Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
Some bags are plates.
Some plates are chairs.
All chairs are tables.

Conclusions:
I. Some tables are plates.
II. Some chairs are bags.
III. No chair is bag

A) Only I follows B) Only either II or III follows
C) Only I and either II or III follows D) Only III follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Only I and either II or III follows

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0 1900
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The following question consist of two words that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four alternatives. Select the best alternative that has the same relationship as the original pair of words

Carnivore: Herbivore

A) Flesh: Plant B) Horse: Lion
C) Camel: Giraffe D) Animal: Bird
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Flesh: Plant

Explanation:

Flesh eating animals are carnivore and plant eating animals are herbivores.

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Filed Under: Analogy

0 1900
Q:

In a certain code language, "FIRST" is written as "@#$!?" and "EYE" is written as "^*^". How is "TYRE" written in that code language?

A) ?*$^ B) ?*^$
C) ?**^ D) ?*^^
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ?*$^

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Filed Under: Coding and Decoding
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0 1900
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Each of the following questions hasfour statements. Three are logically correct. Some of which may look factually absurd. Ignore this absurdity and look to the logical corrections. Choose the statement which is wrong or doubtful:

A) Birds fly in the air. Trees are birds. Therefore, trees fly in the air. B) Some boys steal. All who steal are naughty. All naughty are honest. Therefore, some boys are honest
C) All girls like dance. Some girls are Indian. All Indians are artists. Therefore, some artists like dance. D) All liars are not thieves. All thieves are criminals. Therefore, all liars are criminals
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All liars are not thieves. All thieves are criminals. Therefore, all liars are criminals

Explanation:
Since all liars are not thieves so all liars cannot be criminals.
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4 1898
Q:

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
Donkey : Brays :: Monkey : ?

A) Chatters B) Trumpets
C) Bellows D) Grunts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chatters

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Filed Under: Analogy
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0 1898
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A points to B and says to a lady C "His mother is the only daughter of your father". If so, how is C related to B?

A) Mother B) Daughter
C) Grandmother D) Son
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mother

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Filed Under: Blood Relations
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7 1897
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In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.
Goiter : Iodine : : Anemia : ?

A) Vitamin D B) Iron
C) Vitamin E D) Calcium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Iron

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Filed Under: Analogy
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0 1896
Q:

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
1. Dragon
2. Draculla
3. Dormont
4. Drapery
5. Deviate

A) 53214 B) 53124
C) 53421 D) 53412
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 53214

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Filed Under: Logical Sequence of Words
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0 1896