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IBPS PO Verbal Reasoning & Analogies Questions
Practise verbal reasoning & analogies (reasoning) for the IBPS Probationary Officer Examination: 10 multiple-choice questions, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Click an option to check it, or “New questions” for another set.
Verbal Reasoning & Analogies practice
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Q1.Which is the correct dictionary order? 1. Pledge 2. Plead 3. Please 4. Pleat
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Answer: B — 2, 3, 4, 1
Plead, Please, Pleat, Pledge (compare letter by letter: plea-d < plea-s < plea-t < pled).
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Q2.Find the next number in the series: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ?
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Answer: D — 49
Squares of consecutive numbers: 2², 3², … → 7² = 49.
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Q3.If all Bloops are Razzies and all Razzies are Lazzies, then all Bloops are definitely:
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Answer: D — Lazzies
Transitive inclusion: Bloops ⊂ Razzies ⊂ Lazzies.
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Q4.Find the next number in the series: 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, ?
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Answer: C — 81
Squares of consecutive numbers: 4², 5², … → 9² = 81.
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Q5.Which is the correct order? 1. Seed 2. Fruit 3. Plant 4. Flower
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Answer: D — 1, 3, 4, 2
Seed → plant → flower → fruit.
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Q6.Find the next number in the series: 21, 27, 33, 39, 45, ?
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Answer: B — 51
Each term increases by 6.
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Q7.Statement: “Use our toothpaste for whiter teeth.” Assumption I: People want whiter teeth. II: Other toothpastes do not whiten.
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Answer: B — Only I is implicit
The ad assumes people desire whiter teeth; it does not assume competitors fail.
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Q8.Find the next number in the series: 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, ?
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Answer: C — 96
Each term is multiplied by 2.
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Q9.A is B’s sister. C is B’s mother. D is C’s father. How is A related to D?
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Answer: B — Granddaughter
A is a child of C (B’s sister shares mother C); D is C’s father → A is D’s granddaughter.
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Q10.Find the next number in the series: 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, ?
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Answer: D — 47
Each term increases by 5.
How to approach verbal reasoning & analogies questions
For syllogisms draw Venn diagrams and accept only what MUST be true. For analogies, state the relationship in a sentence (“X is the young of Y”) and test each option against it.
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IBPS Probationary Officer Examination — conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). Recruits Probationary Officers for participating public sector banks through prelims, mains and interview.
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