Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

In a class of 60 students, the number of boys and girls participating in the annual sports is in the ratio 3 : 2 respectively. The number of girls not participating in the sports is 5 more than the number of boys not participating in the sports. If the number of boys participating in the sports is 15, then how many girls are there in the class ?

A) 20 B) 25
C) 30 D) Data inadequate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 30

Explanation:

Let the number of boys and girls participating in sports be 3x and 2x respectively.

 

Then, 3x = 15 or x = 5.

 

So, number of girls participating in sports = 2x = 10.

 

Number of students not participating in sports = 60 - (15 + 10) = 35.

 

Let number of boys not participating in sports be y.

 

Then, number of girls not participating in sports = (35 -y).

 

Therefore (35 - y) = y + 5 <=> 2y<=>  30<=> y = 15.

 

So, number of girls not participating in sports = (35 - 15) = 20.

 

Hence, total number of girls in the class = (10 + 20) = 30.

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Q:

X introduces Y saying, "He is the husband of the granddaughter of the father of my father ". How is Y related to X?

A) Brother B) Brother-in-law
C) Son D) Son-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brother-in-law

Explanation:

Father's father ---->Grandfather;  Grandfather's granddaughter -----> Sister; Sister's husband ---->Brother-in-law. So, Y is X's Brother-in-law.

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Q:

Find the missing (?) in the series.

 

NA, QD, ?, WJ, ZM

 

A) SF B) TG
C) UH D) VI
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) TG

Explanation:
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Q:

Rahul's mother is the only daughter of Monika's father. How is Monika's husband related to Rahul ?

A) Uncle B) Father
C) Grandfather D) Brother
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Father

Explanation:

 Clearly, the only daughter or Monika's father is Monika herself 

So, Rahul's mother is Monika 

Thus, Monika's husband is the father of Rahul. 

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Q:

What is to be replaced in place of '?' in the following series ?

 A2BC, ?, ABC4, A5BC

A) A3BC

B) ABC3

C) AB3C

D) A2B3C4

A) Option A B) Option B
C) Option C D) Option D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Option C

Explanation:

Because the letters are the same, concentrate on the number series, which is a simple 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 series, and follows each letter in order.

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Q:

In a family, there are six members A, B, C, D, E and F. 

A and B are a married couple, A being the male member. D is the only son of C, who is the brother of A. E is the sister of D. B is the daughter-in-law of F, whose husband has died. How is F related to A ? 

A) Mother B) Sister
C) Mother-in-law D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mother

Explanation:

A is a male and married to B. So, A is the husband and B is the wife. C is the brother of A. D is the son of C. E, who is the sister of D will be the daughter of C. B is the daughter-in-law of F whose husband has died means F is the mother of A.

Clearly, F is the mother of A. 

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Q:

Pointing to a woman, a man said, "Her father is the only son of my father." How is the man related to the woman?

A) Father B) Brother
C) Uncle D) Brother-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brother

Explanation:

The man said, "Her father is the only son of my father."

Then the woman's father and the man's is the same

=> The woman and the man are brother and sisters.

 

Hence, the man is the brother of the woman.

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Q:

Rahul told Anand, 'Yesterday I defeated the only brother of the daughter of my grandmother.' Whom did Rahul defeat 

A) Son B) Father
C) Brother D) Father-in.law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Father

Explanation:

Daughter of grandmother — Aunt: Aunt's only brother — Father. 

 

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