Reasoning Quiz for Banking entrance exams

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This quiz consists of questions from
various Banking entrance exams held during the last few years. Leave your
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1. Effect-The temple at the religious
site wears a deserted look with the number of devotees trickling down.

Which of the following can be a possible
cause of the above effect?

(1)
A structural engineer had visited the temple a month back and had declared the
structure unsafe

(2)
The temple is facing a drastic depletion of its funds which had accumulated
over the years due to offerings made by devotees

(3)
The local corporation decided to donate a huge amount of money to the temple
for its renovations

(4)
The village housing the religious site has qualified priests to perform
religious ceremonies

(5)
A famous actor recently visited the temple and paid his respects to the deity

2. Statement-The income tax
authorities carried out raids at three different business houses in the city
last week.

Which of the following can be a
possible effect of the above statement?

(1)
The three business houses are regular defaulters in payment of their income tax

(2)
The income tax department had received a tip off about the illegal activities
going on in the three business houses

(3)
The government decided to look into the matter and has appointed an inquiry
committee

(4)
Other business houses took immediate action to clear off all their income tax dues,
in order to avoid a raid on their establishments

(6)
The authorities intend to conduct raids in several other business houses in the
vicinity

3. Effect-As a step to regulate
private hospitals, the state health department is framing rules to ensure all
such hospitals are registered with it.

Which of the following can be a
possible cause of the above statement?

(1)
The department realised that private hospitals charge much less for treatment
as compared to government hospitals

(2)
Government run hospitals do not maintain the same standards as private
hospitals

(3)
The department realised that several hospitals were rejecting cases stating
lack of infrastructure

(4)
Apart from the number of doctors, nurses and beds, the kind of procedure a
hospital can carry out based on its infrastructure will also be registered and
detailed

(5)
Private hospitals not registering with the department shall be forced to do so
and will have to pay hefty penalties

4. Statement-The constable has been
recommended for a suitable reward by hip superior in recognition of his sincere
duty and busting of several gangs of criminals actively involved in the loot
and incidents of pick pocketing.

Which of the following can be an
assumption implicit in the above statement?

(1)
The superior is certain that the recommendation would be denied

(2)
The number of criminals apprehended by this particular constable was
exceptionally high

(3)
The constable desires to be momentarily compensated for his efforts

(4)
The superior wants to set an example for his other juniors by recommending the
reward.

(5)
Rewards recognising the sincerity and accomplishments of policemen are given

5. Statement – The college has
finally received accreditation and has gained the status of a deemed
university. Which of the following can be a possible effect of the above
statement?

(1)
The principal of the college will now have to be a retired government official

(2)
Number of students seeking admission to this college in the next academic year
would drop significantly

(3)
The college will charge lesser fees from all its students despite not getting
grant from the government.

(4)
The college will reduce the number of courses that it runs by a significant
margin

(5)
The reputation of the college amongst the student population in general has
improved

Directions (Q. Nos. 6 to 10) Study
the following information to answer the given questions. Seven friends –
T,U,V,W,X,Y and Z are students of a school studying in different standards- VI,
VII and VIII. Not less than two and not more than three students study in each
standard. Each of them likes to play a different sport in his spare time, viz,
Carrom, Badminton, Chess, Scrabble, Cards, Table Tennis and Basketball, but not
necessarily in the same order. X does not study in standard VI and likes Table
Tennis. The one who likes Chess studies in standard VIII. U studies in standard
VII only with Y. V likes Carrom and studies in the same standard as W and T. No
one studying in standard VI likes Badminton or Cards. W does not like
Basketball and U does not like Cards.

 6. Which sport does U like?

(1)
Table Tennis

(2)
Badminton

(3)
Basketball

(4)
Carrom

(5)
Cannot be determined

7. Who likes to play Scrabble?

 (1) W              (2)
U                (3) T                 (4) Z                 (5) None of these

 8. Which of the following represents the
students studying in standard VIII?

(1)
X, Y                         (2) Z,T              (3) X,Z              (4) U,Y            (5)
None of these

9. Which of the following
combinations of student-standard-sport is correct?

(1)
W-VIII- Scrabble

(2)
U- VI- Badminton

(3)
T- VI Cards

(4)
Z – VIII- Chess

(5)
None is correct

10. Which sport does Y like?

(1)Scrabble       (2) Cards      
(3) Badminton            (4) Chess         (5)Cannot be determined

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Answers

1(1)      2(4)
     3(3)      4(5)
     5(5)      6(2)
     7(1)      8(3)
     9(4)      10(2)

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