Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Find the odd words / letters / numbers from the given alternatives .

In the question given below, a statement is given followed by three courses of action. A course of action is taken for improvement, follow up, etc. Read the statement carefully and give your answer.

Statement:
A knife-wielding assailant killed a 29- year-old man and injured four others in a lively neighbourhood near Paris’ famed Opera Garnier before he was killed by police on Saturday night.

Courses of Action:
I. The government should ban the sale of knives in all major cities.
II. Any person seen carrying a knife should be immediately taken into police custody.
III. Policemen should be posted near all major tourist spots to avoid such untoward incidents.

In the following question, from the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
CALCULATING

A contestant in a cycle race starts and cycles 3 km North, then turns East and cycles 5.5 km, then turns South and cycles 3 km, then turns to his left and cycles 7 km. Where is he now with respect to the starting position?

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 these matrix can be represented first by row and next by its column , e. g., ' A ' can be represented by 01 , 13 , etc. ., and ' B ' can be represented by 58 , 69 , etc. . Similarly , you have to identify the set for the word ' FINE '.

Consider the following information and answer questions based on it.

Seven bottles colored - brown, blue, black, violet, white, indigo and purple are kept in a row, in random order, from left to right such that the -

1. White and purple bottles are not at either extremes.

2. Brown bottle is to the immediate right of violet bottle and to the immediate left of the white bottle.

3. White, violet and brown bottles are not at the center.

4. Black bottle is to the immediate left of purple bottle.

5. Blue bottle is neither second last nor at either extremes.

Which bottle is at the center of the row?

In a certain code language, '÷' represents '+', '-' represents 'x', '+' represents '÷' and 'x' represents '-'. Find out the answer to the following question.

17 - 20 + 5 x 30 ÷ 4 = ?

In a certain code language, '-' represents 'x', '÷' represents '+', '+' represents '÷' and 'x' represents '-'. Find out the answer to the following question.

10 x 4 ÷ 5 - 80 + 16 = ?