Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among classes given below:

Stationery items, Pencils, Potatoes

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

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

 

13, 16, 20, 23, 27, ?

 

A) 30   B) 29  
C) 31   D) 33
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 30  

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If the position of the first, sixth digits of the number 2796543018 are interchanged, similarly the positions of the the second and seventh digits are interchanged and so on, which of the following will be the left of seventh digit from the left end?

A) 1 B) 7
C) 0 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

Explanation:

The new number formed is 4  3  0  1  8  2  7  9  6  5

The seventh digit from the left is 7, the 3rd digit from the left of 7 is 1

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Consider the following information and answer the questions based on it.

 

Out of the 75 birders, 15 wanted to see only sunbird, 10 wanted to see only flycatcher, 12 wanted to see both sunbird and nuthatch, 15 wanted to see only bee-eater, 13 wanted to see both sunbird and bee-eater, 5 wanted to see both flycatcher and nuthatch and the remaining wanted to see only nuthatch.

 

How many birders wanted to see only one bird?

A) 30 B) 40
C) 45 D) 50
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 45

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

Assertion (A) : Appendix is a vestigial organ in human body. 

Reason (R)    : It does not participate in digestion. 

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:

Appendix, earlier used to digest raw vegetable matter, is now a vestigial organ in human body and does-not perform any function. 

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Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace the 'x' in the series 6,12,21,x,48

A) 42 B) 30
C) 33 D) 45
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 33

Explanation:

the pattern is +6,+9,+12,+15
the missing term is 21+12=33

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Pointing towards a photograph kiran said to chotu, "I am the only daughter of this lady and her son is your maternal uncle " How is the kiran related to chotu's father  ?

A) Cousin B) Daughter
C) Sister D) Wife
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Wife

Explanation:

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So, the speaker is the mother of chotu. Kiran is wife of chotu's father. Chotu's father is not shown in the diagram.

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Heed : Neglect : :Pacify : ?

A) Allay B) War
C) Victory D) Incite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Incite

Explanation:

The words in each pair are opposites of each other.

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