Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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Out of a group of 60 students, 25 play Cricket, 30 play Football, 24 play Volleyball, 10 play Cricket and Football, 9 play Cricket and Volleyball, 12 play Volleyball and Football and 5 play all the three.

 

How many students play Cricket only?

A) 11 B) 13
C) 8 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 11

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Chromite : Chromium : : Ilmenite :?

A) Cobalt B) Titanium
C) Limestone D) Manganese
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Titanium

Explanation:

Chromite is a mineral of chromium and ilmenite is a mineral of titanium

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­ Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

Mathematics, Arithmetic, Algebra

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4

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Which is the third number to the left of the number which is exactly in the middle of the following sequence of numbers?

1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  2  4  6  8  9  7  5  3  1  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1

A) 3 B) 5
C) 4 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

Explanation:

There are 27 numbers in the given sequence 

So, middle number = 14th number = 9

Clearly, the third number to the left of this 9 is 4

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Study the following diagram and answer questions based on it.

 

 

The diagram represents the favourite ice-cream flavours of kids in a society.

 

The ratio of kids who like Vanilla to those who like Chocolate is

A) 12/30 B) 39/45
C) 27/45 D) 39/55
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 39/55

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Which of the following pairs have the same relationship as OFTEN : FOTEN?

A) HEART : TRAHE B) OPENS : SNEOP
C) RISKY : IRSYK D) FIRST : IFRST
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) RISKY : IRSYK

Explanation:

      It is a case of shifting as given below:

 

      1  2  3  4  5                    2  1  3  5  4

 

      O  F  T  E  N     F  O  T  N  E

 

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       1  2  3  4  5                   5  4  3  1  2

 

1.    H  E  A  R  T             T  R  A  H  E    

 

2.    O  P  E  N  S    S  N  E  O  P

 

        1  2  3  4  5         2  1  3  5  4

3.    R  I  S  K  Y     I  R  S  Y  K

 

 

4.    F  I  R  S  T     I  F  R  S  T

 

Hence option 3 is correct.

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An advertising agency finds that, of its 170 clients, 115 read Indian Express, 110 read The Hindu and 130 read Times of India. Also 85 read Indian Express and Times of India, 75 read Indian Express and The Hindu, 95 read The Hindu and Times of India and 70 read all the three.

 

How many read only The Hindu?

 

A) 5 B) 10
C) 25 D) 35
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10

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Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives ejo, tyd, ins, xch, ?

A) mrw B) nrw
C) nsx D) nsw
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) mrw

Explanation:

There is a gap of 4 letters between the first and second, second and third letters of each term, and also between the last letter of the term and first letter of next term

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