Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

A man pointing to a photograph says, 'The lady in the photograph is my nephew's maternal grandmother." How is the lady in the photograph related to the man's sister who has no other sister ?  

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

Explanation:

Clearly, the lady is the grandmother of man's sister's son i.e.. the mother of the mother of man's sister's son 

i.e., the mother of man's sister. So, the lady is man's mother.  

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Q:

Find out the wrong term in the series 2, 5, 10, 50, 500, 5000

A) 5000 B) 500
C) 10 D) 50
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5000

Explanation:

Each term of the series is the product of the preceding two terms
So, 5000 is wrong and it must be replaced by (500*50) = 25000

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Q:

Select the related number from the given alternatives.

60 : 15 :: 100 : ?

A) 45 B) 35
C) 5 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25

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Q:

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

OFFICIAL : QHHKEKCN : : LANGUAGE : ?

A) NCPWICIG B) NCPIWCIG
C) NCPIWICG D) NCPIWCGI
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) NCPIWCIG

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

CAR : RAC : : TYRE : ?

A) RUBBER B) ERTY
C) ERYT D) STEEL
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ERYT

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If '+' means x, '-' means /, 'x' means + and '/' means -, compute the value of the expression

 

17 + 6 x 13 / 8

A) 100 B) 107
C) 110 D) 109
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 107

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Q:

If 'A $ B' means 'A is brother of B', 'A @ B'means 'A is wife of B', 'A # B' means 'A is daughter of B' and 'A & B'means 'A is father of B', then which of the following expressions indicates the relationship 'K' is father-in-law of H'? 

 

A) H @ J $ L # P & K B) H @ J $ P & L # K
C) H @ J $ L # K & P D) H @ P $ J & L # K
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) H @ J $ L # K & P

Explanation:

K is the father-in-law of H means H is the wife of the brother (say, J) of the daughter (say, L) of K and K is a male (brother or father of some person, say P) i.e H @ J $ L # K $ P or H @ J $ L # K & P.

 

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Q:

Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:

Money : Poverty : : Education: ?

A) Knowledge B) Greediness
C) Illiteracy D) Unsuccess
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Illiteracy

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