Reasoning ability and Numerical Aptitude Test -4 for ibps exam

2. There is a leak in the bottom of a cistern. When the cistern is thoroughly repaired, it would be filled in 3 ½ hours. It now takes half an hour longer. If the cistern is full, how long will the leak take to empty the cistern?
(a) 24 hours
(b) 28 hours
(c) 21 hours
(d) 27 hours
(e) None of these


3. If the diagonals of a rhombus are 8 cm and 10 cm respectively what will be the area of the rhombus?
(a) 35 sq cm
(b) 40 sq cm
(c) 30 sq cm
(d) 20 sq cm
(e) None of these


4. Some toys were distributed equally among 18 children in such a way that the number of toys each child gets is equal to the total number of children and after distribution 6 toys are left out. What was the total number of toys?
(a) 324
(b) 330
(c) 336
(d) 320
(e) None of these


5. A shopkeeper allows 10% discount on the price of an article and sells it for Rs. 7,600. What is the market price of the article ?
(a) Rs. 8,250
(b) Rs. 8,500
(c) Rs. 8,540
(d) Rs. 8,415
(e) None of these


Directions : Below in each question five words are given. Which of them will come in the middle place if all of them are arranged alphabetically? Serial number of that word is the answer.

6. (a) Encounter
(b) Enormous
(c) Engineer
(d) Enlarge
(e) Encroach


7. (a) Network
(b) Nepotism
(c) Neutral
(d) Neighbour
(e) Nervous


8. (a) Granular
(b) Gratuity
(c) Gravitate
(d) Greatness
(e) Grateful


9. (a) Residential
(b) Reputation
(c) Resistant
(d) Residence
(e) Reschedule


10. (a) Bracelet
(b) Boutique
(c) Bourgeois
(d) Brackish
(e) Bramble
Ans: ( a ) Bracelet


Directions : the number group in each question is to be codified in the following codes :

Number 3 8 7 0 1 9 6 4 2 5
Codes N L D M H B V R G P
.
You have to find out which of the answers (A), (B), (C) and (D) has the correct coded form of the given number group. If none of the coded form is correct, mark (E) as the
answer.
11. 6182734
(a) HBGPLDM
(b) VBLGRNH
(c) VHLGDNR
(d) BHNDGHR
(e) None of these


12. 349805
(a) NRBLMP
(b) BRNLPM
(c) LRDGMP
(d) PMLHBR
(e) None of these


13. 57920642
(a) DPBGMVRH
(b) PDBRLNGH
(c) MVRGHLDP
(d) PDBGMVRG
(e) None of these


14. 7561024
(a) DPVGMRH
(b) DPVHMGR
(c) HMRLDVP
(d) VHDPGRL
(e) None of these


15. 48236017
(a) RLGDLMHV
(b) BNDPGMRH
(c) VHMGDMRL
(d) HNPGBMHV
(e) None of these


Directions : the news item given in each question below is to be classified into one of thefollowing five areas.
(a) Political and Social, (b) sports and Culture, (c)
Science and Health
(d) Economics and Commerce, and (e) Miscellaneous
16. International Film Festival of India was organized in Chennai recently.



17. India will host 2010 Commonwealth Games


18. Sustained efforts are needed to secure the release
of hotages.


19. India and Japan are considering to have dialogue on
defence issue.


20. New vaccine MMR has been developed for children.