Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Find the next number in the series 5, 8, 16, 19, 57, 60, .....

 

A) 188 B) 256
C) 240 D) 180
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 240

Explanation:

The pattern is x1+3, x 2, x1+3, x 3, x1+3, x 4

The next number=60x4=240

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Q:

Select the related letters from the given alternatives.

CAE : XZV :: JHL : ?

A) QSO B) IGK
C) PRU D) GEI
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) QSO

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Q:

Everest : Peak :: _____ : _____

 

A) Yamuna : River B) Chilka : Lake
C) Sparrow : Bird D) Jupiter : Planet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Jupiter : Planet

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  I. A, B, C, D, E and F are six members of a family. 

 II. One couple has parents and their children in the family. 

 III. A is the son of C and E is the daughter of A. 

 IV. D is the daughter of F who is the mother of E. 

Which of the following pairs is the parents of the children ? 

A) BC B) CF
C) AF D) cant be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) AF

Explanation:

E is the daughter of A and F is the mother of E. So, A is the father of E and hence the husband of F. Now, 

D is the daughter of F. So, D and E are the daughters of A and F Also. A is the son of C. 

Now, only B remains. Thus, B and C are the parents of A. 

Clearly, A and F are the parents of the children D and E. 

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Q:

Find the next number in the given number sequence

200, 200, 100, 300, 75, ?

A) 150 B) 175
C) 250 D) 375
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 375

Explanation:

The given number series is 200, 200, 100, 300, 75, ?

It follows a pattern that,

200

200 x 1 = 200

200 / 2 = 100

100 x 3 = 300

300 / 4 = 75

75 x 5 = 375

 

Hence, the next number in the given number sequence is 375.

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Q:

If '+' means x, '-' means /, 'x' means + and '/' means -, compute the value of the expression

 

17 + 6 x 13 / 8

A) 100 B) 107
C) 110 D) 109
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 107

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Q:

Select the missing word pair based on the given related pair.

Buy : Bought ::  ____

A) Tore : Tear B) Ran : Run
C) Sang : Sing D) Shut : Shut
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Shut : Shut

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Q:

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

 

The Time Machine: H. G. Wells : : Julius Caesar : ?

A) Rabindra Nath Tagore B) William Shakespeare
C) Charles Dickens D) Leo Tolstoy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) William Shakespeare

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