Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

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

10, 12, 14, 16, 18, ?

A) 22 B) 24
C) 20 D) 26
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 20

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Q:

If 'A $ B' means 'A is brother of B', 'A @ B' means 'A is wife of B', 'A #B' means ' A is daughter of B' and 'A * B' means 'A is father of B', then which of the following expressions indicates the relationship 'U is father-in-law of P ?

A) P@Q$T#U*W B) P@Q$T#W*U
C) P@W$Q*T#U D) P@Q$W*T#U
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) P@Q$T#U*W

Explanation:

Here the P is the wife of Q who is brother of T who is daughter of U.

That implies P is wife of U's son Q => U is father-in-law of P.

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Q:

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.

 

There are 6 persons in a family. Chitra is the sister of Rakesh. Badhri is the brother of Eniya's husband. Dilip is the father of Arun and grandfather of Rakesh. There are two fathers, three bothers and a mother in the group.

 

How is Rakesh related to Eniya?

A) Son B) Brother
C) Uncle D) Cousin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Son

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Q:

The opposite of right is the opposite of

A) Left B) Wrong
C) Give D) Take
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Take

Explanation:

The opposite of right is left. The opposite of left is take. And the opposite of take is give.

 

Hence, the opposite of right is the opposite of take which is left.

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Q:

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

 

ABCABABAB, ABABCABAB, ABABABCAB, ABABABABC, ACBABABAB, _______________.

 

A) ABABCABAB   B) ABCABABAB  
C) ABACBABAB   D) ABABACBAB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ABACBABAB  

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Q:

In a certain code GUIDE is written as 49132 and BEAM is written as 8257. How is IMAGE written in that code?

A) 17542 B) 15742
C) 27541 D) 18542
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 17542

Explanation:

Look at the following table which shows the letters and their respective codes :

Letter     A     B     D     E     G     I     M     U     

Code       5     8     3     2     4     1     7     9

Therefore, the code for IMAGE is 17542

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Q:

How many number of weights do you need to weight 31 kg of Rice if you have one kg of weight stone ?

A) 3 B) 5
C) 7 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5

Explanation:

There are total 5 ways.
we have only one kg of weight so,
2kg = 1kg + 1kg
4kg = 1 + 2 + 1
8kg = 1 + 2 + 4 + 1
16kg = 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 1
31kg = 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16
So 5 weights are needed.

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Q:

Find the missing number in series 1 4 27

A) 125 B) 625
C) 404 D) 256
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 256

Explanation:

It follows the rule that

 

1

 

2x2  

 

3x3x3  

 

4x4x4x4  

 

5x5x5x5x5 

 

So the missing number is 4x4x4x4 = 256.

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