Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

A man pointing to a lady says, "Her brother is the father of my only son's sister."  How is that lady related to the man ?

A) sister of father-in-law B) daughter-in-law
C) Sister D) daughter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sister

Explanation:
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Q:

Which of the following is the sixth to the left of the twentieth from the left end of the below arrangement ?
BM%R#J@K!DF69L4*15NEP23AYQZ#7UG

A) L B) K
C) 4 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) L

Explanation:

The twentieth element in the above arrangement is 'E'.
Then, the sixth element to the left of 'E' is 'L'.

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Which is the third number to the left of the number which is exactly in the middle of the following sequence of numbers?

1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  2  4  6  8  9  7  5  3  1  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1

A) 3 B) 5
C) 4 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

Explanation:

There are 27 numbers in the given sequence 

So, middle number = 14th number = 9

Clearly, the third number to the left of this 9 is 4

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Q:

Chromite : Chromium : : Ilmenite :?

A) Cobalt B) Titanium
C) Limestone D) Manganese
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Titanium

Explanation:

Chromite is a mineral of chromium and ilmenite is a mineral of titanium

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Q:

bc _ b _ c _ b _ ccb

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

Explanation:

Here 'bccb' repeated 3 times.

b c c b | b c c b | b c c b 

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Q:

How many A's are there in the following sequence which are immediately followed by B as well as immediately preceded by Z?

 

A M B Z A N A A B Z A B A Z B A P Z A B A Z A B 

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

Explanation:

The letter A satisfying the following Structure ZAB

 

A M B Z A N A A B Z A B A Z B A P Z  A B A Z A B 

 

Answer (A) is correct

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Q:

Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace 'x' in given series 1,2,6,15,31,56,x

A) 65 B) 78
C) 81 D) 92
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 92

Explanation:

The pattern is + 1*1,+ 2*2, +3*3, + 4*4,+ 5*5,+ 6*6, . . . . . . .
So missing term is 56+36=92

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Q:

HZF, IWH, KSJ, NNL, ?

A) THN B) RGM
C) SHM D) RHN
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) RHN

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