Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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There is a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. They are Lawyer, Doctor, Teacher, Salesman, Engineer and Accountant There are two married couples in the family. D, the Salesman is married to the Lady Teacher. The Doctor is married to the Lawyer. F, the Accountant is the son of B and brother of E. C, the Lawyer is the daughter-in-law of A. E is the unmarried Engineer. A is the grandmother of F. How is E related to F? 

A) Brother B) Sister
C) Cousin D) Cannot be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cannot be determined

Explanation:

C is the daughter-in-law of A who is the grandmother of F means C is the mother of F. But F is the son of B. 

So. B is C's husband. But C, the lawyer is married to the Doctor So. B is the Doctor. F, the Accountant  will be the son of B and C. E is the unmarried Engineer 

So. the other mamed couple can be that of grandmother of F i.e, A and D.  But D, the Salesman, is married to the Lady Teacher. 

So. D, the Salesman, is the grandfather of F. father of B and the husband of A, the Lady Teacher. 

Clearly, from the given data, the relation between E and F cannot be determined. 

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

i. Beguile
ii. Bigot
iii. Begun
iv. Bigamy

A) i, iii, ii, iv B) i, iii, iv, ii
C) i, ii, iii, iv D) i, iv, iii, ii
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) i, iii, iv, ii

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

42, 47, 52, 57, ?, 67

 

A) 60 B) 62
C) 65 D) 63
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 62

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According to the given Venn diagram, the number of boys who are neither athletes nor disciplined is ___.

 

 

 

A) 1 B) 10
C) 7 D) 11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10

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Some boys are sitting in a row. P is sitting fourteenth from the left and Q is seventh from the right. If there are four boys between P and Q, how many boys are there in the row ?

A) 26 B) 24
C) 25 D) 22
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 25

Explanation:

Number of boys in the row = number of boys uptil P + number of boys between P and Q + number of boys including Q and those behind Q = 14 + 4 + 7 = 25.

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

1. Regular

2. Rehearse

3. Regard

4. Refugee

5. Refine

 

A) 12453 B) 54312
C) 51243 D) 32154
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 54312

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

 

2, 3, 4, 9, 16, 29, 54, ?

 

A) 109   B) 99  
C) 87   D) 117
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 99  

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How many independent words can 'HEARTLESS' be divided into without changing the order of the letters and using each letter only once ?  

A) 5 B) 4
C) 2 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3

Explanation:

The words are HE, ART and LESS.

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