Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

In a certain code language "nce po tam" means "boys are studying", "me tam sam" means "grapes are sour" and "tam po me" means "boys are grapes". which of the following represents "sour" in that code language?

A) tam B) me
C) sam D) cannot be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) sam

Explanation:

nec po tam => boys are studying

 

me tam sam => grapes are sour

 

tam po me => boys are grapes 

 

It is clear that "sam" represents "sour" in that code language.

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Q:

Assertion(A) : The steam engine was invented by James Watt.
Reason(R) : There was a problem of taking out water from flooded mines.

A) R correctly explains A B) R is true but A is fale
C) A is true but R is false D) Both A and R are false
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) R correctly explains A

Explanation:

The problem of pumping out water from the flooded mines provided the need of self-working engine, which led James Watt to invent the same.
Thus, both A and R are true & R correctly explains A.

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In a certain code MADHYA PRADESH is written as MDYAHA PAEHRDS and  SRI LANKA is written as SRI LNAAK. How is TAMIL NADU written in that code?

A) TLMIA NDAU B) TMLAI NDAU
C) TMLIA NDAU D) TMLAI NADU
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) TMLAI NDAU

Explanation:

Letters at the odd places of the word are written first and these letters are followed by letters at even places.

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Two letters in the word 'LEMON' have as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabet Which one of the two letters comes earlier in the alphabet ? 

A) L B) N
C) E D) M
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) L

Explanation:

Letters in the word                     Letters in the alphabet

      LEMO                                            LMNO

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A girl introduced a boy as the son of the daughter of the father of her uncle. The boy is girl's ?

A) Son B) Brother
C) Cousin D) Nephew
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brother

Explanation:

Brother

Justification: Daughter of uncle's father -- Uncle's sister -- Mother;
Mother's son -- Brother.

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In a class, seven students are standing in a row. Q is standing left to R but right to P. O is standing right to N and left to P. Similarly, S is standing right to R and left to T. Find out who is standing in the middle ?

A) Q B) R
C) P D) S
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Q

Explanation:

As from the given conditions;
Order is
N O P Q R S T
Here the student standing in the middle is 'Q'.

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In the following question, various terms of an alphanumerical series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives. BMO, EOQ, HQS, ?

A) KSU B) SOV
C) SOW D) LMN
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) KSU

Explanation:

The first letter moves 3 steps forward. The second and third letters move 2 steps forward.

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Q:

Rearrange the jumbled letters to make a meaningful word and then select the one which is different.

A) DRE B) LUBE
C) GROANE D) KNIP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) GROANE

Explanation:
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