Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Ravi started walking from his house east direction on Bus stop which is 3km.away. Then he set off in the bus straight towards his right to the school 4 km away. what is the crow flight distance from his house to the school?

A) 1 km B) 5 km
C) 7 km D) 12 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5 km

Explanation:

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If X is the brother of the son of Ts son, how is X related to Y? 

A) Son B) Brother
C) Cousin D) Grandson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Grandson

Explanation:

Son of Y's Son — Grandson; Brother of Ts grandson — C's grandson. 

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Q:

If in a certain language CHARCOAL is coded as 45164913 and MORALE is coded as 296137, how are the following words coded in that language ? REAL

A) 8519 B) 6713
C) 6513 D) 6719
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6713

Explanation:

The alphabets are coded as follows :

 

CHA ROLME4  5 1  6  9 3  2 7

 

R is coded as 6,

 

E as 7,
A as 1  and
L as 3.
So, the code for REAL is 6713

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Detect an error part labelled (1), (2), (3) & (4) in the following question.

whole northern states in(1)/india are reeling under the(2)/devastating(3)/of the drought(4)

 

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

Explanation:

Error is in the first part of the sentence. 'Whole' is used with singular nouns.
The correct sentence is - 'All Northern states in India are reeling under the devastating of the drought.

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There are six persons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. 3 is the sister of 6. 2 is the brother of 5's husband. 4 is the father of 1 and grandfather of 6. There are two fathers, three brothers and a mother in the group. Which of the following is a group of brothers ? 

A) 1, 2, 3 B) 3, 2, 6
C) 1, 2, 4 D) 1, 2, 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1, 2, 6

Explanation:

4 is father of 1 and grandfather of 6. So, 1 is father of 6. Thus, 4 and 1 are the two fathers.
3 is the sister of 6. So, 3 is the daughter of 1. Since there is only one mother, it is evident that 5 is the wife of 1 and hence the mother of  3 and 6. So, 2 is brother of 1. There are three brothers. So, 6 is the brother of 3. Hence, 2 and 1 are brothers. 6 is the brother of 3. So, three brothers are 1, 2, 6.

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Q:

Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

 

Earth, Planets, Moon

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

Explanation:
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Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative 

Assertion(A)   :    An iron ball floats on mercury but gets immersed in water. 

Reason (R)     :   The specific gravity of iron is more than that of mercury. 

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.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A is true but R is false.

Explanation:

Iron with specific gravity less than that of mercury but more than that of water, floats in the former but gets immersed in the second 

 

 

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Q:

Choose Odd one out of the options ?

A) PSRQ B) SVUT
C) MNPO D) KNML
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) MNPO

Explanation:

PSRQ --> {16, 19, 18, 17} - next 3 alphabets of "P" is written in reverse order
SVUT --> {19, 22, 21, 20} - next 3 alphabets of "S" is written in reverse order

MNPO --> {13, 14, 16, 15}


KNML --> {11, 14, 13, 12} - next 3 alphabets of "K" is written in reverse order

Except "MNPO", others are not in consecutive order.

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