IBPS PO Reasoning: Seating and Arrangement questions with solutions

Q1. A number arrangement machine, when given an input line of numbers, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. Input: 734269 825497 647538 219354 961357 321658 Step I: 962437 794528 835746 453912 753169 856123 Step II: 453912 753169 794528 835746 856123 962437 Step III: 135924 135796 579248 357468 135268 379246 Step IV: 3458 33554 351832 152848 31048 211824 Step V: 20 20 22 28 16 18 Step V is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended arrangement is obtained. As per the rules followed in the given steps, find the appropriate steps for the given input: Input: 856347 745982 329584 512379 954267 463512 What is the sum of the 2nd number from the left in Step II and the 4th number from the right in Step III?

1. 1119927
2. 1121707
3. 647015
4. 648795

Answer: 1119927

The arrangement follows a fixed multi-step transformation pattern, and the required values must be taken from the corresponding positions after applying the same rule to the new input. After completing the steps, the 2nd number from the left in Step II and the 4th number from the right in Step III add up to 1119927. This is a high-difficulty arrangement puzzle because it requires tracking multiple transformations accurately.

Q2. Ten managers namely Raman, Ankit, Raja, Aman, Akshay, Ajay, Priyank, Rahul, Shubham and Tarun from an MNC have meetings on five different days starting from Monday to Friday of the same week, but not necessarily in the same order. The managers have meetings at two different time slots: 8:45 AM and 12:45 PM. Shubham has a meeting on Tuesday at 8:45 AM. The number of people who have meetings between Priyank and Aman is the same as the number of people who have meetings between Raja and Rahul. Ankit has the meeting day immediately before Shubham. Shubham does not have a meeting on any day before Priyank. There is one manager who has a meeting at 8:45 AM immediately before Tarun. Rahul does not have a meeting at 12:45 PM. Aman does not have a meeting on any day after Akshay. Only three people have meetings between Priyank and Akshay. Neither Priyank nor Akshay has any meeting on Friday. Only 2 people have meetings between Ajay and Tarun. Ajay does not have any meeting on any day after Rahul. Which group of people has the meeting slot at 8:45 AM?

1. Priyank, Shubham, Akshay, Ajay, Rahul
2. Priyank, Shubham, Raman, Ajay, Rahul
3. Priyank, Shubham, Akshay, Ajay, Tarun
4. Either 1) or 2)

Answer: Priyank, Shubham, Akshay, Ajay, Rahul

This is a complex scheduling arrangement involving both day order and time slots. By systematically applying the clues, the only consistent set of managers in the 8:45 AM slot is Priyank, Shubham, Akshay, Ajay, and Rahul. The answer matches the unique arrangement obtained from the constraints.

Q3. 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 the input and rearrangement. Input: temperature compensated 58 67 sources growing 33 29 century 38 62 despite Step I: 201 temperature compensated 58 sources growing 33 29 38 62 despite Step II: 124 201 temperature 58 sources growing 33 29 38 despite date Step III: 116 124 201 temperature sources growing 33 29 38 date Step IV: 76 116 124 201 temperature sources 33 29 date wing Step V: 66 76 116 124 201 temperature 29 date wing Step VI: 87 66 76 116 124 201 date wing true And Step VI is the last step of the arrangement. As per the pattern followed in the above steps, find out in which step the sequence "humanity 28 particular" is found in the same order in the given input: Input: 41 countries 19 humanity 28 breached 46 fuels 51 36 collectively particular

1. Step I
2. Step II
3. Step III
4. Step IV

Answer: Step IV

In these arrangement problems, elements are moved step by step according to a fixed rule, and the relative order of the remaining items is preserved. The pair "humanity 28 particular" appears together in the required order at Step IV, matching the pattern asked.

Q4. Arrangement: Y 5 @ N 2 # U 9 B E 6 % S © 3 Q A & 7 W I ¥ Z 8 £ Question: Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which one does not belong to that group?

1. #9N
2. 6 है 3
3. 7 I A
4. ￥8 W

Answer: 6 है 3

The arrangement is a sequence of alternating symbols, letters, and numbers. Comparing the positions of the elements in each option shows that three options follow the same positional pattern, while '6 है 3' breaks it. The OCR has distorted one symbol in the option, but the intended odd one is the second option.