Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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Suresh introduces a man as " He is the son of the woman who is the mother of the husband of my mother ". How is Suresh related to the man ?  

A) Son-in-law B) Cousin
C) Father D) Son
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Son

Explanation:
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Q:

Jeopardy : Peril :: Jealousy : ?

A) Lust B) Sin
C) Envy D) Insecurity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Envy

Explanation:

First is a more intense form of the second. Here Jeopardy is the more intense form of Peril and we know that Jealousy is the more intense form of Envy.

 

Hence, Jeopardy : Peril :: Jealousy : Envy.

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A group of 1200 persons consisting of boys and girls is travelling in a Bus. For every 15 boys there is one girl. The number of girls in the group is ?

A) 60 B) 65
C) 70 D) 75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 75

Explanation:

If there are x girls, then
x + 15x = 1200
16x = 1200
x= 1200/16 = 75

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If the following series is written in the reverse order, which number will be fourth to the right of the seventh number from the left?

7, 3, 9, 7, 0, 3, 8, 4, 6, 2, 1, 0, 5, 11, 13

 

A) 5 B) 11
C) 9 D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 0

Explanation:

The given series when written in reverse order becomes:

13, 11, 5, 0, 1, 2, 6, 4, 8, 3, 0, 7, 9, 3, 7

The seventh number from the left is 6, the fourth number to the right of 6 is 0

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Q:

Study the following diagram and answer questions based on it.

 

 

The diagram represents the favourite ice-cream flavours of kids in a society.

 

How many kids like Strawberry but not Vanilla?

A) 4 B) 5
C) 7 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7

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Q:

Dilatory : Expeditious :: Direct : ?

A) Straight B) Curved
C) Circumlocutory D) Tortuous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Circumlocutory

Explanation:

The words in each pair are opposites of each other. 

Hence, Dilatory : Expeditious :: Direct : Circumlocutory.

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Lakshmi and Meena are Rohan's wifes. Shalini is Meena's step-daughter. How is Lakshmi related to Shalini ?

A) Sister B) Mother
C) Step-mother D) Mother-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mother

Explanation:

Shalini is Meena's step-daughter means Shalini is the daughter of the other wife of Rohan. 

So, Shalini is the daughter of Lakshmi or Lakshmi is the mother of Shalini 

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Q:

In the given numbers, if in each number first digit is replaced by the third digit, second digit is replaced by the first digit and third digit is replaced by the second digit then which number will be the biggest ?

653   749   872   933   541

A) 933 B) 872
C) 749 D) 653
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 749

Explanation:

From the given data,

EXP.

Largest number = 974

Therefore, the required number is 749.

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