Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark the answer corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If a sentence is free from errors, mark (D) as the answer.

He flew(A) / over extensively(B) / the pacific last winter(C) / No error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

Explanation:

'Extensively' is describing the verb 'flew' and should be placed after the verb and thus the correct phrase should be 'extensively over'. The error is in the second part of the sentence.

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Pointing to a man on the stage, Rita said, "He is the brother of the daughter of the wife of my husband." How is the man on the stage related to Rita ? 

A) Son B) Husband
C) Nephew D) Brother-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Son

Explanation:

Wife of husband — Herself; Brother of daughter — Son. So, the man is Rita's son. 

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

 

44, 40, 36, ?, 28, 24

 

A) 30 B) 32
C) 34 D) 29
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 32

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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. 2Z5, 7Y7, 14X9, 23W11, 34V13, ?

A) 47U15 B) 47V14
C) 45U15 D) 27U24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 47U15

Explanation:

The first numbers increase by 5, 7, 9, 11....
The letters move one step backward.
The last numbers are consecutive odd numbers.

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

9, 11, 14, 18, 23, ?

A) 31 B) 27
C) 29 D) 33
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 29

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How many independent words can 'HEARTLESS' be divided into without changing the order of the letters and using each letter only once ?  

A) 5 B) 4
C) 2 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3

Explanation:

The words are HE, ART and LESS.

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Answer the questions based on the following information.

 

Six colleagues are sitting in a circle and are facing the center of the circle. Diana is between Puskar and Padma. Priyanka is between Mahesh and Lucky. Puskar and Mahesh are opposite to each other.

 


Who is sitting opposite to Priyanka?

A) Puskar B) Diana
C) Padma D) Lucky
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Diana

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Select the option that represents the number of triangles in the given figure.

 

A) 14 B) 15
C) 13 D) 17
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 15

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