Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

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

 

1161, 1164, 1168, 1173, 1179, ?

 

A) 1186 B) 1196
C) 1185 D) 1197
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1186

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Read the following passage and answer the questions based on it.

 

There are six members in a family. One couple has parents and their children in the family. Arjun is the son of Raju and Elamathi is the daughter of Arjun. Divya is the daughter of Rani who is the mother of Elamathi and Banu is the mother of Arjun.

 

What relationship to Divya and Elamathi bear to each other respectively?

A) Sisters B) Mother & Daughter
C) Grandmother & Granddaughter D) Cannot be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sisters

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A man has a certain number of small boxes to pack into parcles. If he packs 3, 4, 5 or 6 in a parcel, he is left with one over; if he packs 7 in a parcle, none is left over. What is the number of boxes, he may have to pack?

A) 106 B) 301
C) 309 D) 400
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 301

Explanation:

Clearly, the required number would be such that it leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by 3, 4, 5, or 6 and no remainder when divided by 7. Thus, the number must be of the form (L.C.M of 3, 4, 5, 6) x + 1 i.e., (60x + 1 ) and a multiple of 7. Clearly, for x = 5, the number is a multiple of 7. So the number is 301.

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A girl counted in the following way on the fingers of her left hand : She started by calling the thumb 1, the index finger 2, middle finger 3, ring finger 4, little finger 5 and then reversed direction calling the ring finger 6, middle finger 7 and so on. She counted upto 1995. She ended counting on which finger ?

A) Thumb B) Index finger
C) Ring finger D) Middle finger
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Middle finger

Explanation:

Clearly, while counting the numbers associated to the thumb will be 1,9,17,25,.........
i.e., numbers of the form (8n + 1 ).
where n=1,2,3...
Since 1994 = 249 × 8 + 2, so 1993 shall correspond to the thumb and 1994 to the index finger and 1995 to the middle finger.

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Which day of the last week did Satish meet Kapil at Kapil's residence ? 

I. Kapil was out of town from Monday to Wednesday. lie returned on Thursday morning. 

II. On Friday night Satish telephoned his friend to inform that only yesterday he had got approval of Kapil after personally explaining to him all the details 

A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question
C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question; D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question

Explanation:

Statement II reveals that Satish met his friend Kapil on the day prior to Friday  i.e, Thursday.

Thus, only II is needed. 

 

 

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Q:

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

 

9, 16, 13, 12, 17, 8, ?, ?

 

A) 21, 4   B) 4, 21  
C) 9, 12   D) 12, 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 21, 4  

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Q:

From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

DISSERTATION

A) SISTER B) STATION
C) DIRECTION D) RATION
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) DIRECTION

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Q:

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

i. Recognize
ii. Receptive
iii. Record
iv. Recur

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

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