Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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If Neena says, "Anita's father Raman is the only son of my father-in-law Mahipal", then how is Bindu, who is the sister of Anita, related to Mahipal ? 

A) Daughter B) Wife
C) Daughter-in-law D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of these

Explanation:

Only son of Neena's father-in-law Mahipal Neena's husband. So, Raman is Neena's husband and Anita and Hindu are his daughters. 

 Thus, Bindu is the grand daughter of Mahipal. 

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Find the missing (?) in the series

BCA, FGE, ?, NOM, RSQ, VWU

 

A) IJH B) KLJ
C) KJI D) JKI
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) JKI

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There is a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. They are Lawyer, Doctor, Teacher, Salesman, Engineer and Accountant There are two married couples in the family. D, the Salesman is married to the Lady Teacher. The Doctor is married to the Lawyer. F, the Accountant is the son of B and brother of E. C, the Lawyer is the daughter-in-law of A. E is the unmarried Engineer. A is the grandmother of F. How is E related to F? 

A) Brother B) Sister
C) Cousin D) Cannot be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cannot be determined

Explanation:

C is the daughter-in-law of A who is the grandmother of F means C is the mother of F. But F is the son of B. 

So. B is C's husband. But C, the lawyer is married to the Doctor So. B is the Doctor. F, the Accountant  will be the son of B and C. E is the unmarried Engineer 

So. the other mamed couple can be that of grandmother of F i.e, A and D.  But D, the Salesman, is married to the Lady Teacher. 

So. D, the Salesman, is the grandfather of F. father of B and the husband of A, the Lady Teacher. 

Clearly, from the given data, the relation between E and F cannot be determined. 

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Q:

If "$" means "added to", "@" means "divided by", "#" means "multiplied by" and "%" means "subtracted from", then

136 @ 17 # 0 $ 19 % 5 = ?

 

A) 67 B) 24
C) 14 D) 23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 14

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In a certain code language 'how many goals scored' is written as '5397'; 'many more matches' is written as '982'; and 'he scored five' is written as '163'. How is 'goals' written in that code language ?

A) 5 B) 7
C) 3 D) Data is not sufficient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Data is not sufficient

Explanation:

From the given data,
how many goals scored = 5397....(1)
many more matches = 982.....(2)
he scored five = 163.....(3)
from (1)&(2), many = 9 ....(4)
from (1)&(3), scored = 3 ....(5)
Using (4)&(5)in(1), we get goals = 5 or 7.

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Q:

How many visitors saw the exhibition yesterday ?

I. Each entry pass holder can take up to three persons with him/her. 

II. In all, 243 passes were sold yesterday

A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question
C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question; D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question

Explanation:

From the two statements, we find that maximum (243 x 3)  i.e, 729 visitors saw the exhibition, But the exact number cannot be determined  

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Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

 

1. Vicinity

2. Victory

3. Vanity

4. Vapour

5. Variety

 

A) 34512   B) 12345  
C) 54231   D) 42315
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 34512  

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Q:

Study it carefully and answer the questions.

(i). 'AxB' means 'A is father of B'

(ii).'A/B' means 'A is daughter of B'

(iii). 'A+B' means 'A is sister of B'

(iv).'A-B' means 'A is husband of B'

In F / R x H - L, How is H related to F?

A) Father B) Brother
C) Sister D) Cannot be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brother

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