Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

In a row of boys, If A who is 10th from the left and B who is 9th from the right interchange their positions, A becomes 15th from the left. How many boys are there in the row ?

A) 23 B) 31
C) 27 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 23

Explanation:

Clearly, A’s new position is 15th from the left. But this is the same as B’s earlier position which is 9th from the right.

 

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

BEF : GJK : : LOP : ?

A) QUV B) QTU
C) QST D) QUT
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) QTU

Explanation:
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Q:

Pointing to a person, a man said to a woman, "His mother is the only daughter of your father." How was the woman related to the person ? 

A) Aunt B) Mother
C) Wife D) Daughter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Aunt

Explanation:

Daughter of your father — Your sister. So, the person's mother is woman's sister or the woman is person's aunt. 

 

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Q:

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

Head : Human Body :: ?

A) Arc : Circle B) Cube : Circle
C) Square : Circle D) Triangle : Circle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Arc : Circle

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Q:

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

 

6 : 108 : : 11 : ?

 

A) 363 B) 333
C) 253 D) 340
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 363

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Q:

What is the next number of the following sequence ?

21, 77, 165, 285, ......

A) 404 B) 415
C) 426 D) 437
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 437

Explanation:

The series follow the rule,

 


21 = 
77 = 92-4
165 = 132-4
285 = 172-4


5,9,13,17,21,(+4)...
In the same way next no. will be
212-4 = 441 - 4 = 437

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Q:

Two old friends, Jack and Bill, meet after a long time.

 

Jack: Hey, how are you man?
Bill: Not bad, got married and I have three kids now

 

Jack: That’s awesome. How old are they?
Bill: The product of their ages is 72 and the sum of their ages is the same as your birth date.

 

Jack: Cool … But I still don’t know.
Bill : My eldest kid just started taking piano lessons.

 

Jack: Oh now I get it.
How old are Bill’s kids ?

A) 3, 3, 8 B) 2, 6, 6
C) 1, 6, 12 D) 1, 8, 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3, 3, 8

Explanation:

Let’s break it down. The product of their ages is 72. So what are the possible choices?

 

2, 2, 18 – sum(2, 2, 18) = 22
2, 4, 9 – sum(2, 4, 9) = 15
2, 6, 6 – sum(2, 6, 6) = 14
2, 3, 12 – sum(2, 3, 12) = 17
3, 4, 6 – sum(3, 4, 6) = 13
3, 3, 8 – sum(3, 3, 8 ) = 14
1, 8, 9 – sum(1,8,9) = 18
1, 3, 24 – sum(1, 3, 24) = 28
1, 4, 18 – sum(1, 4, 18) = 23
1, 2, 36 – sum(1, 2, 36) = 39
1, 6, 12 – sum(1, 6, 12) = 19

 

The sum of their ages is the same as your birth date. That could be anything from 1 to 31 but the fact that Jack was unable to find out the ages, it means there are two or more combinations with the same sum. From the choices above, only two of them are possible now.

 

2, 6, 6 – sum(2, 6, 6) = 14
3, 3, 8 – sum(3, 3, 8 ) = 14

 

Since the eldest kid is taking piano lessons, we can eliminate combination 1 since there are two eldest ones. The answer is 3, 3 and 8.

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Q:

Find the missing number in the given series ?

15, 51, 216, 1100, ?, 46452

A) 5660 B) 6560
C) 6750 D) 6630
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6630

Explanation:

Let first no. be "k" and multiple be "l"...start value of y with 3
then,
[(k x y) + {l x (l-1)}]
Thus, we get

15 x 3 + 3 x 2 = 51
51 x 4 + 4 x 3 = 216
216 x 5 + 5 x 4 = 1100
1100 x 6 + 6 x 5 = 6630
6630 x 7 + 7 x 6 = 46452

Therefore, the missing number is 6630.

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