Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Find out the wrong term in the series 0, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 15, 18, 24, 26, 35

A) 18 B) 35
C) 24 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 18

Explanation:

The given sequence is a combination of two series:
i)0, 3, 8, 15, 24, 35
ii)2, 5, 10, 18, 26
The pattern in both i, ii is +3, +5, +7, . . . .
So, in ii) 18 is wrong and must be replaced by (10 + 7) = 17

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Q:

Odometer is to Mileage as Compass is to

A) Direction B) Niddle
C) Speed D) Altitude
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Direction

Explanation:

An odometer is an instrument which is used to measure Mileage of a vehicle. In the same way, Compass is an instrument used to know the direction.

 

Hence, Odometer : Mileage :: Compass :: Direction.

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Q:

A family consists of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U. There are two married couples. Q is a doctor and the father of T. U is grandfather of R and is a contractor. S is grandmother of T and is a housewife. There is one doctor, one contractor, one nurse, one housewife and two students in the family. Which of the following is definitely a group of male members ? 

A) QU B) QUT
C) QUP D) UT
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) QU

Explanation:

Q, the Doctor, is the father of T. S, the Housewife, is the grandmother of T and hence the mother of Q. Since there are only two married couples one being that of Q, the grandfather of R. i.e, U must be married to S. Thus, R and T will be both children of Q and these must be the students So, P, who remains, shall be the wife of Q and she alone can be the nurse. Thus, U must be the contractor 

Clearly, for definite the males are Q, the father and U, the grandfather 

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Q:

Study the diagram given below and answer the questions based on it.

 

 represents Persons who like Reading

 represents Persons who like Cycling 

  represents Persons who like Trekking

 


How many persons like Trekking and Reading but not Cycling?

A) 12 B) 31
C) 44 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 28

Explanation:
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Q:

Which of the following diagrams represent the relationship between Male, Husband and Model.

 

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

Explanation:
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Q:

A, B, C, D and E play a game of cards. A says to B, "If you give me 3 cards, you will have as many as I have at this moment while if D takes 5 cards from you, he will have as many as E has." A and C together have twice as many cards as E has. B and D together also have the same number of cards as A and C taken together. If together they have 150 cards, how many cards has C got ? 

A) 28 B) 29
C) 31 D) 35
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 28

Explanation:

Clearly, we have :

A = B - 3 ...(i)

D + 5 = E ...(ii)

A+C = 2E ...(iii)

B + D = A+C = 2E ...(iv)

A+B + C + D + E=150 ...(v)

From (iii), (iv) and (v), we get: 5E = 150 or E = 30.

Putting E = 30 in (ii), we get: D = 25.

Putting E = 30 and D = 25 in (iv), we get: B = 35.

Putting B = 35 in (i), we get: A = 32.

Putting A = 32 and E = 30 in (iii), we get: C = 28.

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Q:

If wall is called window, window is called door, door is called floor, floor is callled roof and roof is callled ventilator, what will a person stand on ?

A) Window B) Wall
C) Floor D) Roof
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Roof

Explanation:

A person will stand on the 'floor' and 'floor' is called 'roof'.

So, a person will stand on the 'roof'.

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Q:

 ______ : trail :: grain : grail

A) path B) holy
C) train D) wheat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) train

Explanation:

Train becomes trail when the "n" is replaced by an "l", and grain becomes grail when the "n" is replaced by an "l".

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