IBPS Clerk Mains: Reasoning Inequalities and Seating Arrangement

Directions(Q.1 – 5): In the following questions, the symbols @, #, $ © and % are used with different meanings as follows:

‘P @ Q' means 'P is not smaller than Q’.

‘P # Q' means 'P is not greater than Q’.

‘P $ Q' means 'P is neither greater than nor equal to Q’.

‘P © Q' means 'P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q’.

‘P % Q' means 'P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’.

Now in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is/ are definitely true?

Give answer (1): if only conclusion I is true.

Give answer (2): if only conclusion II is true.

Give answer (3): if either conclusion I or II is true.

Give answer (4): if neither conclusion I nor II is true.

Give answer (5): if both conclusions I and II are true.

1.            Statements:  V $ W,  W @ T,  T # H

            Conclusions: I. V © T    II. H % W

2.            Statements:   H © M,  M @ E,  E $ C

Conclusions: I. C @ M     II. H © E

3.            Statements:  N @ J,  J % R,  R © H

Conclusions:  I. R # N     II. N © H

4.            Statements:  L@ K,  K © A, A $ W

            Conclusions: I. W $ L    II. L# W

5.            Statements: J # R,   R © D,  D @ F

Conclusions: I. F $ R      II. F % R

Directions (Q.6-10): Study the following information carefully to answer these questions:

Eight friends J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are sitting around a circle facing the centre. J is not the neighbour of N. L is third to the right of K. Q is second to the left of N who is next to the right of L. O is not the neighbour of N or K and is to the immediate left of P.

6.            Which of the following is the correct position of L?

1)  To the immediate right of N              2) To the immediate right of Q

3) To the immediate left of M               4) To the immediate left of Q

5) None

7.            Which of the following pair of persons represents O's neighbours?

1) L & N                 2) P & K                3) M & P

4) N & P                 5) None of these

8.            Which of the following groups has the first person sitting between the other two persons?

1)  PKJ                     2) JQL                   3) QNL

4) LMN                   5) None of these

9.            Who is to the immediate right of K?

1)  J                                                        2) P

3) Q                                                      4) cannot be determined

5) None of these

10.       Who is to the immediate left of O?

1) P                         2) L                       3) Q

           4) M                         5) None of these

Answers:

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

1.     V < W ≥ T ≤ H

I.                   V > T    Not True

II.                H = W   Not True

2.     H > M ≥ E < C

I.                   C ≥ M    Not True

II.                H > E     True

3.     N≥ J = R > H

I.                   R ≤ N     True

II.                N > H     True

4.     L ≥ K > A < W

I.                   W < L     Not True

II.                L ≤ W     Not True

5.     J ≤ R > D ≥ F

I.                   F < R      True

II.                F = R      Not True

6 – 10.