Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Pointing to a lady , a man said," The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife."How is the lady related to the man ?

A) sister of father-in-law B) sister
C) mother D) mother-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) sister of father-in-law

Explanation:

Brother of person's wife → brother-in-law of the person. Hence, the son of lady's brother is brother-in-law of the person.

Therefore, the brother of the lady is the father-in-law of the person. Hence, the lady is the sister of the person's father-in-law.

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Q:

In a group of buffaloes and ducks the number of legs are 24 more than twice the number of heads. What is the number of buffaloes in the group ? 

A) 6 B) 18
C) 12 D) 24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12

Explanation:

Let the number of buffaloes be x

 and number of ducks be y.

Now, number of heads = x+y

Number of legs = 4x+2y  .......(1) 

But given that legs = 2(x+y)+24 ......(2)

 

solving (1) & (2),we get

 

4x+2y=2x+2y+24 

 

--> x=12.

 

Therefore number of buffaloes =12

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On sport’s day, if 12 children were made to stand in each column, 98 columns could be formed. After a certain music being played the plan was that the children have to stand in concentric circles such that the innermost circle will have one student, the next circle will have two students, the third circle will have 3 students and so on. How many circles will be formed in this manner ?

A) 44 B) 46
C) 48 D) 49
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 48

Explanation:

No. of students will be 98 x 12 = 1176
let us consider n circles then 1 + 2 + 3 + ....+ n = 1176
n(n+1)/2 = 1176
n = 48 circles.

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Q:

The value of -4-(-10) is how much greater then the value of -10-(-4) ?

A) 10 B) 6
C) 12 D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12

Explanation:

-4-(-10) = -4+10 = 6

 

-10-(-4) = -10+4= -6

 

Therefore, 6-(-6) = 6+6 = 12

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Q:

Choose the word which is least like the others word in a group?

A) Lima B) Algiers
C) New York D) Tokyo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) New York

Explanation:

All except New York are capital cities

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Q:

Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

A) Rice B) Wheat
C) Barley D) Mustard
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mustard

Explanation:

Except Mustard each belongs to the same categeory, viz foodgrains. Mustard is an oilseed.

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Q:

Q's mother is sister of P and daughter of M who is brother of R. S is daughter of P and sister of T. How is M related to T ?

A) Grand father B) Grand mother
C) Grand father or Grand mother D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Grand father

Explanation:

Q's mother is sister of P and daughter of M => P is the child of M.
S is daughter of P and sister of T, so P is parent of T too.
M ----> parent --------> P ------------>parent -------------> T
But given M is brother of R => M is male.

So, M is grandfather of T.

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Q:

A is sister of B who is mother of C who is mother of D. E is the grand mother of D. Then how C is related to E ?

A) Sister B) Daughter
C) Mother D) Daughter-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Daughter-in-law

Explanation:

        GM    GM
A ---- B ---- E
         |
         |
         C
         |
         |
         D (Grand son or daughter)

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