Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative 

Assertion (A)  :  Eskimos reside in igloos. 

Reason (R)     :  No other material except snow is available. 

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A is true but R is false.

Explanation:

Eskimos live in snow houses called igloos because snow, being a bad conductor of heat, these houses are warm inside. 

 

 

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Study the following figure and answer the questions given below.

 

 

By which number, the trained married lecturers in the college are represented?

A) 7 B) 6
C) 5 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5

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

4, 7, 11, 18, 29, ?

A) 45 B) 30
C) 32 D) 47
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 47

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Pointing to a photograph, a person tells his friend, "She is the grand daughter of the elder brother of my father." How is the girl in the photograph related to his Man? 

A) Niece B) Sister
C) Aunt D) Sister-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Niece

Explanation:

Brother of father — Uncle;

Uncle's grand daughter — daughter of uncle's son — daughter of cousin — niece. 

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

 

15, 22, 31, 42, 55, ?

 

A) 60   B) 68  
C) 70   D) 74
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 70  

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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.

 

Except Derek and Fatima, which other pair is diagonally opposite to each other?

 

 

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

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

9, 11, 14, 18, 23, ?

A) 31 B) 27
C) 29 D) 33
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 29

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From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

SCALDING

A) DICES B) SNAIL
C) ALIGN D) CLANG
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) DICES

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