Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

FRIEND : FPIBNZ :: PATRON : ? 

A) PTYOPI B) PYTOPJ
C) PYTOOJ D) PYTPOJ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) PYTOOJ

Explanation:

FRIEND : FPIBNZ

Follows a pattern that,

F - F

R- second letter to left of R i.e, P

I - I

E - Third letter to left of E i.e, B

N - N

D - Fourth letter to left of D i.e, Z

Similarly, for PATRON 

P - P

A -  second letter to left of A i.e, Y

T - T

R - Third letter to left of R i.e, O

O - O

N - Fourth letter to left of N i.e, J

PATRON : PYTOOJ

 

Therefore, FRIEND : FPIBNZ :: PATRON : PYTOOJ

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Q:

Fill in the blank with suitable preposition in the following sentence.

 

____ the two I prefer tea.

A) From B) In
C) Between D) Among
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Between

Explanation:

Between the two I prefer tea is the correct sentence with suitable preposition.

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Q:

Arun and Amit started walking from two different points 'A' and 'B' respectively.Arun walks 2 kms North and turns to the East and walks 3 kms and again turns to North walks 4 kms and finally turns to East and Walks 5kms to reach point 'C'. Similarly, Amit walks 2 kms North and turns to west and walks 3 kms and finally turns to North, walks 4 kms and meets Arun at point 'C'. What is the distance between Arun and Amit's starting points?

 

A) 5 km B) 8 km
C) 11 km D) 13 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 11 km

Explanation:

Where A= Arun's starting point; B = Amit's starting point; C = The point where Arun and Amit meet

PQ + RC + ST = 3 + 5 + 3 = 11 kms.

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Q:

Select from the five alternative diagrams, the one that best illustrates the relationship among the three classes  :  Truck, Ship, Goods

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

Explanation:

Truck and Ship are entirely different. But some Goods are carried by some Trucks and some Goods are carried by some Ships.

 

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Q:

Find out the wrong term in the series 125, 126, 124, 127, 123, 129

A) 129 B) 125
C) 127 D) 123
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 129

Explanation:

The correct pattern is +1, -2, +3, -4, +5, . . . .
So,129 wrong and must be replaced by 123 + 5 = 128

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Q:

Sullen is to moody as monotonous is to what

A) Repetitious B) Attractive
C) Drab D) Varied
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Repetitious

Explanation:

Here the given words, sullen and moody are synonyms to each other which means that gloomy, resentful. Similarly, repetitious and monotonous are synonyms to each other which means dull, tedious.

 

Hence, Sullen : moody :: monotonous : repetitious.

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Q:

Pigeon:Peace::White flag:?

A) Surrender B) War
C) Victory D) friendship
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Surrender

Explanation:

Pigeon is a symbol of peace and white flag is a symbol of surrender.

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Q:

If it is possible to form a number which is a perfect square of a two digit odd number using the second, fourth, seventh digits of the number 739142658 using each only once, which of the following is the second digit of that two-digit odd number?

A) 4 B) 7
C) 3 D) none
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) none

Explanation:

The 2nd, 4th, 7th digits are 3, 1, 6 respectively.

 

The perfect square of a two-digit odd number, formed using these digits, is 361

 

and 361 = 19^2

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