Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

In a group of persons travelling in a bus, 6 persons can speak Tamil, 15 can speak Hindi and 6 can speak Gujarati. In that group, none can speak any other language. If 2 persons in the group can speak two languages and one person can speak all the three languages, then how many persons are there in the group ? 

A) 21 B) 22
C) 23 D) 24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 23

Explanation:

Let us assume the two persons who can speak two languages speak Hindi and Tamil. The third person then speaks all the three languages.

Tamil – Number of persons who can speak is 6. Only Tamil 6 – 2 – 1 = 3

Hindi - Number of persons who can speak is 15. Only Hindi 15 – 2 – 1 12

Gujarati – Number of persons who can speak is 6. Only Gujarati 6 – 1 = 5

Thus the number of persons who can speak only one language is 3 + 12 + 5 = 20

Number of persons who can speak two languages = 2

Number of person who an speak all the languages = 1

Total number of persons = 23.

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Acording to a military code, SYSTEM is SYSMET and NEARER is AENRER. What is the code for FRACTION ?

A) CARFTINO B) CARFTION
C) ARFCNOIT D) CARFNOIT
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) CARFNOIT

Explanation:

The letter is the first half and the letter half of the word are separately reversed to obtain the code.

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Study the following information and answer the questions.

Point A is 8m to the west of Point B. Point C is 4m to the south of Point B. Point D is 4m to the east of Point C. Point F is 6m to the north of Point D. Point E is 8m to the west of Point F. Point G is 2m to the south of Point E.

How far and in which direction is Point G from Point A?

A) 4m to the east B) 8m to the west
C) 4m to the west D) 8m to the east
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4m to the east

Explanation:
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Q:

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

BFJ: KOS : : KOS : ?

 

A) TXC B) SXB
C) TXB D) SXC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) SXB

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Q:

Insert the missing character marked as '?'.

 

 

A) 15 B) 18
C) 19 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 18

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In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.

5 : 124 : : 6 : ?

A) 215 B) 216
C) 217 D) 220
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 215

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Q:

Guess the next number in the given number series?

999, 990, 998, 991, 997, 992, ?

A) 996 B) 1000
C) 999 D) 1001
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 996

Explanation:

The given number series 999, 990, 998, 991, 997, 992, ?

It follows a pattern that,

999

999 - 9 = 990

990 + 8 = 998

998 - 7 = 991

991 + 6 = 997

997 - 5 = 992

992 + 4 = 996

 

Hence, the next number in the given number series is 996.

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Q:

Nitin ranks 18th in a class of 49 students. What is rank from the last ?

A) 31 B) 18
C) 32 D) 19
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 32

Explanation:

Number students behind the nitin in rank = (49 - 18) = 31

Nitin is 32nd from the last

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