Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

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

 132       156       ?         210          240          272 

A) 196 B) 182
C) 199 D) 204
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 182

Explanation:

The given series follows a logic that

11 x 12, 12 x 13, 13 x 14, 14 x 15, 15 x 16,...

So the missing number is 13 x 14 = 182

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Consider the following information and answer the questions based on it.

 

Out of 60 people in a colony, 10 speak only Bengali, 5 speak only Assamese, 10 speak both Hindi and Odia, 12 speak both Marathi and Hindi, 13 speak English, Tamil and Marathi, 5 speak both Assamese and Hindi and the remaining speak both Bengali and Hindi.

 

The ratio of people who speak Bengali to those who speak Marathi is

A) 15/32 B) 1/2
C) 3/4 D) 3/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3/5

Explanation:
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z .

 

Which letter in this alphabet is the eighth letter to the right of the letter and  which is tenth letter to the left of the last but one letter of the alphabet?

A) X B) W
C) I D) H
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) W

Explanation:

In the given alphabet, last but one letter of alphabet is Y.

10th letter to the left of Y is O

8th letter to the right of O is W

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Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.

1.Presentation  2.Recommendation  3. Arrival  4.Discussion  5.Introduction

A) 5, 3, 4, 1, 2 B) 3, 5, 4, 2, 1
C) 3, 5, 1, 4, 2 D) 5, 3, 1, 2, 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3, 5, 1, 4, 2

Explanation:

The correct order is :

 

Arrival   Introduction   Presentation   Discussion  Recommendation

 

      3                    5                        1                    4                       2  

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What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

18, 29, 42, 53, ?,77

A) 66 B) 64
C) 71 D) 65
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 66

Explanation:

Given number series - 18, 29, 42, 53, ?, 77

 The pattern is as follows - 18 + 11 = 29 29 + 13 = 42

 42 + 11 = 53

 53 + 13 = 66

 66 + 11 = 77

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C L R T B Q S M A P D I  N F J K G Y X

Four of the following  five are alike in a certain way and so form group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

1. LBT     2.IJF    3. PID    4. BMS

A) BMS B) LBT
C) IJF D) PID
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) PID

Explanation:

L+3B-1T

 I+3J-1F

 P+2I-1D

 B+3-1S

  Therefore, PID is not in the form of other patterns.

 

 

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 

If the second half of the English alphabet is reversed then which letter will be 4th to the right of 20th letter from the right?

A) U B) K
C) E D) F
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) K

Explanation:

4th to the right of 20th letter from the right means (20 - 4 =) 16th from the right.

16th letter from the right = (26 - 16 + 1 =) 11th from the left, i.e K

 

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Arrange these words in alphabetical order and tick the one that comes last

1. Abandon  2. Actuate  3. Accumulate  4. Acquit   5. Achieve

A) Actuate B) Accumulate
C) Acquit D) Achieve
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Actuate

Explanation:

First letters are common. Second letters are:b, c, c, c, c. One of the four words having c is the last word. Let us see the third letters now ,there are: t, c, q, h. Clearly t is the last. Hence Actuate is the last word. 

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