Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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From the word 'LAPAROSCOPY' how many independent meaningful words can be made without changing the order of the letters and using each letter only once ? 

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

Explanation:

 The words are LAP and COPY. 

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 Among four friends A, B, C and D. who is the heaviest ? 

 I. B is heavier than A. but lighter than D. 

 II. C is lighter than B. 

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 in both the statements together are needed.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.

Explanation:

From I. we have A <B< D.

From II. we have C < B

Combining( I) and (II), we can conclude that D is the heaviest

So. both the statements are needed 

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Find out the wrong term in the series 380, 188, 92, 48, 20, 8, 2

A) 20 B) 48
C) 92 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 48

Explanation:

The correct pattern is -192, -96, -48, -24, -12, -6
So, 48 is wrong and must be replaced by (92 - 48) = 44

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It is 8.00 p.m., when can Hemant get next bus for Ramnagar from Dhanpur ? 

I. Buses for Ramnagar leave after every 30 minutes, till 10 p.m. 

II. Fifteen minutes ago, one bus has left for Ramnagar.  

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 in both the statements together are needed.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.

Explanation:

II reveals that the previous bus had left al 7.45 p.m

As given in I, the next has would leave after 30 minutes i.e, at 8.15 p.m. 

 

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Gaurav ranks eighteenth in a class. What is his rank from the last ? 

I. There are 47 students in the class. 

II. Jatin who ranks 10th in the same class, ranks 38th from the last. 

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: C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;

Explanation:

To find the rank from other end, we need to know the total number of students in the class. So. I is sufficient. Also: from II, we can conclude that there are (10 + 38- 1 = 47) students in the class.

So. II alone is also sufficient. 

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Arrange the following words will come in middle if all of them are arranged alphabetically as in a dictionary?

A) Savage B) Savour
C) Save D) Saviour
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Save

Explanation:

Sausage, Savage, Save, Saviour, Savour

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

Assertion (A)  : Legumes revive the soil fertility. 

Reason (R)    : Microbes in the root nodules of legumes fix the atmospheric nitrogen. 

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:

The root nodules of leguminous plants contain certain nitrogen fixing bacteria which absorb the atmospheric nitrogen and convert it into nitrogeneous compounds useful for the plants reviving soil fertility. 

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

Assertion (A) :   When the bus starts, the person inside it falls forward. 

Reason (R)    :  The bus pushes the man forward.

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) Both A and R are false.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both A and R are false.

Explanation:

When the bus starts, the person inside it falls backward because the bus moves forward but due to the property of inertia, the man tends to be in the initial Mate of rest. 

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