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Reasoning quiz for Banking entrance exams

Dear readers,

This quiz consists of actual questions from
various Banking entrance exams held during the last few years. Leave your
answers/ responses in the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the
correct answers!

Directions (Q. 1-5): In each of the following questions, two
statements A and B are given. There may be cause and effect relationships
between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect of same
cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent causes without
having any relationship. Read both the statements in each question and mark
your answer accordingly. Mark your answer as

Give answer (1) if statement A is the cause and statement B
is its effect.

Give answer (2) if statement B is the cause and statement A
is the effect.

Give answer (3) if both statements A and B are independent
causes.

Give answer (4) if both statements A and B are effects of
independent causes.

Give answer (5) if both statements A and B are effects of
some common cause.

1.

Statement A:    School education has been made free of cost
for girls.

Statement B:     Literacy rate among the girl child has been
steadily improving.

2.

Statement A:      Hallmarking of gold ornaments was introduced
all over the country.

Statement B:     Many customers do not prefer to buy
Hallmark jewellery.

3.

Statement A:        The food prices touched an all time
high during this weekend.

Statement B:        Many
shops were raided and adulterated food items were seized.

4.

Statement A:    The average income of the common man has
increased.

Statement B:     The country’s economy has improved since
the last decade.

5.

Statement A:    The number of people suffering from stomach
ailments has been increasing in the area.

Statement B:    Many dead fishes were found at the shore of
the lake.

Directions (Q. 6-10) Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions which follow.

There are five men, Anuj, Kunal,
Sourav, Rahul and Harish. The one who is tallest is not the youngest. Kunal is
older than only Harish. Sourav is older than Rahul but shorter than him. Only
one person is taller than Rahul. Anuj is shortest while younger than only
Sourav and Rahul. Only two men are shorter than Sourav.

6. Which of the following men is third tallest of the five?

(1) Sourav

(2) Rahul

(3) Harish

(4) Kunal

(5) Kunal or Rahul

7. Who among the following men is tallest?

(1) Sourav

(2) Rahul

(3) Kunal

(4) Harish

(5) Sourav or Harish

8. If the five men are made to stand in a line according to
their height, first in ascending order, then in descending order, then whose
position will remain the same in both the arrangements?

(1) Harish

(2) Rahul

(3) Kunal

(4) Sourav

(5) Rahul and Anuj

9. Who among the following is older than Kunal but younger
than Rahul?

(1) Harish

(2) Sourav

(3) Anuj

(4) Data inadequate

(5) Sourav or Anuj

10. Who among the following is taller than Anuj only?

(1) Sourav

(2) Harish

(3) Rahul

(4) Kunal

(5) Kunal or Harish

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Answers:

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