Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

In a row of boys, Haran is eleventh from the left and manoj is seventeenth form the right. When they exchange their places than Haran will be thirteenth from the left. Which of the following will be the new position of Manoj from the right ?

A) 11 B) 19
C) 13 D) 17
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 19

Explanation:

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Here total number of boys in the row = 11 + 19 = 13 + 17 = 30

Here after exchanging the places of Haran & Manoj 

=> Manoj replaces Harans place of 11th from left 

But in the question he asked Manoj's place from right = 30 - 11 = 19th place.

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If the first and second letters in the word 'MISFORTUNE' were interchanged, also the third and the fourth letters, the fifth and the sixth letters and so on, which letter would then be the eighth letter counting to your left ?

A) O B) T
C) F D) I
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) T

Explanation:

The new letter sequence is   I M F S R O U T E N

The 8th letter counting towards left is  T

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Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative 

Assertion (A)  : Shivaji developed the guerilla warfare. 

 Reason (R)    : Shivaji feared the Mughals. 

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A is true but R is false.

Explanation:

 Shivaji initiated the guerilla warfare to defeat the Mughuls but he did not fear them. 

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Q:

Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives DHL, PTX, BFJ, ?

A) KOS B) NRV
C) CGK D) OIK
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) NRV

Explanation:

1.)D + 12 = P
P + 12 = B
B + 12 = N
2.)H + 12 = T
T + 12 = F
F + 12 = R
3.)L + 12 = X
X + 12 = J
J + 12 = V

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Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative 

Assertion (A) : Himalayas once laid under the sea. 

Reason (R)    : Fossils of marine creatures are traced on the Himalayas. 

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Himalayas are the young fold mountains that at one time are believed to lie inside the Tethys sea. This is evident from the recovery of fossils of marine creatures on its peaks. 

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How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters LGEU using each letter only once in each word ?

A) Zero B) One
C) Two D) Four
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) One

Explanation:

'GLUE' is the only meaningful word that can be formed using the letters given.

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Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative 

Assertion (A)  : In India, females have higher life expectancy than the males. 

Reason (R)    : Females receive a better diet. 

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false. D) Both A and R are false.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both A and R are false.

Explanation:

In India, due to high birth rate and due to neglect, females have a lower life expectancy than the males and although females need a better diet, they do not receive it. 

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Q:

Pen is to poet as needle is to

A) Sewing B) Thread
C) Tailor D) Button
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tailor

Explanation:

Here Pen is a tool which is used to write and poet uses it. Then, the needle is a tool which is used to stitch and it is used by Tailor. Except tailor, none of the other options is a person to use it.

 

Hence, Pen : Poet :: Needle : Tailor

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