Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

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

Assertion (A)  : Cotton is grown in alluvial soils. 

Reason (R)    :  Alluvial soils are very fertile. 

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: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Alluvial soils comprising of silt and sand carried down by the rivers, are very fertile. However, cotton is grown in black soil that suits its mineral requirements 

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Difference between two numbers is 5, six times of the smaller lacks by 6 from the four times of the greater. Find the numbers ?

A) 12 & 7 B) 13 & 8
C) 15 & 10 D) 14 & 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12 & 7

Explanation:

x – y = 5

4x – 6y = 6

x = 12 y = 7

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Q:

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

RM : XG : : ER : ?

A) PK B) LK
C) KL D) PL
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) KL

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Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

 

1. Vicinity

2. Victory

3. Vanity

4. Vapour

5. Variety

 

A) 34512   B) 12345  
C) 54231   D) 42315
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 34512  

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Q:

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

12 : 72 : : 13 : ?

A) 31 B) 84
C) 100 D) 78
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 78

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Q:

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.


1. Throttle


2. Tight


3. Time


4. Tier


5. Thrust

 

A) 12435 B)  54123
C)  15423 D) 25413
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C)  15423

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Q:

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

JY : 35 : : RT : ?

A) 48 B) 38
C) 35 D) 24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 38

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Q:

Select from the five alternative diagrams, the one that best illustrates the relationship among the three classes  :  Truck, Ship, Goods

A) 1 B) 3
C) 4 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3

Explanation:

Truck and Ship are entirely different. But some Goods are carried by some Trucks and some Goods are carried by some Ships.

 

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