Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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In a school of 4000 students 3000 know English, 2000 know French and 5000 know Hindi, 1500 know French and English, 300 know French and Hindi, 200 know English and Hindi and 50 know all the three languages.

 

How many do not know any of the three languages?

A) 550 B) 500
C) 400 D) 450
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 450

Explanation:
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Difference between two numbers is 5, six times of the smaller lacks by 6 from the four times of the greater. Find the numbers ?

A) 12 & 7 B) 13 & 8
C) 15 & 10 D) 14 & 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12 & 7

Explanation:

x – y = 5

4x – 6y = 6

x = 12 y = 7

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Which of the following is fifth to the right of the twelth digit from the right end of the below arrangement?

1 8 5 9 4 7 1 2 5 8 3 6 5 9 2 7 6 4 5 2 9 2 6 4 1 2 3 5 1 4 2 8 3

A) 3 B) 1
C) 2 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3

Explanation:

5th to the right of 12th digit from the right end means (12 - 5 = ) 7th digit from the right.ie 3.

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Pointing to a man, a woman said "His mother is the daughter of my mother's  only daughter" . How is the man related to that woman?

A) Son B) Father
C) Brother D) Grand Son
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Grand Son

Explanation:

My mother's only daughter means the woman itself. Woman's daughter is the mother of man in question.Therefore, the woman (speaker) is the grand mother of man. Thus, man is the grandson of the woman.

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In a class of 60 students where girls are twice that of boys, Laxmi ranked 27th from the top. If there are 9 boys ahead of Laxmi, how many girls are after her rank ?

A) 23 B) 21
C) 22 D) 24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 22

Explanation:

Given number of girls are twice that of boys.

--> G=2B and G+B = 60 

Therefore,  G=40 and B= 20

Given Laxmi ranked 27th from the top and 9 boys are ahead of Laxmi.

Therefore, There are 17 girls ahead of Laxmi. 

Therefore, Number of girls who ranked after Laxmi = 40 - (17+1) = 22.

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Find the odd man out of the series 888, 440, 216, 104, 48, 22, 6 ?

A) 104 B) 48
C) 22 D) 216
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 22

Explanation:

In the given series,

 2nd term = 1st term -82 = 888-82=440  

 3rd term = 2nd term -82=440-82=216  

and so on...

 

Here 6th term = 5th term -82=48-82=20

 Therefore, 22 is wrong.

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Wine : Grapes :: Vodka : ?

A) Flour B) Apples
C) Potatoes D) Oranges
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Flour

Explanation:

First is prepared from the second. Here Wine is prepared from grapes andsimilarly, vodka is prepared from flour.

Hence, Wine : Grapes :: Vodka : Flour.

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FRIEND : FPIBNZ :: PATRON : ? 

A) PTYOPI B) PYTOPJ
C) PYTOOJ D) PYTPOJ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) PYTOOJ

Explanation:

FRIEND : FPIBNZ

Follows a pattern that,

F - F

R- second letter to left of R i.e, P

I - I

E - Third letter to left of E i.e, B

N - N

D - Fourth letter to left of D i.e, Z

Similarly, for PATRON 

P - P

A -  second letter to left of A i.e, Y

T - T

R - Third letter to left of R i.e, O

O - O

N - Fourth letter to left of N i.e, J

PATRON : PYTOOJ

 

Therefore, FRIEND : FPIBNZ :: PATRON : PYTOOJ

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