Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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Arrange the following words will come in middle if all of them are arranged alphabetically as in a dictionary?

A) Savage B) Savour
C) Save D) Saviour
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Save

Explanation:

Sausage, Savage, Save, Saviour, Savour

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Q:

Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

 

Festival, Durga Puja, Diwali, Eid

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

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

Assertion (A)   :  We prefer to wear white clothes in winter. 

Reason (R)      :  White clothes are good reflectors of heat. 

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: D) A is false but R is true.

Explanation:

We prefer to wear dark clothes in winter because they absorb the heat and keep the body warm. However, white clothes are good reflectors of heat and are worn in summer. 

 

 

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In a certain code '13' means 'stop smoking' and '59' means 'injurious habit'. What is the meaning of '9' and '5' respectively in that code ?

I. '157' means 'stop bad habit'.

II. '839' means 'smoking is injurious'.

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 even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;

Explanation:

'59' means Injurious habit' and '157' means 'stop bad habit' (from I). Thus, the common code number '5' stands for common word 'habit'. So. '9' represents 'injurious'.Hence, I is sufficient.

Also, '59' means Injurious habit' and '839' means 'smoking is injurious'. Thus, the common code number '9' stands for common word 'injurious'. So, '5' represents 'habit'. Thus, II is also sufficient. 

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Q:

Select the correct set of symbols

 

44   4   7   5   =   82

 

 

A) x, -, / B) +, /, -
C) +, -, / D) /, x, +
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) /, x, +

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How many gift boxes were sold on Monday ?  

I. It was 10% more than the boxes sold on the earlier day i.e. Sunday. 

II. Every third visitor to the shop purchased the box and 1500 visitors were there on Sunday  

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 II. we can conclude that 500 boxes were sold on Sunday

 From I. we find that number of boxes sold on Monday 500 +10% of 500 = 550.  

 

 

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Q:

Select the correct set that represents the following Venn diagram.

 

 

A) Grass-eating animals, cows, deer B) Flesh-eating animals, tigers, cows
C) Grass-eating animals, goat, buffalo D) Flesh-eating animals, tigers, lions
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Flesh-eating animals, tigers, cows

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Q:

Genuine : Authentic : : Mirage : ?

A) Transpiration B) Illusion
C) Reflection D) Image
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Illusion

Explanation:

Here the given pair of words are related in such a way that they are synonyms.

That is Genuine and Authentic are synonyms and similarly, Mrage and illusion are synonyms.

 

Hence, Genuine : Authentic : : Mirage : Illusion.

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