likes tulip. B lives with H and 
the one who likes Lotus D and F lives with the one who likes 
Sunflower. The one who likes Tithonian does not lives in 
Surat. The one who likes Lily and the one who likes Orchid 
live in the same city but not in Patna. Neither A nor H likes 
Tithonian. The one who likes Iris lives with A and I. E lives 
in Surat but does not like Lily. G does not live in Patna. H 
does not like Iris. A does not like Rose and Lotus. D does 
not like Orchid. The one who like Rose and the one who like 
Cosmos live in same city. Neither A nor I likes Sunflower.  
 
19. Who among the following like Tulip? 
 (a) C (b) H (c) B 
 (d) F (e) None of these 
 
20. In Which of the following city D and E live 
respectively? 
 (a) Mumbai and Surat 
 (b) Both in Patna 
 (c) Patna and Surat 
 (d) Both in Surat 
 (e) None of these 
 
21. A likes which of the following flower? 
 (a) Lily (b) Tithonian (c) Cosmos 
 (d) Orchid (e) None of these 
 
22. Four of the following are alike in a certain way so form 
a group which of the following does not belong to that 
group? 
 (a) B (b) H (c) A 
 (d) F (e) I 
 
 
 
             
 
23. C lives with which among the following? 
 (a) B and H (b) D, F and E (c) A, I and E 
 (d) Only G (e) None of these 
 
Directions (24-25): In each question below is given a 
statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. 
You have to consider the statement and the following 
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is 
implicit in the statement.  
Give answer-  
(a) If only assumption I is implicit.  
(b) If only assumption II is implicit. 
(c) If either I or II is implicit. 
(d) If neither I nor II is implicit. 
(e) If both I and II are implicit.  
 
24. Statement: The ‘M’ Cooperative Housing Society has 
put up a notice at its gate that sales persons are not 
allowed inside the society.  
 Assumptions: 
I.  All the sales persons will stay away from the ‘M’ 
cooperative Housing Society.  
II.  The security guard posted at the gate may be 
able to stop the sales persons entering the 
society.  
 
25. Statement: “If it does not rain throughout this month, 
most farmers would be in trouble this year.” 
 Assumptions:  
I. Timely rain is essential for farming.  
II. Most farmers are generally dependent on rains.  
 
Directions (26-30): Study the following information to 
answer the given questions:  
 
A word and number arrangement machine when given an 
input line of words and numbers rearranges them 
following a particular rule. The following is an illustration 
of input and rearrangement.  
Input: 78 former 44 quicker colder 65 taller outer 27 8  
Step I: cold former 44 quicker 65 taller outer 27 8 79  
Step II: 9 cold former 44 quicker 65 outer 27 79 tall  
Step III: form 9 cold 44 quicker outer 27 79 tall 66  
Step IV: 28 form 9 cold 44 quicker 79 tall 66 out  
Step V: quick 28 form 9 cold 79 tall 66 out 45  
Step V is the last step of the rearrangement. As per the rules 
followed in the above steps, find out in each of the 
following questions the appropriate steps for the given 
input. 
Input: warmer 76 94 scraper locker 11 greater 52 39 
adopter  
 
26. How many steps would be needed to complete the 
arrangement?  
 (a) IV (b) V (c) VII   
 (d) VI (e) None of these  
 
27. What will the addition of the numbers which is third 
from the right end in step II and 2nd from the right 
end in step IV?  
 (a) 112  (b) 210 (c) 151  
 (d) 116 (e) None of these  
 
28. Which of the following would be the difference of the 
numbers which is 3rd from left end in step IV and 2
nd
 
from right end in Step II? 
 (a) 90 (b) 83  (c) 25 
 (d) 10  (e) None of these  
 
29. Which of the following element will be 6
th
 to the left 
of 3
rd
 from the right end in step V?  
 (a) 95 (b) adopt (c) 40 
 (d) scrap (e) None of these  
 
30. In which of the following step ’39 95 warm’ would be 
find in the same order?  
(a) Step V  
(b) Step II and III 
(c) Step II  
(d) Step III and IV 
(e) None of these 
 
Directions (31-35): Study the following information 
carefully and answer the given questions. 
 
