Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

At what time will B catch up with A, if A starts from a place at 11.00 A.M. and travels at a speed of 3.5 kmph, B starts at 1.00 P.M. and travels with speeds of 1 kmph for 1 hour, 2 kmph for the next 1 hour, 3 kmph for the next 1 hour and so on.

A) 8 : 47 pm B) 6 : 40 pm
C) 8 : 42 pm D) 7 : 40 pm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 7 : 40 pm

Explanation:

At 1 pm ... Distance between A and B = 2x3.5 = 7 kms
at 2 pm .....Distance between A and B = 7 + 3.5 - 1 = 9.5 kms
At 3 pm ....Distance between A and B = 9.5 + 3.5 - 2 = 11 kms.
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At 7 pm distance between A and B = 3 kms.
From 7 pm to 8 pm, speed of A = 3.5 kmph
speed of B = 8 kmph
Relative speed = 4.5 kmph

Time taken by B to meet A = 3/4.5 hrs = 30/45 hrs = 120/3 mins = 40 mins.

So meeting time is 7 : 40 PM.

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Q:

A hater of knowledge and learning is

A) Philologist B) Misologist
C) Bibliophile D) Misogynist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Misologist

Explanation:

The one word substitution for a hater of knowledge and learning is Misologist.

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Q:

In a certain encryption pattern, HARD is coded as 1357 and SOFT is coded as 2468, What will 21448 stand for ?

A) SHAFT B) SHOOT
C) RAFTS D) ROOTS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) SHOOT

Explanation:

AS HARD is coded as "1357" and SOFT is coded as "2468"
So H is coded as 1, A as 3, R as 5, D as 7
and S as 2, O as 4, F as 6, T as 8

Now in 21448, go number by number
2 is the code for S
1 is the code for H
4 is the code for O
and
8 is the code for T

hence, 21448 will stand for SHOOT

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Q:

Find the next term in the series

 

X, V, T, R, P, ?

 

A) H B) L
C) O D) N
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) H

Explanation:
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Q:

Wince : Pain :: Prostration : ?

A) Frustration B) Submissiveness
C) Strained D) Discomfiture
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Submissiveness

Explanation:

First is the sigh of the second.

Hence, Wince : Pain :: Prostration :Submissiveness.

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Q:

Ammeter : Current :: Odometer : ?

A) Blood Pressure B) Haemoglobin
C) pressure D) Speed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Speed

Explanation:

Here Ammeter is used for measuring Current whereas Odometer is used to measure Speed.

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Q:

Consider the following information and answer the questions based on it.

 

Out of 60 people in a colony, 10 speak only Bengali, 5 speak only Assamese, 10 speak both Hindi and Odia, 12 speak both Marathi and Hindi, 13 speak English, Tamil and Marathi, 5 speak both Assamese and Hindi and the remaining speak both Bengali and Hindi.

 

In all, how many people speak Hindi?

 

A) 22 B) 27
C) 32 D) 45
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 32

Explanation:
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Q:

11M13, 13Q17, ? , 17V22 , 19W23

A) 15U21 B) 15R18
C) 15S19 D) 15T20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 15T20

Explanation:

In the given series

 

1st term has odd number starting from 11, So the Series is 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 

 

2nd term has an alphabet follwed by its alpha numeric number in the order +4, +3, +2, +1. So  the Series is M13, Q17, T20, V22, W23

 

Therefore, 15T20 is the answer.

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