Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

In the following question, select the odd word from the given alternatives.

In each of the following questions three statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the given three statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:

All books are novels.
No novel is a magazine.
All magazines are newspaper.
Conclusions: 

I.No book is a magazine.
II. Some newspaper are novels.

A series is given, with one word missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
nephew, anther, tenses, prunes, preens, ?

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

Smart, Aspire, Castle, Abysmal, Accost, ?

If "A" denotes "added to", "C" denotes "divided by", "D" denotes "multiplied by" and "B" denotes "subtracted from", then 72 C 9 D 2 B 6 A 10 = ?

Three words in bold letters are given in each question, which have something in common among themselves. Out of the four given alternatives, choose the most appropriate description about these three words.

Baruni: Digboi: Ankleshwar

The given ven diagram represents the students who can speak different languages. According to it, the total number of students who can speak exactly two languages is ___.

From point A, Ram moves 100m in north ­east direction, he again turns and moves 100m in south­east direction. He again turns and covers 100m south-west and finally covers 100m in north­ west direction. In which direction is he now with respect to A?