Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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C U B A E D E D A B E B A U C D B C A D B D U B C A C B E D A 

 

If all the A's are dropped from the above arrangement, which of the following will be eleventh from the left end of the above arrangement?

A) E B) C
C) D D) U
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) U

Explanation:

If all the A's are dropped from the above arrangement, we get

 

C U B E D E D B E B U C D B C D B D U B C C B E D. 

 

Here the eleventh from the left end of the above arrangement is U

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Q:

How many 4's are there preceded by 7 but not followed by 3?

5  9  3  2  1  7  4  2  6  9  7  4  6  1  3  2  8  7  4  1  3  8  3  2  5  6  7  4  3  9  5  8  2  0  1  8  7  4  6  3

A) Four B) Three
C) Six D) Five
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Four

Explanation:

7  4  2

7  4  6

7  4  1

7  4  6

 

Only at these placees 4 is preceded by 7 but not followed by 3

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What letter will come in place of question mark ?

L    J    H

J    P    D

P    ?    E

A) K B) L
C) P D) I
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) I

Explanation:

Sum of place value in a row is 30.

So the letter which comes in place of '?' is 'I'

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Q:

One word substitution:

Commencement of words with the same letter.

A) Alliteration B) Oxymoron
C) Pun D) Transferred epithet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alliteration

Explanation:

Alliteration is the one-word substitute for Commencement of words with the same letter.

 

Alliteration is a figure of speech which is identified as the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.

50 : 65 : : 122 : ?

 

 

 

A) 157 B) 145
C) 147 D) 155
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 145

Explanation:
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In a certain code language, '3a, 2b, 7c' means 'Truth is Eternal';

'7c, 9a, 8b, 3a' means 'Enmity is not Eternal'  and

'9a, 4d, 2b, 8b' means 'Truth does not perish'.

Which of the following means 'enmity' in that language ?

A) 3a B) 7c
C) 8b D) 9a
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8b

Explanation:

Justification:      

In the second and third statements, the common code is '9a' and the common word is 'not'.

So, '9a' means 'not'.
In the first and second statements, the common codes are '7c' and '3a' and the common words are 'is' and 'Eternal'.
So, in the second statement, '8b' means 'enmity'.

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Q:

Choose a similar word ?

Kolkata, Mumbai, Mangalore

A) Hyderabad B) Delhi
C) Cochin D) Jaipur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cochin

Explanation:

All cities belong to port cities of India.

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In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.

14 : 16 : : 22 : ?

A) 26 B) 29
C) 24 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24

Explanation:
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