Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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In each of the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts, read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.

Statements:

I. Some pens are pencils.
II. All pencils are erasers.

Conclusions:

I. Some pens are erasers.
II. No pens are erasers.
III. Some erasers are pencils

A) Only conclusion (II) follows. B) Only conclusion (I) and (II) follow
C) Only conclusion (I) and (III) follow D) No conclusion follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Only conclusion (I) and (III) follow

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A study published in PLOS Medicine found that obesity was the cause of 1 in 10 deaths in the United States. Also, obesity was the third-leading cause of death in men and women, after high blood pressure and smoking. Hence, many doctors believe that it’s high time obesity be placed in the category of serious diseases as it not only decreases life expectancy but also impairs the normal functioning of the body.
Which of the following statements, if true, undermines the given argument?

A) Extreme obesity can shorten a person's life span by 10 years. B) Obesity is the result of eating of too much and of a sedentary lifestyle and cannot be defined as a disease per se.
C) Obesity can be a genetic disorder such as sickle-cell anemia and Tay- Sachs, which are classified as diseases. D) The Food and Drug Administration, the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Obesity Society, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the American College of Gastroenterology have i
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Obesity is the result of eating of too much and of a sedentary lifestyle and cannot be defined as a disease per se.

Explanation:

The given argument states that obesity should be categorized as a serious disease as it is known to decrease life expectancy and to harm the normal functioning of the body just like any other life-threatening disease. Option B undermines the argument by pointing out that obesity is mostly a lifestyle problem and not a disease. Compared to 40 years ago, people today spend more time commuting, sitting in front of a computer, watching television, playing video games, and generally exercising less, and end up burning fewer calories. Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

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In the following question, which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?

b_a_c_bc_b_ a

 

A) baacc B) ababc
C) cbaac D) cbaab
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) cbaac

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A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns and rows of Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, for example 'B' can be represented by 34, 42 etc and 'W' can be represented by 97, 89 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word 'DAMP'.

 

A) 24,10,32,79 B) 33,95,24,97
C) 32,57,40,55 D) 30,55,24,67
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 24,10,32,79

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In a certain code, if PEARLS is written as 823745 and JEWELS is written as 926245, then in the same code, what will WEARS be written as?

 

A) 62573 B) 62374
C) 62375 D) 62735
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 62375

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In a certain code language, '-' represents '+', '+' represents 'x', 'x' represents '÷' and '÷' represents '-'. Find out the answer to the following question.


20 ÷ 2 - 3 + 10 x 6 = ?

 

A)   12   B)   30  
C)   31   D)   23  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)   23  

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In the following question, four groups of three numbers are given. In each group the second and third number are related to the first number by aLogic/Rule/Relation. Three are similar on basis of same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out from the given alternatives

A) (8, 17, 33) B) (3, 7, 12)
C) (9, 19, 37) D) (15, 31, 61)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) (3, 7, 12)

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E, F, G, H and K visit a hospital on week days. Each one of them is a physician, surgeon, dentist, cardiologist, nephrologist but in the random order. Each visits the hospital only one day in the week and attends to their profession only.

 

Consider the following information and answer questions based on it.

 

1. The physician visits office every Monday.
2. E is the cardiologist who comes neither on Tuesday nor Thursday.
3. K is a surgeon and G is not the physician.
4. The person who visits the office on Thursday is not a nephrologist.
5. H works on a Tuesday and K works on the following day.

 

Who is the physician?

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

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