Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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

Assertion (A)  : Cotton is grown in alluvial soils. 

Reason (R)    :  Alluvial soils are very fertile. 

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: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Alluvial soils comprising of silt and sand carried down by the rivers, are very fertile. However, cotton is grown in black soil that suits its mineral requirements 

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

i. Dominant
ii. Dormant
iii. Docile
iv. Document

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

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Out of 120 students in aschool, 5% can play all the three games Cricket, Chess and Carroms. If so happens that the number of players who can play any and only two games is 30. The number of students who can play the Cricket alone is 40. What is the total number of those who can play Chess alone or Carroms alone ?

A) 45 B) 44
C) 46 D) 24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 44

Explanation:

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Given U=120

5% of 120 = 6

Therefore, Students who can play Chess alone or Carroms alone =  120 - (30+40+6)= 44

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Q:

In the following question, select the odd word from the given alternatives.

 

A) Area B) Cube
C) Volume D) Perimeter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cube

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

PREACHER

A) RECAP B) PARCH
C) PEACH D) CARES
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) CARES

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In a certain code language CONCENTRATION is written as QQJGZIGQGDMLX. How will NITRIFICATION be written in that code language?

A) QQJGZXRIKSGRM B) QQJGYXRIKSGRM
C) QQJGZXRIKSGRN D) QQJGZRIKSGSM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) QQJGZXRIKSGRM

Explanation:

The first three letters are coded as same positioned letters from the right end of the alphabet. So are the seventh to tenth letters. The fourth , fifth and sixth letters move one, two and three positions forward respectively in the alphabet. So, do the last three letters. Thus,

CONCENTRATION => XLMDGQGIZGJQQ

Now reverse this and we get QQJGZIGQGDMLX

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

10, 12, 14, 16, 18, ?

A) 22 B) 24
C) 20 D) 26
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 20

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How many sons does D have ?  

I. A's father has three children. 

II. B is A's brother and son of D. 

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:

From both I and II together, we can conclude that A and B are the children of D, but the sex of A and the third child of D is not known. So, both the statements together are also not sufficient to answer the question. 

 

 

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