Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Find the correct sentence from the following options ?

A) The dacoits having stopped to divide the booty, the police had overtaken them B) The dacoits being stopped to divide the booty, the police overtook them.
C) The dacoits having been stopped for dividing the booty, the police overtook them D) The dacoits having stopped for dividing the booty, the police overtook them
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The dacoits having stopped for dividing the booty, the police overtook them

Explanation:

As it is the past continuous sentence.

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Q:

What would be the next number in the sequence 52, 56, 48, 64, 32, ?

A) 96 B) 48
C) 54 D) 81
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 96

Explanation:

The given number series is 52, 56, 48, 64, 32, …

It follows a pattern that,

52

52 + 4 = 56

56 - 8 = 48

48 + 16 = 64

64 - 32 = 32

32 + 64 = 96

Therefore, the required next number in the given number series is 96.

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Q:

 Which of the following means O is a father of two children ?

A) O @ M # N B) O # N # M
C) O @ N # M D) N # O $ M
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) O @ N # M

Explanation:

 O @ N # M means O is the father of N who is the sister of M i.e. O is a father of two children.

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Q:

Q's mother is sister of P and daughter of M who is brother of R. S is daughter of P and sister of T. How is M related to T ?

A) Grand father B) Grand mother
C) Grand father or Grand mother D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Grand father

Explanation:

Q's mother is sister of P and daughter of M => P is the child of M.
S is daughter of P and sister of T, so P is parent of T too.
M ----> parent --------> P ------------>parent -------------> T
But given M is brother of R => M is male.

So, M is grandfather of T.

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Q:

If ENCRYPT is coded as VMXIBKG, then how will ARC be coded as?

A) PQE B) ZIX
C) ZSX D) QTB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ZIX

Explanation:
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Q:

"Compounding frequency" refers to

A) What type of interest your account earns B) How often your interest is calculated and added back into your account
C) What interest rate you can expect from your account D) How easily you can add money into your account
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) How often your interest is calculated and added back into your account

Explanation:

Compounding frequency :

The time periods when interest will be calculated on top of the original loan amount (or) The number of compounding periods in one year.

 

The greater the compounding frequency, the more often your interest is calculated and added back into your account.

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Q:

In the following question, various terms of an alphanumerical series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives. A/2, B/4, C/6, D/8, ?, ?

A) D/10, E/10 B) E/10, F/12
C) E/8, F/10 D) E/12, F/14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) E/10, F/12

Explanation:

The letters are in alphabetical order. The numbers increase by two.

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Q:

Choose the pair in which the words are differently related?

A) Lizard : Pad B) Short : Long
C) Poor : Rich D) Light : Heavy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lizard : Pad

Explanation:

In all other pairs, the two words are antonyms of each other

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