Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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E is the son of A. D is the son of B. E is married to C. C is B's daughter. How is D related to E ?

A) Brother B) Uncle
C) Father-in-Law D) Brother-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Brother-in-law

Explanation:

C is D's daughter and D is B's son. So, D is the brother of C. E is a male married to C. 

So, E is the husband of C, whose brother is D. So, D is the brother-in-law of E. 

 

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How many brothers does Tarun have ? 

I. Tarun's father has three children. 

II. Tarun has two sisters. 

A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question
C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question; D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.

Explanation:

From both the statements together, we find that Tarun's father has three children — Tarun and his two sisters This means that Tarun has no brother.

So, both I and II are needed. 

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Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative 

Assertion (A)  : Legumes revive the soil fertility. 

Reason (R)    : Microbes in the root nodules of legumes fix the atmospheric nitrogen. 

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

The root nodules of leguminous plants contain certain nitrogen fixing bacteria which absorb the atmospheric nitrogen and convert it into nitrogeneous compounds useful for the plants reviving soil fertility. 

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The following questions are based on the information given below

 

In a school of 4000 students 3000 know English, 2000 know French and 5000 know Hindi, 1500 know French and English, 300 know French and Hindi, 200 know English and Hindi and 50 know all the three languages.

 

How many know only two languages?

A) 450 B) 500
C) 1850 D) 1580
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1850

Explanation:
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Reena walked from A to B in the East 10 feet. Then she turned to the right and walked 3 feet. Again she turned to the right and walked 14 feet. How far is she from A?

A) 4 feet B) 5 feet
C) 24 feet D) 27 feet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5 feet

Explanation:

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Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives Z, S, W, O, T, K, Q, G, ?, ?

A) N,D B) N,C
C) O,D D) O,C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) N,C

Explanation:

The given sequence a combination of two series:
I)Z, W, T, Q, ?      and      II)S, O, K, G, ?


The pattern I is
Z - 3 = W
W - 3 = T
T - 3 = Q
Q - 3 = N


The pattern in II is
S - 4 = O
O - 4 = K
K - 4 = G
G - 4 = C

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
 
15, 21, 28, 34, ?, 47
 

A) 41 B) 40
C) 44 D) 43
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 41

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Happiness is to 517768399 as senipah is to

A) 9836715 B) 9386615
C) 9386715 D) 9386517
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 9386715

Explanation:

If each consecutive letter in "happiness" relates to the consecutive numbers in 517768399, then H=5, A=1, P=7, I=6, N=8, E=3 and S=9.

Using the numbers that relate to the letters in 'senipah', you will arrive at

SENIPAH = 9386715.

 

Hence, Happiness is to 517768399 as senipah is to 9386715.

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