Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

If you find yourself in a situation where you are required to make a power - point presentation and you are already bogged down by too much work, as the manager what would you do?

A) Take an alternative mode of presentation B) Cancel the seminar and reschedule according to your convenience
C) Pass the buck to your subordinate, you are the boss, no one can question you D) Prioritise your work and try to squeeze out time for it
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Prioritise your work and try to squeeze out time for it

Explanation:

A manager is one who has the expertise to manage tasks properly.So, it becomes his prime responsibility to rearrange his work schedule properly and work out the required time for the project rather than postpone it or hand it over to some one else.

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If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure?

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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Q:

Select the missing number from the given responses?

A) 80 B) 7
C) 10 D) 32
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 32

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Q:

Ram is facing towards the south. He turns to his left and moves 40 km, and then turns to his right and moves 50 km more. Finally, he turns to his left again and moves 60 km. Which direction is he facing now?

A) East B) West
C) North D) South
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) East

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Q:

Pointing to a lady, Diwakar said, "Her mother's only grandson is my son." How is that lady related to Diwakar?

A) Aunty B) Sister
C) Mother D) Wife
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sister

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Q:

What is the reciprocal of a negative number?

Answer

The reciprocal of a negative number is always a negative number. So that the number and its reciprocal multiply to 1. 


 


All real numbers except 0 have reciprocals.

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Q:

Smallest prime number greater than 200?

A) 201 B) 205
C) 211 D) 203
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 211

Explanation:

From the trial and error method of division,

201 is divisible by 3

205 is divisible by 5

203 is divisible by 7

 

Hence, after eliminating three options, remained is 211 and is divisible by only 1 and itself. 

 

Therefore, 211 is the smallest prime number greater than 200.

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Q:

3 x 3 + 3 - 3 + 3 = ?

A) 9 B) 12
C) -3 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12

Explanation:

Using BODMAS law,

3 x 3 + 3 - 3 + 3 =

3 x 3 = 12

= 12 + 3 - 3 + 3

=  9 + 3

= 12

 

Hence, 3 x 3 + 3 - 3 + 3 = 12.

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