Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Determine which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
Some actors are singers.
All the singers are dancers.

Conclusions:
(i) Some actors are dancers.
(ii) No singer is an actor.

A) Neither (i) nor (ii) follows B) Either (i) or (ii) follows
C) Only conclusion (ii) follows D) Only conclusion (i) follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Only conclusion (i) follows

Explanation:

Some + All = Some

and the common word in two statements is Singers will not be used.

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Q:

Introducing a boy a Ankit said," He is the son of daughter of my grandfather's son". How is that boy related to Ankit?

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

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Q:

What is the reciprocal of a negative number?

Answer

The reciprocal of a negative number is always a negative number. So that the number and its reciprocal multiply to 1. 


 


All real numbers except 0 have reciprocals.

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Q:

Ram is facing towards the south. He turns to his left and moves 40 km, and then turns to his right and moves 50 km more. Finally, he turns to his left again and moves 60 km. Which direction is he facing now?

A) East B) West
C) North D) South
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) East

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Q:

Standing on a platform, Rajan told Kumar that Varanasi was more than 20 km but less than 25 km from there. Kumar knew that it was more than 18 km but less than 22 km from there. If both of them are correct, then which of the following is the true distance of Varanasi from the platform ?

A) 20 km B) 22 km
C) 19 km D) 21 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 21 km

Explanation:

From both voices it can be conclude that,

Varanasi is more than 20km but less than 22km away. That is it is 21 kms away.

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Q:

A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

?, WX, AB, FG

A) TU B) XW
C) PQ D) UV
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TU

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Q:

A man introduces a lady as the daughter of the daughter of the father of his uncle. His uncle has only one sibling. The lady is the man's __.

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

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Q:

Which of the following options correctly describes the given statement.

 

Statement :

 

There are four rooks in a game of chess.

 

A) Never B) Often
C) Always D) Sometimes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Always

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