Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
 
1. Brides
2. Boastful
3. Blizzard
4. Biology
5. Brilliant

A) 15234 B) 54321
C) 43215 D) 32145
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 43215

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Logical Sequence of Words
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 18558
Q:

Out of 120 students in aschool, 5% can play all the three games Cricket, Chess and Carroms. If so happens that the number of players who can play any and only two games is 30. The number of students who can play the Cricket alone is 40. What is the total number of those who can play Chess alone or Carroms alone ?

A) 45 B) 44
C) 46 D) 24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 44

Explanation:

k11483174138.jpg image

 

Given U=120

5% of 120 = 6

Therefore, Students who can play Chess alone or Carroms alone =  120 - (30+40+6)= 44

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Logical Venn Diagram
Exam Prep: GRE , GATE , CAT , Bank Exams , AIEEE
Job Role: Network Engineer , Bank PO , Bank Clerk

97 18553
Q:

Rajan is sixth from the left end and vinay is tenth from the right end in a row of boys. If there are eight boys between Rajan and Vinay, how many boys are there in the row ?

A) 24 B) 26
C) 23 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 24

Explanation:

Number of boys in the row = (6 + 10 + 8) = 24

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

71 18541
Q:

Select the missing number from the given responses?

 

A) 2197 B) 729
C) 709 D) 1000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2197

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Arithmetical Reasoning
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 18527
Q:

Use the following passage for the questions based on it.

 

There are 6 flats on a floor in two rows. Out of these, three are north facing and the other three are south facing flats. The flats are to be allotted amongst Arun, Biswajyot, Chitra, Derek, Evan, and Fatima. Biswajyot gets a north facing flat and is not next to Derek. Derek and Fatima get diagonally opposite flats. Chitra is next to Fatima, and gets a south facing flat. Evan gets a north facing flat.

 

Except Derek and Fatima, which other pair is diagonally opposite to each other?

 

 

A) Arun and Biswajyot B) Arun and Chitra
C) Evan and Derek D) Evan and Chitra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Arun and Biswajyot

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Arithmetical Reasoning
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 18513
Q:

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

i. Serious
ii. Senior
iii. Senate
iv. Statesman

A) iii, ii, i, iv B) i, ii, iii, iv
C) iv, i, ii, iii D) i, iii, ii, iv
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) iii, ii, i, iv

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Logical Sequence of Words
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 18513
Q:

From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

JOSTLING

A) INLET B) GLINT
C) INGOT D) JINGO
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) INLET

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Logical Sequence of Words
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 18509
Q:

In a certain code language CONCENTRATION is written as QQJGZIGQGDMLX. How will NITRIFICATION be written in that code language?

A) QQJGZXRIKSGRM B) QQJGYXRIKSGRM
C) QQJGZXRIKSGRN D) QQJGZRIKSGSM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) QQJGZXRIKSGRM

Explanation:

The first three letters are coded as same positioned letters from the right end of the alphabet. So are the seventh to tenth letters. The fourth , fifth and sixth letters move one, two and three positions forward respectively in the alphabet. So, do the last three letters. Thus,

CONCENTRATION => XLMDGQGIZGJQQ

Now reverse this and we get QQJGZIGQGDMLX

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Coding and Decoding

79 18502