Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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Eric is the son of Tom who is the brother of Jerry who is the daughter of Sin. Doremon is the sister of Popoy who is son of Chain. Ivanka is the daughter of Popoy who is the husband of Jerry. Sin is the male person and Chain is the female person.

How is Ivanka related to Eric ?

A) Cousin sister B) Nephew
C) Niece D) Daughter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cousin sister

Explanation:

Since Eric's father and Ivanka's mother are Brother and sister, 

=> Ivanka is Eric's Aunt Daughter => Cousin Sister. 

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Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Seven persons Tina, Vini, Yasir, Rishi, Sanya, Pankaj and Urmila live on the separate floors of a 7- floor building. Ground floor is number one; second floor is number two and so on. Each of them goes to a city viz. Paris, Istanbul, Shanghai, Durban, London, Madrid and Dubai but not necessarily in the same order.

Only three people live above the floor on which Sanya lives. Only one person lives between Sanya and the one who goes to Paris. Vini lives just below the person who goes to Madrid. Only three people live between the one who goes to Paris and London. The person who goes to Madrid lives on an even numbered floor. Urmila lives just above Rishi. Urmila does not go to London. Only two persons live between Pankaj and the one who goes to Durban. Pankaj lives above the person who goes to Durban. Yasir does not go to Istanbul. Tina does not live just above or just below Sanya. The one who goes to Shanghai does not live just above or just below Pankaj.

Who among the following lives on floor number 7?

A) Tina  B) Yasir
C) Pankaj D) Urmila
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tina 

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In following question, a number series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative for these sequence.

24, 60, 120, 210, ?

A) 336 B) 330
C) 300 D) 370
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 336

Explanation:


3 x 3 x 3 = 27 - 3 = 24

4 x 4 x 4 = 64 - 4 = 60

5 x 5 x 5 = 125 - 5 = 120

6 x 6 x 6 = 216 - 6 = 210

7 x 7 x 7 = 343 - 7 = 336

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How many pairs of letters are there in the word 'PRESENTMENT which have as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabet ?     

A) Nil B) Three
C) Two D) One
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Two

Explanation:

Letters in the word                     Letters in the alphabet

 

PRES-     -

                                PQRS-     -

 

RESEN-        -                             RQPON-        -

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Q:

Find the odd man out of the series 4, 5, 9, 18, 32, 59

A) 18 B) 5
C) 59 D) 32
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 32

Explanation:

In the given series, 

 2nd term = 1st term + 12= 4 +1 = 5  

3rd term = 2nd term + 22 =5+4= 9  

4th term = 3rd term + 32 =9+9=18  

5th term = 4th term + 42 = 18+16=34 

Therefore, odd term is 32

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Q:

Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

GON, JRQ, MUT, ?

A) NOG B) PXW
C) JQR D) TUM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) PXW

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Q:

Find the odd one out of the following words ?

A) cruise B) crusade
C) expedition D) campaign
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cruise

Explanation:

Cruise = a sea voyage for pleasure. All other words are related to ‘journey on land, sea with an aim’.

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Q:

If MENTOR = NVMGLI then PROFESSOR =

 

A) QSPGFTTPS B) KILUVHHLI
C) KSLGVTHMI D) KILGFHHLI
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) KILUVHHLI

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