Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

In a street, there are certain number of houses. People in that street are decided to paint their houses with certain colours. If four houses are painted with each colour, then one house will be left without any colour. If five houses are painted with each colour, then one colour will remain. Find the number of houses in that street ?

A) 25 B) 6
C) 32 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25

Explanation:

Let x be number of houses and y be colors.

on the basis of question
x = 4y+1
x = 5(y-1)
on solving these 2 equations x = 25

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Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace 'x' in the series 31,45,35,47,39,x,43,51,47,53

A) 48 B) 49
C) 36 D) 38
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 49

Explanation:

The given sequence is a combination of two series
1)31,35,39,43,47
2) 45,47,49,51,53
So,the missing term is 49

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 In the following question four words are given of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words.

(A) Soft    (B) Fatiguing     (C) Discordant     (D) Force  

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

Explanation:

Meaning of Discordant = Harsh

That implies Harsh opposite is soft.

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Introducing a man to her husband, a woman said, This brother's father is the only son of my grandfather." How is the woman related to his man ? 

A) Mother B) Aunt
C) Sister D) Daughter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sister

Explanation:

Only sun of her grandfather — Her father; man's brother's father — man's father.

So, man's father is her father 

i.e, She is the man's sister. 

 

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Q:

In a certain code language, "CONDITION" is written as "@#^$*!*#^". How is "NOTION" written in that code language?

A) ^#!*^# B) ^!#*#^
C) ^#*!#^ D) ^#!*#^
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ^#!*#^

Explanation:
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Q:

Choose out the odd one

A) Sheet B) Pillow
C) Cot D) Quilt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cot

Explanation:

All except cot are bed-spread parts

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Q:

From the given alternatives, select the word which CANNOT be formed using the letters of the given word.

 

Pseudonym

 

A) Son   B)  Does  
C) Pose   D) Pendulum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pendulum

Explanation:
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In the following question, various terms of an alphabet series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives. Y, B, T, G, O, ?

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

Explanation:

The sequence consists of two series (Y, T, O) and (B, G, ?). The first series consists of 2nd, 7th and 12th letters from the end of English alphabet. The second series consists of 2nd, 7th and 12th letters from the beginning of English alphabet.

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