Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

How many numbers amogst the numbers 9 to 54 are there which are exactly divisible by 9 but not by 3 ?

A) 5 B) 6
C) 0 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0

Explanation:

Any number divisible by 9 is also divisible by 3.

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Q:

In a certain code language, "ARMS" is written as "5467" and "LIAR" is written as "1254". How is "SMALL" written in that code language?

A) 76521 B) 76512
C) 76511 D) 76544
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 76511

Explanation:
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 A is the son of B, C.  B's sister has a son D and a daughter E. F is the maternal uncle of D.  How is E related to F ? 

A) Sister B) Daughter
C) Niece D) Wife
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Niece

Explanation:

E is the daughter of C and D is the son of C. So, F, who is the maternal uncle of D, is also the maternal uncle of E. 

Thus, E is the niece of F. 

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M is brother of N. B is brother of N. M is brother of D. But N is not brother of D. How is N related to D?

A) Nephew B) Cousin
C) Sister D) Brother
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sister

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Q:

Find the odd man out of the series 4, 5, 9, 18, 32, 59

A) 18 B) 5
C) 59 D) 32
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 32

Explanation:

In the given series, 

 2nd term = 1st term + 12= 4 +1 = 5  

3rd term = 2nd term + 22 =5+4= 9  

4th term = 3rd term + 32 =9+9=18  

5th term = 4th term + 42 = 18+16=34 

Therefore, odd term is 32

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Q:

Inflection best relates to

A) Tone B) Volume
C) Pace D) Vocabulary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tone

Explanation:

Inflection most often refers to the pitch and tone patterns in a person's speech that is where the voice rises and falls.

 

Hence, Inflection best relates to Tone.

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Q:

If wall is called window, window is called door, door is called floor, floor is called roof and roof is called ventilator, What will a person stand on ?

A) Window B) Wall
C) Floor D) Roof
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Roof

Explanation:

A person will stand on the floor and floor is called roof. So, a person will stand on the roof

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If in the given word VITREOUS all the constants are first arranged alphabetically, and then all the vowels are arranged alphabetically, which letter will be second to the right of fourth  from the left?

A) S B) T
C) I D) E
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) I

Explanation:

The given word is VITREOUS. Of which , TRSV are the consonants and IEOU are the vowels. Now, after making the changes as given in the question  we get following arrangment: RSTVEIOU.

Again from precalculation, we know that second to the right of fourth  from the left means (2+4=) 6th from the left. i.e I

 

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