## Reasoning Ability Quiz 47 for IBPS PO

Direction (Q. 1–5) : Study the following information carefully and answer the given question : In a certain code language: 'people will vote' is written as 'sa pa ga ' , ' vote for change ' is written as ' ga ra ta', ' change for the nation ' is written as ' ta pe se ra ', and 'people for educated' is written as ' sa ta re '.

1. Which of the following codes stands for 'people' ?
1) sa 2) ta 3) ga 4) se 5) pe

2. Which of the following is the code for 'the' ?
1) pe 2) se 3) Either pe or se 4) ta 5) re

3. What does the code 'pa' stands for ?
1) for 2) vote 3) will 4) change 5) people

4. 'pe se ta ga' is the code for which of the following ?
1) Change for educated nation 2) Change for vote people 3) The nation for vote 4) People for the nation 5) None of these

5. What will be the possible code for 'vote for youth country' ?
1) ga ta sa pa 2) ga ta za na 3) ga ta pa re 4) ga ta za re 5) None of these

Directions (Q. 6–9): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below :
R P N 7 * K L N 2 % M J O 4 @ Z Y X 8 # U V W 7 ©  G H I 9 \$ T V S

6. Which of the following is the fifth to the left of the sixteenth from the left end of the above arrangement ?
1)  J 2)  M 3)  O 4)  % 5)  4

7. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a number ?

1)  3 2)  4 3)  1 4)  2 5) None of these

8. Which of the following number, symbol or letter will come in the middle of the arrangement if the first twenty letters of the arrangement are reversed ?
1)  N 2)  P 3)  7 4)  * 5)  K

9. If all the symbols are replaced with 1 then numbers are considered of two digit number in such obtained series. What will be the sum of all the numbers in the given arrangement ?
1)  371 2)  375 3)  380 4)  388 5)  376

10. How many meaningful English words can formed with the letters PTROS using each letter only once in each word ?
1)  Two 2)  One 3)  Four 4)  Three 5) None of these

(1–5)
People will vote = Sa pa Ga ... i)
Vote for Change = Ga Ra Ta ... ii)
Change for the Nation = Ta pe se ra ... iii)
People for educated = Sa ta re ... iv)
From I and II
Vote = Ga ........................... v)
From ii) , iii) and iv)
For = Ta ............................ vi)

From iii), ii) and vi)
Change = ra ............................ vii)
From i) and iv)
people = sa ............................ viii)
From v) viii) and i)
will = pa
From vi) and viii) and iv)
Education = re .............................. ix)
From vii) and vi) and iii)
The/Nation = pe/se

1.1;      2.3;      3.3;      4.3;     5.2;

6. 2; Fifth to the left of the 16th from the left ends means 11th fro the left i.e. M.

7. 4; (0, 4) (I, 9)

8. 3; There are 33 letters in the arrangement. If the first twenty letters are reverse. 7 will come in the middle of the arrangement.

9.  5; (71 + 21 + 41 + 81 + 71 + 91) = 376

10.  4;