Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

1. Telephone

2. Teleworker

3. Tendency

4. Temperature

5. Themselves

 

A) 34521 B) 42153
C) 52314 D) 12435
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 12435

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Q:

From the given alternatives, according to dictionary, which word will come at FOURTH position?

 

1. Despair

2. Develop

3. Detect

4. Diagonal

5. Different

 

A) Despair   B) Detect  
C) Develop   D) Diagonal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Diagonal

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Q:

If 7∆6 = 84, 1∆4 = 8 and 2∆3 = 12, then find the value of 8∆4 = ?

 

A) 64 B) 36
C) 12 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 64

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Q:

In the following question, a matrix of certain characters is given.These characters follow a certain trend, row-wise or column wise.Find out this trend and choose the missing character accordingly.

72 24 6
96 16 12
108 ? 18

A) 12 B) 16
C) 18 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12

Explanation:

 

In the first row, 72 ÷ (24/2) = 72 ÷ 12 = 6.
In the second row, 96 ÷ (16/2) = 96 ÷ 8 = 12.
Let the missing number in the third row be y.
Then, 108 ÷ (y/2) = 18  or  y/2 = 108/18 = 6  or  y = 12.

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Q:

The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

 

15 x 4 + 10 - 10 ÷ 14 = 10

 

A) - and + B) + and ÷
C) ÷ and x D) x and -
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) + and ÷

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Q:

In a certain coding language, iF GO = 32 & SHE = 49 then SOME will be equal to ?

A) 56 B) 58
C) 62 D) 64
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 56

Explanation:

If we count letters till the end of the alphabet including that letter in reverse order then
Here the values are nothing but the values corresponding to the alphabets when taken in a reverse order,i.e,A=26 ,B=25...,Z=1
G = 20 and O = 12 totaling 32
S = 8, H = 19 and E = 22 totaling 49

So
SOME = 8 + 12 + 14 + 22 = 56.

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Q:

Find the next number in the series

404, 415, 402, 413, 400, ?

A) 411 B) 421
C) 417 D) 414
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 411

Explanation:

The given series 404, 415, 402, 413, 400, ? follows a pattern that,

404

404 + 11 = 415

415 - 13 = 402

402 + 11 = 413

413 - 13 = 400

400 + 11 = 411

 

Hence the next number in the given number series is 411.

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The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

 

14 + 18 x 40 - 10 ÷ 20 = 66

 

A) + and x B) + and ÷
C) - and + D) ÷ and -
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ÷ and -

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