Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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You are passing by a river and you know swimming. Suddenly, you hear the cry o f a drowning child. You would :

A) dive into the river to save him. B) wait to see if some other person is there to help
C) look for professional divers D) console the child’s parents.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) dive into the river to save him.

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An Angry customer wants to meet the senior manager for grievance reporting. What will you do?

A) Talk to him yourself B) Be patient and try to cool him down
C) Try to remove his inconveniences by consulting seniors D) Tell him it is not easy to meet the senior manager
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Be patient and try to cool him down

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Q:

Atmosphere always has

A) Oxyen B) Air
C) Moisture D) Dust
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Air

Explanation:

Clearly, though all the alternatives may form a part of the atmosphere, the air is the most vital part, without which there can be no atmosphere. So, the answer is (b).

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In the following question, various terms of an alphanumerical series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives. Q1F, S2E, U6D, W21C, ?

A) Z88B B) Y88B
C) Y44B D) K25P
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Y88B

Explanation:

The first letter moves two steps forward. The last letter moves one steps backward. The number series runs as follows :
1 x 1 + 1 = 2
2 x 2 + 2 = 6
6 x 3 + 3 = 21
21 x 4 + 4 = 88.

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In the following question, various terms of an alphanumerical series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives. EJO, TYD, INS, XCH ?

A) NRW B) NSX
C) MRW D) MSX
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) MRW

Explanation:

There is a gap of four letters between the first and second, the second and third letters.
There is a gap of four letters between the last letter and the first letter of the next term.

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How many numbers amogst the numbers 9 to 54 are there which are exactly divisible by 9 but not by 3 ?

A) 5 B) 6
C) 0 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0

Explanation:

Any number divisible by 9 is also divisible by 3.

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 A is the son of B, C.  B's sister has a son D and a daughter E. F is the maternal uncle of D.  How is E related to F ? 

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

Explanation:

E is the daughter of C and D is the son of C. So, F, who is the maternal uncle of D, is also the maternal uncle of E. 

Thus, E is the niece of F. 

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If in the given word VITREOUS all the constants are first arranged alphabetically, and then all the vowels are arranged alphabetically, which letter will be second to the right of fourth  from the left?

A) S B) T
C) I D) E
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) I

Explanation:

The given word is VITREOUS. Of which , TRSV are the consonants and IEOU are the vowels. Now, after making the changes as given in the question  we get following arrangment: RSTVEIOU.

Again from precalculation, we know that second to the right of fourth  from the left means (2+4=) 6th from the left. i.e I

 

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