Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

A man said to a lady, "Your mother's husband's sister is my aunt!! How is the lady related to the man ? 

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

Explanation:

Your mother's husband — Your father; Your father's sister — Your aunt. 

 So, lady's aunt is man's aunt and therefore lady is man's sister. 

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Q:

Using the sequence VWY9PONI5FSLUDTG61AJ, find the term missing from the following series.

 

YP, ___, 5S, LD

 

A) PN B) OI
C) OT D) N5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) OI

Explanation:
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Q:

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

24:60::210:?

A) 348 B) 336
C) 340 D) 326
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 336

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Q:

Find the next two terms in the series

J, L, O, S, ?, ?

A) Y, B B) X, Z
C) X, D D) A, B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A, B

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Q:

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

8, 6, 9, 23, ?

A) 53 B) 145
C) 110 D) 75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

Given number 8, 6, 9, 23, ?

 

The pattern of given series is:

 

8 x 1 - 2 = 6 6 x 2 - 3 = 9 9 x3 - 4 = 23 23 x4 - 5 = 87

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Q:

A man is facing north-west. He turns 90o in the clockwise direction, then 180o in the anticlockwise direction and then another 90o in the same direction. Which direction is he facing now?

A) South B) South-west
C) South-east D) East
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) South-east

Explanation:

As shown in fig. the man initially faces in the direction OP. On moving 900 clockwise, he faces in the direction OX. On further moving 1800 anticlockwise, he faces in the direction OY. Finally, on moving 900anticlockwise, he faces in the direction OZ, which is South-east.new1497431743.jpg image

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Q:

Look at the series :

3, 7, 24, 11, __, 19, 19,... What number should fill the blank ?

A) 15 B) 13
C) 21 D) 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 15

Explanation:

Two series alternate here, with every third number following a different pattern.
In the main series, 4 is added to each number to arrive the next.
In alternate series, 5 is subtracted from each number t arrive the next number.
Here in the main series
3 + 4 = 7
7 + 4 = 11
11 + 4 = 15
15 + 4 = 19

In alternate series
24 - 5 = 19
19 - 5 = 14...

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Q:

Find the next number in the given number sequence

200, 200, 100, 300, 75, ?

A) 150 B) 175
C) 250 D) 375
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 375

Explanation:

The given number series is 200, 200, 100, 300, 75, ?

It follows a pattern that,

200

200 x 1 = 200

200 / 2 = 100

100 x 3 = 300

300 / 4 = 75

75 x 5 = 375

 

Hence, the next number in the given number sequence is 375.

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