Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Choose the pair which shows the same relation of the given pair from the following options ?

 BRISTLE : BRUSH

A) arm : leg B) key : piano
C) recline : chair D) stage : curtain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) key : piano

Explanation:

A bristle is a part of a brush; a key is a part of a piano.

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Q:

Find the next number in the given number series

1, 3, 10, 41, 206, ?

A) 1237 B) 897
C) 987 D) 1007
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1237

Explanation:

The given number series is 1, 3, 10, 41, 206, ?

It follows a pattern that,

1

1 x 2 + 1 = 3

3 x 3 + 1 = 10

10 x 4 + 1 = 41

41 x 5 + 1 = 206

206 x 6 + 1 = 1237

 

Hence, the next number in the given number series is 1237.

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Q:

In a row of boys, If A who is 10th from the left and B who is 9th from the right interchange their positions, A becomes 15th from the left. How many boys are there in the row ?

A) 23 B) 31
C) 27 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 23

Explanation:

Clearly, A’s new position is 15th from the left. But this is the same as B’s earlier position which is 9th from the right.

 

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If P means '÷', Q means '+', R means '-' and S means 'x', then the value of

10 R 192 P 48 S 48 P 96 Q 1

 

A) 10 B) 9
C) 8 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9

Explanation:
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Q:

What letters will fill the blank?

Z, X, V, T, R, __,__

A) M, N B) P, N
C) O, K D) K, S
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) P, N

Explanation:

Here the letter series is alternative reverse order series. So we get P, N.

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Q:

Select the related word from the given alternatives.

Cow : Milk :: Bees : ?

A) Silk B) Honey
C) Flower D) Water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Honey

Explanation:
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Q:

Pointing to a person, a man said to a woman, "His mother is the only daughter of your father." How was the woman related to the person ? 

A) Aunt B) Mother
C) Wife D) Daughter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Aunt

Explanation:

Daughter of your father — Your sister. So, the person's mother is woman's sister or the woman is person's aunt. 

 

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Q:

Essential Part for the given word from the following options.

Respiration

A) Oxygen B) Carbon monoxide
C) Mouth D) Circulation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Oxygen

Explanation:

A person or animal must take in oxygen for respiration to occur. A mouth (choice a) is not essential because breathing can occur through the nose. Choices b and d are clearly not essential and can be ruled out.

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