Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

What should come next in the following number series?

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

A) 9 B) 8
C) 7 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6

Explanation:

Here the series is:

 

987654321, 87654321, 7654321, 65...

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If A means '+', @ means 'x', & means '/' and V means '-', then the value of

 

7 @ 2 V 135 & 5 @ 3 & 9 A 1

A) 14 B) 9
C) 6 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6

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In a certain office, 1/3 of workers are women, 1/2 of the women are married and 1/3 of the married women have children. If 3/4  of the men are married and 2/3  of the married men have children, what part of the workers are without children?

A) 5/18 B) 4/9
C) 11/18 D) 17/36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 11/18

Explanation:

Let the total number of workers be x. Then, 

 

Number of women = x/3 and number of men = x - x/3  = 2x/3

 

Number of women having children = x/18

 

Number of men having children = x/3

 

Number of workers having children = (x/18) + (x/3) = 7x/18

  

Therefore, workers having no children = x - 7x/18 = 11/18 of all workers.

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Q:

Find the next two terms in the series

 

J-11, L-13, N-15, P-17, ?, ?

 

A) C-3, H-8 B) R-18, V-22
C) R-19, T-21 D) O-15, R-16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) O-15, R-16

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Q:

In the following question, select the related letter/letters from the given alternatives.

 

BCE : IJL : : CDF : ?

 

A) KLN B) JKM
C) JLN D) KMN
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) JKM

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Q:

The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

 

10 ÷ 18 + 25 x 20 - 5 = 92

 

A) + and x B) + and ÷
C) ÷ and - D) - and +
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ÷ and -

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Q:

Introducing a man to her husband , a woman said "His brother's father is the only son of my grandfather". How is the woman related to this man?

A) Mother B) Aunt
C) Sister D) Aunt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sister

Explanation:

Only son of woman's grandfather - woman's father;  Man's brother's father - Man's father 

So, man's father is woman's father i.e woman is the man's sister.

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Q:

From the given alternatives, according to dictionary, which word will come at FOURTH position?

 

A) Candy B) Candle
C) Camera D) Cactus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Candle

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