Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

If the positions of the fifth and twelfth letters of the word 'GLORIFICATIONS' are interchanged; and likewise the position of the fourth and fourteenth letters, the third and tenth letters, the second and eleventh letters and the first and thirteenth letters are interchanged, which of the following will be twelfth letter from the right end ?

A) O B) I
C) T D) R
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) T

Explanation:

The new letter sequence is N I T S O F I C A O L I G R.

The eight twelth from the end is T.

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Q:

A scenery always has ________

A) Rivers B) Mountains
C) Paints D) Composition
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Composition

Explanation:
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Q:

Select the most suitable Venn diagram to represent the following relationship.

 

India, Maharashtra and Kerala

 

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

Explanation:
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Q:

Bread : Yeast :: Curd : ?

A) Fungi B) Bacteria
C) Germs D) Virus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bacteria

Explanation:

First is produced by the action of the second.

Hence, Bread : Yeast :: Curd : Bacteria.

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Q:

The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is twice the sum of its exterior angles. How many sides does the polygon have ?

A) 6 B) 4
C) 5 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6

Explanation:

We know that

Sum of Interior angles of Polygon = 180(n-2)
Sum of Exterior angles of Polygon = 360
so 180(n-2)=2x360
Therefore, by solving we get n=6 sides.

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Q:

Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives T, R, P, N, L, ?, ?

A) K,I B) J, H
C) J, G D) K, H
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) J, H

Explanation:

T - 2 = R
R - 2 = P
P - 2 = N
N - 2 = L
L - 2 = J
J - 2 = H

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Q:

In certain code, TOGETHER is written as TCJRGEQR. In the same code JOINING will be written as?

A) EPGPGQH B) QHPGPGE
C) HQGPGPE D) EGPGPHQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) EPGPGQH

Explanation:

The letters at odd positions are each moved two steps backward and those at even positions are each moved two steps forward and the obtained code is reversed to get the corresponding letters of the code.

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Q:

Country : President :: State : ?

A) Governor B) Speaker
C) Prime Minister D) Chief Minister
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Governor

Explanation:

The President is the highest officer in the country. Similarly, Governor is the highest officer of the state.

 

Hence, Country : President :: State : Governor.

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