Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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LAP  BUT  CAR  SON  HID

 

If the positions of the first and the third alphabets of each of the words are interchanged, which of the following would form a meaningful word in the new arrangement?

A) HID B) SON
C) Both LAP and BUT D) Both CAR and LAP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both LAP and BUT

Explanation:

When positions of first and the third alphabets of each of the words are interchanged, we have PAL  TUB  RAC  NOS  DIH

Clearly, PAL and TUB are the only meaningful words. These words are obtained from LAP and BUT respectively. 

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Which can not be formed using the letters of the given word ? 

CONCEPTUALIZATION 

A) Actual B) Petrol
C) Total D) Petal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Petrol

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Q:

In a certain code language,

(A) ‘pit na som’ means ‘bring me water’

(B) ‘na jo tod’ means ‘water is life’

(C) ‘tub od pit’ means 'give me toy’

(D) ‘jo lin kot’ means ‘life and death’

Which of the following represents 'is' in that language ?

A) jo B) na
C) tod D) lin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) tod

Explanation:

Justification:   

In statements A and B, the common code word is 'na' and the common word is 'water'.

So, 'na' means 'water'.

In statements B and D, the common code word is 'jo' and the common word is 'life'.
So, 'jo' means 'life'.
Thus, in statements B, 'tod' represents 'is'.

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

 

5, 9, 13, 17, 21, ?

 

A) 32 B) 26
C) 25 D) 29
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 25

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C U B A E D E D A B E B A U C D B C A D B D U B C A C B E D A 

 

If all the A's are dropped from the above arrangement, which of the following will be eleventh from the left end of the above arrangement?

A) E B) C
C) D D) U
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) U

Explanation:

If all the A's are dropped from the above arrangement, we get

 

C U B E D E D B E B U C D B C D B D U B C C B E D. 

 

Here the eleventh from the left end of the above arrangement is U

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Q:

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

50 : 65 : : 122 : ?

 

 

 

A) 157 B) 145
C) 147 D) 155
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 145

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Q:

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

14 : 16 : : 22 : ?

A) 26 B) 29
C) 24 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24

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Select the pair in which the numbers are similarly related as in the given pair.

 

9 : 27 :: __ : __

A) 5:125 B) 8:64
C) 15:135 D) 81:729
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 81:729

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