Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

What is the monthly salary of Praveen ? 

I. Praveen gets 15% more than Sumit while Sumit gets 10% less than Lokesh.

II. Lokesh's monthly salary is Its 2500. 

A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question
C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question; D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.

Explanation:

From both the given statements, we find that : Praveen's salary s 115% of (90% of Rs 2500) = Rs 2587.50

So, both I and II are required. 

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

 

21, 25, 34, 50, ?, 111

 

A) 80   B) 75  
C) 65   D) 92
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 75  

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

1. Clamp
2. Cloud
3. Cable
4. Cannal
5. Capricon

A) 35412 B) 34512
C) 43512 D) 45312
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 34512

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

i. Manufacture
ii. Manualism
iii.Manumission
iv. Manual

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

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Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative 

Assertion (A)  :  a Leaves of plants are green. 

Reason (R)    :   Plants contain chromoplasts, the green pigment. 

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A is true but R is false.

Explanation:

Leaves of plants are green because they contain the green pigment, chlorophyll. However, plants contain chromoplasts but they are not green pigments. 

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Which one of the following Venn diagrams best illustrates the three classes.

Rhombus, Quadrilaterals, Polygons

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

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Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Seven persons Tina, Vini, Yasir, Rishi, Sanya, Pankaj and Urmila live on the separate floors of a 7- floor building. Ground floor is number one; second floor is number two and so on. Each of them goes to a city viz. Paris, Istanbul, Shanghai, Durban, London, Madrid and Dubai but not necessarily in the same order.

Only three people live above the floor on which Sanya lives. Only one person lives between Sanya and the one who goes to Paris. Vini lives just below the person who goes to Madrid. Only three people live between the one who goes to Paris and London. The person who goes to Madrid lives on an even numbered floor. Urmila lives just above Rishi. Urmila does not go to London. Only two persons live between Pankaj and the one who goes to Durban. Pankaj lives above the person who goes to Durban. Yasir does not go to Istanbul. Tina does not live just above or just below Sanya. The one who goes to Shanghai does not live just above or just below Pankaj.

Who among the following lives on floor number 7?

A) Tina  B) Yasir
C) Pankaj D) Urmila
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tina 

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How many sons does D have ?  

I. A's father has three children. 

II. B is A's brother and son of D. 

A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question
C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question; D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question

Explanation:

From both I and II together, we can conclude that A and B are the children of D, but the sex of A and the third child of D is not known. So, both the statements together are also not sufficient to answer the question. 

 

 

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