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What is Reasoning Ability Test? A logical Reasoning Test is a form of psychometric testing that is widely used by corporate employers to help assess candidates during their recruitment process. ‘Psychometric’ is just a fancy way of saying ‘measuring mental ability’ and logical reasoning tests are designed to measure your non-verbal skills.
The article IBPS RRB Reasoning Ability Quiz 23 provides Reasoning Ability questions with answers useful to the candidates preparing for Competitive exams, Entrance exams, Interviews etc. IBPS RRB has released IBPS RRB Officer 2019 Official Notification for Officer Scale(I, II, and III). Reasoning Ability plays major role to qualify examination. The article IBPS RRB Reasoning Ability Quiz 23 will assist the students understanding of the type of questions expected from the topic Reasoning Ability. The online examination Preliminary is scheduled to be conducted on 3rd, 4th & 11th August, 2019 (Tentatively), Mains exam is scheduled to be conducted on 13th October 2019.

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Direction (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Seven friends Maya, Raman, Dev, Zoya, Raj, Abhi and Kavita went to book store and bought one book each viz. Malgudi Days (MD), Champak (CH), Lords of the Ring (LR), Harry Potter (HP), Ruskin Bond (RB), The Jungle Book (JB) and Panchtantra (PA) at Rs.60, 75, 80, 90, 105, 115 and 120. After reading the books each person sold his/her book at different price viz. Rs.60, 75, 80, 90, 105, 115 and 120. All the information are not necessary in same order. None of the book is sold at same price at which it was bought. Difference between purchase price and sold price is not less than Rs.10.
    • Lords of the Ring was bought at Rs.105, but neither by Raman nor by Zoya. Malgudi Days was sold at Rs.25 more than the price at which Panchtantra was sold. The difference between purchase price and sold price of book bought by Maya is Rs.30.
    • Harry potter was neither bought at Rs.60 nor bought by Maya. Malgudi Days was neither bought by Raj nor by Maya. Neither The Jungle Book nor the Harry Potter is sold at Rs.80.
    • Zoya neither bought Panchtantra nor Champak. Kavita sold her book The Jungle Book at Rs.15 more than the price at which Zoya bought her book. The difference between sold price of Champak and purchase price of Lords of The Ring was same as the purchase price of Harry Potter and sold price of Malgudi Days.
    • Abhi sold his book at Rs.75. Raj neither bought Chamapak nor Panchtantra, but bought the book at Rs.60. Dev neither bought Champak nor Panchtanta, but bought the book at Rs.80.

1. Which of the following book is sold at Rs.120?
    A. Malgudi Days B. Ruskin Bond C. Lords of the Ring D. Harry Potter E. None of these

2. If all the books are arranged in ascending order of their purchase price, then which of the following combination is true?
    A. RB – MD – JB – HP – PA – CH – LR B. RB – JB – HP – MD – LR – CH – PA C. JB – RB – MD – HP – LR – CH – PA D. RB – JB – MD – HP – LR – PA – CH E. None of these

3. What is the difference between the purchase price of Malgudi Days and sold price of Abhi’s book?
    A. 15 B. 5 C. 35 D. 20 E. None of these

4. Which of the following combination of person, book and purchase price is correct?
    A. Kavita – PA – 75 B. CH – Raj – 115 C. Abhi – LR – 105 D. Maya – PA – 90 E. All the above combinations are not true.

5. Who among the following person purchase Lords of the Ring?
    A. Abhi B. Raj C. Dev D. Kavita E. None of these

Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option B
Explanation -
Clearly, Ruskin Bond was sold at Rs.120.
Hence, option B is correct choice.
Book Name Purchase Sold
MD Dev 80 115
PA Maya 120 90
JB Kavitha 75 105
LR Abhi 105 75
HP Zoya 90 60
CH Raman 115 80
RB RAJ 60 120

