Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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Two ladies P and Q start on their scooters from the same place. P rides 8 km North, then turns West and rides 6 km, then turns to her right and rides 4 km.Q rides 10 km West, then turns to her right and rides 12 km. Where is Q with respect to P now?

A) 16 km West B) 4 km West  
C) 4 km East D) 16 km East
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4 km West  

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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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In a certain code language, “TOLDER” is written as “WSQGIW”. How is “SPIRAL” written in that code language?

 

A) NVTQEV B)  ULQEWM  
C)  VTNUEQ   D) NOLQVW
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C)  VTNUEQ  

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The weights of 4 boxes are 90, 30, 40 and 60 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) 200 B) 220
C) 180 D) 130
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 200

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Two cars C and D start from the same point. C travels 9 km South, then turns to its left and travels another 11 km. D travels 3 km East, then turns South and travels 5 km, then turns to its left and travels another 8 km. Where is D with respect to C now?

A) 4 km South B) 14 km North
C) 4 km North D) 14 km South
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4 km North

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A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

 

W, T, Q, N, ?

 

A) K B) J
C) I D) L
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) K

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In the question, a word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., 'K' can be represented by 20, 34, etc. and 'Z' can be represented by 67, 88 etc. You have to identify the set for the word 'PURE'.

 

A) 89,96,86,13 B) 34,34,56,79
C) 41,44,67,96 D) 01,10,79,57
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 89,96,86,13

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Ram leaves his house at 20 mins to seven in the morning, reaches Kunal's house in 25 mins. They finish their breakfast in another 15 mins and leave for their office which takes another 35 minutes. At what time do they leave Kunal's house to reach their office?

A) 7:40 A.M B) 7:20 A.M
C) 7:45 A.M D) 8:15 A.M
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7:20 A.M

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