Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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If 3$8 = -50, 3$5 = -20 and 2$3 = -10, then find the value of 9$1 = ?

 

A) 10   B) -20  
C) 90   D) 80
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 80

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

11, 13, 16, 18, 21, ?

A) 29 B) 25
C) 27 D) 23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 23

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Filed Under: Number Series
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Five boys are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Sachin is to the left of Ram and to the right of Bin. Monty is to the right of Ram. Rony is between Ram and Monty.

 

Who is second from the left in the photograph?

A) Rony B) Monty
C) Bin D) Sachin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sachin

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Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark the answer corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If a sentence is free from errors, mark (D) as the answer.

He flew(A) / over extensively(B) / the pacific last winter(C) / No error(D)

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

Explanation:

'Extensively' is describing the verb 'flew' and should be placed after the verb and thus the correct phrase should be 'extensively over'. The error is in the second part of the sentence.

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There is a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. They are Lawyer, Doctor, Teacher, Salesman, Engineer and Accountant There are two married couples in the family. D, the Salesman is married to the Lady Teacher. The Doctor is married to the Lawyer. F, the Accountant is the son of B and brother of E. C, the Lawyer is the daughter-in-law of A. E is the unmarried Engineer. A is the grandmother of F. How is E related to F? 

A) Brother B) Sister
C) Cousin D) Cannot be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cannot be determined

Explanation:

C is the daughter-in-law of A who is the grandmother of F means C is the mother of F. But F is the son of B. 

So. B is C's husband. But C, the lawyer is married to the Doctor So. B is the Doctor. F, the Accountant  will be the son of B and C. E is the unmarried Engineer 

So. the other mamed couple can be that of grandmother of F i.e, A and D.  But D, the Salesman, is married to the Lady Teacher. 

So. D, the Salesman, is the grandfather of F. father of B and the husband of A, the Lady Teacher. 

Clearly, from the given data, the relation between E and F cannot be determined. 

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Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

i. Yielded
ii. Yelp
iii. Yeast
iv. Yogurt

A) ii, iii, iv, i B) iii, ii, i, iv
C) iv, i, ii, iii D) i, ii, iii, iv
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) iii, ii, i, iv

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Study the following information and answer the given question:

Point A is 10m to the south of B.Point G is 3 m to the east of A. Point H is 5 m to the south of G. Point D is 6 m to the west of H. Point C is 10 m to the north of D. Point K is 6 m to the east of C. Point L is 5 m to the north of K.

How far and in which direction is point B from point L?

A)

5 metres south

B)

4 metres east

C)

6 metres north

D)

3 metres west

 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)

3 metres west



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Filed Under: Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability
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Some boys are sitting in a row. P is sitting fourteenth from the left and Q is seventh from the right. If there are four boys between P and Q, how many boys are there in the row ?

A) 26 B) 24
C) 25 D) 22
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 25

Explanation:

Number of boys in the row = number of boys uptil P + number of boys between P and Q + number of boys including Q and those behind Q = 14 + 4 + 7 = 25.

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Filed Under: Number, Ranking and Time Sequence Test
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