Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Shyam Walked 6 metres facing towards East, then took a right turn and walked a distance of 9 metres.He then took a left turn and walked a distance of a metres. How far is he from the starting point?

A) 15 metres B) 21 metres
C) 18 metres D) Cannot be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 15 metres

Explanation:

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As clear from the diagram, AD2=122+92=152

 So, AD = 15

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Q:

Arun is father of 'B' but 'B' is not son of Arun then what is the relationship of 'B' to Arun ?

A) Mother B) Grand son
C) Daughter D) Grand daughter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Daughter

Explanation:
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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:

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:

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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Q:

Study the diagram given below and answer the questions based on it.

 

 represents Persons who like Reading

 represents Persons who like Cycling 

 represents Persons who like Trekking

 

 

How many persons like Reading and Cycling but not Trekking?

A) 31 B) 12
C) 26 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 31

Explanation:
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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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