Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

In the following question, various terms of an alphanumerical series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives. P3C, R5F, T8I, V12L, ?

A) X17M B) X16O
C) X17O D) Y17O
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) X17O

Explanation:

The first letters of the terms are alternate.
The sequence followed by the numbers is +2, +3, +4,....
The last letter of is three steps ahead of the last letter of the preceding term.

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You are in the parking area of a shopping complex. And, suddenly the electricity fails and there is total darkness. You will 

A) try and take help from someone around B) crawl towards your vehicle
C) shout for help D) wait till the lights come
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) crawl towards your vehicle

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Synonym for the word : Bleak

A) bare B) lush
C) warm D) verdant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) bare

Explanation:

Bleak means an area of land lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements like deserts.

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Pointing to a photograph, a woman says, "This man's son's sister is my mother-in-law." How is the woman's husband related to the man in the photograph ?

A) son B) nephew
C) grandson D) son-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) grandson

Explanation:

Man's son's sister---Man's daughter.
So, the man's daughter is the mother of the woman's husband. Thus, the woman's husband is the grandson of the man in the photograph.

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Which of the following groups of alphabets should replace the blank spaces so that the group of alphabets, given in bold, follow a logical pattern from the preceding and the following group of alphabets?

b w _ y z a,  d s t u v _ ,  _ o p q r e 

A) x, e, d B) x, c, f
C) x, e, n D) x, c, d
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) x, c, f

Explanation:

b w x y z a d s t u v cf o p q r e

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I learnt from my experience that by______ my anger and resentment, and by avoiding _________ I could overcome opponents more successfully than could those who openly defied their adversaries.

A) suppressing, conflict B) expressing, hostility
C) stifling, temperance D) rousing, wrath
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) suppressing, conflict

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Q:

There are five bags. In the first bag we put some fruits. Each bag the number of fruits is reduced by 1/4. The last bag contains 4. Then the number of fruits in the first bag is ?

A) 2596 B) 1024
C) 256 D) 64
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1024

Explanation:

Fruits reduced by 1/4.
Total no. of bags N = 5
Formula to find no. of fruits in 1st bag = 4^n
Last Bag = 4 fruits.
That means, 4th bag = 4 x 4 = 16 fruits
3rd bag = 16 x 4 = 64 fruits
2nd bag = 64 x 4 = 256 fruits
1st bag = 256 x 4= 1024 fruits.

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Q:

Find the one which does not belong to that group ?

A) Mirage B) Pond
C) Oasis D) Fountain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mirage

Explanation:

Except mirage, all others are sources of water.

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