Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Frugal : Parsimonious :: ?

A) joy : ecstasy B) rich : poor
C) love : hate D) poor : misery
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) joy : ecstasy

Explanation:

Frugal and parsimonious are synonyms of each other and bear the meaning 'being stingy' or 'sparing'. Similarly, joy and ecstasy are related to happiness.

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A horse is facing north. It turns 90 degrees in the clockwise direction, then 180 degrees in the anti-clockwise and then another 90 degrees in the same direction. Which direction is the horse facing now?

A) East B) South
C) Southwest D) Southeast
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) South

Explanation:

Starting from the initial point facing north, the horse turns 90 degrees clockwise, which means it turns towards East. Similarly, the other directions can be considered and written as : EWS Thus, the direction it is facing now is South.

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From the word 'ASTOUNDER', how many independent words can be made with-out changing the order of the letters and using each letter only once ? 

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

Explanation:

The words formed are

AT and UNDER, AS and UNDER (or) AT and SOUND 

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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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Q:

From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

SYMBOLIC

A) BASIC B) SMILY
C) CLIMB D) COILS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) BASIC

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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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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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