Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Commissioned - Antonym

A) Instruct B) Empower
C) Nominate D) Dismiss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Dismiss

Explanation:

Commissioned means Authority granted for a particular action or function.

 

Here, in the given options Dismiss is the only word which is opposite in meaning to commissioned.

 

Hence, Antonym of  Commissioned is Dismiss.

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Q:

The compound interest accrued on an amount of Rs.25,500 at the end of three years is Rs.8,440.5. What would be the simple interest accrued on the same amount at the same rate in the same period?

A) Rs.4,650 B) Rs.5,650
C) Rs.6,650 D) Rs.7,650
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs.7,650

Explanation:
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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) Apple B) Litchi
C) Guava D) Orange
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Litchi

Explanation:

Litchi has the larger seed than the others have.

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Q:

A Child has 1200 five rupee coins. He wants to place them in such a way that the number of rows and the number of columns remains the same. What is the minimum number of coins that he needs more for this purpose?

A) 125 B) 96
C) 35 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25

Explanation:

We know that, to be in the form that the number of rows and the number of columns to be equal the number should be a perfect square (a2).

Given number is 1200

The perfect number which is above and near to 1200 is 1225 which is 35  35.

Therefore, The minimum number of coins he need is 25. 

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Q:

Which Word Does Not Belong with the Others

A) VDU B) Speakers
C) Plotter D) Joystick
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Joystick

Explanation:

Here Joystick is the word doesn't belong with the others.

Because Except Joystick all others are Output Devices whereas Joystick is Input Device.

VDU - Visual Display Unit - Monitor to display

Speakers - Output sound

Plotter - used to produce single or multiple colored images.

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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) 8 B) 13
C) 29 D) 38
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 38

Explanation:

The numbers are based on the expression n2 + 4

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Q:

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:

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
         |
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         D (Grand son or daughter)

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