Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Who among Siddhartha, Nikunj, Vipul and Mukul is the youngest ? 

I. Vipul is younger than Mukul but older than Siddhartha and Nikunj. 

II. Mukul is the oldest. 

III. Siddhartha is older than Nikuw. 

A) Only I B) I and II together
C) II and III together D) I and III together
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) I and III together

Explanation:

From I, we have : M>V, V> S, V > N.

From II. we have : Mukul is the oldest.

From 111, we have : S > N Combining (I) and (III) we get : M> V, V >S>N or M > V> S > N.

Clearly, Nikunj is the youngest. 

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Q:

A word arrangement machine, When given an input line of words, rearranges it in every step following a certain rule. Following is an illustration of an input line of words and various steps of rearrangement.


Input: gone are take enough brought station
Step 1: take gone are enough brought station
Step 2: take are gone enough brought station
Step 3: take are station gone enough brought
Step 4: take are station brought gone enough
And Step 4 is the last step for this input. Now, find out an appropriate step in the following question following the above rule.

Question:
Input: car on star quick demand fat
What will be the third step for this input ?

A) star car demand quick on fat B) star quick car demand on fat
C) star car quick demand on fat D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) star car quick demand on fat

Explanation:

Obsrving the given arrangement, we find the following pattern:
If we arrange the words in the given input in the alphabetical order and then label them as 1,2,3,4,5,6, then the last step contains the words in the order 6,1,5,2,4,3. However, the position of only one word is alteredat each step.
Input:car on star quick demand fat
Step1: star car on quick demand fat
Step2: star car quick on demand fat
Step3: star car quick demand on fat

Hence, the answer is C

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Q:

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

1. Earth

2. Each

3. Easily

4. Earnest

5. Early

 

A) 25431   B) 54213
C) 45123 D) 25413
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25413

Explanation:
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Q:

Chromite : Chromium : : Ilmenite :?

A) Cobalt B) Titanium
C) Limestone D) Manganese
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Titanium

Explanation:

Chromite is a mineral of chromium and ilmenite is a mineral of titanium

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Q:

The missing number in the given series is:

15 (105) 14 , 13 (?) 12

A) 91 B) 78
C) 65 D) 68
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 78

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Q:

Select the number missing from the given sequence.

 

1, 2, 6, ___, 120, 720

 

A) 24 B) 9
C) 50 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 24

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Q:

In a beach, Renu is running with her children and there she met Vishal and Laxmi. Vishal introduces Ravi to those children as " This person is the daughter of your mother's father's mother and is my sister." How is Vishal and Laxmi related to Renu ?

A) Brother and Sister B) Uncle and Aunt
C) Father and Mother D) Can't determine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Uncle and Aunt

Explanation:

Daughter of your mother's father's mother => Maternal grandmother => Renu's Aunt.

Hence, Laxmi is Renu's Aunt and Vishal is Renu's Uncle.

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Q:

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

43, 58, 88, 133, ?, 268

 

A) 193 B) 203
C) 163 D) 218
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 193

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