Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

If in the examination hall, you find that the question paper is too tough to be answered satisfactorily by you, the best thing to do for you is to :

A) tell the examiner that the questions are out of course. B) provoke the candidates to walk out of the examination hall.
C) try to know something from your neighbour. D) try to solve the questions as much as you know with a cool head.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) try to solve the questions as much as you know with a cool head.

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What is the smallest number of ducks that could swim in this formation - two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck between two ducks ?

A) 3 B) 5
C) 7 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3

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Q:

The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

 

15 + 2 ÷ 20 x 10 - 6 = 13

 

A) x and - B) ÷ and -
C) ÷ and x D) - and +
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ÷ and x

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Q:

The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

 

16 ÷ 4 - 50 x 4 + 18 = 26

 

A) + and ÷ B) + and x
C) - and + D) ÷ and x
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) + and x

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Q:

Find the missing (?) in the series.

 

3, 5, 9, 11, ?, 33, 65,...

A) 23 B) 21
C) 17 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 15

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Q:

If wall is called window, window is called door, door is called floor, floor is called roof and roof is called ventilator, What will a person stand on ?

A) Window B) Wall
C) Floor D) Roof
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Roof

Explanation:

A person will stand on the floor and floor is called roof. So, a person will stand on the roof

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Q:

Stee : Rails :: Alnico : ?

A) Magnets B) Aircraft
C) Machinery D) Silver ware
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Magnets

Explanation:

First is used to makes the second.

 

Hence, Stee : Rails :: Alnico : Magnets.

 

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Q:

If Kamal says, ellavi's mother is the only daughter of my mother", how is Kamal related to Ravi  

A) Grandfather B) Father
C) Brother D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of these

Explanation:

Only daughter of Kamal's mother — Kamel's sister. So, Ravi's mother is Kamel's sister or Kamal is the brother of Ravi's mother

i.e., Ravi's maternal uncle. 

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