Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Which of the following statements is correct?

 

A) I am very happy to start this Program B) I am too happy to start this Program
C) Both A & B D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) I am very happy to start this Program

Explanation:

Here I am very happy to start this Program is correct statement.

"Too" is not used with pleasant adjectives. It means 'more than required' and is usually used with unpleasant adjectives.

So, 'too healthy', 'too happy', 'too glad' etc are wrong.

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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:

If "K" means "subtracted from", "L" means "divided by", "M" means "added to" and "D" means "multiplied by", then 96 L 4 K 6 M 11 D 9= ?

A) 117 B) 125
C) 120 D) 145
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 117

Explanation:
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Q:

Find the odd one out of the following words ?

A) cruise B) crusade
C) expedition D) campaign
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cruise

Explanation:

Cruise = a sea voyage for pleasure. All other words are related to ‘journey on land, sea with an aim’.

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Q:

What is the next letter in the given series
M N J Q G ?

A) U B) S
C) T D) H
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) T

Explanation:

1ST SERIES = M J G... It decreasing by 3 alphabets.
2ND SERIES = N Q... It increasing by 3 alphabets.

M N J Q G T...

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Q:

Choose the pair in which the words are differently related.

A) Farmer : Plough B) Butcher : Chopper
C) Author : Book D) Jockey : Tack
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Author : Book

Explanation:

In all other pairs, second is the tool used by the first. 

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Q:

In the following question, a matrix of certain characters is given.These characters follow a certain trend, row-wise or column wise.Find out this trend and choose the missing character accordingly.

28 60 48
5 6 7
17 30 7
7 ? 16

A) 18 B) 23
C) 24 D) 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 27

Explanation:

 The number in the second column is three times the difference between the numbers in the third and first columns.
So, missing number = 3 x ( 16 - 7 ) = 3 x 9 = 27.

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Q:

Hemavathi cut a cake into two halves and cuts one half into smaller pieces of equal size. Each of the small pieces is fifteen grams in weight. If she has nine pieces of the cake in all with her, how heavy was the original cake ?

A) 240 gms B) 280 gms
C) 180 gms D) 170 gms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 240 gms

Explanation:

The nine pieces consist of 8 smaller equal pieces and one half cake piece.
Weight of each small piece = 15 g.
So, total weight of the cake = [2 x (15 x 8)]g = 240 g.

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