Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

A) 75 B) 85
C) 95 D) 115
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 75

Explanation:

Except 75 , all other numbers have two factors.

115 = 5 x 23

 95  = 5 x 19

 85  = 5 x 17

 75  = 3 x 5 x 5

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Q:

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

 

Bird, Reptile, Snake

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

Explanation:
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Q:

Consider the following information and answer the questions based on it.

 

Out of the 75 birders, 15 wanted to see only sunbird, 10 wanted to see only flycatcher, 12 wanted to see both sunbird and nuthatch, 15 wanted to see only bee-eater, 13 wanted to see both sunbird and bee-eater, 5 wanted to see both flycatcher and nuthatch and the remaining wanted to see only nuthatch.

 

The difference between the birders who want to see sunbird and those who want to see flycatcher is

A) 12 B) 25
C) 30 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25

Explanation:
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Q:

Heed : Neglect : :Pacify : ?

A) Allay B) War
C) Victory D) Incite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Incite

Explanation:

The words in each pair are opposites of each other.

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Q:

If the position of the first, sixth digits of the number 2796543018 are interchanged, similarly the positions of the the second and seventh digits are interchanged and so on, which of the following will be the left of seventh digit from the left end?

A) 1 B) 7
C) 0 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

Explanation:

The new number formed is 4  3  0  1  8  2  7  9  6  5

The seventh digit from the left is 7, the 3rd digit from the left of 7 is 1

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Q:

Optimist is to cheerful as Pessimist is to

A) Helpful B) Mean
C) Petty D) Gloomy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gloomy

Explanation:

The given words are related in a way that, an optimist is a person whose outlook is cheerful. Similarly, a pessimist is a person whose outlook is gloomy.

 

The answer is not (b) because a pessimist does not have to be mean. Options (c) and (a) are incorrect because neither words describe the outlook of a pessimist.

 

Hence, Optimist is to cheerful as Pessimist is to Gloomy.

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Q:

Find out the wrong term in the series 3, 4, 10, 32, 136, 685, 4116

A) 4116 B) 685
C) 136 D) 32
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 32

Explanation:

The correct pattern is *1+1, *2+2, *3+3, *4+4, . . . . .
So,32 is wrong term and must be replaced by (10 * 3 + 3) = 33

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Q:

Motorcycle : Battery :: Life : ?

A) Star B) Moon
C) Sun D) Earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sun

Explanation:

Second is the ultimate source for the first.

That is, Battery is the source of motorcycle. Similarly, Sun is the ultimate source of life.

 

Hence, Motorcycle : Battery :: Life : Sun.

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