Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

How many right angles does a square have?

A) 2 B) 6
C) 4 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

Explanation:

A square and a rectangle each have 4 right (90 deg) angles. 

Both square and rctangle have 4 sides and 4 angles, but the only difference is square is a rectangle with all sides equal.

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Q:

If LIGHT is coded as MJHIU, find the code for NORMAL

A) ORNMAL B) OPSNBM
C) ORSBNM D) MNROLA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) OPSNBM

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Q:

Three persons P,Q and R wore shirts of White, Black and Blue colours (not necessarily in that order) and pants of Green, Red and White colours (not necessarily in that order). No persons wore shirts and pants of same colour. And further it is given that

1.A did not wear shirt of Black colour.
2.B did not wear shirt of Blue colour.
3.C did not wear shirt of White colour.
4.A did not wear pants of Green colour.
5.B wear pant of White colour.

What were the colours of the pant and shirt wear by person A respectively?

A) Green and Blue B) White and Black
C) Red and White D) Green and White
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Red and White

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Introducing a girl, Poonam says, "She is the daughter of the only sister of the son of my mother". How is that girl related to Poonam?

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

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Q:

Which of the following interchanges in signs and numbers will make the given equation correct?
8 x 9 + 2 = 74

A) x and =, 2 and 9 B) x and +, 8 and 2
C) + and x, 8 and 9 D) + and =, 74 and 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) x and +, 8 and 2

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Q:

Negative divided by Negative

A) -ve B) +ve
C) 0 D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) +ve

Explanation:

We know the Mathematical rules that

 

++ = ++- = --+ = --- = +

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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) Watchman B) Retailer
C) Abattoir D) Boatman
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Abattoir

Explanation:

An Abattoir is a place where animals are killed for meat.

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Q:

284 028 in word form?

A) Twenty eight thousand four hundred and twenty eight B) Two lakhs eighty four thousand twenty eight
C) Twenty eight lakhs forty thousand twenty eight D) Two lakhs eight forty thousand twenty eight
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Two lakhs eighty four thousand twenty eight

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