Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

If 7∆6 = 84, 1∆4 = 8 and 2∆3 = 12, then find the value of 8∆4 = ?

 

A) 64 B) 36
C) 12 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 64

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813  967  429  295  648

If the positions of the second and third digits in each of the numbers are interchanged , which of the following will be the sum of the sum of the three digits of the highest number?

A) 12 B) 15
C) 16 D) 22
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 22

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Q:

What should come next in the following number series?

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

A) 9 B) 8
C) 7 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6

Explanation:

Here the series is:

 

987654321, 87654321, 7654321, 65...

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Q:

How many combinations of two-digit numners having 8 can be made from the following numbers?

8, 5, 2, 1, 7, 6

A) 10 B) 6
C) 9 D) 11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 11

Explanation:

The possibe two-digit numbers are: 88, 85, 82, 81, 87, 86, 58, 28, 18, 78, 68

These are 11 in number

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 If 3@7 = 20, 8@1 = 18 and 6@5 = 22, then find the value of 4@4 = ?

 

A) 15 B) 16
C) 20 D) 29
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 16

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Q:

Pointing to a woman, a man said, "Her father is the only son of my father." How is the man related to the woman?

A) Father B) Brother
C) Uncle D) Brother-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brother

Explanation:

The man said, "Her father is the only son of my father."

Then the woman's father and the man's is the same

=> The woman and the man are brother and sisters.

 

Hence, the man is the brother of the woman.

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Q:

If E = 5 and READ is coded as 7, then what is the code of 'DEAR' ?

A) 6 B) 7
C) 8 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7

Explanation:

Here E = 5 = 5/1 = 5

=> READ = 18 + 5 + 1 + 4 = 28/4 = 7

=> DEAR = 4 + 5 + 1 + 18 = 28/4 = 7

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Q:

In a queue, Amrita is 10th from the front while Mukul is 25th from behind and Mamta is just in the middle of the two. If there be 50 persons in the queue. What position does Mamta occupy from the front ?

A) 14th B) 16th
C) 18th D) 20th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18th

Explanation:

Number of persons between Amrita and Mukul = 50 - (10 + 25) = 15. Since Mamta lies in middle of these 15 persons, so Mamta`s position is 8th from Amrita i.e. 18th from the front.

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