Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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In a family, there are six members A, B, C, D, E and F. 

A and B are a married couple, A being the male member. D is the only son of C, who is the brother of A. E is the sister of D. B is the daughter-in-law of F, whose husband has died. How is F related to A ? 

A) Mother B) Sister
C) Mother-in-law D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mother

Explanation:

A is a male and married to B. So, A is the husband and B is the wife. C is the brother of A. D is the son of C. E, who is the sister of D will be the daughter of C. B is the daughter-in-law of F whose husband has died means F is the mother of A.

Clearly, F is the mother of A. 

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In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Pedagogy : Teaching :: ?:?

A) Telepathy : Emotions B) Radiology : Sound
C) Mycology : Fossils D) Entomology : Insects
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Entomology : Insects

Explanation:

Pedagogy means method and practice of teaching. Similarly, Entomology is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects.

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Choose the missing terms in the given series from the four alternatives given below.

C, E, G, J, M, Q, ?

A) T B) U
C) P D) V
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) U

Explanation:

The letters move 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, ... steps forward.

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In the following question, select the related letter/letters from the given alternatives.
 
FUT : JYX : : BUG : ?

A) AYG B) FYK
C) LCK D) FAM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FYK

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All dolls are windows.All bottles are windows.All cars are bottles.

1. All cars are windows

2. some cars are dolls

3. some windows are cars

Which among the above listed are true

A) only 1 and 2 follow B) only 2 and 3 follow
C) only 1 and 3 follow D) all follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) only 1 and 3 follow

Explanation:

All cars are bottles.All bottles are windows.

 

Since both premises are universal,the conclusion must be universal and should'nt contain the middle term.So it follows that 'All cars are windows'.Thus,1 follows.Also 3 is the converse of this conclusion and hence it holds

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Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

Five Point Someone : Chetan Bhagat : : Swami and Friends : ?

A) William Shakespeare B) R.K. Narayan
C) Charles Dickens D) Rabindra Nath Tagore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) R.K. Narayan

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Choose the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

12 : 60 : : 28 : ?

A) 160 B) 150
C) 145 D) 140
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 140

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Seven boys A,B,C,D,E,F and G are standing in a line.

(i) G is between A and E
(ii) F and A have one boy between them
(iii) E and C have two boys between them
(iv) D is immediate right of F
(v) C and B have three boys between them

Who is second from left?

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

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