Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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In a family, there are six members A, B, C, D, E and F. 

A and B are a married couple, A being the male member. D is the only son of C, who is the brother of A. E is the sister of D. B is the daughter-in-law of F, whose husband has died. 

How many male members are there in the family ? 

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

Explanation:

A is a male and married to B. So, A is the husband and B is the wife. C is the brother of A. D is the son of C. E, who is the sister of D will be the daughter of C. B is the daughter-in-law of F whose husband has died means F is the mother of A. 

A is a male. B. the wife, is female. C. the brother, is male. D. the son, is male. E, the sister, is female. F, the mother, is a female. So, there are three males. 

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

 

16 ÷ 4 x 8 - 10 + 14 = 12

 

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

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Q:

Complete the series

A, B, D, G,?, P

A) I B) J
C) K D) L
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) K

Explanation:

A + 1→B + 2→D + 3→G +4→K +5→P

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Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:

4 : 12 :: 5 : ?

A) 25 B) 20
C) 22 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20

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Q:

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

312      231      295      ?      282      257

A) 210 B) 25
C) 246 D) 279
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 246

Explanation:

The series follows a pattern that,

-92, +82, -72, +62, -52

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Choose the correct order

1) is   2) at   3) TV   4) film   5) midnight   6) a    7) on   8) great   9) There

A) 9, 1, 6, 8, 7, 4, 3, 2, 5 B) 9, 1, 6, 8, 4, 7, 3, 5, 3
C) 9, 1, 6, 8, 4, 7, 3, 2, 5 D) 9, 6, 1, 8, 4, 7, 3, 2, 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 9, 1, 6, 8, 4, 7, 3, 2, 5

Explanation:

There is a great film on tv at midnight.

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Q:

Rasik walked 20 m towards north. Then he turned right and walks 30 m. Then he turns right and walks 35 m. Then he turns left and walks 15 m. Finally he turns left and walks 15 m. In which direction and how many metres is he from the starting position?

A) 15 m West B) 30 m East
C) 30 m West D) 45 m East
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 45 m East

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Q:

In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives.

 

Truth : Lie : : ? : ?

 

A) Big : Small B) Pink : Colour
C) Big : Huge D) Lawyer : Black  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Big : Small

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