Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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In a family, there are six members A, B, C, D, E and F. 

A and B are a married couple, A being the male member. D is the only son of C, who is the brother of A. E is the sister of D. B is the daughter-in-law of F, whose husband has died.  Who is C to B ? 

A) Brother B) Son-in-Law
C) Brother-in-Law D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Brother-in-Law

Explanation:

A is a male and married to B. So, A is the husband and B is the wife. C is the brother of A. D is the son of C. E, who is the sister of D will be the daughter of C. B is the daughter-in-law of F whose husband has died means F is the mother of A. 

C is the brother of A who is the husband of B. So, C is the brother-in-law of B 

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 I. A. B, C. D, E and F are six members of a family. 

 II. One couple has parents and their children in the family. 

 III. A is the son of C and E is the daughter of A. 

 IV. D is the daughter of F who is the mother of E. 

 Which of the following pairs is the parents of the couple ? 

A) AB B) BC
C) AF D) CF
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) BC

Explanation:

E is the daughter of A and F is the mother of E So, A is the father of E and hence the husband of F. Now,

D is the daughter of F So. D and E are the daughters of A and F Also. A is the son of C. 

Now, only B remains Thus. B and C are the parents of A. 

Clearly. B and C are the parents of the couple 

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Introducing a man, a woman said, 'He is the only son of my mother's mother." How is the woman related to the man ?  

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

Explanation:

My mother's mother — My grandmother: My grandmother's only son — My maternal uncle. So, the woman is man's niece. 

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How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters ESRO using each letter only once in each word?

A) None B) One
C) Two D) Three
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Three

Explanation:

Meaningful words are ROSE, SORE and EROS.

 

Note the meaning of the words SORE and EROS with the help of dictionary.

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Replace # sign with the mathematical operators '+', '/','-'or'=' to get a balanced equation out of 186 # 31 # 36 # 30.

 

A) + / = B) - = +
C) - + / D) / = -
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) / = -

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Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

Pernicious : Lethal : : Indict : ?

A) Insolent B) Impudent
C) Spoil D) Accuse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Accuse

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From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

ORDINALS

A) DINAR B) ADORN
C) SALON D) IDEAL
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) IDEAL

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In a certain code language, 'it is dark outside' is written as 'ha no ti ju','is it still raining' is written as 'pa ha da no', 'go and play outside' is written as 'su ju ye la'. How is 'dark' written in that code language?

A) ha B) ti
C) su D) ye
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ti

Explanation:
The code for outside is -ju. The code for it/is -ha/no. Hence, the code for dark is 'ti'
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