Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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In the arrangement of letters and numbers given below , first all the numbers are arranged in the descending order and then all the letters are written in the alphabetical order. Then which letter / number will be fourth to the left of the 11th element from the left end in the new arrangement?

 

P N 3 W 9 Q 1 8 L K 4 6 B 7 

A) K B) 3
C) B D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1

Explanation:

New arrangement becomes as follows:

9 8 7 6 4 3 1 B K L N P Q W

4th to the left of 11th element from the left means (10 - 3 = ) 7th element from the left, i.e 1

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According to the given Venn diagram, the number of boys who are neither athletes nor disciplined is ___.

 

 

 

A) 1 B) 10
C) 7 D) 11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10

Explanation:
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Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives ATTRIBUTION, TTRIBUTIO, RIBUTIO, IBUTI

A) IBU B) UT
C) BUT D) UTI
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) UTI

Explanation:

In the first step, one letter from the beginning and one from the end of a term are removed to give the next term . In the second step, two letters from the beginning of the term are removed. These two steps are repeated alternatively

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Each boy contribute rupees equal to the number of girls and each girl contribute rupees equal to the number of boys in a class of 60 students. If the total contribution collected is Rs.1600,how many girls are there in the class ?

A) 30 B) 25
C) 15 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 40

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If a meaningful word can be formed using the five letters NWROD each only once, then the fourth letter of that word is your answer. If more than one such word can be formed then Y is your answer, and if no such word can be formed then 'Z' is your answer.

A) D B) W
C) Y D) Z
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) W

Explanation:

Here specified letters are N,W,R,O and D. The meaningful word made from these letters is DRO W N. Fourth letter of the word is W.

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The priest told the devotee, "The temple bell is rung at regular intervals of 45 minutes. The last bell was rung five minutes ago. The Next bell is due to be rung at 7:45am". At what time did the priest give this information to the devotee?

A) 7.40 am B) 7.05 am
C) 7.00 am D) 6.55 am
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7.05 am

Explanation:

Clearly, the last bell rang 45 minutes before 7.45 am, i.e at 7.00 am. But it happened five minutes before the priest gave the information to the devotee. So, the information was given at 7.05 am

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Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

Graduates, Doctors, Professors

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

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Directions for question: There are six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U. R is the sister of U, Q is the brother of T’s Husband, S is the father of P and Grandfather of U. There are two fathers, three brothers and a mother in the group. Who is the mother?

A) S B) T
C) Q D) R
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) T

Explanation:

R is the sister of U

 

 

Q is the brother of T’s Husband

 

 

S is the father of P and Grandfather of U

 

 

Grouping all the clues

 

 

Two fathers     :  P,S

 

Three brothers : Q&P are brothers.U should be male and the brother of R

 


T is the mother
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