Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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A family consists of six members P, Q, R, X, Y and Z. Q is the son of R but R is not mother of Q. P and R are a married couple. Y is the brother of R. X is the daughter of P. Z is the brother of P. How many children does P have ?  

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

Explanation:

Q is the son of R but R is not the mother. So, R is the Father of Q. P is married to R 

So, P is the wife of R and the mother of Q, X is the daughter of P and hence of R and so she is the Sister of Q, Y is the brother of R and Z is the brother of P. 

Clearly, Q is the son of P and X is the daughter of P. So, P has two children. 

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Eye : Myopia :: Teeth : ?

A) Cataract B) Trachoma
C) Eczema D) Pyorrhea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pyorrhea

Explanation:

The second word is a disease of the first word.

That is here Myopia is the disease of the eyes. Similarly, Pyorrhea is the disease of the teeth.

 

Hence, Eye : Myopia :: Teeth : Pyorrhea.

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Pointing to a photograph, a woman says, "This man's son's sister is my mother-in-law." How is the woman's husband related to the man in the photograph ? 

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

Explanation:

Man's son's sister — Man's daughter. So, the man's daughter is the mother of the woman's husband 

Thus, the woman's husband is the grandson of the man in the photograph. 

 

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One morning after sunrise Nivedita and Niharika were talking to each other face to face at Dalphin crossing. If Niharika's shadow was exactly to the right of Nivedita, Which direction Niharika was facing?

A) North B) South
C) East D) Data is inadequate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) North

Explanation:

In the morning sun rises in the East. Hence then any shadow falls in the West. Since Nikharia's shadow was exactly to the right of Nivedita. Hence Nikharia is facing towards North.

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Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative 

Assertion (A)  :  Diamond is used for cutting glass. 

Reason (R)     :  Diamond has a high refractive index. 

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Diamond is very hard due to its rigid three dimensional structure and so, it is used for cutting glass. Refractive index of diamond is high and gives it the greater transparency and brilliance. 

 

 

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Q:

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

 

abaBABAB, AbabABAB, ABabaBAB, ABAbabAB, ABABabaB, _______________.

 

A) aBABABab B) ABABAbab
C) abaBABAB D) AbabABAB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ABABAbab

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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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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

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