Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives.

 

Road : Asphalt : : ? : ?

 

A) Sugarcane : Sugar B) Cloth : Shirt
C) Pen : Pencil D) Metal : Ore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Metal : Ore

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Choose the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

Horse : Neigh : : Elephant : ?

A) Quack B) Trumpet
C) Mew D) Grunt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Trumpet

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Q:

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

ACEG : ZXVT :: IKMO : ?

A) MNOP B) PQRS
C) RPNL D) LNPR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) RPNL

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Acording to a military code, SYSTEM is SYSMET and NEARER is AENRER. What is the code for FRACTION ?

A) CARFTINO B) CARFTION
C) ARFCNOIT D) CARFNOIT
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) CARFNOIT

Explanation:

The letter is the first half and the letter half of the word are separately reversed to obtain the code.

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Q:

583 is related to 293 in the same way as 488 is related to____

A) 291 B) 378
C) 487 D) 581
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 378

Explanation:

Sum of digits of the first number is 2 more than the sum of digits of the second number.

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Q:

Next number in the number sequence is

22, 11, 33, 16.5, 49.5, ?

A) 24.75 B) 41
C) 33.5 D) 26.75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 24.75

Explanation:

The given number series is 22, 11, 33, 16.5, 49.5, ?

22

22 / 2 = 11

11 x 3 = 33

33 / 2 = 16.5

16.5 x 3 = 49.5

49.5 / 2 = 24.75

 

Hence, the next number series is 24.75.

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Q:

Find the next number in the given sequence?

1, 2, 6, 21, 88, ?

A) 445 B) 364
C) 296 D) 194
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 445

Explanation:

The given series is 1, 2, 6, 21, 88, ?

1

1 x 1 + 1 = 2

2 x 2 + 2 = 6

6 x 3 + 3 = 21

21 x 4 + 4 = 88

88 x 5 + 5 = 445

 

Hence, the next number in the given number sequence is 445.

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Q:

Find out the wrong term in the series 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16

A) 9 B) 12
C) 16 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 9

Explanation:

The given sequence is a combination of three series:
i)1st, 4th, 7th terms i.e, 2, 4, 9
ii)2nd, 5th, 8th terms i.e, 3, 6, 12
iii)3rd, 6th, 9th terms i.e, 4, 8, 16
In each one of i, ii, iii, each term is twice the preceding term.
So, 9 is wrong and must be replaced by (4*2) = 8

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