Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

In a certain code language,

(A) ‘pit dar na’ means ‘you are good’

(B) ‘dar tok pa’ means ‘good and bad’

(C) ‘tim na tok’ means 'they are bad’

In that language, which word stands for 'they' ?

A) na B) tok
C) tim D) pit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) tim

Explanation:

Justification:      

In the first and third statements, the common word is 'na' and the common word is 'are'.

So, 'na' means 'are'.
In the second and third statements, the common code word is 'tok' and the common word is 'bad'.
So, 'tok' means 'bad'.
Thus, in the third statements, 'tim' stands for 'they'.

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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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Arrange the following in a logical order :

1. Euphoria     2. Happiness     3. Ambivalence     4. Ecstasy     5. Pleasure

A) 1, 4, 2, 5, 3 B) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
C) 3, 2, 5, 1, 4 D) 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3, 2, 5, 1, 4

Explanation:

All the given words stand for 'Joy', but the intensity increases in the order - Ambivalence, Happiness, Pleasure, Euphoria, Ecstasy.

Thus the correct order is 3, 2, 5, 1, 4.

Hence the answer is (C)

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Q:

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

 

48 : 196 : : 52 : ?

 

A) 184 B) 198
C) 212 D) 238
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 212

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Q:

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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Q:

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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Q:

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

EGIK:YWUS::FHJL:______________

A) ZXYT B) YXWV
C) XVTR D) WVSQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ZXYT

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