Sreedhar's CCE IBPS-RRB Clerks-Prelims -XIII-MT-2

IBPS REGIONAL RURAL BANKS (RRBs)

CLERKS-XIII-Prelims - MODEL TEST-2
REASONING
Direction (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given

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questions.
Eight persons are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each, in
such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons but not
necessarily in the same order. In row 1, P, Q, S and T seated and all of them are
facing the North. In row 2, A, B, C and D seated and all of them are facing the
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South. Therefore, in the given sitting arrangement each member seated in a row
faces another member of the other row.
S sits second to the right of Q. Either S or Q sits at an extreme ends of the
line. The one who faces Q is an immediate neighbour of B. One of the immediate

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neighbours of B faces the person, who sits to the immediate left of P. One person
sits between C and D. D does not face S. T does not sit at extreme ends.
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1. How many persons sit between A and one who faces T?
1) Two 2) No one 3) One 4) Three 5) More than three
2. Who among the following person sits second to the right of the one who faces P?
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1) B 2) C 3) A 4) D 5) No one
3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group, then
which one doesn’t belong to that group?
1) Q 2) A 3) P 4) D 5) S
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4. Which of the following statement(s) is/are NOT TRUE as per the given arrange-
ment?
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(A) Q sits second to the left of S

(B) One person sits between D and the one who faces P
(C) S sits immediate right of the one who faces D
1) Only (A) 2) Both (A) and (B) 3) Only (C)
4) All (A), (B) and (C) 5) Both (B) and (C)
5. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
1) C sits adjacent to D and A 2) T sits third to the left of P
3) C sits adjacent to only B
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4) T sits adjacent to Q and S 5) None is true
Direction: (6-10) Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
In a certain code language
“Back Side Turn After” is coded as “nr lr sr kr”
“Every Look Side Must” is coded as “ur pr kr fr”
“Look Close Then Turn” is coded as “ur lr cr tr”
“Take After Must Clear” is coded as “mr wr nr pr”
(Note: All codes are two letter codes only)
6. What is the code for “Back”?
1) kr 2) lr 3) nr 4) sr 5) ur
7. What is the code for “Every”?
1) lr 2) pr 3) fr 4) tr 5) cr
8. Which of the following is coded as “mr”?
1) Then 2) Must 3) Take 4) Clear 5) Either 3 or 4
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9. What is the code for “Close”?
1) tr 2) mr 3) wr 4) cr 5) Can’t be determined
10. What is the possible code for “Look Then Turn”?
1) tr ur cr 2) lr ur tr 3) nr tr lr 4) lr tr cr 5) mr tr lr
Direction: (11-15) Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are working in a Dell company that has
three different departments viz., Designing, Marketing and Production. At least
two persons work in the same department but not necessarily in the same order.
S works in the Production department but not with U. V and T work in the
same department. R works in either Production or Marketing department. P does

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not work with T. Q and V do not work in the Designing department. R and Q work
in the same department. S does not work with T.
11. Which of the following department does T work?
1) Production 2) Marketing 3) Designing
4) Either 1 or 2 5) Either 2 or 3
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Who among the following person works with P?
1) S 3) Q 4) U 5) Both 2 and 4
13. Which of the following department has more number of workers?
1) Production 2) Designing 3) Marketing

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4) Either 1 or 2

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Which of the following combination is ‘TRUE’?
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1) S - Designing 2) V - Marketing 3) U - Production
4) P - Designing 5) Both 2 and 4
15. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group.
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Which of the following does not belong to the group?

