Reasoning Questions for Bank Exams, FREE PDF & Quiz

1. In the number 56397132, add 1 to each digit at an odd position (from the left) and subtract 2 from each digit at an even position. How many different digits occur more than once in the resulting number?

2. In the number 78453962, first arrange all even digits in descending order from left to right, followed by all odd digits in ascending order. What is the sum of the digits at even positions in the new number?

3. In the word RATIONAL, replace every vowel with the next letter of the English alphabet and every consonant with the previous letter. If the resulting letters are arranged in alphabetical order, which letter will be second from the left?

4. How many pairs of letters are there in the word BANKING such that the number of letters between them in the word is the same as the number of letters between them in the English alphabet (in either direction)?

5. Consider the sequence 8 # K3 @M9$P2% R 6 &. Which is the fourth symbol from the left when only symbols are counted?

6. A person walks 12 m north, then 5 m east, then 7 m south and finally 2 m west. What is the shortest distance from the starting point?

7. A person walks 12 m north, then 5 m east, then 7 m south and finally 2 m west. In which direction is the person from the starting point?

8. Ravi is facing south. He walks 10 m, turns right and walks 8 m, then turns left and walks 6 m, and finally turns left and walks 8 m. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?

9. A is a point. B is 14 m east of A. C is 9 m north of B. D is 12 m east of C. E is 15 m south of D. In which direction is E from A?

10. Using the same information: B is 14 m east of A; C is 9 m north of B; D is 12 m east of C; and E is 15 m south of D. What is the shortest distance between A and E?

11. In a row of students, Meera is 12th from the left and 18th from the right. How many students are there in the row?

12. There are 42 persons in a row. Aman is 17th from the left. What is his rank from the right?

13. In a row of 55 persons, P is 9th from the left and Q is 17th from the right. If P is to the left of Q, how many persons are between P and Q?

14. Riya is 18th from the top in a class of 47 students. What is her rank from the bottom?

15. X is 14th from the left and Y is 21st from the right in a row. They interchange their positions. After interchange, X becomes 32nd from the left. How many persons are there in the row?

16. Pointing to a woman, Arjun said, ‘She is the daughter of the only son of my grandfather.’ How is the woman related to Arjun, assuming Arjun is male and his grandfather’s only son is Arjun’s father?

17. P is the mother of Q. R is the husband of P. S is the brother of Q. How is R related to S?

18. A is the sister of B. B is the father of C. C is the brother of D. How is A related to D?

19. M is the son of N. O is the wife of M. P is the daughter of M and O. How is N related to P if N is female?

20. K is the brother of L. L is the mother of M. N is the father of K and L. How is N related to M?