Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

In a certain code DOWN is written as '5@9#' and NAME is written as '#6%3'. How is MODE written in that code ?

A) 6@53 B) %@53
C) 53%# D) %#35
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) %@53

Explanation:

From the given information :

D O W N A M E == 5 @ 9 # 6 % 3
MODE = %@53

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Q:

Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother." How is the woman related to the man ?

A) Mother B) Daughter
C) Sister D) Grandmother
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mother

Explanation:

OnIy daughter of my mother — Myself.

So, the woman is man's mother.

 

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Q:

Which of the following is a Composite number?

A) 0 B) 19
C) 29 D) 91
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 91

Explanation:

Here in the given numbers 91 is a Composite number. Since it has factors of 7 and 13 other than 1 and itself.

 

Composite Numbers :

A composite number is a positive integer which is not prime (i.e., which has factors other than 1 and itself).

Examples :: 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20, ...

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Q:

If MISTAKE is coded as 9765412 and NAKED is coded as 84123, How are the following words coded ? DISTANT

A) 3765485 B) 4798165
C) 3697185 D) 4768296
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3765485

Explanation:

 The alphabets in the given words are coded as follows :

 

MISTAKE N D9 7 6  5 4  1  2  8 3

 

D is coded as 3,

 

I as 7,
S as 6,
T as 5,
A as 4  and
N as 8.
So, the code for DISTANT is 3765485.

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Q:

How many such letters are there in the word BREAK each of which is  as far away from the beginning in the word as when they are arranged alphabetically within them?

A) One B) Two
C) Three D) More than three
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) One

Explanation:

When the letters of the word BREAK are arranged in alphabetical order we get the new order of the letters as follows:
A  B  E  K  R
Thus, the letter E satisfies this criteria. This is third in either case whether in the word or in the alphabetical order.

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Q:

In a class of students, if 1 is absent rest of people can be divided into 6 equal parts and if 2 are absent rest of them are divided into 7 equal parts, how many students are present in the class ?

A) 28 B) 19
C) 57 D) 37
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 37

Explanation:

Let the number of students in the class be 'x'.
Given if 1 is absent rest of people can be divided into 6 equal parts i.e (x-1)/6.........(1)
And given if 2 are absent rest of people can be divided into 7 equal parts i.e (x-2)/7.....(2)
From (1)&(2), we get
x-1/6 = ((x-2)/7) + 1
=> x = 37.

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Q:

Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace the 'x' in the series 6,12,21,x,48

A) 42 B) 30
C) 33 D) 45
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 33

Explanation:

the pattern is +6,+9,+12,+15
the missing term is 21+12=33

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Q:

Misogamy : Marriage : : Misogyny : ?

A) Husband B) Relation
C) Women D) Children
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Women

Explanation:

First is a hatred for the second

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