Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
Some bags are plates.
Some plates are chairs.
All chairs are tables.

Conclusions:
I. Some tables are plates.
II. Some chairs are bags.
III. No chair is bag

A) Only I follows B) Only either II or III follows
C) Only I and either II or III follows D) Only III follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Only I and either II or III follows

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Each of the following questions hasfour statements. Three are logically correct. Some of which may look factually absurd. Ignore this absurdity and look to the logical corrections. Choose the statement which is wrong or doubtful:

A) Birds fly in the air. Trees are birds. Therefore, trees fly in the air. B) Some boys steal. All who steal are naughty. All naughty are honest. Therefore, some boys are honest
C) All girls like dance. Some girls are Indian. All Indians are artists. Therefore, some artists like dance. D) All liars are not thieves. All thieves are criminals. Therefore, all liars are criminals
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All liars are not thieves. All thieves are criminals. Therefore, all liars are criminals

Explanation:
Since all liars are not thieves so all liars cannot be criminals.
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Hitesh, Sunny, Vicky, Nitin and Bharat are arranged in ascending order of the height from the top. Hitesh is at third place. Bharat is between Nitin andHitesh while Nitin is not at the bottom. Who has the maximum height among them?

A) Hitesh B) Sunny
C) Vicky D) Nitin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nitin

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Nasir's birthday is on Thursday 18th May. On what day of the week will be Rehan's Birthday in the same year if Rehan was born on 19th August?

A) Wednesday B) Saturday
C) Friday D) Thursday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Saturday

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If 9@3=12; 15@4=22; 16@14=4; then what is the value of 6@2=?

A) 26 B) 1
C) 30 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8

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In the following question, which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
_cca_a_ca_ac_ab

A) abcbc B) abcbb
C) abbcc D) abccb
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) abcbc

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Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
1. Dragon
2. Draculla
3. Dormont
4. Drapery
5. Deviate

A) 53214 B) 53124
C) 53421 D) 53412
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 53214

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If 8*2 = 3, 14*18 = -2 and 18*2 = 8, then find the value of 14*10 = ?

A) 2 B) -5
C) -2 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2

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