Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

'BE' is related to 'FI' and 'LO' is related to 'PS' in the same way as 'RU' is related to ______

A) VY B) WZ
C) VZ D) VX
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) VY

Explanation:

The letters move four places forward each in the alphabet.

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Q:

Legend : Story : : Merlin : ?

A) Eagle B) Parakeet
C) Hawk D) crow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hawk

Explanation:

First is a type of second.

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Q:

Study the diagram given below and answer the questions based on it.

 

 represents Persons who like Reading

 represents Persons who like Cycling 

 represents Persons who like Trekking

 

 

How many persons like Reading and Cycling but not Trekking?

A) 31 B) 12
C) 26 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 31

Explanation:
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Q:

Pradeep correctly remembers that his mother's is before twenty third February but after ninteenth February, whereas his brother correctly remembers that their mother's birthday is not on or after twentysecond February. On which day in February is definitely their mother's birthday ?

A) 20 or 21 B) 20
C) 21 D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20 or 21

Explanation:

According to Pradeep : 20,21 or 22...(1)
According to his brother : not 22....(2)
From (1)&(2), the birthday falls on February 20 or 21.

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Q:

Rajan is the brother of Sachin and Manick is the father of Rajan. Jagat is the brother of Priya and Priya is the daughter of Sachin. Who is the uncle of Jagat ? 

A) Rajan B) Sachin
C) Manick D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rajan

Explanation:

Jagat is the brother of Priya and Priya is the daughter of Sachin. So. Jagat is the son of Sachin. Now, Rajan is the brother of Sachin. 

Thus, Rajan is the uncle of Jagat 

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Q:

What should come next in the following letter series based on English alphabet ?
CEA JLH QSO ?

A) WYU B) UXW
C) WXV D) XZV
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) XZV

Explanation:

In the given series, each letter moves seven letters forward to obtain the next.
So, XZV replaces ? in the series.

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Q:

How many number of weights do you need to weight 31 kg of Rice if you have one kg of weight stone ?

A) 3 B) 5
C) 7 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5

Explanation:

There are total 5 ways.
we have only one kg of weight so,
2kg = 1kg + 1kg
4kg = 1 + 2 + 1
8kg = 1 + 2 + 4 + 1
16kg = 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 1
31kg = 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16
So 5 weights are needed.

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Q:

Find the errors in the below given A, B, C & D sentences.

 Former prime minister ruled himself out(A)/as an alternative rightwing candidate for his party colleague (B)/

whose campaign has been thrown into chaos(C)/by a fake jobs scandal(D)

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

Explanation:

A) As prime minister is an honorable person it must start with an Article 'The'. 

D) a fake jobs => a indicates it is singular, so job will come.

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