Reasoning Bank P.O.

Directions (questions 1 to 4): In each of the following questions, two words indicated by I and II have been left out. The correct word to come in place of I is given as one of the four alternatives against I and the correct word to come in place of II is given as one of the four alternatives against II. Read with the correct words, there is some relationship between the two words to the left of the sign (::) and the same relationship obtains between the two words to the right of the sign (::). The correct combination is given as one of the four alternatives (a), (b), (c), and (d). Find the correct combination in each case.
1. Sword :: Thread : II
I. [A] Dagger [B] Knife [C] Warrior [D] Kill
II. [P] Needle [Q] Tailor [R] Rope [S] Stitch
(a) BR
(b) DS
(c) AP
(d) CQ
(e) None of these
Ans (a) Second is an enlarged form of the first
2. I : Sheep :: Sanatorium : II
I. [A] Kennel [B] Fold [C] Bray [D] Farrow
II. [P] Horses [Q] Soldiers [R] Invalids [S] Fishes
(a) AS
(b) DQ
(c) BR
(d) CP
(e) None of these
Ans (c) First is the place where the second are kept
3. I : Prison :: Curator : II
I. [A] Jailor [B] Culprit [C] Cell [D] Warder
II. [P] Cure [Q] Museum [R] Curiosity [S] Maturity
(a) AS
(b) CP
(c) AQ
(d) BR
(e) None of these
Ans (c) First looks after the second
4. I : Ocean :: Stone : II
I. [A] Glacier [B] Lake [C] Continent [D] River
II. [P] Rock [Q] Pebble [R] Granite [S] Mountain
(a) AR
(b) BP
(c) CS
(d) DQ
(e) None of these
Ans (b) Second is an enlarged form of the first
Directions (questions 5 to 10): The following questions consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words
5. Yawn : Boredom
(a) Anger : Madness
(b) Dream : Sleep
(c) Smile : Amusement
(d) Impatience : Rebellion
(e) None of these
Ans (c) Yawn indicates boredom. Similarly, smile indicates amusement
6. Stare : Glance
(a) Gulp : Sip
(b) Confide : Tell
(c) Hunt : Stalk
(d) Step : Walk
(e) None of these
Ans (a) First is of higher intensity than the second
7. Embarrass : Humiliate
(a) Enquire : Ask
(b) Embezzle: Peculate
(c) Gamble : Investment
(d) Annoy : Exasperate
(e) None of these
Ans (d) The words in each pair are synonyms
8. Explosion : Destruction
(a) Talk : Exaggeration
(b) Woman :Girl
(c) Success : Failure
(d) Engagement : Marriage
(e) None of these
Ans (d) First is followed by the second
9. Sigh : Relief
(a) Tear : Joy
(b) Trembling : Fear
(c) Carelessness : Accident
(d) Hot : Sweat
(e) None of these
Ans (b) Sigh is a sign of relief. Likewise, trembling is a sign of fear
10. Range : Mountain
(a) Point : Line
(b) Bouquet : Flower
(c) School : Class
(d) String :Bead
(e) None of these
Ans (b) The first is the name given to a continuous chain of the second
Directions (questions 11 to 13): In each of the following questions, the first two words (given in italics) have a definite relationship. Choose one word out of the given four alternatives which will fill in the blank space and show the same relationship with the third word as between the first two.
11. Buffalo is to Leather as Llama is to
(a) Wool
(b) Meat
(c) Silk
(d) Fur
(e) None of these
Ans (a) Second is a product obtained from the first
12. Tiff is to Battle as Frugal is to
(a) Sprint
(b) Vague
(c) Miserly
(d) Vital
(e) None of these
Ans (c) Second is of higher intensity than the first
13. Aluminimum is to Bauxite as Iron is to...?....
(a) Pyrite
(b) Magnesite
(c) Pyrolusite
(d) Haematite
(e) None of these
Ans (d) Second is the ore used for extraction of first
Directions (questions 14 to 16): There is a certain relation between two given words on one side of :: and one word is given on another side of :: while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the given pair has. Select the best alternative.
14. Pigeon : Peace :: White flag : ?
(a) Friendship
(b) Victory
(c) Surrender
(d) War
(e) None of these
Ans (c) Pigeon is a symbol of peace and white flag is a symbol of surrender
15. Mature : Regressed :: Varied : ?
(a) Rhythmic
(b) Monotonous
(c) Decorous (
d) Obsolete
(e) None of these
Ans (b) The words in each pair are opposites of each other
16. Igloo : Ice :: Marquee : ?
(a) Canvas
(b) Silk
(c) Buckram
(d) Sateen
(e) None of these
Ans (a) First is made up of the second
17. Accident is related to Carefulness in the same way as Disease is related to
(a) Sanitation
(b) Treatment
(c) Medicine
(d) Doctor
(e) None of these
Ans (a) Lack of second results in the first
18. Aflatoxin is related to Food poisoning in the same way as Histamine is related to
(a) Allergy
(b) Headache
(c) Anthrax
(d) Inhabited
(e) None of these
Ans (a) First causes the second
19. Ostrich is related to Antelope in the same way as Egret is related to
(a) Cow
(b) Buffalo
(c) Camel
(d) Zebra
(e) None of these
Ans (b) Both live together to derive benefits from each other
20. Hong Kong is related to China in the same way as Vatican is related to..?...
(a) Canada
(b) Mexico
(c) North America
(d) Rome
(e) None of these
Ans (d) Hong Kong is a city in china. Similarly, Vatican is a city in Rome
Directions (questions 21 to 25): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements marked I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give answer
(a) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
(b) If the data in statements I alone are not sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(c) If the data either in statement I or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(d) If the data even in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(e) If the data in both statements I and II together are needed to answer the question.
21. What does 'Ne' stands for in the code language?
I. 'Na Ni Nok Ne' means 'I will tell you' and 'Ni Nok Ne Nam' means 'he will tell you' in that code language.
II. 'Ni Ne Mo Nam' means 'will he call you' and 'Ne Mok Sac Ni' means 'how will you go' in that code language.
Ans (d)
22. Who amongst P, Q, R, S, T and U is the tallest?
I. P is taller that R and T but not as tall as U, who is taller than Q and S.
II. R is the third in height in the ascending order and not as tall as U, P and Q, Q being taller than P but not the tallest.
Ans (c)
23. Who among A, B, C, D, E & F read the book last?
I. F, who gave the book to B after reading, was third to read the same.
II. C, who read the book after A, was the third person to read the book before it reached E.
Ans (d)
24. Who is paternal uncle of Pavan?
I. Pavan is brother of Poornima, who is daughter of Meena, who is sister of Kumar, who is brother Smrithi.
II. Prithvi is brother of Indrajith, who is husband of Poornima, who is mother of Ganga, who is sister of Pavan.
Ans (b)
25. What is Milan's rank in the class of 44 students?
I. Ramesh, whose rank is 17th in the class, is ahead of Shyam by 6 ranks, Shyam being 7 ranks ahead of Milan.
II. Suketu is 26 ranks ahead of Milan and Shyamala is 6 ranks behind Milan while Savita stands exactly in the middle of Shyamala and Suketu in ranks, her rank being 17.
Ans (c)