Verbal Reasoning Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams
Three persons out of seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are to form a committee under the following conditions.
i. Must choose A or C or both.
ii. If A and B are selected, then the other must be selected.
iii. C and D cannot be selected together.
If D is selected then which of the following can be selected -
(A) E, F
(B) C, E
(C) A, G
(D) A, B
Correct Answer : D
Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.
WINDOW : XFOELX :: TICKET : UFDLBU :: REGION : ?
(A) SBHFLO
(B) SHFKLO
(C) BHFDLO
(D) HFSOKL
Correct Answer : A
Which two signs and two numbers should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct?
14 × 6 ÷ 12 + 15 − 9 = 203
(A) 15 , 6 , + , ÷
(B) 12 , 15 , − , ×
(C) 12 , 9 , ÷ , −
(D) 14 , 6 , ÷ , ×
Correct Answer : A
A # B means ‘A is the mother of B’.
A @ B means ‘A is the son of B’.
A & B means ‘A is the brother of B’.
A % B means ‘A is the wife of B’.
If W # Q @ T & Y @ M % K, then how is K related to W?
(A) Father
(B) Father-in-law
(C) Brother-in-law
(D) Brother
Correct Answer : B
In a certain code language, ‘BREAK’ is written as ‘2182111’ and ‘COLOUR’ is written as ‘34124518’. How will ‘TRING’ be written in that language?
(A) 20181347
(B) 20189147
(C) 20183147
(D) 20183174
Correct Answer : C
In this question, a question is followed by two statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the statement/s are sufficient to answer the question. Read both statements and choose your answer carefully.
Question: P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are 7 people standing in a row all facing North (not necessarily in the same order). Who is standing second to the right of T?
Statements:
(I) U is standing 3rd from the right end and 2nd to the left of R.
(II) Q is standing to the immediate right of T. Q is standing 2nd to the left of P.
(A) The data in both Statements (I) and (II) together are sufficient to answer the question.
(B) The data in Statement (II) alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement (I) alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
(C) The data in Statement (I) alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement (II) alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
(D) The data in both Statements (I) and (II) together are NOT sufficient to answer the question.
Correct Answer : D
Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to the third letter-cluster.
EACH : AEHC :: GAME : AGEM :: IDOL : ?
(A) OLDI
(B) DILO
(C) IDLO
(D) DIOL
Correct Answer : B
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and to balance the given equation.
23 * 2 * 2 * 5 * 18
(A) −, ÷, ×, =
(B) −, ÷, +, =
(C) −, ÷, =, +
(D) −, ×, ÷, =
Correct Answer : A
Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and to balance the given equation.
20 * 2 * 50 * 5 * 115
(A) −, ×, =, +
(B) +, ×, =, −
(C) +, ×, −, =
(D) −, ×, +, =
Correct Answer : C
If ÷ means −, − means ×, × means +, + means ÷, what will come in place of the question mark (?)?
77 ÷ 7 × 17 – 49 + 7 = ?
(A) 189
(B) 119
(C) 145
(D) 169
Correct Answer : A
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