Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
 
15, 21, 28, 34, ?, 47
 

A) 41 B) 40
C) 44 D) 43
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 41

Explanation:
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Q:

If Kamal says, ellavi's mother is the only daughter of my mother", how is Kamal related to Ravi  

A) Grandfather B) Father
C) Brother D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of these

Explanation:

Only daughter of Kamal's mother — Kamel's sister. So, Ravi's mother is Kamel's sister or Kamal is the brother of Ravi's mother

i.e., Ravi's maternal uncle. 

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Q:

In the following question, various terms of an alphanumerical series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives. 3F, 6G, 11I, 18L, ?

A) 27Q B) 27P
C) 25N D) 21O
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 27P

Explanation:

The letters move 1, 2, 3, ... steps forward.
The numbers increase by + 3, + 5, + 7, + 9....

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Q:

If the letters of the word OBSERVANT are interchanged, such that the first becomes ninth, second becomes eighth and so on, and the position of the fifth letter remains unchanged then what will be the new arrangement of letters?

A) TNAVERSBO B) TNAVRESBO
C) NTAVERSBO D) VANTRESBO
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) TNAVRESBO

Explanation:

Given word is O B S E R V A N T. After making the change as given in the question, we get the following arrangement:

T N A V R E S B O. 

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Q:

If A means '+', @ means 'x', & means '/' and V means '-', then the value of

 

7 @ 2 V 135 & 5 @ 3 & 9 A 1

A) 14 B) 9
C) 6 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6

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Q:

CK169JROS2419TXKM??PV

A) 14,21 B) 21,14
C) 56,84 D) 84,56
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 21,14

Explanation:

Putting A=1, B=2, C=3,..., M=13,....,X=24,Y=25, Z=26, we have :

 

 

 

 JR = J + R2 + 2 = 10 + 18 2 + 2 = 16

 

 

 

CK = C + K2 + 2 =  3 + 112 + 2 = 9

 

 

 

TX = T + X2+ 2 = 20 + 242 + 2 = 24

 

 

 

OS = O + S2 + 2 = 15 + 192 + 2 = 19

 

 

 

 So, the missing numbers are :

 

 

 

21 and 14

 

 

 

Hence, the answer is (b).

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Q:

Winter : Hibernation :: Summer : ?

A) Cache B) Aestivation
C) Survival D) Activation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aestivation

Explanation:

Winter sleep of animals is called hibernation and summer sleep is called aestivation.

Hence, Winter : Hibernation :: Summer : Aestivation.

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Q:

A bus for Shiridi leaves after every fifty two minutes from a bus stand. An enquiry officer told a passenger that the bus had already left sixteen minutes ago and the next bus will leave at 08:15 p.m. At what time did the enquiry officer give the information to the passenger?

A) 07:23 p.m B) 06:25 p.m
C) 07:39 p.m D) 06:23 p.m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 07:39 p.m

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