Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Choose the pair in which the words are differently related.

A) Flurry : Blizzard B) Moisten : Drench
C) Prick : Stab D) Scrub : Polish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Flurry : Blizzard

Explanation:

In all other pairs, second is of higher intensity than the first.

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Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?

 ___ utt ___ tt ___ ttu ___   

A) t t u t B) t u t t
C) t u u t D) t t t u
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) t u u t

Explanation:

t, u, u and t.

The sequence is : tut tut tut tut.

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Q:

Indicating to a photo, Mukesh said that this Man’s son is my father’s son. Who was there in the photo ?

A) Mukesh Uncle B) Mukesh Brother
C) Mukesh Grandfather D) Mukesh Father
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mukesh Father

Explanation:

That man's son means Mukesh

=> Mukesh father's son is Mukesh

=> It is Mukesh's father.

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In the following question, a matrix of certain characters is given.These characters follow a certain trend, row-wise or column wise.Find out this trend and choose the missing character accordingly.

B G N
D J R
G N ?

A) U B) V
C) W D) X
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) W

Explanation:

 The letters in the first row follow the sequence +5, +7.

The letters in the second row follow the sequence +6, +8.
In the third row, the first letter G moves 7 steps forward to give the second letter N.
Clearly, the missing letter will be 9 steps ahead of N i.e. W.

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Q:

Penology : Punishment :: Seismology : ?

A) Medicine B) Earthquakes
C) Law D) Liver
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Earthquakes

Explanation:

Penology is the study of punishment. Similarly, Seismology is the study of Earthquakes.

 

Hence, Penology : Punishment :: Seismology : Eartquakes.

 

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Q:

The primitive atmosphere was reducing because:

 

A) Hydrogen atoms were few B) Hydrogen atoms were active and in greater numbers
C) Oxygen atoms were more D) Nitrogen atoms were more
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hydrogen atoms were active and in greater numbers

Explanation:
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If it is possible to form a word with the first , fourth, seventh and eleventh letters in the word "SUPERFLUOUS" write the first letter of that word. other wise x is the answer.

A) S B) L
C) E D) X
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) L

Explanation:

The first, fourth, seventh and eleventh letters of the word 'SUPERFLUOUS' 

The word formed is LESS

Therefore, The first letter is L.

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Q:

An electronic device when fed with the numbers, rearranges them in a particular order following certain rules. The following is a step-by-step process of rearrangement for the given input of numbers.

 

Input    :- 85   16   36   04   19   97   63   09

Step I   :- 97   85   16   36   04   19   63   09

Step II  :- 97   85   63   16   36   04   19   09

Step III :- 97   85   63   36   16   04   19   09

Step IV :- 97   85   63   36   19   16   04   09

Step V  :- 97   85   63   36   19   16   09   04

(for the given input step V is the last step).

 

Which of the following will be the last step for the given input ?

Input :- 03   31   43   22   11   09 

A) IV B) V
C) VI D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) V

Explanation:

Clearly, in the given arrangement, the numbers have been arranged in descending order in a sequence, altering the position of only one number in each step

Input       : 03   31   43   22   11   09

Step I      : 43   03   31   22   11   09
Step II     : 43   31   03   22   11   09
Step III   : 43   31   22   03   11   09
Step IV   : 43   31   22   11   03   09
Step V    : 43   31   22   11   09   03

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