IBPS PO Prelims 2021 - Reasoning

Directions: In the following questions three statements are given below followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

Statements:

I. Only a few leaves are petals.

II. Only leaves are flowers.

III. None of the petals are stems.

 Conclusions:

I. Some flowers are stems.

II. No petal is flowers.

Direction: In the following question assuming the given statement to be true. Find which of the following conclusion(s) among given conclusions is/are definitely true then give your answer accordingly.

Statement: A > B, D ≤ E, D ≥ C ≤ B

Conclusion:

I. C < A

II. E ≥ C

DIRECTIONS: In the following question assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the conclusion among given conclusions is / are definitely true and then give your answers accordingly.

Statement: M > N < O ≤ P; S ≥ R > Q = P

Conclusion:

I. S ≥ M

II. S < M

Direction(11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

 Six persons P, Q, R, S, T, and U are living in a three-storey building such that ground floor is numbered as 1, above it is floor 2 then top floor is numbered as 3. Each of the floor has 2 flats in it as flat-X and flat-Y. Flat- X of floor-2 is immediately above flat-X of floor-1 and immediately below flat-X of floor-3. In the same way flat-Y of floor-2 is immediately above flat-Y of floor-1 and immediately below flat-Y of floor-3. Flat-X is in west of flat-Y. They all are from different cities.

The one who is from Kolkata lives immediately above U. S lives to the west of U. P and the one who is from Kolkata do not live on the same floor. Neither S nor Q is from Bangalore. U is either from Pune or from Agra. There is one floor between Q and the one who is from Delhi who lives above Q. T does not live in flat Y. The one who is from Mumbai lives on the same floor on which the one who is from Agra lives. P lives on an odd numbered floor in flat X.

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

Directions:- Relationship between different elements is shown in the statements below. These Statements are followed by 2 Conclusions. Mark your answer on the basis of given statements and conclusions.

Statements: A < B ≤ C > D; C > E ≥ F; E > B

Conclusions:

i) A < F

ii) D < B

Directions: In the following question assuming the given statements to be true, find which conclusion among the given conclusions is/are definitely true and then give your answers accordingly.

Statement:

R ≥ T = Q < M; S ≥ R

Conclusions:

I. M < R

II. S ≥ Q

Directions: In the following question below some statements are given followed by some conclusions. Taking 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 the given statements.

Statement:

Some finger are nails. Only a few nails are toe. Only toe is poly.

Conclusion:

I. Some nail is poly.

II. Some finger is toe.

Direction(26-30): Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

There are nine people A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I who all live in different cities such as Mumbai, Kolkata, and Jaipur but not necessarily in the same order. Not more than three people live in the same city and at least two people live in the same city. A neither live in Mumbai nor in Kolkata. D and G are friends but live in different cities but none of them lives in Jaipur. Either H or F lives in Kolkata. B and G live in the same city but it's not Mumbai. I, E and D are friends and the two of them live in the same city. E and H live in the same city but not Mumbai.

Which of the following group will live in Kolkata?