Aptitude and Reasoning Mental Ability Questions and Answers

1 .

Directions : In the following question, one statement or advertisement is followed by two or three assumptions. On the basis of the statement choose which is/are implicit.

Statement : ''If you want to give some advertisement then give it in X-newspaper.'' A says to B.

Assumptions :

* I. B wants to advertise his product.
* II. X-newspaper is very popular.

A)

Only I is implicit.

B)

Only II is implicit.

C)

Both are implicit.

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Both are implicit.

2 .

Directions : In the following question, one statement or advertisement is followed by two or three assumptions. On the basis of the statement choose which is/are implicit.

Statement : ''We are feeling pleasure in extending the working hours of our office to 7.30 p.m.'' A general notice by a working office.

Assumptions :

* I. It would have been done inspite of workers' opposition.
* II. It was needed to extend the working hours.

A)

Only I is implicit.

B)

Only II is implicit.

C)

Either I or II is implicit.

D)

Neither I nor II is implicit.

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Only II is implicit.

3 .

If in a code language, COULD is written as BNTKC and MARGIN is written as LZQFHM, how will MOULDING be written in that code ?

A)

LNKTCHMF

B)

LNTKCHMF

C)

CHMFINTK

D)

NITKHCMF

Correct Answer : Option (B) - LNTKCHMF

Explanation : Each letter in the word is moved one step backward to obtain the corresponding letter of the code

4 .

Exhibit : display :: send : ?

A)

Emit

B)

Show

C)

Stamp

D)

Receive

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Emit

Explanation :

Here the given words represent synonyms.

Exhibit and Display are synonyms for each other. Similarly, Send and Emit are synonyms for each other.

5 .

A man said to a lady, Your mother's husband's sister is my aunt!! How is the lady related to the man ?

A)

Mother

B)

Daughter

C)

Sister

D)

Grand daughter

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Sister

Explanation :

Your mother's husband — Your father; Your father's sister — Your aunt. So, lady's aunt is man's aunt and therefore lady is man's sister.

6 .

Choose the Antonym of the given word from the following options 'Jettison'

A)

Repent

B)

Descend

C)

Salvage

D)

Submerge

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Salvage

Explanation : 'Jettison' means to discard and 'salvage' means to rescue something discarded. Hence, 'salvage' is the word which is farthest in meaning to the given word 'Jettison'.

7 .

Fumble is to Finesse as Malign is to

A)

Extol

B)

Criticize

C)

Slander

D)

Assurance

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Extol

Explanation :

Fumble means grope, mishandle, drop, mistake, blunder, bungle.

Finesse means skill, grace, elegance, assurance, diplomacy, discretion.

So, they are opposites.

Similarly,

Malign means slander or criticize.

Extol means being kind or good-natured. A person without finesse often fumbles. A person without extol in his heart often maligns.

Extol means praise or exalt, benevolence

8 .

Direction: Choose a number similar to a group of numbers on the basis of certain common properties that they possess. DE: 10 : : HI: ?

A)

26

B)

36

C)

46

D)

56

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 36

Explanation : The D and E are 4th and 5th letters of the English alphabet respectively. And (4×5)÷2=10. Similarly, H and I are 8th and 9th letters of the English alphabet respectively. And, (8×9)÷2=36.

9 .

Directions- Each of the following sentences has the first word and the last word left out. Choose the pair that will fill the blanks so that the sentence becomes true and sensible_______is to Most as Worst is to_______

A)

More-Last

B)

Much-Last

C)

Many-Best

D)

Least-Best

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Least-Best

Explanation : The words in each pair are antonyms of each other.

10 .

Directions- Each of the following sentences has the first word and the last word left out. Choose the pair that will fill the blanks so that the sentence becomes true and sensible_____is to Race as Slow is to_______

A)

Run-Fast

B)

Rapid-Stroll

C)

Rapid-Stop

D)

Gallop-Fast

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Rapid-Stroll