Seven members of a family are sitting in a row facing north. 
G is third from one of the ends. G’s mother is second to the 
right of G. G’s wife is immediate left of G. M is an immediate 
neighbour of G’s mother. B is third to the left of M. Only one 
person sit between D and M. D’s father sit second to the left 
of D. Only one person sit between L’s daughter and M. B is 
a male. B’s father is third to the left of L’s daughter. V is D’s 
son and Q is daughter-in-law of L. Q sits to the left of L.  
 
31. How many persons are sitting between Q and L? 
 (a) One  
 (b) Three  
 (c) More than three 
 (d) Two 
 (e) None 
 
32. How many persons sit to the left of L? 
 (a) One 
 (b) Three 
 (c) More than three 
 (d) Two 
 (e) None 
 
33. Who among the following is the grandson of M? 
 (a) D and B (b) L (c) V and B 
 (d) Q and D (e) D 
 
34. How is D related to G? 
 (a) Sister (b) Brother (c) Mother 
 (d) Father (e) Sister-in-law 
 
35. Who among the following sit forth to the right of B’s 
father? 
 (a) M (b) L (c) V 
 (d) Q (e) D 
 
 
 
             
 
Directions (36-38): Each of the 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; 
(a)  if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer 
the question, while the data in statement II alone are 
not sufficient to answer the question.  
(b)  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.  
(c)  if the data either in statement I alone or in statement 
II alone are sufficient to answer the question.  
(d)  if the data even in both statements I and II together 
are not sufficient to answer the question.  
(e)  if the data in both statements I and II together are 
necessary to answer the question 
 
36. In a family of six persons who is the father of E?  
I.  C is the son-in-law of B. A is the only son of D. D 
is the grandmother of E.  
II.  E is the son of X, who is the only sister of A. B is 
the father of X.  
 
37. Five persons are sitting around a circular table facing 
the center. Who among the following sit immediate 
left of C? 
I.  B sits second to the right of D. A second to the 
right of B. Two persons sit between D and E.  
II.  D sits second to the left of B. E is not an 
immediate neighbour of D. C is second to the left 
of E. 
 
38. Six persons P, Q, R, S, T, U were born in six different 
months January, March, May, July, August and October 
of a year. Only one person was born in one month. 
Who among the following born in a month 
immediately before T?  
I.  P was born after July. Only one person born 
between S and P. Q was born immediately before 
P. R was born after P. T was born before S. 
II.  S was born in May. P was born after S. Only two 
person were born between P and T. 
 
Direction (39-40): Statement- The CMC products are 
quite popular and has been commonly used by the people 
of city X, as it became so popular among the people who are 
getting health benefits from it. But recently we have seen a 
sudden decline in the demand of the products.  
 
39. Which of the following can be concluded from the 
given statement? 
(a)  The CMC products are not so popular in city Y. 
(b)  The CMC products with so many health benefits 
are very famous and in regular use by the people 
of city X. 
(c)  The quality of the products is not that good as it 
was initially of the CMC products. 
(d)  A rival company which has come up with its 
product with lower price are becoming popular 
among the people of city X.  
(e)  The price of CMC products has been increased 
significantly in a decade.  
 
40. Which of the following can be inferred about the 
decrease in demand of CMC products? 
(I)  The quality of products offered by CMC reduced 
which decreases the demand of the products. 
(II)  The prices are hiked of CMC products after 
seeing its popularity which in turn reduces its 
demand.  
(III)  The people of city X do not need the healthy 
products now.  
(IV) The people of city X are now much more 
influenced with the foreign products, which 
affects the demand of CMC products.  
(a) Only I and II 
(b) Only III 
(c) Only II and IV 
(d) All of the above 
(e) Only I 
 
 
 
 
 
41. In a bag, there are 8 black balls and 12 yellow and 
green balls. If the probability of choosing a green ball 
from the bag is 0.35 then, find the probability of 
choosing two yellow balls from the bag if the ball 
chosen is not replaced.   
 (a) 
2
19
 (b) 
4
95
 (c) 
1
19
 
 (d) 
6
95
 (e) None of these 
42. A hemisphere is mounted on cylinder and the radius 
of both is same i.e. 7 cm. Find the height of cylinder if 
the total volume of hemisphere and cylinder is 3952 
2
3
 
cm³.   
 (a) 21 cm  (b) 14 cm  (c) 17 
1
2
 cm  
 (d) 28 cm  (e) None of these 
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE 
 
 
 
             
 
Directions (43-47): The given table shows the number of classes taken by four different guest tutors (A, B, C and D) on 
different days in a week and honorarium paid to them for each class.  
 
