Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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Q's mother is sister of P and daughter of M. S is daughter of P and sister of T. How is M related to T? 

A) Father B) Grandmother
C) Grandfather D) Grandfather or Grandmother
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Grandfather or Grandmother

Explanation:

S is daughter of P and sister of T. So, T is daughter of P. 

Now, the sister of P is the daughter of M. This means that P is also the daughter of M. Clearly, T is the granddaughter of M. 

So, M is the Grandfather or Grandmother of T. 

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Find the missing number in the series:

219, 211, 204, 198, ?, 189

A) 189 B) 192
C) 193 D) 196
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 193

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Peacock : India :: Bear : ?

A) England B) America
C) Russia D) Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Russia

Explanation:

Here the relation between the given words is that the first word is the National animal of the second word.

As Peacock is the national bird of India, similarly Bear is the national animal of Russia.

 

Hence, Peacock : India :: Bear : Russia.

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How is my father's mother's only daughter-in-law's daughter's father related to me ?

A) Son-in-law B) Uncle
C) Son D) Father
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Father

Explanation:

My fahter's mother's only daughter-in-law is my father's wife i.e. my mother. My mother's daughter is my sister. My sister's father is my father.

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

 

abaBABAB, AbabABAB, ABabaBAB, ABAbabAB, ABABabaB, _______________.

 

A) aBABABab B) ABABAbab
C) abaBABAB D) AbabABAB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ABABAbab

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

2187, 729, 243, 81, 27, ?

A) 10 B) 9
C) 13 D) 11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9

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Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

i. Next
ii. Noisy
iii. Neutral
iv. Neither

A) iii, iv, i, ii B) i, iv, iii, ii
C) ii, iii, i, iv D) iv, iii, i, ii
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) iv, iii, i, ii

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Find out the wrong term in the series 0, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 15, 18, 24, 26, 35

A) 18 B) 35
C) 24 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 18

Explanation:

The given sequence is a combination of two series:
i)0, 3, 8, 15, 24, 35
ii)2, 5, 10, 18, 26
The pattern in both i, ii is +3, +5, +7, . . . .
So, in ii) 18 is wrong and must be replaced by (10 + 7) = 17

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