Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Artist is to painting as senator is to

A) politician B) constituents
C) attorney D) law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) law

Explanation:

As we know that an artist makes paintings, similarly, a senator makes laws.

 

Hence, Artist : Painting :: Senator : Law.

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Q:

Find out the wrong term in the series 169,144,121,100,85,64

A) 144 B) 100
C) 85 D) 64
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 85

Explanation:

The sequence is 13*13,12*12,11*11,10*10,9*9,8*8, . . . . . .
So,85 is wrong term and must be replaced by 9*81

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Q:

When Ankith saw Sanvi, he recalled, " She is the daughter of the father of my daughter's mother." Who is Sanvi to Ankit ?

A) sister B) daughter-in-law
C) sister-in-law D) cousin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) sister-in-law

Explanation:

Ankit's daughter's mother---Ankit's wife; Ankit's wife's father---Ankit's father-in-law;
Father-in-law's daughter--- Ankit's sister-in-law. So, Sanvi is sister-in-law of Ankit.

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Q:

Mature : Regressed :: Varied : ?

A) Monotonous B) Rhythmice
C) Obsolete D) Decorous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Monotonous

Explanation:

The words in each pair are opposites of each other.

Here Mature and Regressed are opposite to each other. Then the required word should be opposite of varied and it is monotonous.

 

Hence, Mature : Regressed :: Varied : Monotonous.

 

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Q:

CK169JROS2419TXKM??PV

A) 14,21 B) 21,14
C) 56,84 D) 84,56
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 21,14

Explanation:

Putting A=1, B=2, C=3,..., M=13,....,X=24,Y=25, Z=26, we have :

 

 

 

 JR = J + R2 + 2 = 10 + 18 2 + 2 = 16

 

 

 

CK = C + K2 + 2 =  3 + 112 + 2 = 9

 

 

 

TX = T + X2+ 2 = 20 + 242 + 2 = 24

 

 

 

OS = O + S2 + 2 = 15 + 192 + 2 = 19

 

 

 

 So, the missing numbers are :

 

 

 

21 and 14

 

 

 

Hence, the answer is (b).

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Q:

Stee : Rails :: Alnico : ?

A) Magnets B) Aircraft
C) Machinery D) Silver ware
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Magnets

Explanation:

First is used to makes the second.

 

Hence, Stee : Rails :: Alnico : Magnets.

 

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Q:

A hater of knowledge and learning is

A) Philologist B) Misologist
C) Bibliophile D) Misogynist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Misologist

Explanation:

The one word substitution for a hater of knowledge and learning is Misologist.

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Q:

There is a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. They are Lawyer, Doctor, Teacher, Salesman, Engineer and Accountant There are two married couples in the family. D, the Salesman is married to the Lady Teacher. The Doctor is married to the Lawyer. F, the Accountant is the son of B and brother of E. C, the Lawyer is the daughter-in-law of A. E is the unmarried Engineer. A is the grandmother of F.  What is the profession of A? 

A) Lawyer B) Teacher
C) Doctor D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Teacher

Explanation:

C is the daughter-in-law of A who is the grandmother of F means C is the mother of F But F is the son of B. 

So. B is C's husband. But C, the lawyer. is married to the Doctor So. B is the Doctor. F. the Accountant, will he the non of B and C E is the unmarried Engineer 

So. the other married couple can be that of grandmother of F. i.e, A and D. But D, the Salesman, is married to the Lady Teacher. 

So. D, the Salesman, is the grandfather of F. father of B and the husband of A. the Lady Teacher. 

A is the Lady Teacher 

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