Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Find the wrong number in the series.

1, 2, 6, 15, 31, 56, 91

A) 31 B) 15
C) 56 D) 91
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 91

Explanation:

The difference of the two consecutive numbers are 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 35. 

This is clearly , +12, +22, +32, +42, +52,+62 

Here 35 is wrong, So our wrong number is 91

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Q:

S L U A Y J V E I O N Q G Z B D R H

 

What will come in place of question (?) mark in the following series :

LA  UJ  YI  EG  ?

A) ZH B) IB
C) NR D) QH
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) QH

Explanation:

The first letter follows  +1, +2, +3, +4, ....

The second letter follows +2, +3, +4, +5,....

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Q:

Find the missing number in the following series?

3, 5, 5, 19, 7, 41, 9, ?

A) 71 B) 61
C) 79 D) 69
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 71

Explanation:

Fiest series : 3, 5, 7, 9

Second series : 5, 19, 41, ?

 Difference of Second series are 14, 22, 30 etc

Next term is 41+30 i.e equal to 71

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Q:

What should come next in the following letter sequence?

A A B A B C A B C D A B C D E A B C D

A) A B) E
C) C D) B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) E

Explanation:
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Q:

In a certain code language,

'134' means 'good and tasty';

'478' means 'see good pictures'  and

'729' means 'pictures are faint'.

Which of the following digits stands for 'see'?

A) 9 B) 2
C) 1 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8

Explanation:

Justification: 

In the first and second statements, the common code digit is '4' and the common word is 'good'.

So, '4' stands for 'good'.
In the second and third statements, the  common code digit is '7' and the common word is 'pictures'.
So, '7' means 'pictures'.
Thus, in the second statements, '8' means 'see'.

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Q:

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

 132       156       ?         210          240          272 

A) 196 B) 182
C) 199 D) 204
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 182

Explanation:

The given series follows a logic that

11 x 12, 12 x 13, 13 x 14, 14 x 15, 15 x 16,...

So the missing number is 13 x 14 = 182

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Q:

How many 4's are there preceded by 7 but not followed by 3?

5  9  3  2  1  7  4  2  6  9  7  4  6  1  3  2  8  7  4  1  3  8  3  2  5  6  7  4  3  9  5  8  2  0  1  8  7  4  6  3

A) Four B) Three
C) Six D) Five
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Four

Explanation:

7  4  2

7  4  6

7  4  1

7  4  6

 

Only at these placees 4 is preceded by 7 but not followed by 3

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Q:

If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on. What will West become?

A) North-East B) North-West
C) South-East D) South-West
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) South-East

Explanation:

 

It is clear from the diagrams that new name of West will become South-East.

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