Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Find the odd man out
2 4 8 16 36

A) 4 B) 8
C) 16 D) 36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 36

Explanation:

2+2=4

4+4=8

8+8=16

16+16=32 but  it is given 36

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Q:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

If the first half of the given alphabets are written in reverse order which letter should be 8th letter to the left of 14th letter from the right?

A) E B) G
C) J D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of these

Explanation:

8th letter of the left of 14th letter from the right means (8 + 14 =) 22nd letter from the right. 22nd letter from the right means (26 - 22 + 1 =) 5th letter from the left.  We know that 5th letter falls into the first half of the series which is reversed.

Hence, the required letter is (13 - 5 + 1 =) 9th letter from the left of the English alphabet.

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Q:

Hemavathi cut a cake into two halves and cuts one half into smaller pieces of equal size. Each of the small pieces is fifteen grams in weight. If she has nine pieces of the cake in all with her, how heavy was the original cake ?

A) 240 gms B) 280 gms
C) 180 gms D) 170 gms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 240 gms

Explanation:

The nine pieces consist of 8 smaller equal pieces and one half cake piece.
Weight of each small piece = 15 g.
So, total weight of the cake = [2 x (15 x 8)]g = 240 g.

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Q:

If the letters of the word OBSERVANT are interchanged, such that the first becomes ninth, second becomes eighth and so on, and the position of the fifth letter remains unchanged then what will be the new arrangement of letters?

A) TNAVERSBO B) TNAVRESBO
C) NTAVERSBO D) VANTRESBO
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) TNAVRESBO

Explanation:

Given word is O B S E R V A N T. After making the change as given in the question, we get the following arrangement:

T N A V R E S B O. 

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Q:

Mathematics : Numbers :: History : ?

A) Wars B) People
C) Events D) Dates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Events

Explanation:

Mathematics is the theory of numbers and history is the theory of past events.

Hence Mathematics : Numbers :: History : Events.

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Q:

If Kamal says, ellavi's mother is the only daughter of my mother", how is Kamal related to Ravi  

A) Grandfather B) Father
C) Brother D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of these

Explanation:

Only daughter of Kamal's mother — Kamel's sister. So, Ravi's mother is Kamel's sister or Kamal is the brother of Ravi's mother

i.e., Ravi's maternal uncle. 

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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:

Find the next number in the series 265, 269, 278, 284, ?

A) 309 B) 319
C) 298 D) 415
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 309

Explanation:

The pattern in the given series is +4, +9, +16, +25, ... i.e. 22,32,42,52...

The next number is 284+25 = 309.

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