Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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X's rank was 12 from the to. If the total number of students in the class was 16, then X's rank from the bottom of the class is

A) 5 B) 6
C) 4 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5

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A question and two statements numbered I and II are given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.

A six storey building consisting of an unoccupied ground floor and above ground floor is floor no. 1, so on and topmost floor is no. 5. Different people lives in building viz. I, J, K, l and M.

 

Who lives on the third floor?

I. K lives on an even numbered floor. I lives immediately above L. J lives immediately above I. M does not live on the topmost floor.

II. L lives on an odd numbered floor. I and J are immediate neighbours of each other. Similarly, K and M are immediate neighbours of each other. K does not live on an odd numbered floor.

A) The data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question. B) The data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
C) The data either in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question. D) The data in both the Statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

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

 

Telephone, Radio, ? , Laptop

 

A) Telescope B) Bulb
C) Pen D) Mobile
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mobile

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In the question, a word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., 'U' can be represented by 01, 12, etc., and 'L' can be represented by 56, 67, etc. Similarly you have to identify the set for the word 'SPARE'.

A) 22, 41, 85, 32, 14 B) 12, 24, 21, 68, 14
C) 44, 78, 67, 32, 42 D) 33, 30, 43, 40,43
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 22, 41, 85, 32, 14

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The weights of 4 boxes are 40, 70, 80 and 50 kilograms.Which of the following cannot be the total weight,in kilograms, of any combination of these boxes and in a combination a box can be used only once?

A) 240 B) 160
C) 200 D) 220
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 220

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If east becomes south, then in which direction should a man move to go towards the north?

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

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A flock of migrating geese flies 20 km East, then turns South and flies 50 km, then turns East and flies 40 km, and turns to its left and flies 50 km. Where is the flock now with reference to its starting position?

 

A) 20 km East B) 60 km East
C) 60 km West D) 20 km West
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 60 km East

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Choose the pair which is related in the same way as the words in the first pair from the given choices.

 

DOG : KENNEL :: BEE : ___

 

 

A) HIVE B) BARN
C) HOLE D) NEST
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) HIVE

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