Reasoning Ability Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams
A is son of B while B and C are the sisters to one another. D is the mother of C. If E is the son of D, which one of the following statements is correct?
(A) C is the grandmother of A.
(B) E is the maternal uncle of A.
(C) D is aunt of A.
(D) B is aunt of E.
Correct Answer : B
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and to balance the given equation.
25 * 2 * 220 * 11 * 43
(A) +, −, ×, =
(B) +, −, ÷, =
(C) +, +, ÷, =
(D) −, +, ÷, =
Correct Answer : D
Select the option that is related to the fifth number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the fourth number is related to the third number.
7 : 13 :: 16 : 31 :: 46 : ?
(A) 81
(B) 83
(C) 91
(D) 97
Correct Answer : C
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the # signs and to balance the given equation.
[{(44 # 38) # (2 # 5)} # (4 # 2)] # 5 # 10
(A) ×, ÷, ×, ×, −, +, =
(B) ×, ̶ , +, ×, ÷, ×, =
(C) ̶ , +, ×, ×, ÷, ×, =
(D) ̶ , +, ×, ÷, ×, ×, =
Correct Answer : D
A – B means ‘A is the mother of B’
A * B means ‘A is the sister of B’
A % B means ‘A is the husband of B’
A $ B means ‘A is the son of B’
If P – Q – R * S $ T, then how is P related to T?
(A) Mother
(B) Mother-in-law
(C) Sister
(D) Sister-in-law
Correct Answer : B
Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word)
Plants : Botanist :: Animals : ?
(A) Chemists
(B) Geologists
(C) Archaeologists
(D) Zoologists
Correct Answer : D
After arranging the given words according to dictionary order, which word will come at ‘Third’ position?
1. Chocolate
2. Chocoholic
3. Chocolaty
4. Chocolatier
5. Chock
(A) Chocolate
(B) Chock
(C) Chocolatier
(D) Chocoholic
Correct Answer : A
Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.)
School : Students :: Hospital : ?
(A) Doctors
(B) Nurses
(C) Patients
(D) Diseases
Correct Answer : C
Given below is a question followed by two statements I and II. Read both the statements carefully to decide which one of them is sufficient to answer the question. Six people - K, M, N, P, Q and R are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Who sits to the immediate right of K?
(I) K sits third to the left of M. Only one person sits between K and N. R sits to the immediate left of N.
(II) K sits second to the right of Q. Only two people sit between K and M. P sits second to the left of R.
(A) Data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement II is not.
(B) Either data in statement I or statement II is sufficient to answer the question.
(C) Data in statements I and II together are sufficient to answer the question.
(D) Data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question while data in statement I is not
Correct Answer : B
In a certain code language, ‘TECHNOLOGY’ is written as ‘NHCETOLOGY’, ‘GENERATION’ is written as ‘RENEGATION’. How will ‘APOCALYPSE’ be written in that language?
(A) AOCPALYPSE
(B) ACPOALYPSE
(C) ACOAPLYPSE
(D) ACOPALYPSE
Correct Answer : D