Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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How many independent words can 'DETERMINATION' be divided into without changing the order of the letters and using each letter only once ?  

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

Explanation:

The words are DE, TERMINATION

OR

DETER,   NATION

OR

TERM,   NATION

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Q:

Sword : Slaughter : : Scalpel : ?

A) Chopping B) Surgery
C) Stab D) Murder
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Surgery

Explanation:

Second denotes the purpose for which the first is used .

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Neelam, who is Deepak's daughter, says to Deepika, Your mother Rekha is the younger sister of my father who is the third child of Ramlal." How is Ramisl related to Deepika ? 

A) Uncle B) Father
C) Grandfather D) Father-in.law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Grandfather

Explanation:

Neelam's father is Deepak. Deepika's mother is` Rekha. Deepak is the third child of Ramlal. 

So, Deepak's younger sister Rekha is the daughter of Ramlal. So. Ramlal is father of Rekha and grandfather of her daughter Deepika. 

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Study the following figure and answer the questions given below.

 

 

By which number, the trained married lecturers in the college are represented?

A) 7 B) 6
C) 5 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5

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Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph.

(A) It causes a lot of physical problems especially for our eyes, body and mind.
(B) Such a lifestyle makes man lazy and excessively dependent on machines.
(C) Innovative products such as computers, laptops, mobile phones,
(D) Harmful radiation causes various terminal diseases.
(E) Technology has advanced rapidly and man cannot seem to live without it now.
(F) iPads have made things easier for us, but it also has its disadvantages.

Which of the following options is the correct arrangement ?

 

A) E C B A D F B) E C F A D B
C) D C B A E F D) D E B A C F
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) E C F A D B

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In a family, each daughter has the same number of brothers as she has sisters and each son has twice as many sisters as he has brothers. How many sons are there in the family ?

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

Assume the family has X girls and Y boys, according to the question,
we can have 2 equations:
X-1=Y, 2(Y-2)=X.
Solve the equations, we get X=4, Y=3.

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There are five books of different thickness. A is thicker than C and B is thicker than D. E is not as thick as B, but is thicker than C. D is not as thick as C. Which is the thinnest book?

A) E B) D
C) B D) C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) D

Explanation:

A > C  -----(i),   B > D  -----(ii),  E < B  --------(iii),  E > C  ---------(iv),  C > D  ---------(v)

from (i) and (v),   we get    A > C > D   ---------(I)

from (iii) and (iv), we get    B > E > C    --------(II)

From (I) and (II) , it is clear that 'D' is the thinnest.

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The following questions are based on the information given below:

 

An advertising agency finds that, of its 170 clients, 115 read Indian Express, 110 read The Hindu and 130 read Times of India. Also 85 read Indian Express and Times of India, 75 read Indian Express and The Hindu, 95 read The Hindu and Times of India and 70 read all the three.

 

How many read only Indian Express?

A) 15 B) 25
C) 5 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25

Explanation:
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