Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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A man is facing north-west. He turns 90o in the clockwise direction, then 180o in the anticlockwise direction and then another 90o in the same direction. Which direction is he facing now?

A) South B) South-west
C) South-east D) East
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) South-east

Explanation:

As shown in fig. the man initially faces in the direction OP. On moving 900 clockwise, he faces in the direction OX. On further moving 1800 anticlockwise, he faces in the direction OY. Finally, on moving 900anticlockwise, he faces in the direction OZ, which is South-east.new1497431743.jpg image

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Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?


XYXYXYZZ, XYXYXZZY, XYXYZZXY, XYXZZYXY, XYZZXYXY, _______.

 

A) XZZYXYXY B)  ZZXYXYXY
C)  XYXYXYZZ D)  XYXYXZZY
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) XZZYXYXY

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Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:

12:20::30: ?

A) 15 B) 35
C) 42 D) 48
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 42

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A man said to a lady, "Your mother's husband's sister is my aunt!! How is the lady related to the man ? 

A) Daughter B) Grand daughter
C) Mother D) Sister
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sister

Explanation:

Your mother's husband — Your father; Your father's sister — Your aunt. 

 So, lady's aunt is man's aunt and therefore lady is man's sister. 

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K is 40 m South-West of L. If M is 40 m South-East of L, then M is in which direction of K?

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

Explanation:

Hence M is in the East of K

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Q:

In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives.

 

Gold : Jewellery : : ? : ?

 

A) Pulp : Prism B) Jute : Furniture
C) Brick : Wall D) Seed : Book
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jute : Furniture

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Q:

In the following sum, “?” stands for which digit ?


8 + ?8 + 28 + 83 + 8? = 2?8

A) 4 B) 3
C) 2 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1

Explanation:

By trial and error method from the given options,

'1' satisfies the above given equation.

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Q:

In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Pedagogy : Teaching :: ?:?

A) Telepathy : Emotions B) Radiology : Sound
C) Mycology : Fossils D) Entomology : Insects
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Entomology : Insects

Explanation:

Pedagogy means method and practice of teaching. Similarly, Entomology is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects.

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