NABARD Bank Officers Exam 2008 : Reasoning

Question 1 :
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 the group ?
Clove
Cinnamon
Pepper
Cardamom
Apricot

Question 2 :
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word EXPERIMENT each of which have as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet ?
None
One
Two
Three
More than three

Question 3 :
How many meaningful English words can be made from the letters EOPR, using each letter only once ?
None
One
Two
Three
More than three

Question 4 :
Pointing to a photograph Rasika said “He is the grandson of my grandmother’s only son.” How is the boy in photograph related to Rasika ?
Son
Nephew
Brother
Cannot be determined
None of these

Question 5 :
In a certain code ‘open the door’ is written as ‘ka te jo’ ‘door is closed’ is written as ‘jo pa ma’ and ‘this is good’ is written as ‘la ra pa’. What is the code for ‘closed’ ?
ma
pa
jo
ka
None of these

For the following 5 Questions

These questions are based on the following letter / number /symbol arrangement. Study it carefully and answer the questions :
7 D 5 # A B 1 % K $ 4 E J F 3 * 2 H I @ L 6 Q U © 9 M T 8 W

Question 6 :
How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a vowel and also immediately followed by a number ?
None
One
Two
Three
Four

Question 7 :
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on the basis of their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?
K41
*HF
#B5
M8©
LQI

Question 8 :
Which of the following pairs of elements does not have the second element, immediately followed by the first element ?
5#
MT
$4
3F
@L

Question 9 :
How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a symbol and also immediately preceded by a consonant ?
None
One
Two
Three
More than three

Question 10 :
What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following series based on the above arrangement ?

A # D $K1 3FE ?
@I2
*HI
H2@
HIL
None of these

For the following 5 questions

In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take 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 from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Question 11 :
Statements :
Some shoes are socks.
All socks are towels.
All towels are bedsheets.
No bedsheet is blanket.

Conclusions :
I. No towel is blanket.
II. Some shoes are towels.
III. Some shoes are bedsheets.
Only I and II follow
Only II and III follow
Only I and III follow
All follow
None of these

Question 12 :
Statements :
Some fruits are flowers.
Some flowers are buds.
No bud is leaf.
All leaves are plants.
Conclusions :
I. No plant is bud.
II. Some plants are flowers.
III. Some buds are fruits.
None follows
Only I follows
Only II and III follow
Only III follows
None of these

Question 13 :
Statements :
Some pearls are gems.
Some gems are diamonds.
All diamonds are rings.
All rings are bangles.

Conclusions :

I. Some bangles are rings.
II. All rings are diamonds.
III. All diamonds are bangles.
Only I follows
Only I and II follow
Only I and III follow
All follow
None of these

Question 14 :
Statements :
All chairs are tables.
All tables are telephones.
All telephones are cell phones.
No cell phone is computer.

Conclusions :
I. All cell phones are tables.
II. Some chairs are computers.
III. No chair is computer.
Only I follows
Only II follows
Only III follows
Only either II or III follows
None of these

Question 15 :
Statements :
Some rocks are hills.
All hills are mountains.
All mountains are rivers.
No river is Canal.

Conclusions :
I. All rocks are rivers.
II. Some hills are canals.
III. Some rivers are canals.
Only I follows
Only II and III follow
Only I and III follow
Only II follows
None follows

For the following 5 questions

Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.
Eight friends Savita, Radhika, Amita, Nisha, Rani, Jyoti, Meeta and Anjali are sitting around a circle facing the centre. Savita is second to the right of Anjali, but is not a neighbour of Amita. Nisha is third to the left of Amita but is not next to Savita. Jyoti is
second to the right of Rani and third to the left of Meeta.

Question 16 :
Who is second to the left of Anjali ?
Radhika
Rani
Amita
Meeta
None of these

Question 17 :
Who is to the immediate right of Nisha ?
Jyoti
Radhika
Meeta
Jyoti or Radhika
None of these

Question 18 :
Which of the following is the correct position of Rani ?
To the immediate right of Anjali
To the immediate left of Anjali
To the immediate right of Savita
Next to Jyoti
None of these

Question 19 :
Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbours of Nisha ?
Jyoti and Meeta
Radhika and Meeta
Savita and Jyoti
Radhika and Jyoti
None of these

Question 20 :
Who is to the immediate left of Savita ?
Jyoti
Anjali
Rani
Meeta
None of these

For the following 5 questions

In each of the following questions two rows of numbers are given. The resultant number in each row is to be worked out separately based on the following rules and the questions below the rows of numbers is to be answered. The operations of numbers progress from left to right.
Rules :
(i) If a two digit even number is followed by another even number the first one is to be divided by the second one.
(ii) If an even number is followed by a prime number, the two are to be multiplied.
(iii) If an odd number is followed by another odd number the two are be added.
(iv) If a three digit number is followed by a two digit number which is the perfect square,the second number is to be subtracted from the first number.
(v) If a three digit number is followed by a two digit number which is not the perfect square, the first number is to be divided by the second number.

Question 21 :
16 7 25

m 23 22

If ‘m’ is the resultant of the first row, what the resultant of the second row ?
132
88
122
78
None of these

Question 22 :
97 45 71
48 8 11
What is the sum of the resultants of the two rows ?
68
19
147
64
None of these

Question 23 :
125 64 33
282 x 39
If ‘x’ is resultant of the first row, what is the resultant of the second row ?
45
42
39
36
None of these

Question 24 :
84 14 13
360 24 17
What the difference between the resultant of the first row and the second row ?
100
46
56
90
None of these

Question 25 :
24 7 81
x 27 19
If ‘x’ is the resultant of the first row, what is the resultant of the second row ?
87
114
4
6
None of these

For the following 5 questions

Study the following information carefully to answer the questions given below it—
Seven professionals A, B, C, D, E, F and G are practicing their professions in different cities Chennai, Banglore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Bhubaneshwar not necessarily in the same order. Each has a different profession Doctor, Engineer,
Pharmacist, Lawyer, Counsellor, Professor and Artist not necessarily in the same order.A is a Pharmacist and practises in Bhubaneshwar. D practises in Banglore but is not a Doctor or an Artist. The one who practises in Hyderabad is a Professor. G is a
Counsellor and does not practise in Mumbai or Chennai. E is a Lawyer and practises in Ahmedabad. F practises in Chennai but is not an artist. C practises in Mumbai.

Question 26 :
What is D’s profession ?
Doctor
Professor
Engineer
Cannot be determined
None of these

Question 27 :
Who is the professor ?
B
C
D
E
None of these

Question 28 :
Which of the following combinations of profession and place is correct ?
Pharmacist—Jaipur
Engineer—Chennai
Doctor—Bangalore
Artist—Mumbai
None of these

Question 29 :
Which of the following persons work in Jaipur ?
B
G
C
B or G
None of these

Question 30 :
Who is the Doctor ?
D
B
C
B or C
None of these

For the following 5 questions

In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing. Give answer :

(A) If only I follows.
(B) If only II follows.
(C) If either I or II follows.
(D) If neither I nor II follows.
(E) If both I and II follow.

For the following 5 questions

Below in each question are given two statements (A) and (B).
These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent
causes
or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement.
Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly
depicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer :
(A) If statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
(B) If statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect.
(C) If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
(D) If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
(E) If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.