Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

 

178, 172, 166, 160, ?, 148

 

A) 156 B) 154
C) 152 D) 158
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 154

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Q:

Grapes : Wine :: Squid : ?

A) Ocean B) Salad
C) Calamari D) Fishing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Calamari

Explanation:

Here the given words follow a relation in such a way that, grapes are made into wine. Similarly, squid are made into calamari.

 

Hence, Grapes : Wine :: Squid : Calamari

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Q:

Some mangoes are yellow.
Some tixo are mangoes.

Conclusions:
(i) Some mangoes are green.
(ii) Tixo is a yellow.

A) Only conclusion (i) follows B) Only conclusion (ii) follows
C) Either (i) or (ii) follows D) Neither (i) nor (ii) follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither (i) nor (ii) follows

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Q:

In what proportion would Raj, Karan and Altaf distribute profit among them ? 

I. Raj gets two-fifth of the profit. 

II. Karim and Altaf have made 75% of the total investment.

A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question
C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question; D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question

Explanation:

Even both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question. 

 

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Q:

If S means '+', L means 'x', U means '/' and K means '-', then the value of

 

21 S 1 U 7 L 15 U 6 L 14 K 55

 

A) -50 B) 26
C) -29 D) 29
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) -29

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Q:

Use the following passage for the questions based on it.

 

There are 6 flats on a floor in two rows. Out of these, three are north facing and the other three are south facing flats. The flats are to be allotted amongst Arun, Biswajyot, Chitra, Derek, Evan, and Fatima. Biswajyot gets a north facing flat and is not next to Derek. Derek and Fatima get diagonally opposite flats. Chitra is next to Fatima, and gets a south facing flat. Evan gets a north facing flat.

 

Which of the following pairs is exactly opposite to each other?

A) Derek and Evan B) Fatima and Chitra
C) Evan and Chitra D) Evan and Arun
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Evan and Chitra

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If 7∆6 = 84, 1∆4 = 8 and 2∆3 = 12, then find the value of 8∆4 = ?

 

A) 64 B) 36
C) 12 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 64

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Q:

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

 

8, 16, 43, 107, 232, ?

 

A) 342 B) 448
C) 248 D) 528
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 448

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