Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative 

Assertion (A) : There is no vaccine for AIDS. 

 Resson (R)   : The AIDS virus changes its genetic code 

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

A vaccine contains the inactivated germs of the disease. But the AIDS virus changes its genetic code and so on vaccine has been invented for it. 

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

 

39, 40, 42, 43, 45, ?

 

A) 47   B) 46  
C) 48   D) 49
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 46  

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Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

1. Opaque

2. Omission

3. Only

4. Onset

5. Omit

A) 51243 B) 25341
C) 42513 D) 21354
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25341

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

 

3, 4, 6, 9, 13, ?

 

A) 17 B) 20
C) 18 D) 21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18

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Insert the missing character marked as '?'.

 

 

A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3

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Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative 

Assertion(A)   :   When common salt is kept open, it absorbs moisture from the air. 

Reason (R)     :   Common salt contains magnesium chloride. 

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Magnesium chloride present in common salt is a deliquescent substance i.e. it absorbs moisture from the air when kept in open. 

 

 

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

 

5, 9, 13, 17, ?

 

A) 19 B) 25
C) 21 D) 24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 21

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

 

4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, ?

 

A) 14 B) 16
C) 15 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 16

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