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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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Reasoning quiz

Directions (Q. Nos. 1 to 5) In each
question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and
II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to
consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the
assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Give answer (1) if only assumption I
is implicit

Give answer (2) if only assumption II
is implicit

Give answer (3) if either assumption
I or assumption II is implicit

Give answer (4) if neither assumption
I nor assumption II is implicit

Give answer (5) if both assumptions I
and II are implicit

1. Statement: If parking space is not
available in office, park your vehicles in the mall and walk to the
office.

 Assumptions

 I. The mall is at a walkable distance from the
office.

 II. The office does not allow visitors’
vehicles in its premises.

2. Statement:  Farmers must immediately switch over to
organic fertilizers from chemical fertilizers for better yield.

 Assumptions

I.
All the farmers use only chemical fertilizers.

II.
Organic fertilizers are readily available to the farmers.

3. Statement:  An advertisement by bank X-‘Our interest
rates for education loans are lower than any other bank’.

 Assumptions

  I. Some other banks also provide education
loans.

 II. Interest rates charged on education loans
are different for different banks.

4. Statement: For any kind of problem
with your mobile phone, contact our help desk immediately.

Assumptions

 I. Help desk has a solution to all kinds of
problems related to mobile phones or will guide accordingly.

II.
Unless the problem is reported immediately, it cannot be solved.

5. Statement: Use our medicine to
fight the problem of obesity.

 Assumptions

I.
Other slimming medicines available in the market do not reduce weight.

II.
Obesity cannot be controlled without medicines.

Directions (Q. Nos. 6 to 10) Study
the following information carefully and answer the given questions

One of the seven
subjects viz. Maths, Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Physics. English and
Statistics is taught on one day in a week starting from Monday and ending on
Sunday. Chemistry is taught on Thursday. English is taught the day immediately
next to the day when Zoology is taught. English is neither taught on Tuesday
nor on Saturday. Only one lecture is held between Chemistry and Botany. Two
lectures are scheduled between Maths and Zoology. Statistics is neither taught
on Monday nor Sunday.

6. On which of the following days is
Physics taught?

(1)
Monday     (2) Tuesday     (3) Wednesday            (4) Thursday                (5)
Friday

7. How many subjects are taught
between Botany and Zoology?

(1)
None          (2) One            (3) Two            (4) Three         (5)
Four

8. Which of the following subjects is
taught on Saturday?

(1)
Botany       (2) Statistics    (3) Zoology     
(4) Maths       (5) Physics

 9. On
which of the following days is Statistics taught?

 (1) Tuesday      (2)
Wednesday            (3) Thursday               (4) Friday

 (5) Cannot be determined

10. If Statistics is related to
Zoology and Physics is related to Botany in a certain way, then to which of the
following would Chemistry be related to, following the same pattern?

(1)
Maths        (2) Statistics    (3) Physics     
(4) English      (5) Cannot be determined

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Answers

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