Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

There is a certain relation between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the given pair has. Select the best alternative Aeroplane:Cockpit::Train:?

A) Wagon B) Coach
C) Compartment D) Engine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Engine

Explanation:

As the pilot of an aeroplane sits in the cockpit,
the driver of a train works in the engine.

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Q:

L is the daughter of K's brother's wife's father-in-law's daughter. K is L's __

A) Son B) Aunt
C) Uncle D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Can't be determined

Explanation:

K's brother's wife's father-in-law is K's brother's father i.e. K's father. K's father's daughter is K's Sister.
L is daughter of K's sister => K is L's Uncle or Aunt.

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Q:

I, J , K and L are all distinct individual. I is the daughter of J. J is the son of K and 'K' is the father of L. If B is the son of J and B has one brother, 'D'. Then which of the following statements is/ are true ?

I. I is the sister of D.

II. D and B are brother.

III. K is the grand father of D.

A) Only I B) I & II
C) Only III D) All of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of these

Explanation:

   K

   |

   J -- L

   |

   I -- D -- B

Here I is female

J, K, L & D , B are males

Then from the above conditions,

All of the given statements are true.

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Q:

Virus doubles every 3 mins. It is 'K' in 1 hour, when was it K/4 ?

A) 29 min B) 25 min
C) 54 min D) 57 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 54 min

Explanation:

If virus is K in 1hr i.e 60 min
then in 57 min it was K/2 as it doubles every 3 minutes
=> In 54 min it was K/4.
At 54 minutes it was K/4.

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Q:

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

11 6 8
17 12 ?
25 34 19
19 28 11

A) 16 B) 15
C) 13 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 16

Explanation:

 

In the first column, 17 - 11 = 25 - 19 = 6.
In the second column, 12 - 6 = 34 - 28 = 6.
Let the missing number in the third column be y.
Then, y - 8 = 19 - 11 = 8 or y = 16.

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Q:

Find out the wrong term in the series 4,8,15,25,36,54

A) 28 B) 38
C) 30 D) 48
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 38

Explanation:

The correct pattern is +4,+7,+10,+13,+16
So, 36 is wrong term and it must be replaced by 25+13=38

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Q:

P’s son Q is married with R whose sister S is married to T the brother of Q. How S is related to P ?

A) Daughter-in-law B) Sister
C) Cousin D) Sister-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Daughter-in-law

Explanation:

Since T is the brother of Q
Therefore, P is the father of T
but S is the wife of T.
Hence, S is the daughter-in-law of P.

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Q:

AF : CH :: KT : ?

A) MU B) LU
C) LV D) MV
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) MV

Explanation:

As,

 A+2C

 F+2H

 

Similarly,

 

 K+2MT+2V

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