1) P, S 2) R, V 3) S, Q 4) S, U 5) V, Q
Direction: (16-20) The following questions are based on the five three letter
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words given below.
HAT AMP CNR ETN SUG
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16. How many letters are there as per English alphabetical order between second
letter of the third word and second letter of the second word from the left end
when all the words are arranged English dictionary order from left to right?
1) Eight 2) Four 3) Three 4) Five 5) Seven
17. If the first and third letters are interchanged, the second letter is changed to the
next letter, then how many words contain at least two vowels?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three
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18. If the first and second alphabet of each word is interchanged then how many
meaningful words will be formed?
1) Three 2) One 3) Four 4) Two 5) More than four
19. If the words are arranged according to the English dictionary order from right to
left then which of the following word is second from the right end?
1) CNR 2) SUG 3) HAT 4) ETN 5) AMP
20. If each vowel in the word is changed to its previous letter and each consonant is
changed to the next letter according to the alphabetical series, then how many
words contain vowel?
1) None 2) Four 3) Two 4) One 5) Three
Direction: (21-25) Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
Six boxes A, B, C, D, E and F are placed one above another, but not neces-
sarily in the same order. Each box contains different stationary items viz. Pens,
Books, Pencils, Markers, Bottles and Cups.
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Box B is placed below box F. The box which contains Bottles are placed
immediately above box E. Only two boxes are placed between Box B and the box
which contains Markers. One box is placed between the box which contains Books
and box A. The box which contains Pens are placed immediately below Box C.
Only two boxes are placed between box F, which contains Bottles and the box
which contains Cups. Box D is placed below box B but does not contain Pens.
21. Box E contains ____.
1) Bottles 2) Pencils 3) Markers 4) Cups 5) Books
22. How many boxes are placed between box A and the box which contains Bottles?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three

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23. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE as per the given arrangement?
(A) Box C is placed above the box B
(B) Two boxes are placed between box E and box A
(C) Box D contains Markers
1) Only (A) 2) Both (A) and (B) 3) Only (C)
4) All (A), (B) and (C)
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24. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group, then
which one doesn’t belong to that group?
1) E - Bottles 2) D - Pens 3) B - Markers 4) C - Books 5) A - Cups

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25. Which among the following box is placed just above the box D?
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1) Box A 2) Box B 3) Box E 4) Box C 5) Box F
26. Which word can be formed with the first, fourth, fifth and eighth letters of the
word “BROADBAND” using each letter only ones, If only one word is formed then
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what is the third letter of the word? If no such word can be formed ‘Q’ is your
answer and more than one word can be formed then ‘P’ is your answer.
1) A 2) D 3) N 4) Q 5) P
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Direction: (27-29) Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
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There are eight persons in a family having three generations. U is only son
of D. D is child of R. O is spouse of N, who is child of M. W is grandmother of N. K
is only sister of D. W is spouse of R. M is daughter-in-law of W. There is no single
parent in the family.
27. How is N related to K?
1) Daughter 2) Nephew 3) Son 4) Niece 5) Wife
28. How is M related to U?
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1) Mother 2) Husband 3) Uncle 4) Father 5) Sister
29. How many female persons are there in the family?
1) Three 2) Six 3) Four 4) Five 5) Can’t be determined
30. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word “JOURNALIST”, each of
which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and back-
ward directions), as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?
1) One 2) Five 3) Four 4) Three 5) Two
Direction: (31-33) Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
W*4QY2©K¥ADM8L7&P6OUG#TR5N£BSVJF$H@3%E
31. How many such elements are there in the above arrangement each of which is
immediately followed by a number and immediately preceded by a symbol?
1) One 2) None 3) Two 4) Four 5) Three

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32. If all the symbols and vowels are dropped then which of the following is sixth to
the left of eight from the right end?
1) L 2) 7 3) G 4) P 5) T
33. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement each of which is
immediately followed by a symbol and immediately preceded by a letter?
1) Three 2) Two 3) One 4) Four 5) None
Direction: (34-35) In this question, relationship between different elements is
shown in the statement. The statement is followed by two conclusions. Study the
conclusions based on the given statement and select the appropriate answer.

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34. Statement: A  B>G  D=E  H=C  F=K
Conclusions: I: K = D II: F  B
1) Only conclusion I is true 2) Only conclusion II is true
3) Either conclusion I or II is true 4) Neither conclusion I nor II is true

35. Statement:
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5) Both conclusions I and II are true
M  P<J<Q  N=O  R  L
Conclusions: I: O  M II: N < O
1) Only conclusion I is true 2) Only conclusion II is true

