Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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A study published in PLOS Medicine found that obesity was the cause of 1 in 10 deaths in the United States. Also, obesity was the third-leading cause of death in men and women, after high blood pressure and smoking. Hence, many doctors believe that it’s high time obesity be placed in the category of serious diseases as it not only decreases life expectancy but also impairs the normal functioning of the body.
Which of the following statements, if true, undermines the given argument?

A) Extreme obesity can shorten a person's life span by 10 years. B) Obesity is the result of eating of too much and of a sedentary lifestyle and cannot be defined as a disease per se.
C) Obesity can be a genetic disorder such as sickle-cell anemia and Tay- Sachs, which are classified as diseases. D) The Food and Drug Administration, the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Obesity Society, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the American College of Gastroenterology have i
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Obesity is the result of eating of too much and of a sedentary lifestyle and cannot be defined as a disease per se.

Explanation:

The given argument states that obesity should be categorized as a serious disease as it is known to decrease life expectancy and to harm the normal functioning of the body just like any other life-threatening disease. Option B undermines the argument by pointing out that obesity is mostly a lifestyle problem and not a disease. Compared to 40 years ago, people today spend more time commuting, sitting in front of a computer, watching television, playing video games, and generally exercising less, and end up burning fewer calories. Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

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Consider the following information and answer questions based on it.

 

Seven bottles colored - brown, blue, black, violet, white, indigo and purple are kept in a row, in random order, from left to right such that the -

 

1. White and purple bottles are not at either extremes.

2. Brown bottle is to the immediate right of violet bottle and to the immediate left of the white bottle.

3. White, violet and brown bottles are not at the center.

4. Black bottle is to the immediate left of purple bottle.

5. Blue bottle is neither second last nor at either extremes.

 

Bottles at the extreme right and left ends are

 

A) Violet and purple B) Indigo and violet
C) Black and indigo D) Black and violet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Indigo and violet

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A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened. 

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

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In the following question, four groups of three numbers are given. In each group the second and third number are related to the first number by aLogic/Rule/Relation. Three are similar on basis of same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out from the given alternatives

A) (8, 17, 33) B) (3, 7, 12)
C) (9, 19, 37) D) (15, 31, 61)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) (3, 7, 12)

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Saurav, Mohit, Mukesh, Sumit and Bhim are arranged in descending order of their height from top to bottom. Saurav is at third place. Bhim is between Sumit and Saurav while Sumit is not at the top end. Who is at second place from the top?

 

A) Mohit B) Mukesh
C) Bhim D) Cannot be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cannot be determined

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In each of the following questions, a question is followed by information given in three statements. You have to decide the information given in which of the statements
is necessary and sufficient to answer the questions:


A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a circle. Are all of them facing the centre?


I. A is sitting second to the right of D; C is facing the centre and is not an immediate neighbour of D.
II. B, who is sitting between C and D, is second to the right of E, who is not an immediate neighbour of C. B and A are facing each other.
III. D is sitting on the immediate left of B, who is not sitting on the immediate left of A. E is on the immediate right of D.

A) Only I and II B) Only I and III
C) Either I and II, or III D) Any two of the three
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Any two of the three

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In the question, a word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., 'B' can be represented by 00, 13 etc., and 'A' can be represented by 55, 69 etc.

Similarly you have to identify the set for the word 'GIRL'

A) 02, 56, 97, 24 B) 31, 79, 68, 42
C) 23, 97, 77, 11 D) 11, 88, 95, 23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 23, 97, 77, 11

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C and D start cycling from their fitness club. C rides 1 km West, then turns to his left and rides 5 km. In the meanwhile D rides 3 km South, then turns West and rides 7 km, then turns to his left and rides 2 km. Where is C with respect to D?

 

A) 8 km East B) 6 km West
C) 6 km East D) 8 km West
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6 km East

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