Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

$$\begin{gathered} 2 = 12 + 1 \\ 3 = 22 - 1 \\ 10 = 32 + 1 \\ Now 102 - 1 = 99 \\ 9802 = 992 + 1 \end{gathered}$$

Take a Look at the below sereies

2×1+12=3

3×2+22=10

10×3+32=39

39×4+42=172

172×5+52=885

Fumble means grope, mishandle, drop, mistake, blunder, bungle.

Finesse means skill, grace, elegance, assurance, diplomacy, discretion.

So, they are opposites.

Similarly,

Malign means slander or criticize.

Extol means being kind or good-natured. A person without finesse often fumbles. A person without extol in his heart often maligns.

Extol means praise or exalt, benevolence

The correct order is :

Population    Unemployment    Poverty     Disease   Death

          2                   4                             1                    5           3 

Brother of my wife — My brother.in-law; Son of lady's brother is the brother-in-law of the man. 

So lady's brother is man's father-in-law

i.e., the lady is the sister of man's father-in-law.