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3) Either conclusion I or II is true 4) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
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5) Both conclusions I and II are true
Direction: (36-40) Study the following information carefully and answer the given
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questions.
Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W were born in different year’s viz.
1958, 1965, 1974, 1983, 1990, 1998, 2005 and 2009 but not necessarily in the
same order. Calculations are done with respect to the year 2023 and assuming
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months and dates are the same.
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P is older than S. The age difference between S and P is 7. There are only
three persons were born between S and R. More than two persons were born
between T and W, who was born in an even numbered year. U was born in an
even numbered year. Q is older than T. W is just younger than V.
36. Who among the following person/s is younger than Q?
1) T 2) The one who was born in 2009
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3) The one whose age is 18 4) S 5) Both (1) and (2)
37. What is the total age of V and the one who was born in 1990?
1) 90 2) 89 3) 91 4) 93 5) 81
38. How many persons are younger than U?
1) No one 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three
39. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group.
Which of the following does not belong to the group?
1) R 2) S 3) W 4) P 5) U
40. Who among the following persons was born between W and the person who was
born in 1958?
1) The one who born in 1965 2) The one whose age is 40 3) Q
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NUMERICAL ABILITY
Direction(41-45) :In this question, a number series is given in which one number
is wrong. Find out the wrong number.
41. 36 34.2 30.6 25.2 18.4 9
1) 36 2) 18.4 3) 34.2 4) 25.2 5) 9
42. 4.6 6.6 10.6 19.6 35.6 60.6
1) 4.6 2) 6.6 3) 60.6 4) 35.6 5) 19.6
43. 132 68 36 21 12 8
1) 12 2) 36 3) 132 4) 68 5) 21

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44. 440 383 352 293 192 35
1) 440 2) 352 3) 293 4) 192 5) 35
45. 0.1 0.14 0.22 0.34 0.5 0.78
1) 0.14 2) 0.22 3) 0.1 4) 0.5 5) 0.78

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Direction(46-60) : What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the given

46. 2025  25 x 40 - 1380 = ?

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1) 965 2) 1535

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529  23 + 672  12 = 132 - ?
3) 1860 4) 1023 5) 2134
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1) 99 2) 97 3) 79 4) 85 5) 90
48. 55% of 640 + ?% of 1620 = 676
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1) 34 2) 40 3) 35 4) 27 5) 20

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49. 1 4 2 ?
3 5 6
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1 9 1 9 3
1) 3 2) 3 3) 2 4) 3 5) 4
15 20 5 10 10

50. 2304  784  140  ?

1) 20 2) 81 3) 100 4) 49 5) 64
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51. 156.29 + 29.48 - ? = 162
1) 32.73 2) 23.77 3) 27.73 4) 24.76 5) 20.77
52. 975  15 x 648  27 - ? = 113
1) 219 2) 192 3) 254 4) 346 5) 229
53. 625  ? x 5 = 125
1) 45 2) 24 3) 36 4) 30 5) 25
54. 40% of 640 + 35% of 1280 = 1386 - ?
1) 268 2) 682 3) 324 4) 628 5) 189
55. 36.4 x 1.5 x 3.4 + ? = 215
1) 28.46 2) 29.46 3) 28.41 4) 33.06 5) 29.36

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56. 245.32 + 32.05 - 52.3 - ? = 225
1) 2.70 2) 117 3) 1.07 4) 0.07 5) 0.7

57. ? 625  5  289

1) 160 2) 198 3) 110 4) 489 5) 283
58. [1272  53 x ?]  216 = 4
1) 36 2) 76 3) 62 4) 64 5) 42
59. 13560  24  8 = ?

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1) 65.725 2) 45.225 3) 45.345 4) 70.625 5) 76.215

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60. 5 4 1 ?
4 6 4 ha
1 5 4 1 8
1) 1 2) 2 3) 2 4) 9 5) 4
7 6 5 3 9
61. A certain number of men could finish a piece of work in 72 days. If there were 21

