Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

What is the reciprocal of a negative number?

Answer

The reciprocal of a negative number is always a negative number. So that the number and its reciprocal multiply to 1. 


 


All real numbers except 0 have reciprocals.

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Ram is facing towards the south. He turns to his left and moves 40 km, and then turns to his right and moves 50 km more. Finally, he turns to his left again and moves 60 km. Which direction is he facing now?

A) East B) West
C) North D) South
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) East

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Q:

Introducing a boy, a man says, "He is the son of the brother of my grandfather's son." How is the boy related to the man?

A) Brother B) Grandfather
C) Nephew D) Cousin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cousin

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Q:

The complexity of linear search algorithm is

A) O(n2) B) O(n log n)
C) O(n) D) O(log n)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) O(n)

Explanation:

The worst case complexity of linear search is O(n).

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What does it mean to calculate frequencies within a dataset? 

A) to calculate the product of two variables to make a third variable B) to count the number of cases that fall into different subgroups within a dataset
C) to count the number of times a dataset is used by a student D) to calculate the sum of a column of variables in a dataset
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to count the number of cases that fall into different subgroups within a dataset

Explanation:

Frequency is what means how many times the event occurs in the same period.

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Q:

Are Alternate Exterior Angles congruent?

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

We know that,


Alternate Exterior Angles Theorem::


The Alternate Exterior Angles Theorem states that, when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, the resulting alternate exterior angles are congruent .



Converse of the Alternate Exterior Angles Theorem ::


Converse of the Alternate Exterior Angles Theorem states that, If two lines are cut by a transversal and the alternate exterior angles are congruent, then the lines are parallel.

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Introducing a boy a Ankit said," He is the son of daughter of my grandfather's son". How is that boy related to Ankit?

A) Cousin B) Brother
C) Father-in-law D) Nephew
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nephew

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If "P" denotes "multiplied by", "R" denotes "subtracted from", "S" denotes "added to" and "Q" denotes "divided by", then which of the following equation is true?

A) 18 R 60 Q 15 S 2 = 8 B) 15 S 16 Q 2 P 4 = 47
C) 3 P 5 R 18 Q 3 = 6 D) 15 S 28 Q 4 P 2 = 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 15 S 16 Q 2 P 4 = 47

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