Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Select the option that represents the number of triangles in the following figure.

 

A) 17 B) 12
C) 15 D) 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 16

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Q:

Consider the following information and answer the questions based on it

 

Out of 50 kids in a colony, 10 like only basketball, 25 like only football, 10 like both volleyball and football and 5 like only volleyball.

 

How many kids like only one sport?

A) 50 B) 40
C) 35 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 40

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Q:

If the mathematical operator '/' means 'x', '+' means '-', 'x' means '+' and '-' means '/', then

 

24 + 48 - 12 x 4 / 2 = ?

A) 6 B) -6
C) 16 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 28

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

2187, 729, 243, 81, 27, ?

A) 10 B) 9
C) 13 D) 11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9

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Rahul told Anand, 'Yesterday I defeated the only brother of the daughter of my grandmother.' Whom did Rahul defeat 

A) Son B) Father
C) Brother D) Father-in.law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Father

Explanation:

Daughter of grandmother — Aunt: Aunt's only brother — Father. 

 

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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 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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Q:

Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.
1. Situation
2.Silver
3.Sitter
4.Simple
5.Signal

A) 5, 1, 3, 2, 4 B) 1, 4, 2, 5, 3
C) 5, 2, 4, 3, 1 D) 4, 2, 1, 5, 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5, 2, 4, 3, 1

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