Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Optimist is to cheerful as Pessimist is to

A) Helpful B) Mean
C) Petty D) Gloomy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gloomy

Explanation:

The given words are related in a way that, an optimist is a person whose outlook is cheerful. Similarly, a pessimist is a person whose outlook is gloomy.

 

The answer is not (b) because a pessimist does not have to be mean. Options (c) and (a) are incorrect because neither words describe the outlook of a pessimist.

 

Hence, Optimist is to cheerful as Pessimist is to Gloomy.

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Q:

'BE' is related to 'FI' and 'LO' is related to 'PS' in the same way as 'RU' is related to ______

A) VY B) WZ
C) VZ D) VX
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) VY

Explanation:

The letters move four places forward each in the alphabet.

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Q:

Shyam Walked 6 metres facing towards East, then took a right turn and walked a distance of 9 metres.He then took a left turn and walked a distance of a metres. How far is he from the starting point?

A) 15 metres B) 21 metres
C) 18 metres D) Cannot be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 15 metres

Explanation:

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As clear from the diagram, AD2=122+92=152

 So, AD = 15

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Q:

If 200 cats kill 200 mice in 200 days, then 8 cats would kill 8 mice in how many days ?

A) 8 days B) 200 days
C) 800 days D) 1 day
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 200 days

Explanation:

As given
200 cats kill 200 mice in 200 days
1 cats kill 1 mouse in 200 days
Then
8 cats kill 8 mice in 200 days.

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Q:

Find the two letters in the word EXTRA which have as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabet. If these two letters are arranged in alphabetical order which letter will come second?

A) E B) X
C) R D) A
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) E

Explanation:

EXTRA
The two letters , as mentioned in the question, are E and A. We know that E comes after A in alphabetical order.

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Q:

Manoj and Satya are ranked seventh and eleventh respectively from the top in a class of 31 students. What will be their respective ranks from the bottom in the class ?

A) 25th and 21st B) 26th and 22nd
C) 20th and 24th D) 24th and 20th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25th and 21st

Explanation:

Number of students behind Manoj in rank = (31 - 7) = 24.

So, Manoj is 25th from the bottom.

Number of students behind Satya in rank = (31 - 11) = 20.

So, Satya is 21st from the bottom.

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Q:

Rajan is the brother of Sachin and Manick is the father of Rajan. Jagat is the brother of Priya and Priya is the daughter of Sachin. Who is the uncle of Jagat ? 

A) Rajan B) Sachin
C) Manick D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rajan

Explanation:

Jagat is the brother of Priya and Priya is the daughter of Sachin. So. Jagat is the son of Sachin. Now, Rajan is the brother of Sachin. 

Thus, Rajan is the uncle of Jagat 

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Q:

The product of two successive numbers is 9506.Which is the smaller of the two numbers?

A) 96 B) 97
C) 98 D) 99
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 97

Explanation:

9506= 97.50 So 97 and 98 are the two numbers. 

 

so 97 is the answer

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