Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Negative plus a positive equals

A) negative B) positive
C) zero D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Can't be determined

Explanation:

We know that a negative value plus a positive value always count backward and the sign depends on the bigger value sign.

When you are adding a negative number to a positive number, then the value counts backward and takes the sign of the biggest number.

 

For example::

Adding -5 and +2

-5 + 2 = -3 (big number is 5 and its sign is '-')

 

Adding -3 and  +5

+5 + (-3) = 5 - 3 = +2(big number is 5 and it has sign '+').  

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Q:

If 17@1=8; 9@1=4; 6@4=1; then what is the value of 8@2=?

A) 3 B) 26
C) 23 D) 47
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3

Explanation:
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Q:

If 324⊕289 = 35, 441⊕484 = 43, then 625⊕400 = ?

A) 431 B) 413
C) 341 D) 143
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 143

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Q:

If "–" stands for "÷", "+"stands for "x", "÷" for "–" and "x" for "+", which of the following equations is correct?

A) 40 – 10 + 5 ÷ 4 x 5 = 21 B) 40 + 10 – 4 x 5 ÷ 3 = 80
C) 40 ÷ 10 – 4 x 5 + 3 = 32 D) 8 – 4 x 40 ÷ 2 + 15 = 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 40 – 10 + 5 ÷ 4 x 5 = 21

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Q:

In a certain code language, "MATERIAL" is written as "RIALMATE". How is "REMEMBER" written in that code language?

A) REMEREBM B) MBEREMER
C) MBERREME D) MBERREEM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) MBERREME

Explanation:
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Q:

An electronic device rearranges numbers step-by-step in a particular order according to set of rules. The device stops when the final result is obtained.


Input: 84 15 35 04 18 96 62 08
Step 1: 96 84 15 35 04 18 62 08
Step 2: 96 84 62 15 35 04 18 08
Step 3: 96 84 62 35 15 04 18 08
Step 4: 96 84 62 35 18 15 04 08
Step 5: 96 84 62 35 18 15 08 04
And Step 5 is the last step for this input. Now, find out an appropriate step in the following question following the above rule.

Question:
Input: 16 09 24 28 15 04
What will be the third step for this input ?

A) 28 24 15 16 04 09 B) 28 24 16 15 09 04
C) 24 28 15 16 09 04 D) 28 24 16 15 04 09
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 28 24 16 15 09 04

Explanation:

Carefully obsrving the given arrangement, we find the following pattern:
We observe that the given numbers are arranged in descending order (from left to right), altering the position of only one number in each step, followed by the other numbers as it is. The process continues till the whole set of numbers is arranged in the descending order.

Step1: 28 16 09 24 15 04
Step2: 28 24 16 09 15 04
Step3: 28 24 16 15 09 04

Hence, the answer is B

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Q:

Root : Stem : Branch : ?

A) Soil B) Tree
C) Wood D) Leaf
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Leaf

Explanation:

Root : Stem : Branch : Leaf

Since all are parts of a tree.

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Q:

Introducing a man to her husband, a woman said, This brother's father is the only son of my grandfather." How is the woman related to his man ? 

A) Mother B) Aunt
C) Sister D) Daughter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sister

Explanation:

Only sun of her grandfather — Her father; man's brother's father — man's father.

So, man's father is her father 

i.e, She is the man's sister. 

 

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