Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Fumble is to Finesse as Malign is to

A) Slander B) Extol
C) Criticize D) Assurance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Extol

Explanation:

Fumble means grope, mishandle, drop, mistake, blunder, bungle.

Finesse means skill, grace, elegance, assurance, diplomacy, discretion.

So, they are opposites.

 

Similarly,

Malign means slander or criticize.

Extol means being kind or good-natured. A person without finesse often fumbles. A person without extol in his heart often maligns.

Extol means praise or exalt, benevolence

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Q:

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

Foot : Man :: Hoof : ?

A) Leg B) Dog
C) Horse D) Shoe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Horse

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In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.

43 : 70 : : 94 : ?

A) 121 B) 134
C) 144 D) 169
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 121

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Q:

If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how is CANDLE written in that code ?

A) EDRIRL B) DCQHQK
C) ESJFME D) DEQJQM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) EDRIRL

Explanation:

The first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth letters of th word are respectively moved two, three, four, five, six and seven steps forward to obtain the corresponding letters of the code.

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Q:

If "A" means "subtraction", "B" means "division", "C" means "addition" and "D" means "multiplication", then

 

305 B 5 A 28 C 43 D 12 = ?

A) 569 B) 549
C) 560 D) 530
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 549

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Q:

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

1. Participle

2. Parking

3. Parrot

4. Pedestrian

5. Peach

 

A) 13245 B) 23154
C) 54213 D) 43125
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 23154

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Q:

Consider the following information and answer questions based on it.

 

Six students Lily, Mary, July, Daisy, Rosy and Fairy are sitting in a circle facing each other such that -

1. Mary sits to the immediate right of July.

2. Lily does not sit near Fairy.

3. The student sitting on the immediate left of July, sits to the immediate right of Fairy.

4. Rosy does not sit to the immediate right of Mary.

 

___ sits to the immediate left of Lily.

A) Daisy B) Mary
C) Rosy D) July
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mary

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Q:

In the following question, select the related letters from the given alternatives.

NP : HJ : : SY : ?

A) NT B) MS
C) MT D) NS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) MS

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