Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

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If the third day of a month is Tuesday, which of the following would be the 4th day before the 27th day of that month?

A) Tuesday B) Monday
C) Wednesday D) Sunday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Monday

Explanation:

Dates on which Tuesday fall are 3,10,17, and 24

 

Hence, the 27th day of the month will be (Tuesday + 3 days=)Friday

 

Required day of the month = Friday - 4 = Monday

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

 

41, 54, 67, ?, 93

 

A) 80 B) 82
C) 74 D) 90
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 80

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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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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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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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'P' walked 1 km towards south direction and turned  90oACW and walked 2 km. Then he turned his left and walked 1 km and then he turned his right and walked 2 km. After that he turned 90o ACW and walked 3 km. How far is he from the starting point ?

A) 5 km B) 4 km
C) 2 km D) 0 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5 km

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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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