Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

How many right angles does a square have?

A) 2 B) 6
C) 4 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

Explanation:

A square and a rectangle each have 4 right (90 deg) angles. 

Both square and rctangle have 4 sides and 4 angles, but the only difference is square is a rectangle with all sides equal.

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Q:

A is shorter than B but taller than C. D is shorter than A but taller than C and E is shorter than B but taller than A. The shortest person is ?

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

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Which of the following interchanges in signs and numbers will make the given equation correct?
8 x 9 + 2 = 74

A) x and =, 2 and 9 B) x and +, 8 and 2
C) + and x, 8 and 9 D) + and =, 74 and 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) x and +, 8 and 2

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If 133 = 20, 127 = 10 and 125 = 14 then find the value of 162?

A) 14 B) 4
C) 28 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 28

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Q:

A man walks 20 m towards north, then he turns right and walks 3 m, then turns left and walks 4 m and from there he walks 4 m towards east. How far and in which direction is he from his initial position?

A) 25 m east B) 25 m north-east
C) 20 m north D) 24 m north
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25 m north-east

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All the six members of a family A, B, C, D, E and F are travelling together. B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B. A and C are a married couple. E is the brother of C. D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of B.  Which of the following is a pair of females ? 

A) AE B) BD
C) DF D) AD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) AD

Explanation:

B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B means C is the father of B A is marned to C means A is the mother of B. F is brother of B means F is son of A and C. D is daughter of A means D is daughter of A and C.

Clearly, the females are only the mother A and the daughter D 

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
19, 11, 13, 16, 15, 17, 13, 19, 21, ?

A) 10 B) 11
C) 12 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10

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Q:

In a certain code language, “PRIME” is written as “VNRIK”. How is “MICRO” written in that code language?

A) LIXRN B) NRILV
C) VPQAN D) NPVQR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) LIXRN

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