Reasoning

ISBT Reasoning for all banking PO,Clerk,IBPS PO,Railway,SSC,IAS,OAS Exams

Q301.

Directions: In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between "Strong" arguments and "Weak" arguments in so far as they relate to the question. "Strong" arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. "Weak" arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question.Each of the following questions consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. Give answer: 1) If only argument I is strong 2) If only argument II is strong 3) If either I or II is strong 4) If neither I nor II is strong and 5) If both I and II are strong. Statement : Should the railways immediately stop issuing free passes to all its employees? Arguments : I. No. The employees have the right to travel free.                     II. Yes. This will help railways to provide better facility.

1)	1	2)	2
3)	3	4)	4
5)	5

Q302.

Pointing towards a person in a photograph, Anita said, "He is the only son of the father of my sister's brother." How is that person is related to Anita ?

1)	Father	2)	Mother
3)	Brother	4)	Maternal Uncle
5)	None of these

Q303.

Pointing to a photograph, a man said, "I have no brother or sister but that man's father is my father's son.'' Whose photograph was it ?

1)	Himself	2)	His Son
3)	His Father	4)	His Grandfater
5)	None of these

Q304.

Directions : Six lectures  A, B, C, D, E and F are to be delivered from Monday to Sunday, one lecture every day. I. Lecture C cannot be delivered on Friday. II. Lecture A is delivered immediately after lecture D. III. There should be a gap of two days between the lectures B and F. IV. There is one holiday except Saturday. Lecture F is delivered on the next day of                           holiday. V. Lecture E is delivered on Wednesday and it is not immediately followed by lecture F. On which day was lecture A delivered ?

1)	Friday	2)	Saturday
3)	Sunday	4)	Thursday
5)	None of these

Q305.

Directions : Following questions are based on the information given below. Read the information carefully and then answer the questions that follow : (i) Seven students P, Q, R, S, T, U and V take a series of tests. (ii) No two students get similar marks. (iii) V always scores more than P. (iv) P always scores more than Q. (v) Each time either R scores the highest and T gets the least or alternatively S scores                         the highest and U or Q scores the least. If R gets the most, V should be ranked not lower than

1)	Second	2)	Third
3)	Fourth	4)	Fifth
5)	None of these

Q306.

Directions : Following questions are based on the information given below. Read the information carefully and then answer the questions that follow : (i) Seven students P, Q, R, S, T, U and V take a series of tests. (ii) No two students get similar marks. (iii) V always scores more than P. (iv) P always scores more than Q. (v) Each time either R scores the highest and T gets the least or alternatively S scores                     the highest and U or Q scores the least. If V ranked fifth, which of these must be true ?

1)	S scores the highest.	2)	R is ranked second
3)	T is ranked third	4)	Q is ranked fourth
5)	None of these

Q307.

Direction: Read the following information and give the answer.   (i) C is taller than E but shorter than D (ii) A is taller than E but shorter than C (iii) E  is shorter than D. (iv) B is not as well as E Which statements is/ are superfluous  ?

1)	(i)	2)	(ii) and (iii)
3)	(iii)	4)	(iv)
5)	None of these

Q308.

Direction: Read the following information and give the answer.   (i) C is taller than E but shorter than D (ii) A is taller than E but shorter than C (iii) E  is shorter than D. (iv) B is not as well as E Who is the tallest ?

1)	A	2)	B
3)	C	4)	D
5)	E

Q309.

Direction: Read the following information and give the answer. Among five friends A, B, C, D and E. E is taller than C but shorter than B who is older than A. A is taller than D but shorter than C who is younger than D. E is older than D but younger than A. Which of the following statements is right ?

1)	C is taller than D as well as older than him	2)	B is the tallest as well as the oldest among the group.
3)	A is younger than B and taller than E	4)	D is youngest as well as shortest among the group
5)	None of above are right

Q310.

Direction: Read the following information and give the answer. Among five friends A, B, C, D and E. E is taller than C but shorter than B who is older than A. A is taller than D but shorter than C who is younger than D. E is older than D but younger than A Who is the younger among the five ?

1)	B	2)	C
3)	D	4)	E
5)	None of these