Verbal Reasoning Questions for IBPS PO, SO, Clerk Prelims Exams - 2

Question: 6

Assertion (A) : Ventilators are provided near the roof.
Reason (R) : Conduction takes place better near the roof.

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(C) A is true but R is false.

(D) A is false but R is true.

(E) Both A and R are false.

Ans: C

Ventilators are provided near the roof as the air, upon heating, rises and so can be thrown out of a room through high ventilators.

Question: 7

Assertion (A): Silver is not used to make electric wires.
Reason (R) : Silver is a bad conductor.

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(C) A is true but R is false.

(D) A is false but R is true.

(E) Both A and R are false.

Ans: C

Silver is a good conductor of electricity but it is not used to make electric wires because it is expensive.

Question: 8

Assertion (A) : Comets belong to the solar system.
Reason (R) : All comets come near the sun after regular intervals.

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(C) A is true but R is false.

(D) A is false but R is true.

(E) Both A and R are false.

Ans: C

Comets are included in the solar system as they are thought to be the remnants of or the actual building blocks of the outer planets.

Question: 9

Assertion (A): DDT has nowadays lost its use as an insecticide.
Reason (R) : DDT has harmful to man.

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(C) A is true but R is false.

(D) A is false but R is true.

(E) Both A and R are false.

Ans: B

DDT has lost its use as an insecticide because insects have developed immunity against it. However, it is true that DDT is harmful to man.

Question: 10

Assertion (A): We prefer to wear white clothes in winter.
Reason (R) : White clothes are good reflectors of heat.

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(C) A is true but R is false.

(D) A is false but R is true.

(E) Both A and R are false.

Ans: D

We prefer to wear dark clothes in winter because they absorb the heat and keep the body warm. However, white clothes are good reflectors of heat and are worm in summer.

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