Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

What should come in place of the question mark(?) in the following questions ?

316 + 412 - 223 - 11112 = ?

A) 1 7/12 B) 1 5/12
C) 3 7/12 D) 3 1/12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3 1/12

Explanation:

? = (3 + 4 - 2 - 1) + ( 1/6 + 1/2 - 2/3 - 11/12) 

= 4 + [(2+6-8-11)/12] 

= 4 - (11/12 )= 31/12.

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Eye : Myopia :: Teeth : ?

A) Cataract B) Trachoma
C) Eczema D) Pyorrhea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pyorrhea

Explanation:

The second word is a disease of the first word.

That is here Myopia is the disease of the eyes. Similarly, Pyorrhea is the disease of the teeth.

 

Hence, Eye : Myopia :: Teeth : Pyorrhea.

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The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

20 ÷ 14 + 5 x 20 - 2 = 56

A) + and x B) ÷ and -
C) + and ÷ D) - and +
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ÷ and -

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1. All beutiful things are sad.She is beutiful.She is sad

2. All nice things are flat.TV are flat.TV's are nice things

3. Potatoes are stems.All stems are fruits.Potatoes are fruits

 

Choose the alternative where the 3rd segment can be deduced from above two

A) 1 only B) 1 and 2
C) 3 only D) 1 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1 and 3

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Q:

Which number will complete the series?

6 , 8 , 17 , 19 , 28 , 30 , ?

A) 32 B) 37
C) 38 D) 39
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 39

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Q:

Which of the following will fit in '?' place in the following series?

 

AN, BO, CP, DQ, ?

 

A) ES B) RE
C) FS D) ER
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ER

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Q:

In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Pedagogy : Teaching :: ?:?

A) Telepathy : Emotions B) Radiology : Sound
C) Mycology : Fossils D) Entomology : Insects
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Entomology : Insects

Explanation:

Pedagogy means method and practice of teaching. Similarly, Entomology is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects.

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Q:

Given intercharges : 

Signs + and x and numbers 4 and 5.

A) 5 x 4 + 20 = 40 B) 5 x 4 + 20 = 85
C) 5 x 4 + 20 = 104 D) 5 x 4 + 20 = 95
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5 x 4 + 20 = 104

Explanation:

 On interchanging + and x and 4 and 5 in (c),

we get the equation as 
4 + 5 x 20 = 104 or 104 = 104, which is true.

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