Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

What is the reciprocal of a negative number?

Answer

The reciprocal of a negative number is always a negative number. So that the number and its reciprocal multiply to 1. 


 


All real numbers except 0 have reciprocals.

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A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
FK27, LQ64, RW125, ?

A) CX216 B) XB216
C) XC216 D) YB343
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) XC216

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A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

ABC, BDF, DHL, ?

A) RST B) HPX
C) CDE D) EGF
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) HPX

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Q:

Determine which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
Some actors are singers.
All the singers are dancers.

Conclusions:
(i) Some actors are dancers.
(ii) No singer is an actor.

A) Neither (i) nor (ii) follows B) Either (i) or (ii) follows
C) Only conclusion (ii) follows D) Only conclusion (i) follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Only conclusion (i) follows

Explanation:

Some + All = Some

and the common word in two statements is Singers will not be used.

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Q:

Anjali's brother, Shyam, is the grandfather of Rajendra's son. How is Shyam related to Rajendra?

A) Brother B) Son
C) Father D) Maternal Uncle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Father

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In a certain code language, '+' represents 'x', '-' represents '+', 'x' represents '÷' and '÷' represents '-'. What is the answer to the following question?
24 x 6 - 8 + 2 = ?

A) 25 B) 50
C) 40 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 20

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If A denotes /, B denotes x, C denotes + and D denotes -, then which of the following statements is true?

A) 11B34A17D8A3 = 38/3 B) 6B18D26A13C7 = 173/13
C) 32C8A16D4 = -3/4 D) 9C9A9D9B9 = -71
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 9C9A9D9B9 = -71

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Q:

3x3x3+3+3/3 = ?

A) 11 B) 3.33
C) 31 D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 31

Explanation:

We all know about BODMAS rule, by using that

3x3x3+3+3/3

= 3x3x3+3+1

= 27+3+1

= 27 + 4

= 31

 

Hence,  3x3x3+3+3/3 = 31.

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