Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative 

Assertion(A) :  Bangladesh imports jute from India. 

Reason (R)   :  Bangladesh has most of the jute mills. 

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false. D) Both A and R are false.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both A and R are false.

Explanation:

When Bangladesh was created after partition of India, the areas of jute production went to Bangladesh while the jute mills were left in India. So, India imports raw jute from Bangladesh. 

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What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the given question?

452 + 312 ÷ 13 = 34 * ?

A) 18 B) 32
C) 26 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

452 + 312 ÷ 13 = 34 * ?

=> 452 + 312/13 = 34 * x

=> 452 + 24 = 34 * x

=> x = 476/34 = 14

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

 

108, 104, 100, 96, 92, ?

 

A) 88 B) 84
C) 90 D) 86
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 88

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

 

19, 21, 25, 27, 31, ?

 

A) 35   B) 32
C) 33 D) 39
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 33

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Arun said, "This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother." Who is Arun to the girl ? 

A) Father B) Grandfather
C) Husband D) Father-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Father-in-law

Explanation:

 Mother's grandson — Son, Son's wife — Daughter-in.law 

 

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From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

TOKENISM

A) NAMES B) EMITS
C) STONE D) NOISE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) NAMES

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How many sons does D have ?  

I. A's father has three children. 

II. B is A's brother and son of D. 

A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question
C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question; D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question

Explanation:

From both I and II together, we can conclude that A and B are the children of D, but the sex of A and the third child of D is not known. So, both the statements together are also not sufficient to answer the question. 

 

 

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How many new year's greeting cards were sold this year in your shop ? 

I. Last year 2935 cards were sold. 

II. The number of cards sold this year was 1.2 times that of last year

A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question i B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question
C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question; D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.

Explanation:

From both the given statements, we find that the number of cards sold this year (2935 x 1.2) = 3522.

S0. both I and II together are required. 

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