Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.

 

1) There are 6 members in a family in which there are two married couples.

2) Sandhya, a lawyer, is married to the engineer and is mother of Charu and Suraj.

3) Bhuvanesh, the teacher, is married Aruna.

4) Aruna has one son and one grandson.

5) Of the two married ladies one is a housewife.

6) There is also one student and one male doctor in the family

 

Which of the following is true about the granddaughter in the family?

A) She is a Doctor B) She is a Teacher
C) She is a Student D) Data inadequate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) She is a Student

Explanation:
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Daya has a brother Anil. Daya is the son of Chandra. Bimal is Chandra's father. In terms of relationship, what is Anil of Bimal ? 

A) Son B) Grandson
C) Brother D) Grandfather
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Grandson

Explanation:

Anil is the brother of Daya and Days is the son of Chandra. 

So, Anil is the son of Chandra Now, Bimal is the father of Chandra. 

So, Anil is the grandson of Bimal. 

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Q:

Major is related to Lieutenant in the same way squadron leader is related to ?

A) Group Captain B) Flying Officer
C) Pilot Officer D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Flying Officer

Explanation:

Major and Squadron leader are equivalent ranks in Army and Air Force respectively . In the same way Lieutenant and Flying officer are equivalent ranks in Army and Air Force respectively.

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In the following question a letter-series is given, in which some letters are missing. The missing letters are given in the proper sequence as one of the alternatives. Choose the correct alternatives. ba_ba_bac_acb_cbac

A) bbca B) ccba
C) cbac D) aacb
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ccba

Explanation:

The series is bac/bac/bac/bac/bac/bac.
The pattern bac is repeated.

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Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative 

Assertion(A) :  A little gap is left between iron rails. 

Reason (R)   :  Iron expands in summer. 

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Iron expands in summer. So, gaps are left between rails to allow for expansion. 

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What is the price range of ordinary wall clocks ? 

I. The price range of ordinary wrist watches of company X is Rs 400 to Rs 600. 

II. The price range of ordinary wall clocks of company X is 50 percent that of their ordinary watches. 

A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question
C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question; D) If the data even in both the statements together are sufficient to answer the question
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data even in both the statements together are sufficient to answer the question

Explanation:

From both the statements together, we can conclude that the price range of ordinary wall clocks is Rs 200 to Rs 300. Thus, both I and II are required 

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Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

Cricketer, Footballer, Indian

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

Explanation:
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Find the wrong number in the given series :

26, 20, 16, 11, 8, 6, 5

A) 5 B) 26
C) 11 D) 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 16

Explanation:

26 - 6 = 20

20 - 5 = 15

15 - 4 = 11

11 - 3 = 8

8 - 2 = 6

6 - 1 = 5

Therefore, 16 is wrong number.

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