Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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How many independent words can 'DETERMINATION' be divided into without changing the order of the letters and using each letter only once ?  

A) Three B) Two
C) Four D) One
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Two

Explanation:

The words are DE, TERMINATION

OR

DETER,   NATION

OR

TERM,   NATION

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Consider the following information and answer the questions based on it

 

Out of 50 kids in a colony, 10 like only basketball, 25 like only football, 10 like both volleyball and football and 5 like only volleyball.

 

The ratio of kids who like football to those who like only basketball is

A) 5/2 B) 7/2
C) 4 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7/2

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A scenery always has ________

A) Rivers B) Mountains
C) Paints D) Composition
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Composition

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

 

Human, Men, Brothers

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

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The following questions are based on the information given below:

 

An advertising agency finds that, of its 170 clients, 115 read Indian Express, 110 read The Hindu and 130 read Times of India. Also 85 read Indian Express and Times of India, 75 read Indian Express and The Hindu, 95 read The Hindu and Times of India and 70 read all the three.

 

How many read only The Hindu?

 

A) 5 B) 10
C) 25 D) 35
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10

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Neelam, who is Deepak's daughter, says to Deepika, Your mother Rekha is the younger sister of my father who is the third child of Ramlal." How is Ramisl related to Deepika ? 

A) Uncle B) Father
C) Grandfather D) Father-in.law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Grandfather

Explanation:

Neelam's father is Deepak. Deepika's mother is` Rekha. Deepak is the third child of Ramlal. 

So, Deepak's younger sister Rekha is the daughter of Ramlal. So. Ramlal is father of Rekha and grandfather of her daughter Deepika. 

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There are five books of different thickness. A is thicker than C and B is thicker than D. E is not as thick as B, but is thicker than C. D is not as thick as C. Which is the thinnest book?

A) E B) D
C) B D) C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) D

Explanation:

A > C  -----(i),   B > D  -----(ii),  E < B  --------(iii),  E > C  ---------(iv),  C > D  ---------(v)

from (i) and (v),   we get    A > C > D   ---------(I)

from (iii) and (iv), we get    B > E > C    --------(II)

From (I) and (II) , it is clear that 'D' is the thinnest.

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In a family, each daughter has the same number of brothers as she has sisters and each son has twice as many sisters as he has brothers. How many sons are there in the family ?

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

Explanation:

Assume the family has X girls and Y boys, according to the question,
we can have 2 equations:
X-1=Y, 2(Y-2)=X.
Solve the equations, we get X=4, Y=3.

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