Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

A family consists of six members P, Q, R, X, Y and Z. Q is the son of R but R is not mother of Q. P and R are a married couple. Y is the brother of R. X is the daughter of P. Z is the brother of P. How many female members are there in the family ? 

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

Explanation:

Q is the son of R but R is not the mother. So, R is the Father of Q. P is married to R 

So, P is the wife of R and the mother of Q, X is the daughter of P and hence of R and so she is the Sister of Q, Y is the brother of R and Z is the brother of P. 

There are two females only — mother P and daughter X 

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If three groups could be formed using the given figures only once, these groups would be ___.

 

 

 

A) (1,9,6), (2,5,7) and (3,4,8) B) (1,9,6), (2,4,7) and (3,5,8)
C) (1,5,6), (3,4,7) and (2,9,8) D) (1,9,6), (2,4,8) and (3,5,7)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) (1,9,6), (2,4,7) and (3,5,8)

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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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Q:

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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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:

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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Q:

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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In the following question, various terms of an alphabet series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives. CMW, HRB, ?, RBL, WGQ, BLV

A) WMX B) MWG
C) LVF D) LWG
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) MWG

Explanation:

The letters move five steps forward.

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