Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

There are two examinations rooms P and Q. If 10 students are sent from P to Q, then the number of students in each room is the same. If 20 candidates are sent from Q to P, then the number of students in P is double the number of students in Q. The number of students in room Q is ?

A) 100 B) 70
C) 120 D) 80
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 80

Explanation:

If 'k' is number of students in P and 'l' is number of students in Q, then
From the given conditions, we have
=> k - 10 = l + 10 .......(1)
=> k + 20 = 2(l - 20) ....(2)

Solving these eqns, we get
k = 100 and l = 80.
Therefore, number of students in class Q is 80.

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Q:

Whale : Mammal :: Rat : ?

A) Rodent B) Mammal
C) Amphibian D) Reptile
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rodent

Explanation:

Whale belongs to Mammal category whereas Rat belongs to Rodent.

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Q:

Choose the alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace 'x' 33,40,37,44,x

A) 41 B) 31
C) 42 D) 39
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 41

Explanation:
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Q:

Reptile is to Lizard as Flower is to

A) Orchids B) Stem
C) Leaf D) Petal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Orchids

Explanation:

Here Lizard is a type of Reptiles whereas Orchid is a type of flowers. Other than Orchids all are parts of Plants.

 

Hence, Reptile is to Lizard as Flower is to Orchids.

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Q:

In a certain way Derailment is related to Train , Which of the following is related to Aberration in the same way?

A) Market B) Criteria
C) Behaviour D) Condition
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Behaviour

Explanation:

When a Train leaves its usual path Derailment occurs. Similarly, when one's Behave changes its course, aberration in behaviour occurs.

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Q:

Malaria : Disease :: Spear : ?

A) Death B) Weapon
C) Sword D) Wound
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Weapon

Explanation:

Second denotes the class to which the first belongs to. Here Malaria belongs to disease class and similarly, Spear belongs to weapon class.

 

Hence,  Malaria : Disease :: Spear : Weapon.

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Q:

If [P @ Q] means [P is wife of Q], [P+Q] means [P is father of Q] and [P - Q] means [P is sister of Q] then in [G+ H - R @ D], how is G related to D ?

A) Son-in-law B) Grand father
C) Father-in-law D) Brother
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Father-in-law

Explanation:

"G is father in law of D"
G+H means G is father of H
H is either son or daughter of G
H-R means H is sister of R
R@D means R is wife of D
so H and R are sisters
and daughters of G
so husband of R i.e. D is son in law of G
or G is father in law of D

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Q:

Three of the following four pairs of alphas and numerals have same relationship between their elements as in the case of the pair PROBLEM : 2948375 and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group?

A) BORE : 8497 B) MOEP : 5972
C) LBOR : 3849 D) OMEP : 4572
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) MOEP : 5972

Explanation:

Here simple coding language has been used. Each letter has been assigned a numeric code and the respective code of letters are in the same order as the letters. 

 

Letter      B  E  L  M  O  P  R

 

Code         8  7  3  5  4  2  9

 

 

 BORE -> 8497 -- correct

 MOEP -> 5472 But given 5972 --- Incorrect

 LBOR -> 3849  -- correct

OMEP -> 4572  -- correct

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