Tutors Number of classes 
taken each on 
Monday, Tuesday and 
Wednesday 
Number of class 
taken each on 
Thursday & 
Friday 
Honorarium 
paid for each 
class 
(In Rs) 
A 2 0 5000 
B 3 — 8000 
C 1 3 6000 
D 2 2 4000 
Note:  
(i) Saturday and Sunday are Holiday. 
(ii) ‘—’ is missing value  
(iii) Each class is of one hour.  
 
43. Find the ratio of number of classes taken by A to the 
number of classes taken by D in a week?   
 (a) 4 : 5 (b) 3 : 5 (c) 2 : 3 
 (d) 9 : 10  (e) None of the above  
 
44. Find the number of classes taken by C if he is paid an 
honorarium of Rs. 3.78 lakh for the completion of his 
course.   
 (a) 45 (b) 54 (c) 72 
 (d) 81 (e) 63 
 
45. Find the difference between the honorarium paid to 
C, if he teaches for 3 weeks and the honorarium paid 
to D, if he teaches for 2 weeks?   
 (a) Rs. 82,000 (b) Rs. 74,000 (c) Rs. 88,000 
 (d) Rs. 90,000 (e) Rs.80,000 
 
46. If honorarium paid to B for the completion of his 
course is Rs. 5.28 lakh and B takes 6 weeks for 
completion of his course then honorarium paid to B 
and D together in 2 weeks is approximately what 
percent of the honorarium paid to C in 4 weeks ?   
 (a) 105% (b) 110% (c) 114% 
 (d) 120% (e) 125% 
 
47. If B takes no classes on Thursday and Friday in a 
particular week then honorarium paid to A is what 
percent of that of B in that week ?  
 (a) 38 ?% (b) 42 ?% (c) 41 ?% 
 (d) 45% (e) 46 ?% 
 
48. 40 men together complete a work in 12 days while 12 
women together complete that work in 48 days. All 
men started working together and on every next day 
10 men left the work and after four days, 16 women 
joined to do the remaining work then find the time 
taken by 16 women to do the remaining work?   
 (a) 25 days (b) 22 
1
2
 days (c) 30 days  
 (d) 28 
1
2
 days  (e) 32 
1
2
 days  
49. A shopkeeper allows a discount of 30% on marked 
price of an article and customer also managed to get 
additional 10% discount on discounted price and in 
this way get a total discount of Rs.925. If shopkeeper 
incurs a loss of 12 
1
2
% on selling the article then find 
its cost price for the shopkeeper?  
 (a) Rs. 1600 (b) Rs. 1800 (c) Rs. 1500 
 (d) Rs. 1925 (e) Rs. 2050  
 
50. A and B started a business by investing Rs. 10,000 and 
Rs. 9,000 respectively. But after 8 month, A and B both 
withdrew their whole amount and C joined the 
business with Rs. 12,000. If at the end of year, 
difference between profit share of A and B is Rs. 576. 
Then, find total profit earned in a year ?   
 (a) Rs. 13,800  (b) Rs. 14,250 (c) Rs. 14,400 
 (d) Rs. 14,950  (e) Rs. 15,500  
 
Direction (51-55): Data given below shows total expense 
of a company in three different years. 
2015 ? Total salary expense of 80 employees is 10 lakhs 
2016 ? Total expense in this year is same as previous year 
while salary expense is increased by 26% as compared to 
previous year and average salary expense is decreased by 
Rs.500 as compared to previous year. 
2017 ? Total expense is 60 lakhs which is 20% more than 
that in 2016. Others expense is 47.5 lakhs. Number of 
employees is decreased by 5 as compared to previous year. 
Total expense = Salary expense + Others expense 
Salary expense = Number of employees × Average 
salary expense 
 
51. Find the ratio between Others expense in 2015 to 
Salary expense in 2017? 
 (a) 1 : 4 
 (b) 4 : 1 
 (c) None of the given options 
 (d) 5 : 16 
 (e) 16 : 5