Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Choose the pair which shows the same relation of the given pair from the following options ?

 BRISTLE : BRUSH

A) arm : leg B) key : piano
C) recline : chair D) stage : curtain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) key : piano

Explanation:

A bristle is a part of a brush; a key is a part of a piano.

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Q:

Find the wrong number in the series.

3, 8, 15, 24, 34, 48, 63

A) 15 B) 24
C) 34 D) 48
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 34

Explanation:

The difference between consecutive numbers of the given series are respectively 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15.

Therefore, 24+11=35 But in your problem it is given as 34.so 34 is wrong number

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Q:

Brothers and Sisters I have None ::

Looking at a portrait of a man, Harsh said, "His mother is the wife of my father's son. Brothers and sisters I have none." At whose portrait was Harsh looking? 

A) His son B) His cousin
C) His uncle D) His nephew
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) His son

Explanation:

Since Harsh has no brother or sister, so he is his father's only son. Now, wife of my father's son — my wife. 

 

So, Harsh's wife is the man's mother or the man is Harsh's son. 

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Q:

Find the missing number in the given series ?

15, 51, 216, 1100, ?, 46452

A) 5660 B) 6560
C) 6750 D) 6630
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6630

Explanation:

Let first no. be "k" and multiple be "l"...start value of y with 3
then,
[(k x y) + {l x (l-1)}]
Thus, we get

15 x 3 + 3 x 2 = 51
51 x 4 + 4 x 3 = 216
216 x 5 + 5 x 4 = 1100
1100 x 6 + 6 x 5 = 6630
6630 x 7 + 7 x 6 = 46452

Therefore, the missing number is 6630.

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Q:

Find the next number in the given number sequence?

101, 98, 93, 86, 75, ?

A) 62 B) 68
C) 71 D) 73
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 62

Explanation:

The given number sequence is 101, 98, 93, 86, 75, ?

101

101 - 3 = 98

98 - 5 = 93

93 - 7 = 86

86 - 11 = 75

75 - 13 = 62

 

Here the series follows a pattern that consecutive subtraction of prime numbers.

 

Hence, the next number in the sequence is 62.

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Q:

Find the missing number in the given number series?

625, 625, 600, ?, 475, 875

A) 545 B) 700
C) 675 D) 725
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 700

Explanation:

Here the given number series 625, 625, 600, ?, 475, 875 follows a pattern that

625

625 + (0 x 0) = 625

625 - (5 x 5) = 625 - 25 = 600

600 + (10 x 10) = 600 + 100 = 700

700 - (15 x 15) = 700 - 225 = 475

475 + (20 x 20) = 475 + 400 = 875

 

Hence, the missing number in the given number series is 700.

 

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Q:

If P means '÷', Q means '+', R means '-' and S means 'x', then the value of

10 R 192 P 48 S 48 P 96 Q 1

 

A) 10 B) 9
C) 8 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9

Explanation:
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Q:

Find the next number in the given number series

1, 3, 10, 41, 206, ?

A) 1237 B) 897
C) 987 D) 1007
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1237

Explanation:

The given number series is 1, 3, 10, 41, 206, ?

It follows a pattern that,

1

1 x 2 + 1 = 3

3 x 3 + 1 = 10

10 x 4 + 1 = 41

41 x 5 + 1 = 206

206 x 6 + 1 = 1237

 

Hence, the next number in the given number series is 1237.

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