Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Flower : Bud :: Plant : ?

A) Seed B) Leaf
C) Twig D) Root
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Seed

Explanation:

A bud is an undeveloped or embryonic shoot and may be specialized to develop flowers. Similarly, Seed is undeveloped and may be developed into a plant.

 

Hence, Flower : Bud :: Plant : Seed.

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Q:

What is the next letter in the given series
M N J Q G ?

A) U B) S
C) T D) H
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) T

Explanation:

1ST SERIES = M J G... It decreasing by 3 alphabets.
2ND SERIES = N Q... It increasing by 3 alphabets.

M N J Q G T...

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Q:

If "K" means "subtracted from", "L" means "divided by", "M" means "added to" and "D" means "multiplied by", then 96 L 4 K 6 M 11 D 9= ?

A) 117 B) 125
C) 120 D) 145
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 117

Explanation:
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Q:

Total money with Naresh and Ajay is 28 percent of that with Usman. How much money is Ajay having ? 

I. Usman has got Rs 75000. 

II. The ratio of money of Naresh to money held by Ajay is 1: 3. 

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 in both the statements together are needed.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.

Explanation:

From 1, we find that 

Total money with Naresh and Ajay = Rs {(28/1OO)x 75000} = 21000. 

From II, we find that money with Ajay = Rs {(3/4) x 21000 } = 15750. 

So, both I and II art required 

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Q:

B3D means B is the father of D.
B7D means B is the sister of D.
B2D means B is the brother of D.
B1D means B is the wife of D.

Which of the following means F is the mother of K?

A) F3M1K B) F9M4N3K
C) K3M4N5F D) F1M3K
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) F1M3K

Explanation:

From the given information,

F1M → F is the wife of M
M3K → M is the father of K
Therefore, F is the mother of K.

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Q:

Hemavathi cut a cake into two halves and cuts one half into smaller pieces of equal size. Each of the small pieces is fifteen grams in weight. If she has nine pieces of the cake in all with her, how heavy was the original cake ?

A) 240 gms B) 280 gms
C) 180 gms D) 170 gms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 240 gms

Explanation:

The nine pieces consist of 8 smaller equal pieces and one half cake piece.
Weight of each small piece = 15 g.
So, total weight of the cake = [2 x (15 x 8)]g = 240 g.

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Q:

Arrange the following words will come in first if all of them are arranged alphabetically as in a dictionary?

A) Collotype B) Colon
C) College D) Collective
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Collective

Explanation:

Collective, College, Collotype, Colon

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Q:

Opposite word of Enormous?

A) tiny B) large in size
C) high quantity D) to the most extent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) tiny

Explanation:

Enormous means very large in quantity or size or extent.

Antonym or opposite of enormous is little, small or tiny.

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