Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

One word substitute :

a person who abstains from alcoholic drinks

A) Teetotaller B) Heretic
C) Angler D) Drunkard
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Teetotaller

Explanation:

A person who practices teetotalism i.e abstains from all kinds of alcoholic drinks is called a teetotaller or is simply said to be teetotal.

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Q:

Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:

Dark:Light :: Noise:?

A) Music B) Quiet
C) Melody D) Vacuum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Quiet

Explanation:
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If the following five names which name will come  in the last in a telephone directory ?

a) Mahinder  b) Mahender  c) Mahindra  d) Mahendra  e) Mohinder

A) Mahinder B) Mahindra
C) Mohinder D) Mahender
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mohinder

Explanation:

The given names will be arranged in the alphabetical order as : Mahender, Mahendra, Mahinder, Mahindra, Mohinder. Clearly, 'Mohinder' comes last.

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Which letter is in the middle between the ninth letter from the right and eighth letter from the left in the given alphabets?

A) N B) O
C) L D) M
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) M

Explanation:

9th letter from the right means (26 - 9 + 1 =) 18th letter from the left. Now, the middle letter between 18th letter from the left  and 8th letter from the left = [(18+8)/2] = 13th leter from the left = M.

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Q:

In a certain code language,

(A) ‘pit dar na’ means ‘you are good’

(B) ‘dar tok pa’ means ‘good and bad’

(C) ‘tim na tok’ means 'they are bad’

In that language, which word stands for 'they' ?

A) na B) tok
C) tim D) pit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) tim

Explanation:

Justification:      

In the first and third statements, the common word is 'na' and the common word is 'are'.

So, 'na' means 'are'.
In the second and third statements, the common code word is 'tok' and the common word is 'bad'.
So, 'tok' means 'bad'.
Thus, in the third statements, 'tim' stands for 'they'.

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In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.

 

48 : 196 : : 52 : ?

 

A) 184 B) 198
C) 212 D) 238
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 212

Explanation:
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Q:

Find the wrong number in the given series.

8, 27, 125, 343, 1381

A) 27 B) 8
C) 343 D) 1381
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1381

Explanation:

Given series follows Cubes on Prime Numbers 

 

i.e 23, 33, 53,...but  93is 1331

 

so 1381 is wrong

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Q:

Arrange the following in a logical order :

1. Euphoria     2. Happiness     3. Ambivalence     4. Ecstasy     5. Pleasure

A) 1, 4, 2, 5, 3 B) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
C) 3, 2, 5, 1, 4 D) 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3, 2, 5, 1, 4

Explanation:

All the given words stand for 'Joy', but the intensity increases in the order - Ambivalence, Happiness, Pleasure, Euphoria, Ecstasy.

Thus the correct order is 3, 2, 5, 1, 4.

Hence the answer is (C)

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