Reasoning Quiz for RBI | IBPS – 231

In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, 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.

1)Statement: A large number of people in ward X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering from a fatal malaria type.

Courses of Action: I )The city municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out extensive fumigation in ward X.
II)  The people in the area should be advised to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.

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Answer: Option E

Explanation:
Clearly, prevention from mosquitoes and elimination of mosquitoes are two ways to prevent malaria. So, both the courses follow.

2)Statement: A large number of people die every year due to drinking polluted water during the summer.

Courses of Action: I)The government should make adequate arrangements to provide safe drinking water to all its citizens.
II) The people should be educated about the dangers of drinking polluted water.

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Answer: Option E

Explanation:
The situation demands creating awareness among people about the dangers of drinking polluted water so that they themselves refrain from the same, and at the same time taking steps to provide safe drinking water. So, both the courses follow.

3) Statement: Exporters in the capital are alleging that commercial banks are violating a Reserve Bank of India directive to operate a post shipment export credit denominated in foreign currency at international rates from January this year.

Courses of Action: I) The officers concerned in the commercial banks are to be suspended.
II) The RBI should be asked to stop giving such directives to commercial banks.

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Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The statement mentions that the commercial banks violate a directive issued by the RBI. The remedy is only to make the banks implement the Act. So, none of the courses follows.

4) Statement: Since its launching in 1981, Vayudoot has so far accumulated losses amounting to Rs 153 crore.

Courses of Action: I) Vayudoot should be directed to reduce wasteful expenditure and to increase passenger fare.
II) An amount of about Rs 300 crore should be provided to Vayudoot to make the airliner economically viable.

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Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Clearly, for better economic gain, losses should be reduced and income increased. So, only course I follows.

5) Statement: Most of those who study in premier engineering colleges in India migrate to developed nations for better prospects in their professional pursuits.

Courses of Action:

I) All the students joining these colleges should be asked to sign a bond at the time of admission to the effect that they will remain in India at least for ten years after they complete education.
II) All those students who desire to settle in the developed nations should be asked to pay entire cost of their education which the government subsidises.

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Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Clearly, no student can be bound to live and work in the country against his wish. So, I does not follow. However, it is quite right to recover the extra benefits awarded to students if they do not serve their own country. So, II follows.

Eight People – L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S live in eight different floors of building (but not necessarily in the same order). The lowermost floor of the building is numbered one, the one above that is numbered two, and so on till the topmost floor is numbered eight. Each one of them also owns a different brands of bikes, namely Hero, Honda, TVS, Yamaha, Royal Enfield, Bajaj, Harley Davidson and KTM (but not necessarily in the same order).

Only one person lives between M and the one who owns Royal Enfield. Q lives an odd numbered floor above the floor numbered four. Only three people live between O and the one who owns Bajaj. N lives an one of the odd numbered floors above the one who owns Bajaj. The one who owns Harley Davidson lives immediately above R, R owns neither Bajaj nor Hero. P does not own Harley Davidson. Only three people live between R and L. The one who owns KTM lives immediately above the one who owns Honda, but not on the topmost floor. Only one person lives between Q and the one who owns TVS. The number of people leaving above Q is same as the number of people living between Q and O. Only one person lives between the one who owns KTM and S. Only two people live between N and the one who owns Hero.

6) Which of the following Statements is true with respect to the given information?
A)R lives immediately above the one who owns Bajaj
B)P lives immediately above N
C)Only three people live between Q and the one who owns KTM.
D)O owns Royal Enfield bike.
E) All the given statements are true.

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Answer 1)R lives immediately above the one who owns Bajaj

7)Who amongst the following lives exactly between S and the one who owns Honda bike?
A)M, N
B)R, O
C)Q, R
D)L, M
E)P, L

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Answer E)P, L

8) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to the group?
A)R –Yamaha
B)N –Bajaj
C)Q –Royal Enfield
D)S –KTM
E)O –TVS

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Answer C)Q–Royal Enfield

9)How many people live between N and the one who owns TVS?
A)Four
B)Three
C)Two
D)Five
E)None

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Answer B)Three

10)Which of the following bikes does P own?
A)KTM
B)Honda
C)TVS
D)Royal Enfield
E)Harley Davidson

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Answer C) TVS