(Paper) Bank Clerical Exams Test Paper (Reasoning ability and Numerical Aptitude) Page -1

Paper : Bank Clerical Exams Test Paper (Reasoning ability and Numerical Aptitude )

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1.Suresh is taller than Prabhu but shorter than Ram,
Prabhu is as tall as Neeraj but taller than Nilesh.  Which 
of the following statements is definitely true for Neeraj?
(a)Neeraj is shorter than Nilesh
(b)Neeraj is the tallest
(c)Neeraj is the shortest
(d)Neeraj is taller than Nilesh
(e)None of these
Ans:( d ) Neeraj is taller than Nilesh

2.How many such pairs of letters are there in the 
word STAINLESS each of which has as many letters between 
them in the word as they have in the English alphabet, in 
the same sequence?
(a)Two
(b)Three
(c)Four
(d)Five
(e)None of these
Ans:( e ) None of these

3.What will come in place of the question mark (?) in 
the following sequence?
ARRANGEMENTS, RRANGEMENT, RANGEMEN, ?, NGEM
(a)RANGEME
(b)ANGEME
(c)ANGEMENT
(d)NGEMEN
(e)None of these
Ans:( b ) ANGEME

4.Four of the following five are alike in a certain 
way and so form a group.  Which is the one that does not 
belong to that group?
(a)Baking
(b)Steaming 
(c)Cooking
(d)Frying
(e)Boiling
Ans:( c ) Cooking

5.Four of the following five are alike in a certain 
way and so form a group which is the one that does not 
belong to that group?
(a)Radish
(b)Orange
(c)Pear
(d)Mango
(e)Apple
Ans:( a ) Radish

6.Four of the following five are alike in a certain 
way and so form a group.  Which is the one that does not 
belong to that group?
(a)Earth
(b)Moon
(c)Saturn
(d)Pluto
(e)Venus
Ans:( b ) Moon

7.If water is called food, food is called drink, 
drink is called blue, blue is called red, red is called 
white and white is called brown, then what is the colour 
of ?blood? ?
(a)Blue
(b)Red
(c)Brown
(d)White
(e)Drink
Ans:( d ) White

8.In a certain code language, the word ENQUIRY is 
written as YRIUQNE.   How will the word REQUIRE be written 
in the code language ?
(a)QERUERI
(b)REQUERI
(c)ERIUQER
(d)IREUQER
(e)None of these
Ans:( c ) ERIUQER

9.In a certain code language DESERT is written 
RTSEDE.  How will the word FAULTS the written in that code 
language?
(a)TSULFA
(b)AFLUST
(c)LUAFST
(d)UAFSTL
(e)None of these
Ans:( a ) TSULFA

10.How many meaningful English word can be formed by 
using the second, the fifth, the seventh and the tenth 
letters of the word APPROPRIATION, each only once, but in 
different sequence ?
(a)One
(b)Two
(c)Three
(d)None of these
(e)More than three
Ans:( a ) One

Directions (Qs. 11?15) :What will come in place of 
the question mark (?) in the following questions?
11.7589 ? ? = 3434  
(a)3721
(b)4155
(c)3246
(d)11023
(e)None of these
Ans:( b ) 4155

12.300 + (10)2 x 2 = ?
(a)450
(b)800
(c)500
(d)550
(e)None of these
Ans:( c ) 500

13.12.05 x 5.4 ÷ 0.6 = ?
(a)105.55
(b)108.45
(c)118.45
(d)118.55
(e)None of these
Ans:( b ) 108.45

14.2435 ÷ 24 = 24?
(a)2.5
(b)3.5
(c)2
(d)3
(e)None of these
Ans:( a ) 2.5

15.78 x 14 + 7645 ? ? = 8247 
(a)580
(b)590
(c)490
(d)480
(e)None of these
Ans:( c ) 490

Directions (Qs. 16?17) :
I.?P + Q? means P is the brother of Q
II.?P x Q? means P is the mother of Q
III.?P ÷ Q? means P is the sister of Q
IV.?P ? Q? means Q is the father of P
16.Which of the following represents ?B is the 
material uncle of C??
(a)B + A x C 
(b)B x C + A
(c)B ÷ C + A
(d)B x A + c
(e)None of these
Ans:( a ) B + A x C

17.Which of the following statements is not necessary 
to answer the above question?
(a)Only I and II
(b)Only III
(c)Only III and IV
(d)Either II or III
(e)All are necessary
Ans:( c ) Only III and IV

18.Pointing towards a woman a boy said, ?she is the 
only daughter of my mother?s brother?s only brother-in-
law?.  How the woman is related to the boy?
(a)Mother
(b)Aunt
(c)Sister-in-law
(d)Sister
(e)None of these
Ans:( d ) Sister

19.Four of the following five are alike in a certain 
way and hence form a group.  Which one of the following 
does not belong to that group?
(a)63
(b)64
(c)39
(d)48
(e)79
Ans:( e ) 79

20.Ina certain code language DOWNBEAT is written as 
TABEWNDO.  How will the word PROSPECT be written in that 
code language?
(a)RPSOEPTC
(b)TCPEOSPR
(c)ORPSPTCE
(d)TCPREPOS
(e)None of these
Ans:( b ) TCPEOSPR

Directions (Qs. 21?26) :What will come in place of 
the question mark (?) in the following questions?
21.37.5 ÷ (27)1.5 x 92 = 3?
(a)5
(b)4.5
(c)7
(d)6.5
(e)None of these
Ans:( c ) 7

22.28% of 450 + 45% of 280 = ?
(a)126
(b)252
(c)324
(d)212
(e)None of these
Ans:( b ) 252

23.1027.05 ? 314.005 + 112.25 = ?
(a)825.395
(b)825.095
(c)825.305
(d)825.295
(e)None of these
Ans:( d ) 825.295

24.(103.7 x 101.3)2 = 10?
(a)6
(b)7
(c)10
(d)3
(e)None of these
Ans:( c ) 10

25.40.83 x 1.02 x 1.2 = ?
(a)49.97592
(b)41.64660
(c)58.7952
(d)42.479532
(e)None of these
Ans:( a ) 49.97592