Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Find the missing (?) in the series.

 

3, 5, 9, 11, ?, 33, 65,...

A) 23 B) 21
C) 17 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 15

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The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

 

15 + 2 ÷ 20 x 10 - 6 = 13

 

A) x and - B) ÷ and -
C) ÷ and x D) - and +
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ÷ and x

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The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

 

16 ÷ 4 - 50 x 4 + 18 = 26

 

A) + and ÷ B) + and x
C) - and + D) ÷ and x
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) + and x

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Q:

Use the following passage for the questions based on it.

 

There are 6 flats on a floor in two rows. Out of these, three are north facing and the other three are south facing flats. The flats are to be allotted amongst Arun, Biswajyot, Chitra, Derek, Evan, and Fatima. Biswajyot gets a north facing flat and is not next to Derek. Derek and Fatima get diagonally opposite flats. Chitra is next to Fatima, and gets a south facing flat. Evan gets a north facing flat.

 

Which of the following pairs is exactly opposite to each other?

A) Derek and Evan B) Fatima and Chitra
C) Evan and Chitra D) Evan and Arun
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Evan and Chitra

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If in the examination hall, you find that the question paper is too tough to be answered satisfactorily by you, the best thing to do for you is to :

A) tell the examiner that the questions are out of course. B) provoke the candidates to walk out of the examination hall.
C) try to know something from your neighbour. D) try to solve the questions as much as you know with a cool head.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) try to solve the questions as much as you know with a cool head.

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What is the smallest number of ducks that could swim in this formation - two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck between two ducks ?

A) 3 B) 5
C) 7 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3

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Q:

Stee : Rails :: Alnico : ?

A) Magnets B) Aircraft
C) Machinery D) Silver ware
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Magnets

Explanation:

First is used to makes the second.

 

Hence, Stee : Rails :: Alnico : Magnets.

 

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Q:

If wall is called window, window is called door, door is called floor, floor is called roof and roof is called ventilator, What will a person stand on ?

A) Window B) Wall
C) Floor D) Roof
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Roof

Explanation:

A person will stand on the floor and floor is called roof. So, a person will stand on the roof

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