Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

 

32 ÷ 16 - 5 x 8 + 2 = 13

 

A) + and ÷ B) + and x
C) - and + D) ÷ and x
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ÷ and x

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If S means '+', L means 'x', U means '/' and K means '-', then the value of

 

21 S 1 U 7 L 15 U 6 L 14 K 55

 

A) -50 B) 26
C) -29 D) 29
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) -29

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Use the following passage for the questions based on it.

 

There are 6 flats on a floor in two rows. Out of these, three are north facing and the other three are south facing flats. The flats are to be allotted amongst Arun, Biswajyot, Chitra, Derek, Evan, and Fatima. Biswajyot gets a north facing flat and is not next to Derek. Derek and Fatima get diagonally opposite flats. Chitra is next to Fatima, and gets a south facing flat. Evan gets a north facing flat.

 

Which of the following pairs is exactly opposite to each other?

A) Derek and Evan B) Fatima and Chitra
C) Evan and Chitra D) Evan and Arun
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Evan and Chitra

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If 7∆6 = 84, 1∆4 = 8 and 2∆3 = 12, then find the value of 8∆4 = ?

 

A) 64 B) 36
C) 12 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 64

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Pointing to a photograph, a lady tells Pramod, "I am the only daughter of this lady and her son is your maternal uncle." How is the speaker related to Pramod's father 

A) Sister-in-law B) Wife
C) Either (a) or (b) D) Neither (a) nor (b)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Wife

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Clearly, the speaker's brother is Pramod's maternal uncle. So, the speaker is Pramod's mother or his father's wife 

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Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives Z, X, S, I, R, R, ?, ?

A) J, I B) K, M
C) G, I D) J, K
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) G, I

Explanation:

Z - 2 = X
X - 5 = S
S - 10 = I
I - 17 = R
R - 26 = R
R - 37 = G
G - 50 = I
The series 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50 is obtained by the pattern +3, +5, +7, +9, . . . .

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

 

178, 172, 166, 160, ?, 148

 

A) 156 B) 154
C) 152 D) 158
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 154

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Arrange the following words as per ordering the dictionary:

1) ASSIGN
2) ASSOCIATE
3) ASSIST
4) ASSISTANT
5) ASSIGNMENT

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

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