Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z.

 

Which letter is in the middle of 13th letter from the left and 4th letter from the right?

A) R B) I
C) J D) S
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) R

Explanation:

Find out the positions of both the letters from the left and divide the sum of the positions of both the letters from the left by 2. Here 13+23=36. Now divide 36 by 2 , i.e 18. Hence R is the required letter.

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Find the missing alphabet in the given sequence ?

A, Z, Y, B, C, ?, W, D

A) E B) Z
C) X D) F
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) X

Explanation:

first letter A with last letter Z
similarly 2nd last letter Y with 2nd letter B
Now 3rd letter C with 3rd last letter X
4th last letter W with 4th letter D
and so on....

Therefore the missing letter is X

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What is the next number in series?

10, 9, 60, 90, 70, 66, ?

A) 73 B) 19
C) 96 D) 22
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 96

Explanation:

ten = 3(number of letters)
nine = 4(number of letters)
sixty = 5(number of letters)
ninety = 6(number of letters)
seventy = 7(number of letters)
sixtysix = 8(number of letters)
ninetysix=96(number of letters)

Then, likwise choose the number which has 9 letters in its Spelling.

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In a certain code language, "CASIO" is written as "3119915". How is "CITIZEN" written in that code language?

 

A) 295629134 B) 3192295614
C) 3912659214 D) 3920926514
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3920926514

Explanation:
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Choose a similar word ?

Kolkata, Mumbai, Mangalore

A) Hyderabad B) Delhi
C) Cochin D) Jaipur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cochin

Explanation:

All cities belong to port cities of India.

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Which can not be formed using the letters of the given word ? 

CONCEPTUALIZATION 

A) Actual B) Petrol
C) Total D) Petal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Petrol

Explanation:
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Q 2 3 B 9 V 5 L S R F P

 

If one is subtracted from each of the numbers, which of the following will be the fourth to the right of the tenth from the right ?

A) 4 B) 8
C) 2 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4

Explanation:

Fourth to the right of the tenth from the right means (10 - 4 = )6th from the right, ie 5. But according to the queswtion, one is subtracted from each of the numbers, ie 4. 

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(i) In a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F, there are two married couples. 

(ii) D is grandmother of A and mother of B. 

(iii) C is wife of B and mother of F. 

(iv) F is the grand daughter of E.  

Who among the following is one of the couples ? 

A) CD B) DE
C) EB D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) none of these

Explanation:

C is wife of B. So, one couple is BC. Now, D in grandmother of A, B is the son of D and his wife C is the mother of F. SO, D is also the grandmother of F But F is the granddaughter of E. 

So, E is the grandfather of F and the husband of D. Thus, DF is another couple 

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