IBPS PO 2017 PRELIMINARY EXAM -- QUESTIONS ASKED

•  NUMBER SERIES
• 17, 98, 26, 89, 35, ?
• 2, 17, 89, 359, 1079, ?
• 3, 5, 15, 45, 113, ?
• 7, 4.5, 5.5, 12, 49, ?
• 3240, 540, 108, 27, ?, 4.5

2nd Slot:

• 3, 5, 13, 43, 177, ?
• 68, 117, 61, 124, 54, ?
• 9, 3.5, 2.5, 4, 15, ?
• 7, 7, 13, 37, 97, ?
• 3.25, 6.5, 390, ?

Simplification:

• (√80.997 - √25.001) × (√120.98 + √16.02) = ?
• 53.01 - 345.02 ÷ 22.99 = 2 ×(?)
• (184.002 - 29 ÷ 5) × 29.997 = ?
• √(3099.985 ÷ 62.001 + 14.001) = ?
• (111.93 × 5) ÷ 14.02 = 11.002 + ?
• 24.97% of 84.01 ÷ 6.995 = ?

Miscellaneous Arithmetic Questions:

• Length of two trains is 660. The ratio of their speeds is 5:8. The ratio between the time taken to cross an electric pole by them is 4:3. Find the difference of the lengths of the trains.
  Ans. 60 m
• At present, the sum of ages of 4 people is 76. After 7 years, the ratio will be 7:6:5:8. What is the present age of C?
  Ans. 13 years.
• There are four consecutive even integers. Sum of the reciprocals of the first two is (11/60). Find the reciprocal of the third largest number of the series.Ans. 12
• There is a three digit number. The digit at the tenth place is 3. If the place of all the three digits are replaced then the new number obtained is 396 more than the original three digit number. The sum of the digits at unit & hundredth place is 14. What is the original number?Ans. 639
• Marked price of an article is 1600 Rs. more than the cot price. When the same article is sold at a discount of Rs. 500 then the percent profit earned is 25%. For earning a profit of 30%, the article should be sold at what price?Ans. 5720
• A takes 24 day in completing a work. TIme taken by A in completing 1/3rd of the work is equal to the time taken by B in completing half of the work. How many days will be taken in completing the work if both A & B start working together?Ans. (48/5) days
• Simple interest on the sum A @ 11% per annum and compound interest on Sum B which is 400 more than A in 2yrs is 140% more of simple interest of A. Find the value of A.
• Ranjeet has three varieties of rice costing 18 rs. /kg., 22 rs. /kg. and 40 rs./kg. Find the possible ratio in which he should mix these three varieties so that on selling mixture at 32 rs./kg. he may get a profit of 28%.
• A, B, C, D are four members of a family whose sum of ages is 176. Four years ago the ratio of A:B:C:D is 11:9:4:16. What is A’s percentage?

Data Interpretation:

Directions: Read the following graph carefully & answer the questions that follow:

Classes	Total Students	% of students participating
		Dance	Play
VII	500	15	8
VIII	400	10	6
IX	360	25	10
X	250	10	12

Puzzles & Arrangements:

• J, K, L, M, N, O and P are seven different boxes of different colours i.e. Brown, Orange, Silver, Pink, Yellow, White and Green but not necessarily in the same order. Box which is of Brown colour is immediately above J. There are two box between M and the box which is of Brown colour. Box which is of Silver colour is above M but not immediately above M. Only three box are between L and the box which is of Silver colour. The box which is of Green colour is immediately above L. The box which is of Pink colour is immediately above the box G. Only one box is there between K and N. Box K is above N. Neither box K nor J is of Yellow colour. J is not of orange colour.
• Seven person A, B, C, D, E, F G likes seven colours. Yellow White Red Orange Blue Gray Black. They visit in different days starting from Monday to Sunday
  1) A visits one day after Thursday.
  2) Only 4 people are in between A and B
  3) The one who likes Red colour visits immediately after B.
  4) Only one person visit between Red and Blue
  5) The one who like white colour visit before one of days on which day C visits
  6) The one who likes white colour does not visit on Monday.
  7) Only 1 person is in between D and E. D like Yellow.
  8) There are same as many person in between A and Blue colour which are one less in between B and C.
  9) Neither G nor F likes Black.
  10) G does not visit on Saturday

Miscellaneous Questions of Reasoning:

• A person start walking at point A and walk 14 m south then he take right turn walk 8m & reaches to point B. Again he take right turn & walk 3m. Finally he take a right turn and walk 21 m to reach to point C.

Syllogism:

• Statement
  All remarks are feedbacks
  Some feedbacks are words
  No word is a digit
  Conclusion:-
  some feedbacks are definitely not digits
  All digits being feedbacks is a possibility
• All remarks are feedbacks
  Some feedbacks are words
  No word is a digit
  Conclusion:-
  All remarks being words is a possibility
  At least some remarks are digits
• Statement
  Some files are boxes
  All boxes are cottons
  No cotton is a plastic
  Conclusion:-
  No file is a plastic
  Some files are plastics
• Some desks are chairs
  Some chairs are seats
  No seat is a table
  Conclusion:-
  All desks can never be tables
  Some chairs are definitely not tables
• All routes are ways
  All ways are paths
  Some ways are bridges
  Conclusion:-
  Atleast some bridges are routes
  All routes being bridges is a possibility.

Inequalities:

• L>I=N>P;I≥R>K;N≤E(i) E>P (ii) R
• S>A=N≥D; A≥L>E; M≤L≤D
  (i) S>E (i) L
• P≥V≥R<=EN
  (i)P>N (ii) G≥Y
• L>I=N>P; I≥R>K; N≤E(i) K>N (ii) I

Error Detection:

Direction(1-5): In the question given below, there is error in one or more sentences. Please select the most appropriate option, out of the five options given for each of the following sentences, which, in your view, is grammatically incorrect or structurally incorrect.

• (I)Please put on your shoes.
  (II)Please put your shoes on.
  (III)Please put on them.
  (IV)Please put them on.
  select the most appropriate option
  (a) ONLY I
  (b) Only II
  (c) Only III
  (d) Only Iv
  (e) both (II) and (IV)
• (I)The teacher called on Josh.
  (II)The teacher called Josh on.
  (III)The teacher called on him.
  (IV)The teacher called Josh on him.
  select the most appropriate option
  (a) ONLY I
  (b) Only II
  (c) Only III
  (d) Only Iv
  (e) both (II) and (IV)
• (I)The detectives came some new clues across in their investigation.
  (II)The detectives came across some new clues in
  their investigation
  (III)The detectives came out some new clues across in their investigation.
  (IV)The detectives came some new across clues in their investigation.
  select the most appropriate option
  (a) ONLY II
  (b) Only I
  (c) Only III
  (d) Only Iv
  (e) both (I), (III) and (IV)
• (I)The teacher called on Josh.
  (II)The teacher called Josh on.
  (III)The teacher called on him.
  (IV)The teacher called Josh on him.
  select the most appropriate option
  (a) ONLY I
  (b) Only II
  (c) Only III
  (d) Only Iv
  (e) both (II) and (IV)
• (I)The new employee finally turned up at noon.
  (II)The new employee finally turned himself up at noon.
  (III)The new employee finally turned it up at noon.
  (IV)The new employee finally turned at noon up.
  select the most appropriate option
  (a) ONLY I
  (b) both (II) and (IV)
  (c) Only III
  (d) Only (I) and (III)
  (e) (II), (III) and (IV).

Synonym/ Antonyms from Comprehension Questions:

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• Fallible
• Eschew
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