31-07-2012, 04:21 PM
Practice Question Set on Reasoning for IBPS Probationary Officer Exam 2012
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1. The positions of the first and the fourth letters of the word PLANET are interchanged; similarly, the
positions of the second and fifth letters and third and sixth letters are interchanged. In the new
arrangement thus formed, how many letters are there between the letter which is second from the
right and the letter which is fourth from the left according to the English alphabetical order?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) Four
2. The positions of how many alphabets will remain unchanged if each of the alphabets in the word
WORTHY is arranged in alphabetical order from left to right?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) More than three
3. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word REASON, each of which has as many letters
between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in
the English alphabetical series?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) More than three
4. 'Writing' is related to 'Pen' in the same way as _____?
(1) 'Singing' is related to 'Music'
(2) 'Stitching' is related to 'Needle'
(3) 'Dancing' is related to 'Exercise'
(4) 'Carpenter' is related to 'Tools'
(5) 'Paper' is related to 'Book'
5. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the second, third, eighth and ninth letters of
the word 'CONFLICTED', which would be the second letter of the word from the left? If more than one
such word can be formed, give 'II: as the answer. If no such word can be formed, give 'z' as your
answer.
(1) A
(2) T
(3) 0
(4) N
(5) Z
6. In which of the following expressions will the expression P < M be definitely true?
(1) M < R > P > S
(2) M > S = P < F
(3) Q < M < F = P
(4) P = A < R < M
(5) None of these
7. In a class of 42 children, Joseph's rank is sixteenth from the top. Kevin is seven ranks below Joseph.
What is Kevin's rank from the bottom?
(1) 22nd
(2) 20th
(3) 19th
(4) 23rd
(5) 25th