Logical Reasoning Set-13 (Level-3)

IBPS clerk reasoning : Essential practice for IBPS clerk reasoning ability section

To cross a high score mark in the IBPS clerk reasoning ability section of the exam, you need to understand the exam pattern and syllabus. The IBPS Clerk exam is different from the IBPS PO exam in terms of difficulty, cut-off and number of seats. The IBPS Clerk exam is further divided into Prelims and Mains. There are 35 questions in the Prelims that are to be solved in 20 minutes. And, there are 50 questions in the Mains that are to be solved in 45 minutes. By observing this, you will learn that in IBPS clerk reasoning ability sections of both the exams- Prelims and Mains, you need high speed to solve more number of questions in less amount of time.

Directions for the question set:
Five colleagues pooled their efforts during the office lunch-hour to solve the crossword in the daily paper.
Colleagues: Mr. Biswas, Mr. Iswar, Ms. Eienstein, Ms. Sheetal, Ms. Titan.
Answers: Burman, Bunny, Badmash, Roseltvolt, Stylish.
Numbers: 4 up, 8 beside, 15 beside, 15 up, 21 up
Order: First, second, third, fourth, fifth.

1. Titan produced the answer to 8 beside, which had the same number of letters as the previous answer to be inserted, and one more than the subsequent answer which was produced by one of the men.
2. It was not Biswas who solved the clue to ‘Burman’, and Ishwar did not solve 4 up.
3. The answers to 15 beside and 15 up did not have the same number of letters.
4. ‘Stylish’, which was not the third word to be inserted was the answer to an across clue.
5. ‘Bunny’, was the first word to be entered in the grid and was an answer to 15 up and ‘Badmash’ was not the second answer to be found and was answer to a down clue.
6. Eienstein’s word was longer than Biswas’ and Sheetal’s ; Sheetal was neither the first nor the last to come up with an answer.
7. Fifth one to be worked out was an answer to a down clue.

Question 1: What was Sheetal’s word?
A. Badmash
B. Stylish
C. Roseltvolt
D. Bunny
E. Burman

Question 2: What could be Titan’s. answer?
A. Badmash
B. Stylish
C. Roseltvolt
D. Bunny
E. Burman

Question 3: What was Titan’s order?
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
E. Fifth

Question 4: What was Ishwar’s number?
A. 4 up
B. 21 up
C. 8 beside
D. 15 up
E. 15 beside

Question 5: What was Biswas’ word?
A. Bunny
B. Burman
C. Stylish
D. Roseltvolt
E. Badmash

Answers and Explanations: Click the down arrow to expand

Common Solution for the set: 8 beside an Across clue – Titan – Answer (Stylish or Badmash) as it must have same number of letters as the previous one. Also the subsequent answer would have 6 letters i.e. Burman given by one of the two men. • From information (5): Badmash was an answer to down clue and hence answer by Titan would be Stylish which follows Badmash. Hence the sequence would be Badmash followed by Stylish followed by Burman. • Stylish is not the third word and Badmash is not the second word which leaves us with Badmash being the third word followed by Stylish followed by Burman. • Given that Biswas did not solve the clue to “Burman” means Ishwar solved Burman which was not 4 up. • From information (5): Bunny was the first word and hence the second word would be Roseltvolt. • Bunny was an answer to 15 up. • From information (7): Fifth word i.e. Burman was an answer to down clue which was answered by Mr. Ishwar and hence cannot be 4 up. Thus it was 21 up. • Badmash was an answer to down clue which would be 4 up which leaves Roseltvolt to be an answer to 15 beside. • From information (6): Eienstein’s word was longer than Biswas’ and Sheetal’s word that means she answered Roseltvolt. Also since Sheetal could not be first she has to be third and Biswas would be first.

So, the final table will look like:

Answer 1: (A) From the table, Sheetal’s word was Badmash The correct option is (A).

Answer 2: (B) From the table, Titan’s answer was Stylish. The correct option is (B).

Answer 3: (D) From the table, Titan’s order was Fourth. The correct option is (D).

Answer 4: (B) From the table, Ishwar’s number was 21 up. The correct option is (B).

Answer 5: (A) From the table, Biswas’ word was Bunny. The correct option is (A).

Extra tips for IBPS clerk reasoning:
• It is very important to develop a strategy or an attempt plan that you should abide by in IBPS clerk reasoning ability sections of both the exam (Prelims and Mains).
• Prepare notes for of IBPS clerk reasoning ability section that you can use in both the exams (Prelims and Mains).
• Score well in the IBPS clerk reasoning ability section of both the exams (Prelims and Mains) by working on your speed and being able to complete the entire section with ease.