Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

i. Speaker
ii. Surreptitious
iii. Spontaneous
iv. Spurious

A) iv, ii, i, iii B) iii, ii, iv, i
C) iv, iii, i, ii D) i, iii, iv, ii
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) i, iii, iv, ii

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Q:

In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Blizzard : Freeze :: ?:?

A) Insult : Humiliation B) Bad : Immoral
C) Caution : Careless D) Jealousy : Respect
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Insult : Humiliation

Explanation:
Blizzard means a severe snowstorm and Freeze means the result of extreme cold i.e. the result of Blizzard is Freeze.
Insult means speak with disrespect and Humiliation means a state of being someone feel ashamed i.e. the result of insult is humiliation.
Blizzard : Freeze :: Insult : Humiliation
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If the first and second letters in the word DEPRESSION' were interchanged, also the third and the fourth letters, the fifth and the sixth letters and so on, which of the following would be the seventh letter from the right ?

A) R B) O
C) S D) P
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) P

Explanation:

The new letter sequence is EDRPSEISNO

The seventh letter from the right is P

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Q:

Choose the missing terms in the given series from the four alternatives given below.

C, E, G, J, M, Q, ?

A) T B) U
C) P D) V
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) U

Explanation:

The letters move 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, ... steps forward.

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Q:

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

BFJ: KOS : : KOS : ?

 

A) TXC B) SXB
C) TXB D) SXC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) SXB

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Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

 

989 : 26 :: 868 : ?

 

A) 32 B) 22
C) 10 D) 21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 22

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Q:

Select the related number from the given alternatives.

10001 : 10101 :: 101 : ?

A) 11 B) 201
C) 100 D) 121
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 201

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Q:

Pointing to a girl in the photograph, Amar said, "Her mother's brother is the only son of my mother's father." How is the girl's mother related to Amar ? 

A) Mother B) Sister
C) Aunt D) Grandmother
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Aunt

Explanation:

Only son of Amar's mother's father — Amar's maternal uncle. 

So, the girl's maternal uncle is Arnar's maternal uncle. Thus, the girl's mother is Amar's aunt. 

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