Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

In a certain code language, 'dom put ta' means 'bring hot food';

'put tir sop' means 'food is good'  and

'tak da sop' means 'good bright boy'.

Which of the following does mean 'hot' in that language ?

A) dom B) pul
C) ta D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Can't be determined

Explanation:

Justification:      

 

We can find the code for 'food' form the first and second statements.
Now, to find the code for 'hot',
we need to the code for 'bring' which cannot be determined from the given information.

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Q:

Pointing out to a lady, a girl said, "She is the daughter-in-law of the grandmother of my father's only son." How is the lady related to the girl ?

A) Sister-in-law B) Mother
C) Aunt D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Can't be determined

Explanation:

Girls's father's only son— Girl's brother. Daughter in law of girl’s grandmother can be their mother, or maternal uncle’s wife, i.e. aunt. So relation cannot be determined.

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Q:

Choose the antonym of the word given from the following options ?

MUNDANE

A) Extraordinary B) Regular
C) Visionary D) Routine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Extraordinary

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Q:

Q is the brother of R;

P is the sister of Q;

T is the brother of S;

S is the daughter of R.

Who are the cousins of Q ? 

A) R and P B) P and T
C) Q and T D) S and T
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) S and T

Explanation:

T is the brother of S, who is the daughter of R. So, T and S are the children of R. 

Now. Q is the brother of R. So, T and S are the cousins of Q. 

 

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Q:

Cup : Lip :: Bird : ?

A) Grass B) Forest
C) Beak D) Bush
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Grass

Explanation:

Cup is used to drink something with the help of lips. Similarly, birds collect grass with the help of beak to make her nest.

 

Hence, Cup : Lip :: Bird : Grass.

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Q:

If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how is CANDLE written in that code ?

A) EDRIRL B) DCQHQK
C) ESJFME D) DEQJQM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) EDRIRL

Explanation:

The first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth letters of th word are respectively moved two, three, four, five, six and seven steps forward to obtain the corresponding letters of the code.

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Q:

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

Head : Human Body :: ?

A) Arc : Circle B) Cube : Circle
C) Square : Circle D) Triangle : Circle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Arc : Circle

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Q:

Choose the pair which shows the same relation of the given pair from the following options ?

 BRISTLE : BRUSH

A) arm : leg B) key : piano
C) recline : chair D) stage : curtain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) key : piano

Explanation:

A bristle is a part of a brush; a key is a part of a piano.

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