Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

A man pointing to a lady says, “Her brother is the father of my only son's sister.” How is that lady related to the man ?

A) Daughter-in-law B) Sister
C) Niece D) Daughter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sister

Explanation:

My only son's sister is my daughter
father of my daughter is me only
her brother means she is my 'sister'.

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Q:

Choose out the odd one

A) Sheet B) Pillow
C) Cot D) Quilt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cot

Explanation:

All except cot are bed-spread parts

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Q:

The sum of the first 10 prime numbers is

A) even B) odd
C) 0 D) none
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) odd

Explanation:

To find the sum of first 10 prime numbers

First 10 prime numbers = 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29

 

Hence, The sum of the first 10 prime numbers is

(2+3+5+7+11+13+17+19+23+29) = 129 (ODD Number).

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Q:

Which of the following number is divisible by 24?

A) 37804 B) 2015736
C) 36718 D) 53810
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2015736

Explanation:

Divisibility rule for 24 is the number should be divisible by 3 and 8. As we know that 24 = 3 x 8

Now, 

Divisibility rule for 3 :

If the sum of the digits of a number is divisible by 3, then the number is divisible by 3.

 

Divisibility rule for 8 :

The last three digits of a number should be divisible by 8.

Hence, check for the given options,

A) 37804 => 804 is not divible by 8.

C) 36718 => 718 is not divible by 8.

D) 53810 => 810 is not divible by 8.

B) 2015736 => 736 is divisble by 8 and sum 2 + 0 + 1 + 5 + 7 + 3 + 6 = 24 which is divisible by 3.

 

Hence, 2015736 is divisible by 24.

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Q:

Which of the following interchanges in signs and numbers will make the given equation correct?
8 x 9 + 2 = 74

A) x and =, 2 and 9 B) x and +, 8 and 2
C) + and x, 8 and 9 D) + and =, 74 and 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) x and +, 8 and 2

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Q:

If A is brother of the son of B's son, how is A related to B?

A) Grandson B) Brother
C) Son D) Father
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Grandson

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Q:

The process of collecting, organizing and analyzing data is called

A) Statistics B) Data collection
C) Probability D) Systematic evaluation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Statistics

Explanation:

The process of collecting, organizing and analyzing data is called Statistics.

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Q:

In a certain code language, "MOBILE" is written as "OQDKNG". How is "RANGER" written in that code language?

A) TCPIGT B) TCPGIT
C) TPCIGT D) GTTCPT
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TCPIGT

Explanation:
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