Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Given Sequence : N O P Q Y B Z A R S H I J K L M T U V G F E W X D C

What will come in place of ( ? ) the following series.

NDP ,  QWB ,  ZFR ,  ?

A) SVI B) AFS
C) IVS D) SFA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) SVI

Explanation:

N + 3 = Q,  Q + 3 = Z,  Z + 3 = S

D - 2 = W,  W - 2 = F,   F - 2 = V

P + 3 = B,   B + 3 = R,  R + 3 =I

Hence , ? = SVI

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Q:

Fumble is to Finesse as Malign is to

A) Slander B) Extol
C) Criticize D) Assurance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Extol

Explanation:

Fumble means grope, mishandle, drop, mistake, blunder, bungle.

Finesse means skill, grace, elegance, assurance, diplomacy, discretion.

So, they are opposites.

 

Similarly,

Malign means slander or criticize.

Extol means being kind or good-natured. A person without finesse often fumbles. A person without extol in his heart often maligns.

Extol means praise or exalt, benevolence

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Q:

Rahul put his timepiece on the table in such a way that at 6 P.M. hour hand points to North. In which direction the minute hand will point at 9.15 P.M. ?

A) South-East B) South
C) North D) West
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) West

Explanation:

 

At 9.15 P.M., the minute hand will point towards west.

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Q:

Introducing a man, a woman said, 'He is the only son of my mother's mother." How is the woman related to the man ?  

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

Explanation:

My mother's mother — My grandmother: My grandmother's only son — My maternal uncle. So, the woman is man's niece. 

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Q:

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words.

Countries which _________ still undergoing the economic processes
_________ known as developing countries.

A) are, are B) are, is
C) is, are D) were, are
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) are, are

Explanation:
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Q:

Re-arrange the following sentences into a meaningful paragraph.

 

(A) comes into effect from today. The bank's savings account rate was 3.5 per cent during March 2003 to May 2011 for all savings bank account customers

(B) The bank's decision comes two days ahead of RBI's monetary policy meet and is likely to trigger

(C) with deposits of above Rs 1 crore, it said in a statement. The two-tier savings bank account interest rate

(D) to 3.5 per cent, lowest in six years, a decision that will impact 90 per cent of its customers

(E) The country's largest lender however will continue to pay 4 per cent interest on savings bank accounts

(F) SBI today cut interest rate on savings bank account deposits up to Rs 1 crore by 0.5 per cent

(G) rate war among peers. SBI's savings bank account base is of around Rs 9 lakh crore. 

A) BDFACEG B) BFDCAGE
C) EGACDFB D) FDBGECA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) FDBGECA

Explanation:
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Q:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 

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:

Find the wrong number in the series.

3, 8, 15, 24, 34, 48, 63

A) 15 B) 24
C) 34 D) 48
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 34

Explanation:

The difference between consecutive numbers of the given series are respectively 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15.

Therefore, 24+11=35 But in your problem it is given as 34.so 34 is wrong number

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