Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

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

1. Frantic

2. Fraud

3. Fountain

4. Frank

5. Frail

 

A) 54321 B) 52314
C) 35412 D) 24153
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 35412

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A brother and sister daily leave home together to go to their respective schools. The brother goes 3 km North, then turns left and goes 1 km to reach his school. The sister goes 4 km West, then 3 km North, then turns left and goes 5 km to reach her school. Where is the brother's school with respect to the sister's school?

A) 10 km East B) 8 km West
C) 10 km West   D) 8 km East
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8 km East

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Q:

Which one is wrong in the given series?

49 36 25 18 9 4

A) 9 B) 18
C) 25 D) 49
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 18

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Q:

E is the son of A. D is the son of B. E is married to C. C is B's daughter. How is D related to E ?

A) Brother B) Uncle
C) Father-in-Law D) Brother-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Brother-in-law

Explanation:

C is D's daughter and D is B's son. So, D is the brother of C. E is a male married to C. 

So, E is the husband of C, whose brother is D. So, D is the brother-in-law of E. 

 

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Q:

Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives Z, S, W, O, T, K, Q, G, ?, ?

A) N,D B) N,C
C) O,D D) O,C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) N,C

Explanation:

The given sequence a combination of two series:
I)Z, W, T, Q, ?      and      II)S, O, K, G, ?


The pattern I is
Z - 3 = W
W - 3 = T
T - 3 = Q
Q - 3 = N


The pattern in II is
S - 4 = O
O - 4 = K
K - 4 = G
G - 4 = C

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Q:

At what time did Sonali leave her home for office?  

I. Sonali received a phone call at 9:15  a.m. at her home. 

II. Sonali's car reached office at 10:15 a.m.  45 minutes after she left her residence. 

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: B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question

Explanation:

From statement II, we conclude that Sonali left her home 45 minutes before 10.15 a.m.  i.e, 9.30 a.m.

Thus, only Ills needed 

 

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Q:

Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?

AABAAAA, BAAAAAA, AAAAABA, AAABAAA, ABAAAAA, _______________.

 

A) AAAABAA B) AABAAAA
C) BAAAAAA D) AAAAAAB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) AAAAAAB

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Q:

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

 

52, 41, 32, 25, ?, 17

 

A) 21   B) 20  
C) 18   D) 19
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20  

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