Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Select the correct set that represents the following Venn diagram.

 

 

 

 

A) Office boys, government employees, educated person B) Males, fathers, doctors
C) Cat, toys, girl D) Doctors, human beings, cows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Office boys, government employees, educated person

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What day is the fourteenth of a given month 

I. The last day of the month is a Wednesday. 

II. The third Saturday of the month was seventeenth. 

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: B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question

Explanation:

Statement II reveals that 17th Was a Saturday and therefore, 14th was Wednesday So, only statement II is needed 

 

 

 

 

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Q:

Warm is to Hot as Not so Good is to

A) Average B) Fair
C) Not so bad D) Worse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Worse

Explanation:

Warm and hot are in the same meaning sense , so not so good is same as worse in meaning.

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Q:

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

 

XXXXXXx, XXXXXxX, XXXXxXX, XXXxXXX, XXxXXXX, _______________.

 

A) xXXXXXX B) XXXXXXx
C) XxXXXXX D) XXXXXxX
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) XxXXXXX

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Q:

Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.

1. Modicum

2. Modal

3. Mode

4. Modifier

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

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.

 

1) There are 6 members in a family in which there are two married couples.

2) Sandhya, a lawyer, is married to the engineer and is mother of Charu and Suraj.

3) Bhuvanesh, the teacher, is married Aruna.

4) Aruna has one son and one grandson.

5) Of the two married ladies one is a housewife.

6) There is also one student and one male doctor in the family

 

Who among the following is the housewife?

A) Charu B) Aruna
C) Sandhiya D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aruna

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Q:

How many visitors saw the exhibition yesterday ?

I. Each entry pass holder can take up to three persons with him/her. 

II. In all, 243 passes were sold yesterday

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:

From the two statements, we find that maximum (243 x 3)  i.e, 729 visitors saw the exhibition, But the exact number cannot be determined  

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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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