Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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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Q:

From the above sequence find the missing term?

 

ADG : +=2 :: CEI : ___

A) D?@ B) E?@
C) D@? D) E@?
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) D?@

Explanation:
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Q:

If A=C , B= D , C = E and so on, code the following:-

‘STUDENT’

A) VWVFGPV B) UUWFGPV
C) UVWFGPV D) UVVFGPV
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) UVWFGPV

Explanation:

According to question: S=U, T=V, U=W, D=F, E=G, N=P, T=V

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Q:

If in the word 'DISTURBANCE', the first letter is interchanged with the last letter, the second letter is interchanged with the tenth letter and so on, which letter would come after the letter T in the newly formed word ?

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

Explanation:

The new letter sequence is E C N A B R U T S I D

Clearly, S comes after T

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Q:

The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?


10 + 14 x 20 - 7 ÷ 10 = 40

 

A) + and x B) + and ÷
C) ÷ and D) - and +
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ÷ and

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Q:

What should be replaced in the place of '?' in the following series ?

JAK, KBL, LCM, MDN, ?

A) MEN B) NEM
C) NEO D) OEP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) NEO

Explanation:

This is an alternating series in alphabetical order. The middle letters follow the order ABCDE. The first and third letters are alphabetical beginning with J. The third letter is repeated as a first letter in each subsequent three-letter segment.

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Q:

Look at the series :

3, 7, 24, 11, __, 19, 19,... What number should fill the blank ?

A) 15 B) 13
C) 21 D) 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 15

Explanation:

Two series alternate here, with every third number following a different pattern.
In the main series, 4 is added to each number to arrive the next.
In alternate series, 5 is subtracted from each number t arrive the next number.
Here in the main series
3 + 4 = 7
7 + 4 = 11
11 + 4 = 15
15 + 4 = 19

In alternate series
24 - 5 = 19
19 - 5 = 14...

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Q:

Amit started walking positioning his back towards the sun. After some time, he turned left, then turned right and towards the left again. In which direction is he going now?

A) North or South B) North or West
C) East or West D) South or West
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) North or South

Explanation:

If he starts walking the morning then finally he will face towards South and if he starts in the evening then finally he will face towards North.

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