Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Find the odd man out of the series 4, 5, 9, 18, 32, 59

A) 18 B) 5
C) 59 D) 32
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 32

Explanation:

In the given series, 

 2nd term = 1st term + 12= 4 +1 = 5  

3rd term = 2nd term + 22 =5+4= 9  

4th term = 3rd term + 32 =9+9=18  

5th term = 4th term + 42 = 18+16=34 

Therefore, odd term is 32

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Q:

Pointing to a woman, a girl says, "Her daughter-­in-­law is married to the only son of my husband's mother-­in-­law." How is the girl related to the woman?

A) Niece B) Granddaughter
C) Daughter D) Cousin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Daughter

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If in the examination hall, you find that the question paper is too tough to be answered satisfactorily by you, the best thing to do for you is to :

A) tell the examiner that the questions are out of course. B) provoke the candidates to walk out of the examination hall.
C) try to know something from your neighbour. D) try to solve the questions as much as you know with a cool head.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) try to solve the questions as much as you know with a cool head.

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Total money with Naresh and Ajay is 28 percent of that with Usman. How much money is Ajay having ? 

I. Usman has got Rs 75000. 

II. The ratio of money of Naresh to money held by Ajay is 1: 3. 

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 1, we find that 

Total money with Naresh and Ajay = Rs {(28/1OO)x 75000} = 21000. 

From II, we find that money with Ajay = Rs {(3/4) x 21000 } = 15750. 

So, both I and II art required 

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Q:

What is the smallest number of ducks that could swim in this formation - two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck between two ducks ?

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

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Assertion(A) : Indus valley people knew the art of navigation.
Reason(R) : Indus valley seals indicate prevalence of overseas trade.

A) R is true but A is fale B) A is true but R is false
C) Both A and R are false D) R correctly explains A
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) R correctly explains A

Explanation:

The seals found at Indus valley sites gave evidance of overseas trade, which was possible only with the knowledge of art of navigation.
Thus, both A and R are true & R correctly explains A.

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Q:

 

According to the given venn diagram, the total number of students who play cricket as well as football and also all the 3 games is

 

A) S + Q B) Q + V
C) S D) S + V
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) S + V

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Q:

If wall is called window, window is called door, door is called floor, floor is called roof and roof is called ventilator, What will a person stand on ?

A) Window B) Wall
C) Floor D) Roof
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Roof

Explanation:

A person will stand on the floor and floor is called roof. So, a person will stand on the roof

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