IBPS SO Pre Speed Test: 30.10.2018 for PO, Clerk, SO, Insurance Exams

Question 1

Direction: What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series?

46, 71, 414, 495, 1826, ?

Question 2

Direction: What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series?

75, 114, 63, 102, ?, 90, 39, 78

Question 3

Direction: What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series?

1, 13, 143, 1287, ? , 45045

Question 4

Direction: Find the Missing term in the following series:

4, 6, 11, 28, 93, ?

Question 5

Direction: What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series?

12600, 2100, 420, 105, 35, ?

Question 6

Direction: A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

Input: join points 12 26 closed help 11 29 contest 17 team 27

Step I: contest join points 12 26 closed help 11 17 team 27 29
Step II: points contest join 12 26 closed help 11 team 27 29 17
Step III: help points contest join 12 26 closed 11 team 29 17 27
Step IV: join help points contest 12 closed 11 team 29 17 27 26
Step V: team join help points contest closed 11 29 17 27 26 12
Step VI: closed team join help points contest 29 17 27 26 12 11

Step VI is the last step of the above input, as the desired arrangement is obtained. As per the rule followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

Input: winner 22 26 ready window 16 dream 81 previous 17 pen 13

What is the position of ‘previous’ in the third step?

Question 7

Direction: A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

Input: join points 12 26 closed help 11 29 contest 17 team 27

Step I: contest join points 12 26 closed help 11 17 team 27 29
Step II: points contest join 12 26 closed help 11 team 27 29 17
Step III: help points contest join 12 26 closed 11 team 29 17 27
Step IV: join help points contest 12 closed 11 team 29 17 27 26
Step V: team join help points contest closed 11 29 17 27 26 12
Step VI: closed team join help points contest 29 17 27 26 12 11

Step VI is the last step of the above input, as the desired arrangement is obtained. As per the rule followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

Input: winner 22 26 ready window 16 dream 81 previous 17 pen 13

How many elements are there between “window” and “26” in the last but one step?

Question 8

Direction: A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

Input: join points 12 26 closed help 11 29 contest 17 team 27

Step I: contest join points 12 26 closed help 11 17 team 27 29
Step II: points contest join 12 26 closed help 11 team 27 29 17
Step III: help points contest join 12 26 closed 11 team 29 17 27
Step IV: join help points contest 12 closed 11 team 29 17 27 26
Step V: team join help points contest closed 11 29 17 27 26 12
Step VI: closed team join help points contest 29 17 27 26 12 11

Step VI is the last step of the above input, as the desired arrangement is obtained. As per the rule followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

Input: winner 22 26 ready window 16 dream 81 previous 17 pen 13

Which of the following elements is 2nd to the left of “17” in step IV?

Question 9

Direction: A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

Input: join points 12 26 closed help 11 29 contest 17 team 27

Step I: contest join points 12 26 closed help 11 17 team 27 29
Step II: points contest join 12 26 closed help 11 team 27 29 17
Step III: help points contest join 12 26 closed 11 team 29 17 27
Step IV: join help points contest 12 closed 11 team 29 17 27 26
Step V: team join help points contest closed 11 29 17 27 26 12
Step VI: closed team join help points contest 29 17 27 26 12 11

Step VI is the last step of the above input, as the desired arrangement is obtained. As per the rule followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

Input: winner 22 26 ready window 16 dream 81 previous 17 pen 13

Which of the following is exactly between “previous” and “13” in step II?

Question 10

Direction: A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

Input: join points 12 26 closed help 11 29 contest 17 team 27

Step I: contest join points 12 26 closed help 11 17 team 27 29
Step II: points contest join 12 26 closed help 11 team 27 29 17
Step III: help points contest join 12 26 closed 11 team 29 17 27
Step IV: join help points contest 12 closed 11 team 29 17 27 26
Step V: team join help points contest closed 11 29 17 27 26 12
Step VI: closed team join help points contest 29 17 27 26 12 11

Step VI is the last step of the above input, as the desired arrangement is obtained. As per the rule followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

Input: winner 22 26 ready window 16 dream 81 previous 17 pen 13

In which of the following step “22 dream pen” are that in particular order?

Question 11

Direction: Five statements are given below, labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 which are supposed to be in a logical order. A statement labelled P is given thereafter. P can replace one of the five statements such that the four statements along with P would make a coherent paragraph. You have to identify which statement should P replace and then find out the correct sequence from the options. If the five options are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage, choose the fifth option “12345”.

