Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Consider the following information and answer the questions based on it.

 

Out of the 75 birders, 15 wanted to see only sunbird, 10 wanted to see only flycatcher, 12 wanted to see both sunbird and nuthatch, 15 wanted to see only bee-eater, 13 wanted to see both sunbird and bee-eater, 5 wanted to see both flycatcher and nuthatch and the remaining wanted to see only nuthatch.

 

The ratio of birders who like nuthatch to those who like bee-eaters is

A) 11/14 B) 10/7
C) 11/20 D) 30/8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 11/14

Explanation:
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In the following question, a matrix of certain characters is given.These characters follow a certain trend, row-wise or column wise.Find out this trend and choose the missing character accordingly.

B G N
D J R
G N ?

A) U B) V
C) W D) X
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) W

Explanation:

 The letters in the first row follow the sequence +5, +7.

The letters in the second row follow the sequence +6, +8.
In the third row, the first letter G moves 7 steps forward to give the second letter N.
Clearly, the missing letter will be 9 steps ahead of N i.e. W.

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If it is possible to form a word with the first , fourth, seventh and eleventh letters in the word "SUPERFLUOUS" write the first letter of that word. other wise x is the answer.

A) S B) L
C) E D) X
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) L

Explanation:

The first, fourth, seventh and eleventh letters of the word 'SUPERFLUOUS' 

The word formed is LESS

Therefore, The first letter is L.

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Heart : Pericardium :: Brain : ?

A) Head B) Bones
C) Cranium D) Skull
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cranium

Explanation:

Second is a bony protective covering for the first. Here pericardium protects Heart and Cranium protect Brain.

 

Hence, Heart : Pericardium :: Brain : Cranium.

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If Laxmi is taller than Ramya but shorter than Susmitha and Ramya is as tall as Hema but taller than Avanthi, then Hema is :

A) shorter than Ramya B) taller than Avanthi
C) taller than susmitha D) shorter than Laxmi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) shorter than Laxmi

Explanation:

As given, we have:

Susmitha > Laxmi > Ramya; Ramya = Hema, Ramya > Avanthi

Thus the sequence of heights becomes:

Susmitha > Laxmi > Ramya = Hema > Avanthi

Clearly, Hema is shorter than Laxmi.

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Q:

In a certain code language, '851' means 'good sweet fruit' ; '783' means 'good red rose' and '341' means 'rose and fruit'. Which of the following digits stands for 'sweet' in that language ?

A) 8 B) 5
C) 1 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5

Explanation:

Justification:      

In the first and second statements, the common code digit is '8' and the commmon word is 'good'.

So, '8' means 'good'.
In the first and third statements, the common code digit is '1' and the common word is 'fruit'.
So, '1' means 'fruit'.
Thus, in the first statement, '5' means 'sweet'.

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The arithmetic mean of the following numbers 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 and 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7 is   ?

A) 6 B) 9
C) 7 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5

Explanation:

Arithmatic mean = sum/members 

=> (1x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 + 4x4 + 5x5 + 6x6 + 7x7) / (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7)

=> 140/28 = 5

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Q:

An electronic device when fed with the numbers, rearranges them in a particular order following certain rules. The following is a step-by-step process of rearrangement for the given input of numbers.

 

Input    :- 85   16   36   04   19   97   63   09

Step I   :- 97   85   16   36   04   19   63   09

Step II  :- 97   85   63   16   36   04   19   09

Step III :- 97   85   63   36   16   04   19   09

Step IV :- 97   85   63   36   19   16   04   09

Step V  :- 97   85   63   36   19   16   09   04

(for the given input step V is the last step).

 

Which of the following will be the last step for the given input ?

Input :- 03   31   43   22   11   09 

A) IV B) V
C) VI D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) V

Explanation:

Clearly, in the given arrangement, the numbers have been arranged in descending order in a sequence, altering the position of only one number in each step

Input       : 03   31   43   22   11   09

Step I      : 43   03   31   22   11   09
Step II     : 43   31   03   22   11   09
Step III   : 43   31   22   03   11   09
Step IV   : 43   31   22   11   03   09
Step V    : 43   31   22   11   09   03

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