Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Arrange the following words as per the order in a ditionary.

1. Drum
2. Drubbing
3. Drunken
4. Drudgery
5. Duster

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

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Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?

 

XYYYYYY, XXYYYYY, XXXYYYY, XXXXYYY, XXXXXYY, _______________.

 

A) XXXXXXX B) XYYYYYY
C) XXYYYYY D) XXXXXXY
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) XXXXXXY

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Arrange the following words as per their order in the dictionary:

1) PHYSICAL
2) PHYSICS
3) PHYSIOLOGY
4) PHYSICIAN
5) PHONE

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

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K, M, P, T, __

 

Select the letter missing from the given letter series.

 

A) X B) S
C) Y D) Z
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Y

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Q:

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

 

21, 11, 32, 43, 75, ?

 

A) 125 B) 153
C) 118 D) 97
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 118

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Q:

Consider the following information and answer questions based on it.

 

Six cars S, T, V, W, X and Y are parked in a parking lot, in a random order, from left to right, such that -

 

A. T is parked on the extreme right.

B. V is parked to the immediate right of Y and is one car away from W.

C. X is to the immediate left of T and is three cars away from S.

 

Which of the following statement is true?

 

A) There are two cars between T and V. B) There is one car between X and Y.
C) There are three cars between Y and S. D) There is no car between X and W.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) There is one car between X and Y.

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Q:

Square is to Triangle and Cube is to

A) Pyramid B) Rectangle
C) Ice D) Rhombus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pyramid

Explanation:

Square is 2-dimensional 4 sided figure Whereas Cube is 3-dimensional figure which looks like Square.

 

Similarly, Triangle is 2-dimensional 3 sided figure Whereas Pyramid is 3-dimensional figure which looks like Triangle.

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Q:

It takes five minutes to pass a rumour from one person to two other persons. The tree of rumour continues. Find how many minutes does it take spread the rumour to 729 persons ?

A) 45 min B) 25 min
C) 30 min D) 36 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 30 min

Explanation:

After 5 mins ..... 3 persons will get rumour
After 10 mins .... 3x2 + 3 = 9 = 32 persons will get
after 15 =5x3 min ......9x2 + 9 =27 = 33 persons will get news.
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after 5x6 mins ... 36 = 729 persons will get news.

 

Therefore, time taken to spread the rumour to 729 persons is 30 minutes.

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