Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

If the following series is written in the reverse order, which number will be fourth to the right of the seventh number from the left?

7, 3, 9, 7, 0, 3, 8, 4, 6, 2, 1, 0, 5, 11, 13

 

A) 5 B) 11
C) 9 D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 0

Explanation:

The given series when written in reverse order becomes:

13, 11, 5, 0, 1, 2, 6, 4, 8, 3, 0, 7, 9, 3, 7

The seventh number from the left is 6, the fourth number to the right of 6 is 0

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Q:

Wince : Pain :: Prostration : ?

A) Frustration B) Submissiveness
C) Strained D) Discomfiture
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Submissiveness

Explanation:

First is the sigh of the second.

Hence, Wince : Pain :: Prostration :Submissiveness.

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Q:

Minute is to hour as second is to

A) Milli seconds B) Hour
C) Minute D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Minute

Explanation:

We know that, 60 minutes = 1 Hour. Similarly, 60 seconds = 1 Minute.

 

Therefore, Minute is to hour as second is to Minute.

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Q:

STIMULANT : ACTIVITY ::

A) diagnosis : treatment B) fertilizer : growth
C) symptom : disease D) food : hunger
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) fertilizer : growth

Explanation:
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Q:

A family consists of six members P, Q, R, X, Y and Z. Q is the son of R but R is not mother of Q. P and R are a married couple. Y is the brother of R. X is the daughter of P. Z is the brother of P. Which is a pair of brothers ? 

A) P and X B) P and Z
C) Q and X D) R and Y
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) R and Y

Explanation:

Q is the son of R but R is not the mother. So, R is the Father of Q. P is married to R 

So, P is the wife of R and the mother of Q, X is the daughter of P and hence of R and so she is the Sister of Q, Y is the brother of R and Z is the brother of P. 

Clearly. Y is brother of R who is a male. So, Y and R are a pair of brothers  

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Q:

If CGKQW is one sequence following a logic, and another five-letter sequence following similar type of logic is BFJPV, then one more variation of this type can be ?

A) VPCFT B) DHLRX
C) CFKNT D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) DHLRX

Explanation:

The logic behind the sequence given in the question is +4, +4, +6, +6
Therefore, the sequence which follows the same logic in the given options is DHLRX.

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Q:

 What is the difference between the local values of 3 in the number 43403 ?

A) 0 B) 3030
C) 3003 D) 2997
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2997

Explanation:

3000 – 3 = 2997

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Q:

'BE' is related to 'GJ' in the same way as 'PS' is related to ?

A) VX B) TU
C) UX D) TV
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) UX

Explanation:

Each corresponding letter moves five places forward in the alphabet.
Here as BE is related to GJ then PS will relate to UX.

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