# IBPS PO :: Reasoning Ability :: Test 53

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1 . Each question below is followed by two statements I and II. You are to determine whether the data given in the statement is sufficient to answer the question. You should use the data and your knowledge of Mathematics to choose between the possible answer. 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 to 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 either in Statement I or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

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

(5) If the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
Is X an even number?

I. (x$\times$ y)is an odd number.

II. (x$\times$ z+ 3y) is an odd number
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.
if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient answer the question
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
if the data even in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
2 . A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

Input: 82 Price Rice Mango 62 Orange 54 37

Step I: 82 Price Rice Mango 62 Orange 54 37

Step II : 37 Price Rice Mango 62 Orange 54 82

Step III :37 Rice Price Mango 62 Orange 54 82

Step IV :37 Rice 54 Price 62 Orange Mango 82

Step V : 37 Rice 54 Price of 62 Orange 82 Mango

Step V is output of the machine
""Star 62 Rose 72 59 Tiger gun 42"" is input of a machine then how many steps are required to get the final output?
VI steps
IV steps
III steps
V steps
Cannot be determined
3 . A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

Input: 82 Price Rice Mango 62 Orange 54 37

Step I: 82 Price Rice Mango 62 Orange 54 37

Step II : 37 Price Rice Mango 62 Orange 54 82

Step III :37 Rice Price Mango 62 Orange 54 82

Step IV :37 Rice 54 Price 62 Orange Mango 82

Step V : 37 Rice 54 Price of 62 Orange 82 Mango

Step V is output of the machine
If ""Lemon 43 56 37 King 21 Network Master""is input and then ""21 network 37 master 43 king lemon 56"" is one of the steps of the machine, which number of step is it?
IV step
V step
VI step
Not possible
None of these
4 . A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

Input: 82 Price Rice Mango 62 Orange 54 37

Step I: 82 Price Rice Mango 62 Orange 54 37

Step II : 37 Price Rice Mango 62 Orange 54 82

Step III :37 Rice Price Mango 62 Orange 54 82

Step IV :37 Rice 54 Price 62 Orange Mango 82

Step V : 37 Rice 54 Price of 62 Orange 82 Mango

Step V is output of the machine
If ""21 Force 32 Defense Cargo 40 Air 36"" is step number III then which step will be the last step of this machine?
VI step
VII step
VIII step
V step
IX step
5 . In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
$Statements :$

Some leaves are flowers.
No flower is fruit.
Some fruits are branches.
Some branches are stems.

$Conclusions :$

I. At least some leaves are stems.
II. All leaves are either stems or fruits.
III. All stems are either branches or fruits.
only I follow
both II and III follow
only III follow
All follow
None follows
6 . In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
$Statements :$

All lions are tigers.
All tigers are leopards.
Some leopards are wolves.
No elephant is a wolve.

$Conclusions :$

I. No elephant is lion.
II. All wolves being lion is a possibility.
III. At least some leopards are lions.
only I follows
only II follows
II and III follows
I and III follow
All follow
7 . In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
$Statements :$

Some caps are umbrellas.
Some umbrellas are raincoats.
All raincoats are trousers.
All trousers are jackets.

$Conclusions :$

I. All raincoats being caps is a possibility.
II. Some trousers are definitely umbrellas.
III. All raincoats are jackets.
None follows
I and II follow
II and III follow
I and III follow
All follow
8 . In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
$Statements :$

Some fans are coolers.
Some coolers are machines.
Some machines are computers.
All computers are televisions.

$Conclusions :$

I. All televisions being machines is a possibility.
II. Some machines are not fans.
III. All machines are fans
None follows
only I follows
Either II or III follows
I and either II or III follow
All follow
9 . Read the following information carefully to answer the questions given below it.

The annual gathering of a school was organized on a day in the morning hours. Six different items, viz., drama, singing, mimicry, speech, story-telli ng and dance are to be performed by six children Amar, Baby, Chintu, Dadu, Emily and Fatima not necessarily in the same order. The programme started with song not sung by Baby and ended with dance. Chintu performed mimicry immediately after speech. Emily performed drama just before dance. Dadu or Fatima was not available for the last performance. Speech was not given by Amar. An interval of 30 min. was given immediately after mimicry with three more items remaining to be performed. Dadu performed immediately after interval
Which item was performed by F?
Drama
Song
Speech
Story - telling
None of these
10 . Read the following information carefully to answer the questions given below it.

The annual gathering of a school was organized on a day in the morning hours. Six different items, viz., drama, singing, mimicry, speech, story-telli ng and dance are to be performed by six children Amar, Baby, Chintu, Dadu, Emily and Fatima not necessarily in the same order. The programme started with song not sung by Baby and ended with dance. Chintu performed mimicry immediately after speech. Emily performed drama just before dance. Dadu or Fatima was not available for the last performance. Speech was not given by Amar. An interval of 30 min. was given immediately after mimicry with three more items remaining to be performed. Dadu performed immediately after interval
Who performed dance?
A
B
F
None of these