Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

Hemavathi cut a cake into two halves and cuts one half into smaller pieces of equal size. Each of the small pieces is fifteen grams in weight. If she has nine pieces of the cake in all with her, how heavy was the original cake ?

A) 240 gms B) 280 gms
C) 180 gms D) 170 gms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 240 gms

Explanation:

The nine pieces consist of 8 smaller equal pieces and one half cake piece.
Weight of each small piece = 15 g.
So, total weight of the cake = [2 x (15 x 8)]g = 240 g.

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Q:

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:

How many pairs of letters are there in the word 'PRESENTMENT which have as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabet ?     

A) Nil B) Three
C) Two D) One
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Two

Explanation:

Letters in the word                     Letters in the alphabet

 

PRES-     -

                                PQRS-     -

 

RESEN-        -                             RQPON-        -

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Q:

Arrange the following words will come in first if all of them are arranged alphabetically as in a dictionary?

A) Collotype B) Colon
C) College D) Collective
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Collective

Explanation:

Collective, College, Collotype, Colon

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Q:

Find the odd man out
2 4 8 16 36

A) 4 B) 8
C) 16 D) 36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 36

Explanation:

2+2=4

4+4=8

8+8=16

16+16=32 but  it is given 36

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Q:

A bus for Shiridi leaves after every fifty two minutes from a bus stand. An enquiry officer told a passenger that the bus had already left sixteen minutes ago and the next bus will leave at 08:15 p.m. At what time did the enquiry officer give the information to the passenger?

A) 07:23 p.m B) 06:25 p.m
C) 07:39 p.m D) 06:23 p.m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 07:39 p.m

Explanation:
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Q:

Find the odd one out of the following words ?

A) cruise B) crusade
C) expedition D) campaign
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cruise

Explanation:

Cruise = a sea voyage for pleasure. All other words are related to ‘journey on land, sea with an aim’.

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Q:

3, 6, 17.5, 64.75, ?

A) 304.587 B) 295.875
C) 115.246 D) 101
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 295.875

Explanation:

3

3 x 1.5 + 1.5 = 6

6 x 2.5 + 2.5 = 17.5

17.5 x 3.5 + 3.5 = 64.75

64.75 x 4.5 + 4.5 = 295.875

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