Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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If the first half of the English alphabet is reversed and then next portion of English alphabet is reversed so as 'A' takes the portion of 'M' and 'N' takes the portion of 'z' then which letter will be 6th to the left of 17th letter to the right of 7th leter from the left?

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

Explanation:

6th to the left of 17th letter to the right of 7th letter from the left = 6th to the left of (17+7 =) 24th letter from the left = (24-6 =) 18th letter from the left.

 

Thus, we have to count from the left and we have to find out 18th letter from the left that falls into the second section of English alphabet.

 

Here, both the first half and the second half of the English alphabet have been reversed and we have to count from the left end, then the required letter can be found out using the formula given below. Suppose , the first and the second reversed sections of the English alphabet are α and  βrespectively.Then,

 

  The required letter = 2α+β+1-(required position of letter from left side)

 

Therefore, The required letter = 26 + 13 + 1 - 18 = 22 = V

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Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

GON, JRQ, MUT, ?

A) NOG B) PXW
C) JQR D) TUM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) PXW

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517  325  639  841  792

What will be the first digit of the second highest number after the positions of only the 2nd, 3rd digits within each number are interchanged?

A) 8 B) 2
C) 7 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7

Explanation:

The new numbers formed are 571, 352, 693, 814, 729

The second highest number is 729, its first digit is 7

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Introducing a man to her husband , a woman said "His brother's father is the only son of my grandfather". How is the woman related to this man?

A) Mother B) Aunt
C) Sister D) Aunt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sister

Explanation:

Only son of woman's grandfather - woman's father;  Man's brother's father - Man's father 

So, man's father is woman's father i.e woman is the man's sister.

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Find out the wrong term in the series 2, 5, 10, 50, 500, 5000

A) 5000 B) 500
C) 10 D) 50
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5000

Explanation:

Each term of the series is the product of the preceding two terms
So, 5000 is wrong and it must be replaced by (500*50) = 25000

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Pointing to a man in a photograph. Asha said. "His mother's only daughter is my mother." How is Asha related to that man ? 

A) Nephew B) Sister
C) Wife D) Niece
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Niece

Explanation:

Asha's mother's mother is man's mother i.e.. A.sha's mother is man's sister or Asita is man's niece. 

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

YXYXYXZYX, YXYXYZXYX, YXYXZYXYX, YXYZXYXYX, YXZYXYXYX, _______________.

A) ZYXYXYXYX B) YXYXYXZYX
C) YZXYXYXYX D) YXYXYZXYX
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) YZXYXYXYX

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

 

46, 45, 43, 42, 40, 39, ?

 

A) 35 B) 36
C) 38 D) 37
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 37

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