Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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The weights of 4 boxes are 100, 70, 50 and 90 kilograms. Which of the following cannot be the total weight, in kilograms, of any combination of these boxes and in a combination a box can be used only once?

A) 310 B) 260
C) 230 D) 210
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 230

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In the question given below, a statement is given followed by three courses of action. A course of action is taken for improvement, follow up, etc. Read the statement carefully and give your answer.

Statement:
A knife-wielding assailant killed a 29- year-old man and injured four others in a lively neighbourhood near Paris’ famed Opera Garnier before he was killed by police on Saturday night.

Courses of Action:
I. The government should ban the sale of knives in all major cities.
II. Any person seen carrying a knife should be immediately taken into police custody.
III. Policemen should be posted near all major tourist spots to avoid such untoward incidents.

A) Only course of action I follows B) Only course of action II follows
C) Both I and II follow D) Both II and III follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

None of the courses of action follow. Banning the sale of knives just because one particular knife-wielding assailant went on a rampage makes no sense. Similarly, taking into police custody all those who are seen carrying knives is not something practical. Knives can be used for so many other purposes not involving the killing/harming of people. Finally, it is not a realistic expectation that posting policemen in all major tourist spots would reduce or altogether stop instances of such occurrences. Therefore, option E is the correct answer.

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A man starts from a point, walks 5 km towards East, turns right and walks 3 km, turns right again and walks. What is the direction he is facing now?

A) North B) South
C) West D) South­-west
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) West

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After their day's work two village women are returning home. The first woman walks 1.5 km West, then turns to her right and walks 3 km to reach her house. In the meanwhile the second woman walks 1 km North, then she turns East and walks 3.5 km, then she turns to her left and walks 2 km to reach her house. Where is the first woman's house with respect to the second woman's house?

A) 2 km West B) 5 km East
C) 5 km Wes D) 2 km East
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5 km East

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Find the missing number?

A) 3 B) 4
C) 8 D) 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4

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In a certain code language, “FRANK” is written as “GQBML”. How is “MARCO” written in that code language?

A) NYTPB B) MZSCQ
C) NZSBP D) NQPBT
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) NZSBP

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In the following question, by using which mathematical operators will the expression become correct?
15 _ 3 _ 4 _ 20

A) x, ÷ and > B) ÷, x and <
C) ÷, x and = D) +, x and =
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ÷, x and =

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A shopper in a mart loads his trolley and walks 30 m through an alley which is going South, then he turns to his left and walks 10 m, then he turns North and walks another 10 m, then he turns West and walks 45 m and then he turns North and walks 20 m. Where is he now with reference to his starting position?

 

A) 35 m West B) 55 m West
C) 35 m East D) 55 m East
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 35 m West

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