2. Answer - Option E
Explanation -
Clearly, RB – JB – MD – HP – LR – CH – PA, is the correct combination.
Hence, option E is correct choice.
3. Answer - Option B
Explanation -
Clearly, the difference between the purchase price of Malgudi Days and sold price of Abhi’s book is 5.
Hence, option B is correct choice.
4. Answer - Option C
Explanation -
Clearly, combination C is correct.
Hence, option C is correct choice
5. Answer - Option A
Explanation -
Clearly, Abhi purchase Lords of the Ring.
Hence, option A is correct choice.
Direction (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Eight friends Arun, Bala, Gokul, Vinoth, Rima, Gayu, Selvi and Deepika are made to sit in 2 rows with 4 members in each row. Arun, Gayu, Selvi, Deepika are facing south and sit in row 1. Bala, Gokul, Vinoth and Rima are facing North and sit in row 2.There are 2 doctors, 2 engineers, 2 judges and 2 teachers in the group. No 2 persons belonging to the same profession sit in the same row.
The Engineer of row 1 sits on the immediate right of Deepika. The doctor of row 2 faces the immediate neighbour of the engineer in row 1. Vinoth faces the immediate neighbour of Gayu, who is not an engineer. There is only 1 person between the judge and the teacher in both rows. The teacher of row 1 faces the engineer of row 2. Bala is not a judge. Gayu sits on immediate left of Deepika, Gokul is not the judge and he does not sit at any ends of the row. The judge of row 2 faces Arun. Vinoth is not an immediate neighbour of Rima.
1. Which of the following is the pair of Engineer ?
    A. Deepika, Gokul B. Arun, Vinoth C. Arun, Selvi D. Bala, Gayu E. None of these

2. Who among the following sits between Bala and Vinoth ?
    A. Gokul B. Rima C. Gayu D. Arun E. None of these

3. Who among the following sits at the ends of the row ?
    A. Deepika, Gayu B. Bala,Selvi C. Vinoth, Arun D. Rima,Deepika E. None of these

4. Who among the following sits opposite to Deepika ?
    A. Judge B.Teacher C. Doctor D. Engineer E. None of these

5. Which of the following does not belong to that group ?
    A. Gayu, Gokul B. Selvi, Vinoth C. Arun, Rima D. Arun, Vinoth E. None of these

Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option B
Explanation [1-5]-

2. Answer - Option A
3. Answer - Option C
4. Answer - Option C
5. Answer - Option D
1. How is Ramu's mother-in-law's only daughter's son related to Ramu ?
    A. Nephew B. Brother C. Son D. Uncle E. Father

2. J2Z, K4X, 17V, ?, H16R, M22P
    A. L11S B. L12T C. L11T D. L12S E. None of these

Direction(3): Each question presents a situation and asks you to make a judgment regarding that particular circumstance. Choose an answer based on given information.
3. Mark is working with a realtor to find a location for the toy store he plans to open in his town. He is looking for a place that is either in, or not too far from, the center of town and one that would attract the right kind of foot traffic. Which of the following locations should Mark's realtor call to his attention?
    A. a storefront in a new high-rise building near the train station in the center of town whose occupants are mainly young, childless professionals who use the train to commute to their offices each day. B. a little shop three blocks away from the town's main street, located across the street from an elementary school and next door to an ice cream store C. a stand-alone storefront on a quiet residential street ten blocks away from the town's center D. a storefront in a small strip mall located on the outskirts of town that is also occupied by a pharmacy and a dry cleaner E. None of these

4. After walking 6 km, I turned to the right and then walked 2 km. After then I turned to the left and walked 10 km. In the end, I was moving towards the North. From which direction did I start my journey?
    A. North-west B. North C. South D. South-east E. East

5. While travelling in a Haryana registered commercial taxi from Haryana to an adjacent city (another State), your taxi driver informs you that he has no permit for running the taxi in that city, he will stop at its Transport Office and pay the prescribed fee of Rs. 50 for a day. While paying the fee at the counter you find that the transport clerk is taking an extra Rs. 50 for which no receipt is given, You are in a hurry for an office meeting. Under such circumstances, what would you do ?
    A. Do not interfere at all as this is a matter between the taxi driver and tax authorities B. Take not of the incident and subsequently report the matter to the concerned authorities C. Go up to the counter and ask the clerk to give back the money which he has illegally taken. D. Treat it as a normal affair and simply forget about it E. None of the above

Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option C
Explanation -
Ramu's mother-in-law's only daughter is Ramu's wife. Ramu's wife son is Ramu's son.
2. Answer - Option D
Explanation -
The first letters in odd numbered terms from series J, I, H and in even numbered terms from the series K, L, M. The sequence followed by the numbers is + 2, + 3, + 4, + 5, + 6. The third letter moves two steps backward
3. Answer - Option B
Explanation -
This option is both near the center of town and in a location (near a school and an ice cream store) where children and their parents are sure to be around. This is the only option that meets both of Mark's requirements.
4. Answer - Option C
Explanation -

The journey was started from the South..
5. Answer - Option B
Explanation -
Take not of the incident and subsequently report the matter to the concerned authorities

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