Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

In a certain office, 1/3 of workers are women, 1/2 of the women are married and 1/3 of the married women have children. If 3/4  of the men are married and 2/3  of the married men have children, what part of the workers are without children?

A) 5/18 B) 4/9
C) 11/18 D) 17/36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 11/18

Explanation:

Let the total number of workers be x. Then, 

 

Number of women = x/3 and number of men = x - x/3  = 2x/3

 

Number of women having children = x/18

 

Number of men having children = x/3

 

Number of workers having children = (x/18) + (x/3) = 7x/18

  

Therefore, workers having no children = x - 7x/18 = 11/18 of all workers.

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Q:

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

Explanation:
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Q:

Some mangoes are yellow.
Some tixo are mangoes.

Conclusions:
(i) Some mangoes are green.
(ii) Tixo is a yellow.

A) Only conclusion (i) follows B) Only conclusion (ii) follows
C) Either (i) or (ii) follows D) Neither (i) nor (ii) follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither (i) nor (ii) follows

Explanation:
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Q:

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


91, 100, 118, 145, ?, 226

 

A)   161     B)   215      
C)   181     D)   202  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C)   181    

Explanation:
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Q:

Tract of land used for raising crops or livestock.

A) A field B) A farm
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

A tract of land used for raising crops or livestockcan be called a field or a farm.

 

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If 'A $ B' means 'A is brother of B', 'A @ B'means 'A is wife of B', 'A # B' means 'A is daughter of B' and 'A & B'means 'A is father of B', then which of the following expressions indicates the relationship 'K' is father-in-law of H'? 

 

A) H @ J $ L # P & K B) H @ J $ P & L # K
C) H @ J $ L # K & P D) H @ P $ J & L # K
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) H @ J $ L # K & P

Explanation:

K is the father-in-law of H means H is the wife of the brother (say, J) of the daughter (say, L) of K and K is a male (brother or father of some person, say P) i.e H @ J $ L # K $ P or H @ J $ L # K & P.

 

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Q:

If the first half of the English alphabet is reversed and then next portion of English alphabet is reversed so as 'A' takes the portion of 'M' and 'N' takes the portion of 'z' then which letter will be 6th to the left of 17th letter to the right of 7th leter from the left?

A) U B) V
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) V

Explanation:

6th to the left of 17th letter to the right of 7th letter from the left = 6th to the left of (17+7 =) 24th letter from the left = (24-6 =) 18th letter from the left.

 

Thus, we have to count from the left and we have to find out 18th letter from the left that falls into the second section of English alphabet.

 

Here, both the first half and the second half of the English alphabet have been reversed and we have to count from the left end, then the required letter can be found out using the formula given below. Suppose , the first and the second reversed sections of the English alphabet are α and  βrespectively.Then,

 

  The required letter = 2α+β+1-(required position of letter from left side)

 

Therefore, The required letter = 26 + 13 + 1 - 18 = 22 = V

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Q:

In a certain language, 'pit nac mit' means 'red pant shirt'. Which word means 'pant' in that language ? 

I. 'mit tim nac sir' means 'he wore red pant'. 

II. 'nee jic pit' means 'shirt is dirty'. 

A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question
C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question; D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question

Explanation:

Clearly, from each of the statements, we find that the code for 'pant is either 'mit' or 'nee'.

So, none of them is sufficient to answer the question.  

 

 

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