Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

I learnt from my experience that by______ my anger and resentment, and by avoiding _________ I could overcome opponents more successfully than could those who openly defied their adversaries.

A) suppressing, conflict B) expressing, hostility
C) stifling, temperance D) rousing, wrath
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) suppressing, conflict

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Q:

If the first and third letters in the word 'ANNIHILATION' are interchanged , also the second and fourth, the fifth and seventh and so on, then which of the following letter would be the 6th from the left?

A) I B) L
C) A D) H
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A

Explanation:

A N N I H I L A T I O N  => N I A N L A H I O N T I

 

After changes,  A is 6th from left.

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Q:

The missing number in the series 9 81 ? 6561 59049

A) 729 B) 3561
C) 4213 D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 729

Explanation:

The given series is 9 81 ? 6561 59049

It follows a pattern that

 

9

81 = 9 x 9

729 = 9 x 9 x 9

6561 = 9 x 9 x 9 x 9

59049 = 9 x 9 x 9 x 9 x 9

 

Hence, the missing number in the series is 729.

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Q:

Synonym for the word : Bleak

A) bare B) lush
C) warm D) verdant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) bare

Explanation:

Bleak means an area of land lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements like deserts.

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Q:

Rajitha has a calculator, which has 10 digits. She want to clean the calculator by removing all the keys and while reassembling it, she interchanged the locations of 3 pairs of keys. For example, if she placed the key ‘3’ in the place of the key ‘7’, she placed the key ‘7’ only in the place of the key ‘3’ and not any other key. All keys that were interchanged corresponded only to numbers. Later, she input some calculations and obtained outputs as provided in the table below. The input is shown in terms of the keys that Kavitapressed, while the output is the output displayed by the calculator.

Output:

1.   95 + 84=128
2.   128 + 64=195
3.   912 + 43=942
4.   178 + 19=192

Question :

Which of the following pair of digits is unchanged ?

A) 9, 0, 3 B) 1, 3, 8
C) 7, 0, 1 D) 2, 4, 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7, 0, 1

Explanation:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 1 4 8 2 6 5 7 3 9

Here pairs interchanged are

2, 4 

3, 8

5, 6

Unchanged are 0, 1, 7, 9

 

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Q:

Which set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
_qr_srq_p_rs_r_p

A) pqrsss B) qprsss
C) pspqsq D) pspqqq
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) pspqsq

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If '/' denotes 'subtraction', '-' denotes 'addition', '+' denotes 'multiplication' and 'x' denotes 'division', which of the following is the value of the expression

 

182/91x7+3-1

 

A) 16 B) 24
C) 144 D) 150
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 144

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Q:

Priya cycles 5 km North, then turns East and cycles 4 km, then turns South and cycles 5 km, then turns to her right and cycles 6 km. Where is she now with reference to her starting position?

A) 2 km East B) 2 km West
C) 10 km West D) 10 km East
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2 km West

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