Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
 
102, 85, 68, 51, ?

A) 34 B) 40
C) 37 D) 31
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 34

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Q:

One word substitute :

a person who abstains from alcoholic drinks

A) Teetotaller B) Heretic
C) Angler D) Drunkard
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Teetotaller

Explanation:

A person who practices teetotalism i.e abstains from all kinds of alcoholic drinks is called a teetotaller or is simply said to be teetotal.

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One Word substitute :

Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool

A) Superannuation B) Imbecility
C) Senility D) Dotage
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Dotage

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Re-arrange the following sentences into a meaningful paragraph.

 

(A) comes into effect from today. The bank's savings account rate was 3.5 per cent during March 2003 to May 2011 for all savings bank account customers

(B) The bank's decision comes two days ahead of RBI's monetary policy meet and is likely to trigger

(C) with deposits of above Rs 1 crore, it said in a statement. The two-tier savings bank account interest rate

(D) to 3.5 per cent, lowest in six years, a decision that will impact 90 per cent of its customers

(E) The country's largest lender however will continue to pay 4 per cent interest on savings bank accounts

(F) SBI today cut interest rate on savings bank account deposits up to Rs 1 crore by 0.5 per cent

(G) rate war among peers. SBI's savings bank account base is of around Rs 9 lakh crore. 

A) BDFACEG B) BFDCAGE
C) EGACDFB D) FDBGECA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) FDBGECA

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If the following five names which name will come  in the last in a telephone directory ?

a) Mahinder  b) Mahender  c) Mahindra  d) Mahendra  e) Mohinder

A) Mahinder B) Mahindra
C) Mohinder D) Mahender
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mohinder

Explanation:

The given names will be arranged in the alphabetical order as : Mahender, Mahendra, Mahinder, Mahindra, Mohinder. Clearly, 'Mohinder' comes last.

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Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:

Dark:Light :: Noise:?

A) Music B) Quiet
C) Melody D) Vacuum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Quiet

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Q:

Find the similarity in the following:

 

Plays, Movies, Documentary, Road shows

 

A) All can be used to convey social messages B) All are show-cased in theaters
C) All of them are only in English language D) No similarity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) All can be used to convey social messages

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Which letter is in the middle between the ninth letter from the right and eighth letter from the left in the given alphabets?

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

Explanation:

9th letter from the right means (26 - 9 + 1 =) 18th letter from the left. Now, the middle letter between 18th letter from the left  and 8th letter from the left = [(18+8)/2] = 13th leter from the left = M.

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