Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

How many numbers amogst the numbers 9 to 54 are there which are exactly divisible by 9 but not by 3 ?

A) 5 B) 6
C) 0 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0

Explanation:

Any number divisible by 9 is also divisible by 3.

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In a certain code language, “pen” means “paper”, “paper” means “yellow”, “yellow” means “blanket”, “blanket” means “shirt” and “shirt” means “pencil”.Where do we write?

 

A) pen B) blanket
C) yellow D) shirt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) yellow

Explanation:
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Q:

Choose the word which is least like the others word in a group?

A) Zinc B) Aluminium
C) Mercury D) Copper
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mercury

Explanation:

Mercury is the only liquid metal in the group.

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How many independent words can 'STAINLESS' be divided into without changing the order of the letters and using each letter only once ?

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

Explanation:

The words are STAIN and LESS 

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If wall is called window, window is called door, door is called floor, floor is called roof and roof is called ventilator, What will a person stand on ?

A) Window B) Wall
C) Floor D) Roof
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Roof

Explanation:

A person will stand on the floor and floor is called roof. So, a person will stand on the roof

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A is father of X ; B is mother of Y. The sister of X and Z is Y. Which of the following statements is definitely not true ? 

A) B is the mother of Z. B) X is the sister of Z
C) Y is the son of N. D) B is the wife of A.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Y is the son of N.

Explanation:

A is the father of X and Y is the sister of X. So. Y is the daughter of A. 

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Q:

Inflection best relates to

A) Tone B) Volume
C) Pace D) Vocabulary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tone

Explanation:

Inflection most often refers to the pitch and tone patterns in a person's speech that is where the voice rises and falls.

 

Hence, Inflection best relates to Tone.

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A family consists of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U. There are two married couples. Q is a doctor and the father of T. U is grandfather of R and is a contractor. S is grandmother of T and is a housewife. There is one doctor, one contractor, one nurse, one housewife and two students in the family.  Who is the husband of P? 

A) R B) U
C) Q D) S
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Q

Explanation:

Q, the Doctor, is the father of T. S, the Housewife, is the grandmother of T and hence the mother of Q. Since there are only two married couples one being that of Q, the grandfather of R. i.e. U must be married to S. Thus, R and T will be both children of Q and these must be the students So, P, who remains, shall be the wife of Q and she alone can be the nurse. Thus, U must be the contractor 

The husband of P will be Q. 

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