Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Which one is wrong in the given series?

49 36 25 18 9 4

A) 9 B) 18
C) 25 D) 49
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 18

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Q:

Find out the wrong term in the series 2, 5, 10, 50, 500, 5000

A) 5000 B) 500
C) 10 D) 50
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5000

Explanation:

Each term of the series is the product of the preceding two terms
So, 5000 is wrong and it must be replaced by (500*50) = 25000

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Q:

Pointing to a man in a photograph. Asha said. "His mother's only daughter is my mother." How is Asha related to that man ? 

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

Explanation:

Asha's mother's mother is man's mother i.e.. A.sha's mother is man's sister or Asita is man's niece. 

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

 

108, 104, 100, 96, 92, ?

 

A) 88 B) 84
C) 90 D) 86
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 88

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

470, 465, 460, 455, ?, 445

A) 450 B) 448
C) 440 D) 452
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 450

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Q:

In a certain coding language, iF GO = 32 & SHE = 49 then SOME will be equal to ?

A) 56 B) 58
C) 62 D) 64
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 56

Explanation:

If we count letters till the end of the alphabet including that letter in reverse order then
Here the values are nothing but the values corresponding to the alphabets when taken in a reverse order,i.e,A=26 ,B=25...,Z=1
G = 20 and O = 12 totaling 32
S = 8, H = 19 and E = 22 totaling 49

So
SOME = 8 + 12 + 14 + 22 = 56.

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Q:

Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?

AAAAAAA, BAAAAAA, BBAAAAA, BBBAAAA, BBBBAAA, _______________

A) BBBBBBA B) BBBBBAA
C) AAAAAAA D) BAAAAAA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) BBBBBBA

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Q:

How many such digits are there in the number 7346285 which are as far away from the beginning of the number, as they will be when arranged in ascending order within the number?

A) None B) one
C) Two D) Three
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Two

Explanation:

Given Number : 7346285

Ascending Number : 2345678

Answer is Two. Those digits are 3,4

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