Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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Consider the following information and answer questions based on it.

 

Six students Lily, Mary, July, Daisy, Rosy and Fairy are sitting in a circle facing each other such that -

1. Mary sits to the immediate right of July.

2. Lily does not sit near Fairy.

3. The student sitting on the immediate left of July, sits to the immediate right of Fairy.

4. Rosy does not sit to the immediate right of Mary.

 

___ sits to the immediate left of Lily.

A) Daisy B) Mary
C) Rosy D) July
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mary

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

 

i. Motives
ii. Meaning
iii. Medieval
iv. Maritime
v. Manufacture

 

A) iii, i, ii, v, iv B) i, iii, iv, v, ii
C)  iii, ii, i, iv, v D) v, iv, ii, iii, i
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) v, iv, ii, iii, i

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It takes five minutes to pass a rumour from one person to two other persons. The tree of rumour continues. Find how many minutes does it take spread the rumour to 729 persons ?

A) 45 min B) 25 min
C) 30 min D) 36 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 30 min

Explanation:

After 5 mins ..... 3 persons will get rumour
After 10 mins .... 3x2 + 3 = 9 = 32 persons will get
after 15 =5x3 min ......9x2 + 9 =27 = 33 persons will get news.
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after 5x6 mins ... 36 = 729 persons will get news.

 

Therefore, time taken to spread the rumour to 729 persons is 30 minutes.

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Q:

What is the next number in the series

 

4, 8 , 8, 16, 12, 24, __

A) 32 B) 48
C) 28 D) 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 16

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Q:

Which one is wrong in the given series?

49 36 25 18 9 4

A) 9 B) 18
C) 25 D) 49
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 18

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

 

831, 842, 853, 864, 875, ?

 

A) 896 B) 876
C) 886 D) 880
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 886

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If in a certain language if ENTRY is coded as 12345 and STEADY is coded as 931785, then state which is the correct code for below word. NEATNESS

A) 25196577 B) 21732199
C) 21362199 D) 21823698
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 21732199

Explanation:

The alphabets are soded as shown :

 

ENTRYSAD1 2  3 4  5  9 7  8

 

N is coded as 2,

 

E as 1,
A as 7,
T as 3   and
S as 9.
So, NEATNESS is coded as 21732199.

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

 

23, 23, 46, 138, 552, ?

 

A) 2760 B) 3040
C) 2560 D) 2420
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2760

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