Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Find the next number in the series

404, 415, 402, 413, 400, ?

A) 411 B) 421
C) 417 D) 414
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 411

Explanation:

The given series 404, 415, 402, 413, 400, ? follows a pattern that,

404

404 + 11 = 415

415 - 13 = 402

402 + 11 = 413

413 - 13 = 400

400 + 11 = 411

 

Hence the next number in the given number series is 411.

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Q:

If 6@16 = 11, 2@14 = 8 and 8@8 = 8, then find the value of 10@18 = ?

 

A) 4 B) 6
C) 12 D) 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 14

Explanation:
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Q:

Find the missing (?) in the series.


9, 4, 16, 6, 36, 9, 81, ?

 

 

A) 12 B) 10
C) 11 D) 13
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 13

Explanation:
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Q:

If the first half of the English alphabet is reversed and then next portion of English alphabet is reversed so as 'A' takes the portion of 'M' and 'N' takes the portion of 'z' then which letter will be 6th to the left of 17th letter to the right of 7th leter from the left?

A) U B) V
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) V

Explanation:

6th to the left of 17th letter to the right of 7th letter from the left = 6th to the left of (17+7 =) 24th letter from the left = (24-6 =) 18th letter from the left.

 

Thus, we have to count from the left and we have to find out 18th letter from the left that falls into the second section of English alphabet.

 

Here, both the first half and the second half of the English alphabet have been reversed and we have to count from the left end, then the required letter can be found out using the formula given below. Suppose , the first and the second reversed sections of the English alphabet are α and  βrespectively.Then,

 

  The required letter = 2α+β+1-(required position of letter from left side)

 

Therefore, The required letter = 26 + 13 + 1 - 18 = 22 = V

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Q:

Vipin's and Javed's salaries are in the proportion of 4 : 3 respectively. What is Vipin's salary ?

I. Javed's salary is 75% that of Vipin's salary. 

II. Javed's salary is Rs 4500. 

A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question
C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question; D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question

Explanation:

Statement I is merely an interpretation of the information contained in the question

However, Vipin's salary can be determined from statement II as follows

Let Vipin's and Javed's salaries be 4x and ax respectively.

Then, 3x = 4500 or x = 1500 Vipin's salary = 4x = Rs 6000.

Thus, II alone is sufficient. 

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Q:

Introducing a man to her husband , a woman said "His brother's father is the only son of my grandfather". How is the woman related to this man?

A) Mother B) Aunt
C) Sister D) Aunt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sister

Explanation:

Only son of woman's grandfather - woman's father;  Man's brother's father - Man's father 

So, man's father is woman's father i.e woman is the man's sister.

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Q:

Find out the wrong term in the series 2, 5, 10, 50, 500, 5000

A) 5000 B) 500
C) 10 D) 50
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5000

Explanation:

Each term of the series is the product of the preceding two terms
So, 5000 is wrong and it must be replaced by (500*50) = 25000

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Q:

Pointing to a man in a photograph. Asha said. "His mother's only daughter is my mother." How is Asha related to that man ? 

A) Nephew B) Sister
C) Wife D) Niece
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Niece

Explanation:

Asha's mother's mother is man's mother i.e.. A.sha's mother is man's sister or Asita is man's niece. 

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