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men less, they would have taken 54 more days to complete the same piece of
work. How many men were originally there ?
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1) 63 2) 42 3) 56 4) 35 5) 49
62. A and B started a business by investing Rs. 16,800 and Rs. 21,600 respectively.
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After 2 months C joined them with an investment equal to th of B’s investment.
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If at the end of 10 months, the total profit earned by them is Rs. 16,585, what is
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C’s share of Profit ?
1) Rs. 4415 2) Rs. 4055 3) Rs. 4455 4) Rs. 4185 5) Rs. 4375
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63. 58 people attended a concert. Tickets for children were sold for Rs. 18 each and
tickets for adults were sold for Rs. 26 each. If Rs. 1340 was collected in ticket
money, how many children attended the concert ?
1) 24 2) 21 3) 18 4) 23 5) 17
64. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 15% and its breadth is increased by
10%, what is the percentage increase in the area of the rectangle ?
1) 28.5 2) 25 3) 26.5 4) 22 5) 23.5
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65. Two cars (A and B) started from the same point in opposite directions-Car A
towards north and Car B towards south. Car A started at 7 am and travelled at a
speed of 48 kmph. Car B started at 8.30 am and travelled at a certain speed. If at
3pm car A and Car B were 657 km apart, what was the speed of Car B ? (in kmph)
1) 38 2) 44 3) 36 4) 46 5) 42
66. The simple interest on a certain sum of money for 7 years @ 12 p.c.p.a. is Rs.
3864. Had the rate of interest been 3% less, what would have been the simple
interest on the same sum of money for 4 years ?
1) Rs. 1620 2) Rs. 1728 3) Rs. 1872 4) Rs. 1656 5) Rs. 1584
67. Maya sells an article which costs her Rs. 560 to Jack at a profit of 25%. Jack then
sells it to Manish. Making a profit of 15% on the price he paid to Maya. How much
money does Manish pay Jack ?
1) Rs. 728 2) Rs. 855 3) Rs. 805 4) Rs. 862 5) Rs. 700

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68. The total price of 7 trousers and 4 shirts is Rs. 2180. The total price of 6 shirts is
Rs. 300 more than the total price of 3 trousers. What is the total price of 7 shirts ?
1) Rs. 1120 2) Rs. 1050 3) Rs. 980 4) Rs. 1190 5) Rs. 1260
69. Rajni’s present age is twice Nitish’s present age. After 6 years, Rajni’s age will be
half Ajay’s age that time. If 13 years ago, Ajay was 41 years old, what is Nitish’s
present age ( in years) ?
1) 18 2) 15 3) 10 4) 24 5) 12
70. The ratio between three angles of a quadrilateral is 9 : 4 : 7 respectively. The
value of the fourth angle of the quadrilateral is 80°. What is the difference between

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the largest and third largest angles of the quadrilateral ?
1) 52° 2) 42° 3) 56° 4) 48° 5) 46°
Direction(71-75) : Refer to the table and answer the given question:
Number of laptops manufactured by 5 companies during 5 months:
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Companies A B C D E

Months

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May 245 174 172 144 156
June 166 145 249 284 191
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July 350 186 168 184 271

August 317 239 192 172 197
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September 245 342 186 252 221
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71. What is the average number of laptops manufactured by company A, C and D

together in June ?
1) 233 2) 236 3) 229 4) 231 5) 227
72. Number of laptops manufactured by company B increased by approximately what
percent from June to September ?
1) 148 2) 132 3) 144 4) 136 5) 128
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73. What is the difference between total number of laptops manufactured by company
D in July and September together and total number of laptops manufactured by
company A in May and August together ?
1) 128 2) 126 3) 124 4) 132 5) 136
74. What is the respective ratio between total number of laptops manufactured by
company E in June and July together and total number of laptops manufactured
by company C in May and August together ?
1) 33 : 28 2) 31 : 28 3) 33 : 26 4) 31 : 26 5) 31 : 24
75. Number of laptops manufactured by company E in September is what percent of
number of laptops manufactured by company A in July ?
2 6 5 3 1
1) 65 2) 57 3) 59 4) 61 5) 63
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Direction(76-80) : Study the pie-chart carefully and answer the given question :
Statistics of a Survey on the food item’s preference of
the conducted on a sample of 30,000 people.
Fish
5%
Meat
6%
Vegetables
Fruits 30%
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Sprouts
13%
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Bread
Salad 20%

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15%
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76. People preferring fruits are approximately what per cent of the people preferring
vegetables ?
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1) 37 2) 35 3) 46 4) 30 5) 48
77. What is the total number of people preferring vegetables and those preferring
sprouts ?
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1) 11500 2) 11900 3) 12500 4) 12300 5) None
78. What is the respective ratio of the number of people preferring meat to the number
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of people : preferring salad ?

1) 2 : 5 2) 2 : 3 3) 3 : 5 4) None 5) 4 : 3
79. What is the difference between the total number of people preferring meat and
the total number of people preferring fish ?
1) 200 2) 300 3) 350 4) None 5) 150
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80. Out of the total sample population, how many people have given preference for
fish ?
1) 1500 2) 1400 3) 1800 4) None 5) 1600

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