Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Ajay and Vijay have some marbles with them. Ajay told Vijay "if you give me 'x' marbles, both of us will have equal number of marbles". Vijay then told Ajay "if you give me twice as many marbles, I will have 30 more marbles than you would". Find 'x'  ?

A) 4 B) 10
C) 8 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5

Explanation:

If Vijay gives 'x' marbles to Ajay then Vijay and Ajay would have V - x and A + x marbles.
V - x = A + x --- (1)
If Ajay gives 2x marbles to Vijay then Ajay and Vijay would have A - 2x and V + 2x marbles.
V + 2x - (A - 2x) = 30 => V - A + 4x = 30 --- (2)
From (1) we have V - A = 2x
Substituting V - A = 2x in (2)
6x = 30 => x = 5.

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Q:

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

 

52, 41, 32, 25, ?, 17

 

A) 21   B) 20  
C) 18   D) 19
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20  

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There are six children playing football, namely A, B, C, D, E and F. A and E are brothers. F is the Sister of E. C is the only son of A's Uncle. B and D are the daughters of the brother of C's father. How is D related to A?

A) Uncle B) Sister
C) Niece D) Cousin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cousin

Explanation:

Clearly, D's father is the brother of C's father and C's father is A's Uncle. So, D's father is also A's Uncle. Thus, D is A's cousin.

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Q:

Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said, "His brother's father is the only son of my grandfather." How is the woman related to the man in the photograph ? 

A) Mother B) Aunt
C) Sister D) Daughter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sister

Explanation:

Only son of woman's grandfather — Woman's father.

Man's brother's father — Man's father

So. the woman is man's sister.  

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Q:

How many pages of the book X did Robert read on Sunday ?  

I. The book has 300 pages out of which two-third were read by him before Sunday. 

II.Robert read the last 40 pages of the book on the morning of Monday. 

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 in both the statements together are needed.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.

Explanation:

From I and II we find that  200 pages before Sunday

the last 40 pages on Monday. This means that he read (300 - (200 + 40)) = 60 pages on Sunday. 

 

 

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Q:

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

 

9, 10, 13, 22, 49, ?

 

A) 117 B) 126
C) 115 D) 130
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 130

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Q:

In a certain code language ‘ROUTINE’ is written as 'VMRGFLI'. How will 'CRUELTY' be written in that code language ?

A) UPVCZLR B) VPCVZRL
C) CVCPZRL D) VCPCZLR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) VPCVZRL

Explanation:

ROUTINE IS 7 LETTER WORD.. (1st=R,2nd=O,3rd=U,4th=T,5th=I,6th=N,7th=E)
1st and 3rd letter interchanging. (UORTINE)
5th and 7th letter interchanging. (UORTENI)
1st letter shifting one after that (VORTENI)
2nd letter shifting two befor that (VMRTENI)
3rd letter remains same (VMRTENI)
4th letter
(total alphabets - current)+1
(26 - 20)+1= 7.(i.e) G (VMRGFNI)
5th letter shifting one after that (VMRGFNI)
6th letter shifting two befor that (VMRGFLI)
7th letter remains same (VMRGFLI
Like that,
CRUELTY IS 7 LETTER WORD.. (1st=C,2nd=R,3rd=U,4th=E,5th=L,6th=T,7th=Y)
1st and 3rd letter interchanging. (URCELTY)
5th and 7th letter interchanging. (URCEYTL)
1st letter shifting one after that (VRCEYTL)
2nd letter shifting two befor that (VPCEYTL)
3rd letter remains same (VPCEYTL)
4th letter
(total alphabets - current)+1
(26 - 5)+1= 22.(i.e) V (VPCVYTL)
5th letter shifting one after that (VPCVZTL)
6th letter shifting two befor that (VPCVZRL)
7th letter remains same (VPCVZRL).

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Q:

Select the number missing from the given number series.

 

4, 9, 20, 44, ?

A) 100 B) 90
C) 95 D) 80
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 95

Explanation:
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