Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

There are two examinations rooms P and Q. If 10 students are sent from P to Q, then the number of students in each room is the same. If 20 candidates are sent from Q to P, then the number of students in P is double the number of students in Q. The number of students in room Q is ?

A) 100 B) 70
C) 120 D) 80
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 80

Explanation:

If 'k' is number of students in P and 'l' is number of students in Q, then
From the given conditions, we have
=> k - 10 = l + 10 .......(1)
=> k + 20 = 2(l - 20) ....(2)

Solving these eqns, we get
k = 100 and l = 80.
Therefore, number of students in class Q is 80.

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Q:

O and O' are the center of the two circles with radii 7cm and 9cm respectively. The distance between the centers is 20cm. If PQ be the transverse common tangent to the circles, which cuts OO' at X, what is the length of O'X in cm ?

A) 10 B) 6
C) 35/4 D) 45/4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 45/4

Explanation:

As clear from the figure itself, triangle OQX and triangle O'PX are similar.

So,

OQ/O'P = OX/O'X

=> OX = (7/9)xO'X

And since, OX + O'X = 20

=> (7/9)xO'X + O'X = 20

=> O'X = 45/4

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Q:

Mathematics : Numbers :: History : ?

A) Wars B) People
C) Events D) Dates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Events

Explanation:

Mathematics is the theory of numbers and history is the theory of past events.

Hence Mathematics : Numbers :: History : Events.

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Q:

If [P @ Q] means [P is wife of Q], [P+Q] means [P is father of Q] and [P - Q] means [P is sister of Q] then in [G+ H - R @ D], how is G related to D ?

A) Son-in-law B) Grand father
C) Father-in-law D) Brother
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Father-in-law

Explanation:

"G is father in law of D"
G+H means G is father of H
H is either son or daughter of G
H-R means H is sister of R
R@D means R is wife of D
so H and R are sisters
and daughters of G
so husband of R i.e. D is son in law of G
or G is father in law of D

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Q:

If three groups could be formed using the given figures only once, these groups would be ___.

 

 

 

A) (1,9,6), (2,5,7) and (3,4,8) B) (1,9,6), (2,4,7) and (3,5,8)
C) (1,5,6), (3,4,7) and (2,9,8) D) (1,9,6), (2,4,8) and (3,5,7)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) (1,9,6), (2,4,7) and (3,5,8)

Explanation:
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

If the first half of the given alphabets are written in reverse order which letter should be 8th letter to the left of 14th letter from the right?

A) E B) G
C) J D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of these

Explanation:

8th letter of the left of 14th letter from the right means (8 + 14 =) 22nd letter from the right. 22nd letter from the right means (26 - 22 + 1 =) 5th letter from the left.  We know that 5th letter falls into the first half of the series which is reversed.

Hence, the required letter is (13 - 5 + 1 =) 9th letter from the left of the English alphabet.

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Q:

In the following question, various terms of an alphanumerical series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives. 3F, 6G, 11I, 18L, ?

A) 27Q B) 27P
C) 25N D) 21O
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 27P

Explanation:

The letters move 1, 2, 3, ... steps forward.
The numbers increase by + 3, + 5, + 7, + 9....

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Q:

If the letters of the word OBSERVANT are interchanged, such that the first becomes ninth, second becomes eighth and so on, and the position of the fifth letter remains unchanged then what will be the new arrangement of letters?

A) TNAVERSBO B) TNAVRESBO
C) NTAVERSBO D) VANTRESBO
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) TNAVRESBO

Explanation:

Given word is O B S E R V A N T. After making the change as given in the question, we get the following arrangement:

T N A V R E S B O. 

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