Quiz on Verbal Reasoning for SBI PO & BOB Manipal PO Exam for PO, Clerk, SO, Insurance Exams

Question 1

In the questions below, a statement is given followed by two assumptions. Choose the most appropriate option.

Statement: “Please ensure that you fill up the form carefully”- X tells Y.
Assumptions:
I. X will listen to the Y advice
II. Y is expected to mistake if he does not fill up the form carefully.

Question 2

Direction: In the questions below, a statement is given followed by two assumptions. Choose the most appropriate option.

Statement:
“Smoking causes cancer and peptic ulcer”- an advertisement.

Assumptions:
I. Advertisement may have a negative effect on smoking people and they might stop smoking.
II. People will not take care of advertisements.

Question 3

Direction: Read the following passage and examine the inference in context of passage.

Income tax return filing due date is decided by income tax department. In the case of individual who is not liable for a tax audit, the due date is 31^st July of the concerned assessment year. For instance, Due date for the financial year 2016-17 is July 31, 2017, for an individual who is not liable for a tax audit. In the case of individual who are liable for the tax audit, the due date is 30^th of September. Sometimes this date can be extended also. Only those individual liable for the tax audit whose turnover during the financial year exceeds Rs. 1 Crore, they are also liable to pay advance taxes. If the individual is getting income from their profession then the turnover limit would be 25 Lakh.

Advance taxes for financial year 2016-17 must be paid on or before 30^th September 2017.

Question 4

Direction: Read the following passage and examine the inference in context of passage.

Income tax return filing due date is decided by income tax department. In the case of individual who is not liable for a tax audit, the due date is 31^st July of the concerned assessment year. For instance, Due date for the financial year 2016-17 is July 31, 2017, for an individual who is not liable for a tax audit. In the case of individual who are liable for the tax audit, the due date is 30^th of September. Sometimes this date can be extended also. Only those individual liable for the tax audit whose turnover during the financial year exceeds Rs. 1 Crore, they are also liable to pay advance taxes. If the individual is getting income from their profession then the turnover limit would be 25 Lakh.

Usually income tax department extend the due date for filing ITR.

Question 5

Direction: Read the following passage and examine the inference in context of passage.

Non-filing of income tax returns has penal consequences such as a penalty, prosecution and scrutiny from Income Tax Departments. Union budget 2017 has even proposed a late fee for not filling income tax on the due date. Peoples are often confused when it comes to filing income tax returns when their incomes come under the non-taxable limit but if we carefully compare the benefits then odds will always be in favour of filing income tax returns. Some of the benefits that can be listed are easy loan processing, can expedite visa processing, easily get funded for your startup, obtaining LIC agency and for appointment in judicial and class one jobs actually, it shows candidates credibility.

Those who are not filing their ITR are not eligible for job in judiciary.

Question 6

Assertion: Shashi Tharoor is a best-selling author.
Reasoning:
I. people love the engaging way that he writes his book
II. He has very good command over English language.

Question 7

Direction: For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R), choose the correct alternative from the following.

Assertion: Supreme court ban the selling of liquor around 500 M from Highway.

Reasons:
I. Due to drunken road driver death toll is raising everyday in road accident.
II. Consuming alcohol while driving is prohibited in motor vehicle Act.

Question 8

In each of the following questions, a statement is followed by two course of action. A course of action is taken for redressal, follow up, etc. Read the statement carefully and answer the question.

A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.

Statement: Many students died in a collision of their bus and a truck near the school premise because the driver of truck lost his balance owing to high speed of the truck.

Courses of Action:
(A) The Government should immediately cancel the licenses of all the trucks operating in the city.
(B) The Government should prohibit the movement of all the vehicles near the school premise.
(C) The Government should set up a high level task force to suggest measures to prevent such incidents in the future.

Question 9

Direction: Below in each of the questions are given two statements I and II. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.

Statements:

I. The meteorological Department has issued a statement mentioning deficient rainfall during monsoon in many parts of the country.
II. The Government has lowered the revised estimated GDP growth from the level of earlier estimates.

Question 10

Direction: The following question has two statements numbered I and II are given. These may have cause and effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect of the same cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent causes without having any relationship. Read both the statements in each question and mark your answer.

Statements:
I. The standard of education in evening colleges of the State has been deteriorating.
II. The standard of school education has been fast deteriorating in the State.