Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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At what time will B catch up with A, if A starts from a place at 11.00 A.M. and travels at a speed of 3.5 kmph, B starts at 1.00 P.M. and travels with speeds of 1 kmph for 1 hour, 2 kmph for the next 1 hour, 3 kmph for the next 1 hour and so on.

A) 8 : 47 pm B) 6 : 40 pm
C) 8 : 42 pm D) 7 : 40 pm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 7 : 40 pm

Explanation:

At 1 pm ... Distance between A and B = 2x3.5 = 7 kms
at 2 pm .....Distance between A and B = 7 + 3.5 - 1 = 9.5 kms
At 3 pm ....Distance between A and B = 9.5 + 3.5 - 2 = 11 kms.
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At 7 pm distance between A and B = 3 kms.
From 7 pm to 8 pm, speed of A = 3.5 kmph
speed of B = 8 kmph
Relative speed = 4.5 kmph

Time taken by B to meet A = 3/4.5 hrs = 30/45 hrs = 120/3 mins = 40 mins.

So meeting time is 7 : 40 PM.

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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. EJO, TYD, INS, XCH ?

A) NRW B) NSX
C) MRW D) MSX
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) MRW

Explanation:

There is a gap of four letters between the first and second, the second and third letters.
There is a gap of four letters between the last letter and the first letter of the next term.

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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. Q1F, S2E, U6D, W21C, ?

A) Z88B B) Y88B
C) Y44B D) K25P
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Y88B

Explanation:

The first letter moves two steps forward. The last letter moves one steps backward. The number series runs as follows :
1 x 1 + 1 = 2
2 x 2 + 2 = 6
6 x 3 + 3 = 21
21 x 4 + 4 = 88.

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Pointing towards a photograph kiran said to chotu, "I am the only daughter of this lady and her son is your maternal uncle " How is the kiran related to chotu's father  ?

A) Cousin B) Daughter
C) Sister D) Wife
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Wife

Explanation:

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So, the speaker is the mother of chotu. Kiran is wife of chotu's father. Chotu's father is not shown in the diagram.

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Q:

An Angry customer wants to meet the senior manager for grievance reporting. What will you do?

A) Talk to him yourself B) Be patient and try to cool him down
C) Try to remove his inconveniences by consulting seniors D) Tell him it is not easy to meet the senior manager
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Be patient and try to cool him down

Explanation:
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If in the given word VITREOUS all the constants are first arranged alphabetically, and then all the vowels are arranged alphabetically, which letter will be second to the right of fourth  from the left?

A) S B) T
C) I D) E
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) I

Explanation:

The given word is VITREOUS. Of which , TRSV are the consonants and IEOU are the vowels. Now, after making the changes as given in the question  we get following arrangment: RSTVEIOU.

Again from precalculation, we know that second to the right of fourth  from the left means (2+4=) 6th from the left. i.e I

 

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Q:

How many numbers amogst the numbers 9 to 54 are there which are exactly divisible by 9 but not by 3 ?

A) 5 B) 6
C) 0 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0

Explanation:

Any number divisible by 9 is also divisible by 3.

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In a certain code language, “pen” means “paper”, “paper” means “yellow”, “yellow” means “blanket”, “blanket” means “shirt” and “shirt” means “pencil”.Where do we write?

 

A) pen B) blanket
C) yellow D) shirt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) yellow

Explanation:
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