Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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In a row of boys, If A who is 10th from the left and B who is 9th from the right interchange their positions, A becomes 15th from the left. How many boys are there in the row ?

A) 23 B) 31
C) 27 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 23

Explanation:

Clearly, A’s new position is 15th from the left. But this is the same as B’s earlier position which is 9th from the right.

 

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Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

1. Pragmatic
2. Protect
3. Pastel
4. Postal
5. Pebble

A) 43521 B) 35412
C) 34512 D) 43512
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 35412

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If A means '+', @ means 'x', & means '/' and V means '-', then the value of

 

7 @ 2 V 135 & 5 @ 3 & 9 A 1

A) 14 B) 9
C) 6 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6

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Q:

Find the missing term in the following series ?

10000, 11000, 9900, 10890, ?, 10781

A) 10423 B) 9801
C) 10241 D) 9712
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9801

Explanation:

Clearly, alternatively we add and subtract 10% of a term to obtain the next term of the series.
Thus, 10000 + (10% of 10000)= 11000;
11000 - (10% of 11000) = 9900;
 9900 + (10% of 9900)  = 10890;
10890 - (10% of 10890) = 9801.
 9801 + (10% of 9801)  = 9801+980 = 10781.
So, missing term = 10890- (10% of 10890)= 9801.

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Q:

Pointing to a person, a man said to a woman, "His mother is the only daughter of your father." How was the woman related to the person ? 

A) Aunt B) Mother
C) Wife D) Daughter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Aunt

Explanation:

Daughter of your father — Your sister. So, the person's mother is woman's sister or the woman is person's aunt. 

 

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Q:

Which fraction comes next in the sequence

23, 13, 527, 781, ?

A) 1/27 B) 11/278
C) 9/48 D) 7/123
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1/27

Explanation:

Clearly, the numerators of the fractions in the given sequence follow the series of 2, 3, 5, 7,... and the denominator follows 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, ...
Then, the next term in the given sequence is  935 = 9243 = 127 .

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Q:

Select the missing term based on the given related pair of words.

 

___ : Hand :: Sole : Foot

 

A) Palm B) Nail
C) Wrist D) Finger
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Palm

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Q:

Which alphabet replaces the question mark ?

63 O 49
72 T 37
96 L 15
14 ? 58

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

Explanation:

6-3 = 3 9-4 = 5 (3x5=15) 15=O
7-2 = 5 7-3 = 4 (5x4=20) 20=T
9-6 = 3 5-1 = 4 (3x4=12) 12=L

Similarly, 4-1 = 3 8-5 = 1 (3x1=3) 3=C

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