Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Q:

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

 

17 x 6 + 2 - 9 ÷ 2 = 44

 

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

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If the 30th january 2003 was thursday, what was the day day on 2nd march, 2003?

A) sunday B) thursday
C) tuesday D) saturday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) sunday

Explanation:

30th january, 2003 was thursday.

So, 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th february were all thursdays.

thus 2nd march, 2003 was 3 days after thursday, i.e. , sunday

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How is my father's mother's only daughter-in-law's daughter's father related to me ?

A) Son-in-law B) Uncle
C) Son D) Father
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Father

Explanation:

My fahter's mother's only daughter-in-law is my father's wife i.e. my mother. My mother's daughter is my sister. My sister's father is my father.

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Q:

From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

THUMBING

A) THING B) MIGHT
C) HAUNT D) THUMB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) HAUNT

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Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

i. Speaker
ii. Surreptitious
iii. Spontaneous
iv. Spurious

A) iv, ii, i, iii B) iii, ii, iv, i
C) iv, iii, i, ii D) i, iii, iv, ii
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) i, iii, iv, ii

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Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

1. Whimper

2. Where

3. Wherever

4.Wedding

5. Wednesday

A) 54231 B) 45231
C) 25134 D) 35241
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 45231

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Q:

If wall is called window, window is called door, door is called floor, floor is callled roof and roof is callled 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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Q:

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.

 

There are 6 persons in a family - three males and three females. Out of these, there are two married couples and two persons who are unmarried. Each one of them likes different colour, viz. Blue, Red, Pink, Green, Yellow and white.

Seema, who likes Red colour, is Anitha's mother-in-law and Anitha is Raja's wife. Dinesh is Rohan's father and he does not like the blue colour or white colour. Bavya likes the yellow colour and is Rohan's sister, who likes Pink colour, Raja does not use White colour.

 


Which of the following is one of the married couples?

 

A) Rohan - Bavya   B) Dinesh - Bavya
C) Dinesh - Seema D) Rohan - Seema
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dinesh - Seema

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