Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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Consider the following information and answer questions based on it.

 

Seven bottles colored - brown, blue, black, violet, white, indigo and purple are kept in a row, in random order, from left to right such that the -

 

1. White and purple bottles are not at either extremes.

2. Brown bottle is to the immediate right of violet bottle and to the immediate left of the white bottle.

3. White, violet and brown bottles are not at the center.

4. Black bottle is to the immediate left of purple bottle.

5. Blue bottle is neither second last nor at either extremes.

 

Bottles at the extreme right and left ends are

 

A) Violet and purple B) Indigo and violet
C) Black and indigo D) Black and violet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Indigo and violet

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A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns and rows of Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, for example 'B' can be represented by 23, 42 etc and 'N' can be represented by 95, 96 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word 'SALT'.

 

 

A) 34,58,12,89 B) 20,97,41,89
C) 99,30,24,87 D) 33,88,31,8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 99,30,24,87

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In a certain code language, 'x' represents '+', '÷' represents 'x', '-' represents '÷' and '+' represents '-'. Find out the answer to the following question.

 

20 ÷ 12 - 30 + 10 x 10 = ?

 

A) 8 B) 25
C) 14 D) 21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 8

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Six boys are sitting in a row facing south. Gaurav is second to the right of Akash who is at one of the end. Prem is at fourth position to the left of Raman. Jatin and Nitin sit together. How many boys are sitting to the left of Nitin?

 

A) 4 B) 2
C) 3 D) Cannot be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cannot be determined

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In the given diagram, the triangle represents the set of people who posses a car, the square represents the set of people who possess a house, and the circle represents the set of people who possess gold.

 

 

What is the total number of people who possess a house and gold but do not have a car?

A) V B) V+VI
C) V+III D) V+VII
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) V

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If in a certain language, SCARCE is coded as CSRAEC, how is STABLE coded in that code?

A) TBSAEL B) BTSAEL
C) BTELSA D) TSBAEL
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) TSBAEL

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In a certain code language, “HORN” is written as “54” and “RHYM” is written as “63”. How is “PURE” written in that code language?

 

A) 60   B) 59  
C) 58   D) 61  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 59  

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How many 6's are there in the following sequence that are immediately preceeded by 3 but not immediately followed by 0?

 

3 6 9 0 6 9 3 6 9 3 6 6 3 6 0 6 3 3 6 0

A) 8 B) 3
C) 5 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3

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