Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

In a street, there are certain number of houses. People in that street are decided to paint their houses with certain colours. If four houses are painted with each colour, then one house will be left without any colour. If five houses are painted with each colour, then one colour will remain. Find the number of houses in that street ?

A) 25 B) 6
C) 32 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25

Explanation:

Let x be number of houses and y be colors.

on the basis of question
x = 4y+1
x = 5(y-1)
on solving these 2 equations x = 25

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Q:

In a certain code language, "CONDITION" is written as "@#^$*!*#^". How is "NOTION" written in that code language?

A) ^#!*^# B) ^!#*#^
C) ^#*!#^ D) ^#!*#^
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ^#!*#^

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Q:

If A is brother of the son of B's son, how is A related to B?

A) Grandson B) Brother
C) Son D) Father
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Grandson

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Q:

Cup is to coffee as Bowl is to

A) Rice B) Food
C) Spoon D) Dish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rice

Explanation:

As coffee can be holded in cup, similarly rice can be holded in a bowl.

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Q:

In the following question, various terms of an alphanumerical series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives. D-4, F-6, H-8, J-10, ?, ?

A) L-12,N-14 B) K-12, M-14
C) K-14, M-14 D) K-12, M-14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) L-12,N-14

Explanation:

The letters are alternate and the numbers indicate their position in the alphabet from the beginning.

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Q:

Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?

I.  333 > 333 II.  333 > (33)3

A) Only I B) Only II
C) Both I and II D) Neither I nor II
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither I nor II

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The school principal has received complaints from parents about bullying in the school yard during recess. He wants to investigate and end this situation as soon as possible, so he has asked the recess aides to watch closely. Which situation should the recess aides report to the principal ?

A) A boy is sitting glumly on a bench reading a book and not interacting with his peers. B) Two boys are playing a one-on-one game of basketball and are arguing over the last basket scored.
C) Three boys are huddled over a handheld video game, which isn’t supposed to be on school grounds. D) Four girls are surrounding another girl and seem to have possession of her backpack.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Four girls are surrounding another girl and seem to have possession of her backpack.

Explanation:

Seeing four girls surrounding another girl, while in possession of her backpack, is the most suspicious of the incidents described.

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Q:

A, B, C and X, Y, Z were sitting facing each other. A, B and C were facing south and X, Y and Z were facing north. X was left of Y but in front of A; Z was not at the left end and was not facing C. Who were at the left and right positions respectively?

A) B and Y B) C and X
C) B and Z D) A and X
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A and X

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