Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

The given words are related in a way that, an optimist is a person whose outlook is cheerful. Similarly, a pessimist is a person whose outlook is gloomy.

The answer is not (b) because a pessimist does not have to be mean. Options (c) and (a) are incorrect because neither words describe the outlook of a pessimist.

Hence, Optimist is to cheerful as Pessimist is to Gloomy.

Here the two pair of words related in such a way that, a blind can't see the light. Similarly, a dumb cannot speech.

Hence, Light : Blind :: Speech : Dumb.

Let the least value of the prize = Rs. x

Then the next value of the prize is x+30 , x+60, x+90, ....x+240.

Given total amount of cash prizes = Rs.1890

--> x + (x+30) + (x+60) + (x+90) + ....+ (x+240) = 1890

--> 9x + (30 + 60 + 90 + 120 + 150 + 180 + 210 + 240) = 1890

--> 9x + 30(1 + 2 + 3 + 4....+ 8) = 1890

--> 9x + 30(36) = 1890

--> 9x = 810 --> x=90

Hence the least value of the prize x=90

There is a gap of four letters between the first and second, the second and third letters.
There is a gap of four letters between the last letter and the first letter of the next term.

The relations may be analyzed as follows :

Father's wife - Mother; Mother's Father - Grandfather; Grandfather's granddaughter - Sister; Sister's uncle - uncle.