Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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There are six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. C is the sister of F. B is the brother of E's husband. D is the father of A and grandfather of F. There are two fathers, three brothers and a mother in the group. Which of the following is a group of brothers ? 

A) ABF B) ABD
C) BFC D) HEW
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ABF

Explanation:

D is father of A and grandfather of F. So, A is father of F. 

Thus, D and A are the two fathers. C is the sister of F So, C is the daughter of A. 

Since there is only one mother, it is evident that E is the wife of A and hence the mother of C and F. 

So, B is brother of A There are three brothers. So, F is the brother of C. 

Clearly, B and A are brothers. F is the brother of C So, three brothers are A, B, F. 

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You are returning home from school. On the way, you find a sealed envelope in a street, fully addressed with unused stamps on it You would :

A) leave it there as it was and walk away B) remove the stamps and destroy the envelope.
C) open the envelope, find out who has dropped it by mistake, and send it to him if possible. D) post it at the nearest letter box.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) post it at the nearest letter box.

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There are n boxes and m fruits. If we put 3 fruits in each box 3 fruits will be excess. If we put 4 fruits in each box 1 box will be excess. Find number of boxes and fruits ?

A) 3 & 9 B) 6 & 19
C) 7 & 24 D) 5 & 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7 & 24

Explanation:

7 boxes & 24 Balls.
Let, n = No. of boxes ; m = No. of fruits
3n+3 = m---------->(1)
4(n-1)= m---------->(2)
=>4n-4 = 3n+3;
=>4n-3n = 4+3
n = 7
Put n=7 in eqn(1)
=> 3(7)+3 = m
21+3 = m
m = 24;

Number of boxes = 7 and fruits = 24

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In a certain code language, “book is tough” is written as “fu la mi”, “tough can easy” is written as “fu muk po” and “easy not book” is written as “ti po la”. What is the code for “tough” in that code language?

A) mi B) po
C) la D) fu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) fu

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Q:

2, 16, 3, 81, 4, ?

A) 99 B) 125
C) 256 D) 396
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 256

Explanation:

The given number series is 2, 16, 3, 81, 4, ?

2

2^4 = 16

3

3^4 = 81

4

4^4 = 256

 

Hence, the next number is 256.

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7/9 of the people present in a hall are sitting in 9/13 of the chairs available and the rest are standing. If there are 28 empty 9 sitting chairs, how many chairs would have been still empty if everyone in the hall was sitting?

A) 15 B) 12
C) 18 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10

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Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.
Bull, Animal, Carnivorous

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

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In a certain code language, "SPARROW" is written as "1326654", and "RING" is written as "6978". How is "RAINS" written in that code language?

A) 62971 B) 62972
C) 62917 D) 62977
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 62971

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