Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Pointing out to a lady, a girl said, "She is the daughter-in-law of the grandmother of my father's only son." How is the lady related to the girl ?

A) Sister-in-law B) Mother
C) Aunt D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Can't be determined

Explanation:

Girls's father's only son— Girl's brother. Daughter in law of girl’s grandmother can be their mother, or maternal uncle’s wife, i.e. aunt. So relation cannot be determined.

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Q:

Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.

1.Elephant  2.Cat  3.Mosquito  4.Tiger    5. Whale 

A) 5, 3, 1, 2, 4 B) 3, 2, 4, 1, 5
C) 1, 3, 5, 4, 2 D) 2, 5, 1, 4, 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3, 2, 4, 1, 5

Explanation:

The correct order is :

Mosquito    Cat    Tiger   Elephant   Whale

         3             2          4              1             5

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Q:

Grass : Erosion :: Dam : ?

A) Water B) Freeze
C) Current D) Rain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Water

Explanation:

Here Grass is to Erosion and whereas Dam is to Water.

Since Grass prevents Erosion similarly Dam prevents Water flow.

 

Hence, Grass : Erosion :: Dam : Water.

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Q:

If HAT is coded as 'jcv' then what will GUN be coded as?

 

A) iwp B) IKM
C) kip D) Klp
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) iwp

Explanation:

Here HAT is coded as jcv

=> Leaving a letter in between i.e, after H leave i write j in small letters

In the same way, A => c, T => v

Similarly for GUN => iwp 

 

 

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Q:

If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how is CANDLE written in that code ?

A) EDRIRL B) DCQHQK
C) ESJFME D) DEQJQM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) EDRIRL

Explanation:

The first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth letters of th word are respectively moved two, three, four, five, six and seven steps forward to obtain the corresponding letters of the code.

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Q:

1, 2, 3, 10, ?, 9802

A) 99 B) 199
C) 299 D) 999
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 99

Explanation:

2 = 12 + 13 = 22 - 110 = 32 + 1Now 102 - 1 = 999802 = 992 + 1

 

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Q:

What is the next number of the following sequence ?

21, 77, 165, 285, ......

A) 404 B) 415
C) 426 D) 437
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 437

Explanation:

The series follow the rule,

 


21 = 
77 = 92-4
165 = 132-4
285 = 172-4


5,9,13,17,21,(+4)...
In the same way next no. will be
212-4 = 441 - 4 = 437

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Q:

Select the pair in which the numbers are similarly related as in the given pair.

 

9 : 27 :: __ : __

A) 5:125 B) 8:64
C) 15:135 D) 81:729
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 81:729

Explanation:
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