Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

?, YZ, DE, JK

A) VU B) UV
C) TU D) TS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) UV

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Q:

 Which of the following means O is a father of two children ?

A) O @ M # N B) O # N # M
C) O @ N # M D) N # O $ M
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) O @ N # M

Explanation:

 O @ N # M means O is the father of N who is the sister of M i.e. O is a father of two children.

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Q:

The compound interest accrued on an amount of Rs.25,500 at the end of three years is Rs.8,440.5. What would be the simple interest accrued on the same amount at the same rate in the same period?

A) Rs.4,650 B) Rs.5,650
C) Rs.6,650 D) Rs.7,650
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs.7,650

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Q:

Can you find the next number in the sequence "0, 1, 4, 7, 8, 5, 2, 3, 6, 9, 9, 6, 3, 2, 5, 8, 7, 4, 1, 0, 0, …" ?  

A) 0 B) 1
C) 4 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1

Explanation:

The pattern follows the palindrome sequence.

Here the digits 0 1 4 7 8 5 8 3 6 9    9 6 3 8 5 8 7 4 1 0   0 1 4 7 ...

So the next digit in the sequence is 1.

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Q:

In a certain code language, "RAINBOW" is written as "1987645" and "SNAP" is written as "3790". How is "PIANO" written in that code language?

A) 8976 B) 8947
C) 8974 D) 8977
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8974

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Q:

Find the one which does not belong to that group ?

A) America : Dollar B) India : Rupee
C) Australia : Pound D) Japan : Yen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Australia : Pound

Explanation:

Except Austriala : Pound, all others are correction combination of country and its currency.

Australian currency is Australian Dollar.

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Q:

Commissioned - Antonym

A) Instruct B) Empower
C) Nominate D) Dismiss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Dismiss

Explanation:

Commissioned means Authority granted for a particular action or function.

 

Here, in the given options Dismiss is the only word which is opposite in meaning to commissioned.

 

Hence, Antonym of  Commissioned is Dismiss.

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Q:

On sport’s day, if 12 children were made to stand in each column, 98 columns could be formed. After a certain music being played the plan was that the children have to stand in concentric circles such that the innermost circle will have one student, the next circle will have two students, the third circle will have 3 students and so on. How many circles will be formed in this manner ?

A) 44 B) 46
C) 48 D) 49
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 48

Explanation:

No. of students will be 98 x 12 = 1176
let us consider n circles then 1 + 2 + 3 + ....+ n = 1176
n(n+1)/2 = 1176
n = 48 circles.

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