IBPS Bank PO Common written Examination (CWE) Reasoning Paper

Question : Here are some words translated from an artificial language. hapllesh means cloudburst srenchoch means pinball resbosrench means ninepin Which word could mean "cloud nine"? 1. leshsrench  2. ochhapl  3. haploch  4. haplresbo  Answer : Option 4 - haplresbo

Question : Statement: Should there be a world government?Arguments: Yes. It will help in eliminating tensions among the nations. No. Then, only the developed countries will dominate in the government. 1. Only argument I is strong  2. Only argument II is strong  3. Either I or II is strong  4. Neither I nor II is strong  5. Both I and II are strong  Answer : Option 2 - Only argument II is strong

Question : 11529 : 72135 : : 152943 : ?  1. 213549  2. 203448  3. 163044  4. 62034  Answer : Option 1 - 213549

Question : Today"s workforce has a new set of social values. Ten years ago, a manager who was offered a promotion in a distant city would not have questioned the move. Today, a manager in that same situation might choose family happiness instead of career advancement. This paragraph best supports the statement that 1. most managers are not loyal to the corporations for which they work.  2. businesses today do not understand their employees needs.  3. employees social values have changed over the past ten years.  4. career advancement is not important to today's business managers.  Answer : Option 3 - employees social values have changed over the past ten years.

Question : 4, 6, 12, 14, 28, 30, ?  1. 32  2. 64  3. 62  4. 60  Answer : Option 4 - 60

Question : In a certain language, SOLID is written as WPSLPIMFH so What does the code word ATEXXQIBVO refer to??  1. WAGER  2. EAGER  3. WAFER  4. WATER  Answer : Option 4 - WATER

Question : desert 1. cactus  2. arid  3. oasis  4. flat  Answer : Option 2 - arid

Question : 6 : 222 : 7 : ?  1. 210  2. 330  3. 350  4. 380  Answer : Option 3 - 350

Question : 26 : 5 : 65 : ?  1. 6  2. 7  3. 8  4. 9  Answer : Option 3 - 8

Question : 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: The officers concerned in the commercial banks are to be suspended. The RBI should be asked to stop giving such directives to commercial banks. 1. Only I follows  2. Only II follows  3. Either I or II follows  4. Neither I nor II follows  5. Both I and II follow  Answer : Option 4 - Neither I nor II follows

Question : Statement: Should India become a permanent member of UN"s Security Council?Arguments: Yes. India has emerged as a country which loves peace and amity. No. Let us first solve problems of our own people like poverty, malnutrition. 1. Only argument I is strong  2. Only argument II is strong  3. Either I or II is strong  4. Neither I nor II is strong  5. Both I and II are strong  Answer : Option 1 - Only argument I is strong

Question : 0.5, 0.55, 0.65, 0.8, ?  1. 0.7  2. 0.9  3. 0.95  4. 1  Answer : Option 4 - 1

Question : In a certain code, COMPUTER is written as RFUVQNPC. How is MEDICINE written in the same code?  1. EOJDJEFM  2. EOJDEJF  3. MFEJDJOE  4. MFEDJJOE  Answer : Option 1 - EOJDJEFM

Question : If you"re a fitness walker, there is no need for a commute to a health club. Your neighborhood can be your health club. You don"t need a lot of fancy equipment to get a good workout either. All you need is a well-designed pair of athletic shoes. This paragraph best supports the statement that 1. fitness walking is a better form of exercise than weight lifting.  2. a membership in a health club is a poor investment.  3. walking outdoors provides a better workout than walking indoors.  4. fitness walking is a convenient and valuable form of exercise.  Answer : Option 4 - fitness walking is a convenient and valuable form of exercise.

Question : 25: 37: : 49: ?  1. 41  2. 56  3. 60  4. 65  Answer : Option 4 - 65

Question : In a certain code, the words COME AT ONCE were written as XLNVZGLMXV. In the same code, which of the following would code OK?  1. LP  2. LM  3. KL  4. KM  Answer : Option 1 - LP

Question : lightning 1. electricity  2. thunder  3. brightness  4. rain  Answer : Option 1 - electricity

Question : The only true education comes through the stimulation of the child"s powers by the demands of the social situations in which he finds himself. Through these demands he is stimulated to act as a member of a unity, to emerge from his original narrowness of action and feeling, and to conceive himself from the standpoint of the welfare of the group to which he belongs. The passage best supports the statement that real education 1. will take place if the children imbibe action and feeling.  2. will take place if the children are physically strong.  3. is not provided in our schools today.  4. comes through the interaction with social situations.  5. comes from the self-centred approach of the students.  Answer : Option 4 - comes through the interaction with social situations.

Question : Here are some words translated from an artificial language. daftafoni means advisement imodafta means misadvise imolokti means misconduct Which word could mean "statement"? 1. kratafoni  2. kratadafta  3. loktifoni  4. daftaimo  Answer : Option 1 - kratafoni

Question : 20 : 11 : : 102 : ?  1. 49  2. 52  3. 61  4. 98  Answer : Option 2 - 52