Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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If the position of the first letter of English alphabet is interchanged with the position of the fourteenth letter, second letter with fifteenth letter, and so on, in such a way that M is interchanged with Z, then which of the following letters will be 7th to the right of 13th letter from the right?

A) U B) G
C) H D) I
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) H

Explanation:

It means that the first half of the alphabet is interchanged with second half of the alphabet. After making changes, nth letter from the left will be (n + 13)th letter of original series, ie English alphabet; If n is less than 14. But if n is more than 13, nth letter from left will be (n - 13)th letter from left.
In the given equation, we have to find out (13 - 7 =) 6th letter from right => (26 - 6 + 1 =) 21st letter from the left. Hence, required letter's position is more than 13; therefore the required letter is (21 - 13 =) 8th letter from left of original series, ie H.

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If in a certain code language PREMONITION is written as 68530492904, how will the word MONITOR be written in that code language?

A) 1234567 B) 3049208
C) 3029408 D) 3049258
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3049208

Explanation:

Letters of the word PREMONITION are coded as follows:

Letters :  P    R    E    M    O    N    I    T    I    O    N

Code:        6    8    5    3    0    4    9    2    9    0    4

See the code below Is and Ns. Codes for I and N are 9 and 4 respectively. This indicates that the digits below each letters represent its code. Therefore, code for the word MONITOR is 3049208

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Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?

CBABABAB, BACBABAB, BABACBAB,BABABACB,BCABABAB ___________

A) BABABCAB B) CBABABAB
C) BACBABAB D) BABCABAB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) BABCABAB

Explanation:
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Showing a man a woman said, "His brother's father is the only son of my grandfather". How is the woman related to the man? 

A) Sister B) Aunt
C) Sister-in-law D) Daughter-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sister

Explanation:

The man's brother's father means his father is the only son of woman's grandfather

=> grandfather to the man also

=> Woman and the man are brother and sisters.

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

Assertion (A)  : Cotton is grown in alluvial soils. 

Reason (R)    :  Alluvial soils are very fertile. 

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) A is false but R is true.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Alluvial soils comprising of silt and sand carried down by the rivers, are very fertile. However, cotton is grown in black soil that suits its mineral requirements 

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The positions of the first and sixth digits in the number 5109238674 are interchanged. Similarly the positions of the second and the seventh digits are interchanged and so on . which of the following will be the third digit from the right end after the after the rearrangement?

A) 9 B) 0
C) 6 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 0

Explanation:

There are 10 digits. Now, third digit from the right means (10-3+1 = ) 8th digit from the left.  But, from the question , third  and eighth digits are interchanged. Hence, the required digit is the third digit of the given number, ie 0.

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Race : Fatigue :: Fast : ?

A) Weakness B) Hunger
C) Appetite D) Food
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hunger

Explanation:

First causes the second. Here Race causes Fatigue and similarly, Fast causes Hunger.

 

Hence, Race : Fatigue :: Fast : Hunger.

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Q:

Which one of the following figures represents the following relationship:

Birds, Parrots, Bats

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

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