Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

A family consists of six members P, Q, R, X, Y and Z. Q is the son of R but R is not mother of Q. P and R are a married couple. Y is the brother of R. X is the daughter of P. Z is the brother of P. Who is the father of Q ?

A) R B) p
C) z D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) R

Explanation:

Q is the son of R but R is not the mother. So, R is the Father of Q. P is married to R

So, P is the wife of R and the mother of Q, X is the daughter of P and hence of R and so she is the Sister of Q, Y is the brother of R and Z is the brother of P. 

R is the father of Q 

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Q:

Pointing to a lady , a man said," The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife."How is the lady related to the man ?

A) sister of father-in-law B) sister
C) mother D) mother-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) sister of father-in-law

Explanation:

Brother of person's wife → brother-in-law of the person. Hence, the son of lady's brother is brother-in-law of the person.

Therefore, the brother of the lady is the father-in-law of the person. Hence, the lady is the sister of the person's father-in-law.

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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 is called 'OFF State' in binary?

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

Explanation:

'0' is called OFF State in Binary...

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Q:

The value of -4-(-10) is how much greater then the value of -10-(-4) ?

A) 10 B) 6
C) 12 D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12

Explanation:

-4-(-10) = -4+10 = 6

 

-10-(-4) = -10+4= -6

 

Therefore, 6-(-6) = 6+6 = 12

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Q:

In a group of buffaloes and ducks the number of legs are 24 more than twice the number of heads. What is the number of buffaloes in the group ? 

A) 6 B) 18
C) 12 D) 24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12

Explanation:

Let the number of buffaloes be x

 and number of ducks be y.

Now, number of heads = x+y

Number of legs = 4x+2y  .......(1) 

But given that legs = 2(x+y)+24 ......(2)

 

solving (1) & (2),we get

 

4x+2y=2x+2y+24 

 

--> x=12.

 

Therefore number of buffaloes =12

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Q:

How many joins require for 5 tables to join straight?

A) 4 B) 5
C) 6 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4

Explanation:

To join 5 tables we require 4 joins.

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