1) It suggested that the household work should also be included in the national income.
2) A homemaker neither demands any payment nor is she acknowledged for the work done by her.
3) A report by The Economic Times calculates the complete value of the work done by a homemaker at home.
4) As per their estimation, a homemaker in an average middle-class family in urban India deserves a salary of at least Rs 45,000 a month for the various tasks performed at home.
5) Back in 2011, a study conducted by OECD also stated that Indians are underestimating the contribution of women to their economy.
P. Almost all the professions in this world carry a monetary value with them except that of a homemaker.

Question 12

Direction: Five statements are given below, labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 which are supposed to be in a logical order. A statement labelled P is given thereafter. P can replace one of the five statements such that the four statements along with P would make a coherent paragraph. You have to identify which statement should P replace and then the find out the correct sequence from the options. If the five options are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage, choose the fifth option “12345”

1) Zakir Khan, with his innate charm, relatable jokes and simple style of speaking, has quickly climbed the charts to become one of the most loved Indian comedians.
2) But while we've all laughed out loud at his jokes and been pleasantly surprised with his shayaris and poems, his story of struggle is perhaps what many us will relate to the most.
3) In an event called Spoken 2017, organised by Kommune (a performance art collective), Zakir Khan shared his story of his struggle to stardom, the periods of belief intermingled with helplessness, and the never-ending love of parents.
4) His trademark humour is visible even as he talks about his father's teaching job, the Mumbai winters (or the lack of them), 'berozgaari', his struggles of traveling in a third-class train, or the pain of being an intern.
5) Perhaps most poignant is his description of the love of a mother, that does not change with circumstances, and the birth of a poem, that has to be natural, never forced.
P. His story slowly progresses, similar to how we feel life is moving, whenever our dreams seem too difficult to achieve.

Question 13

Direction: Five statements are given below, labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 which are supposed to be in a logical order. A statement labelled P is given thereafter. P can replace one of the five statements such that the four statements along with P would make a coherent paragraph. You have to identify which statement should P replace and then find out the correct sequence from the options. If the five options are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage, choose the fifth option “12345”.

1) It's a joy to have pets in your life, to come home to them, to have your buddy greet you everyday.
2) But it is when you have to leave them behind that things get heart-achingly complicated.
3) As travellers would understand, it is not always possible to bring your pets along.
4) More and more countries around the world now have pet-friendly options in transport and hotels.
5) In India, however, pets are mostly treated as cargo and shipped separately from human passengers.
P. Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) now considers pets as adult passengers who can travel with their owners.

Question 14

Direction: Five statements are given below, labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 which are supposed to be in a logical order. A statement labelled P is given thereafter. P can replace one of the five statements such that the four statements along with P would make a coherent paragraph. You have to identify which statement should P replace and then the find out the correct sequence from the options. If the five options are in a logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage, choose the fifth option “12345”.

1) Films like Masaan that jolt our conscience leave us pondering over social issues longer than required, thus eliminating the entertainment factor for which we went to watch the movie in the first place.
2) The Hindi film industry might be producing a lot of forgettable films but once in a while, we get to see films that leave a huge impact.
3) These films aren't dependent on bankable stars, picturesque locations or promotional remixed songs.
4) Moreover, these are the films where directors aren't trying to please the audience but are honest about telling the story's truth and in doing so, they win the audience over.
5) One such film is Masaan, a Hindi classic that evokes pathos and organically infuses melancholy in the audience's heart.
P. They rely on stories instead and the actors who play their parts with utmost sincerity.

Question 15

Direction: Five statements are given below, labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 which are supposed to be in a logical order. A statement labelled P is given thereafter. P can replace one of the five statements such that the four statements along with P would make a coherent paragraph. You have to identify which statement should P replace and then the find out the correct sequence from the options. If the five options are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage, choose the fifth option “12345”.

1) Mumbai is an efficient city in some ways, but this reputation depends on fair weather.
2) It turns into a soggy mess with the arrival of a monsoon.
3) This year the season has begun with the spectacular collapse of a pedestrian bridge on a crucial railway line in Andheri, causing injuries and overall urban paralysis.
4) Not even a year has passed since the ghastly stampede on a foot overbridge at Elphinstone Road station, that took over 20 lives.
5) The recurrent disasters involving infrastructure are proof of the indifference among policymakers to the city’s needs, even as they speak of a ‘global standard’ of living.
P. A return to nature is needed to relieve Mumbai of its flooding woes.