Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Pradeep correctly remembers that his mother's is before twenty third February but after ninteenth February, whereas his brother correctly remembers that their mother's birthday is not on or after twentysecond February. On which day in February is definitely their mother's birthday ?

A) 20 or 21 B) 20
C) 21 D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20 or 21

Explanation:

According to Pradeep : 20,21 or 22...(1)
According to his brother : not 22....(2)
From (1)&(2), the birthday falls on February 20 or 21.

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Q:

What should come next in the following letter series based on English alphabet ?
CEA JLH QSO ?

A) WYU B) UXW
C) WXV D) XZV
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) XZV

Explanation:

In the given series, each letter moves seven letters forward to obtain the next.
So, XZV replaces ? in the series.

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Q:

How many number of weights do you need to weight 31 kg of Rice if you have one kg of weight stone ?

A) 3 B) 5
C) 7 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5

Explanation:

There are total 5 ways.
we have only one kg of weight so,
2kg = 1kg + 1kg
4kg = 1 + 2 + 1
8kg = 1 + 2 + 4 + 1
16kg = 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 1
31kg = 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16
So 5 weights are needed.

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Q:

Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace 'x' in series 1,2,5,10,25,50,x,250

A) 75 B) 150
C) 125 D) 100
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 125

Explanation:

The pattern is *2,*5/2,*2,*5/2,*2, . . . . .
So missing term is 50*(5/2)=125

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Q:

The product of two successive numbers is 9506.Which is the smaller of the two numbers?

A) 96 B) 97
C) 98 D) 99
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 97

Explanation:

9506= 97.50 So 97 and 98 are the two numbers. 

 

so 97 is the answer

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Q:

Find the wrong number from the following series ?
37   47    52    67    87    112    142

A) 87 B) 47
C) 52 D) 67
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 47

Explanation:

The given series follows the rule,
+(5x1), +(5x2), +(5x3), +(5x4), +(5x5),....

So starting from 37, 37 + 5 = 42, 42 + 10 = 52, 52 + 15 = 67, 67 + 20 = 87,...
So wrong number is 47 which is to be 42.

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Q:

Car is to garage as aeroplane is to

A) Hangar B) Port
C) Harbour D) Depot
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hangar

Explanation:

We park car temporarily in garrage, similarly, aeroplane is temporarily parked in hangar.

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Q:

In a beach, Renu is running with her children and there she met Vishal and Laxmi. Vishal introduces Ravi to those children as " This person is the daughter of your mother's father's mother and is my sister." How is Vishal and Laxmi related to Renu ?

A) Brother and Sister B) Uncle and Aunt
C) Father and Mother D) Can't determine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Uncle and Aunt

Explanation:

Daughter of your mother's father's mother => Maternal grandmother => Renu's Aunt.

Hence, Laxmi is Renu's Aunt and Vishal is Renu's Uncle.

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