Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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In a class of students, if 1 is absent rest of people can be divided into 6 equal parts and if 2 are absent rest of them are divided into 7 equal parts, how many students are present in the class ?

A) 28 B) 19
C) 57 D) 37
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 37

Explanation:

Let the number of students in the class be 'x'.
Given if 1 is absent rest of people can be divided into 6 equal parts i.e (x-1)/6.........(1)
And given if 2 are absent rest of people can be divided into 7 equal parts i.e (x-2)/7.....(2)
From (1)&(2), we get
x-1/6 = ((x-2)/7) + 1
=> x = 37.

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

RECLINES

A) SINCE B) RELIC
C) LINER D) SCARE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) SCARE

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In the following question, select the related letter/letters from the given alternatives.

 

BGR : CIU : : HCY : ?

 

A) IFC   B) IEB  
C) JEC   D) JFB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) IEB  

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In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives.

 

Person : House : : ? : ?

 

A) Aquarium : Fish B) Lion : Den
C) Nest : Bird D) Farmer : Crop
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lion : Den

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Q:

Select the correct set of symbols

 

44   4   7   5   =   82

 

 

A) x, -, / B) +, /, -
C) +, -, / D) /, x, +
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) /, x, +

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

 

i. Gesture
ii. Germination
iii. Geriatric
iv. Genetic

 

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

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Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.

1. Syringe

2. Syphilis

3. Syncretism

4. Synarchy

5. Submerge

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

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Find the two letters in the word EXTRA which have as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabet. If these two letters are arranged in alphabetical order which letter will come second?

A) E B) X
C) R D) A
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) E

Explanation:

EXTRA
The two letters , as mentioned in the question, are E and A. We know that E comes after A in alphabetical order.

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