Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Two letters in the word 'LEMON' have as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabet Which one of the two letters comes earlier in the alphabet ? 

A) L B) N
C) E D) M
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) L

Explanation:

Letters in the word                     Letters in the alphabet

      LEMO                                            LMNO

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A girl introduced a boy as the son of the daughter of the father of her uncle. The boy is girl's ?

A) Son B) Brother
C) Cousin D) Nephew
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brother

Explanation:

Brother

Justification: Daughter of uncle's father -- Uncle's sister -- Mother;
Mother's son -- Brother.

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Q:

Archipelago : Islands :: Massif : ?

A) Caves B) Hillocks
C) Mountains D) Forests
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mountains

Explanation:

First is a group of the second.

Hence, Archipelago : Islands :: Massif : Mountains.

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In a certain code MADHYA PRADESH is written as MDYAHA PAEHRDS and  SRI LANKA is written as SRI LNAAK. How is TAMIL NADU written in that code?

A) TLMIA NDAU B) TMLAI NDAU
C) TMLIA NDAU D) TMLAI NADU
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) TMLAI NDAU

Explanation:

Letters at the odd places of the word are written first and these letters are followed by letters at even places.

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Q:

Study the following figure and answer the questions given below.

 

 

By which number, the trained unmarried lecturers in the college are represented?

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

Explanation:
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Q:

The presence ofcalcium in milk makes it white.Rice,too,is white.Therefore rice also contains calcium

A) False B) Probably true
C) True D) Can't say
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Can't say

Explanation:
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Indolence is related to Work in the same way as Taciturn is related to

A) Observe B) Speak
C) Cheat D) Act
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Speak

Explanation:

"The words in each pair are antonyms of each other". Here "opposite Relationship" exists. The Word Indolence and the word work are opposite to each other. Similarly the opposite of the word Taciturn is speak.

Indolence - Meaning of this word is 'Laziness'

Taciturn - Meaning of this word is ' Saying very little' , not communicating a lot.

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From the word 'BEHIND', how many independent words can be made without changing the order of the letters and using each letter only once ?  

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

Explanation:

The words are BE and HIND 

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