Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

If train is called bus, bus is called tractor, tractor is called car, car is called scooter, scooter is called bicycle, bicycle is called moped, which is used to plough a field ?

A) Train B) Bus
C) Tractor D) Car
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Car

Explanation:

A 'tractor' is used to plough a field.

But a 'tractor' is called 'car'.
So, a 'car' will be used to plough the field.

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Rahul's mother is the only daughter of Monika's father. How is Monika's husband related to Rahul ?

A) Uncle B) Father
C) Grandfather D) Brother
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Father

Explanation:

 Clearly, the only daughter or Monika's father is Monika herself 

So, Rahul's mother is Monika 

Thus, Monika's husband is the father of Rahul. 

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If the mathematical operator '/' means 'x', '+' means '-', 'x' means '+' and '-' means '/', then

 

24 + 48 - 12 x 4 / 2 = ?

A) 6 B) -6
C) 16 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 28

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

2187, 729, 243, 81, 27, ?

A) 10 B) 9
C) 13 D) 11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9

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Rahul told Anand, 'Yesterday I defeated the only brother of the daughter of my grandmother.' Whom did Rahul defeat 

A) Son B) Father
C) Brother D) Father-in.law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Father

Explanation:

Daughter of grandmother — Aunt: Aunt's only brother — Father. 

 

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A man pointing to a photograph says, 'The lady in the photograph is my nephew's maternal grandmother." How is the lady in the photograph related to the man's sister who has no other sister ?  

A) Cousin B) Sister-in-law
C) Mother D) Mother-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mother

Explanation:

Clearly, the lady is the grandmother of man's sister's son i.e.. the mother of the mother of man's sister's son 

i.e., the mother of man's sister. So, the lady is man's mother.  

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Q:

Find the next number in the series

404, 415, 402, 413, 400, ?

A) 411 B) 421
C) 417 D) 414
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 411

Explanation:

The given series 404, 415, 402, 413, 400, ? follows a pattern that,

404

404 + 11 = 415

415 - 13 = 402

402 + 11 = 413

413 - 13 = 400

400 + 11 = 411

 

Hence the next number in the given number series is 411.

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Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.
1. Situation
2.Silver
3.Sitter
4.Simple
5.Signal

A) 5, 1, 3, 2, 4 B) 1, 4, 2, 5, 3
C) 5, 2, 4, 3, 1 D) 4, 2, 1, 5, 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5, 2, 4, 3, 1

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