Mental Ability - Questions

1 .

Pointing to a photograph, a man said, "I have no brother or sister but that man's father is my father's son." Whose photograph was it?

His son's

His uncle's

His cousin's

His nephew's

Correct Answer : Option (A) - His son's

Explanation : Since the narrator has no brother, his father’s son is he himself. So, the man who is talking is the father of the man in the photograph. Thus, the man in the photograph is his son.

2 .

Acording to a military code, SYSTEM is SYSMET and NEARER is AENRER. What is the code for FRACTION ?

CARFTION

CARFTINO

CARFNOIT

ARFCNOIT

Correct Answer : Option (C) - CARFNOIT

Explanation : The letter is the first half and the letter half of the word are separately reversed to obtain the code.

3 .

Today is Vishnu's birthday. One year, from today he will be twice as old as he was 12 years ago. How old is Vishnu today?

24 years

25 years

26 years

27 years

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 25 years

Explanation :

Let Vishnu's age today = x years.

Then, Vishnu's age after 1 year = (x + 1) years.

Therefore x + 1 = 2 (x - 12) => x + 1 = 2x - 24 => x = 25.

4 .

8, 15, 28, 53, ?, 199

100

101

102

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 102

Explanation :

Here the series of the form is x2− 1, x2 − 2, x2 − 3,...

* 53 x 2 - 4 = 106 - 4 = 102

5 .

Seismography : Earthquake :: Taseometer : ?

Strains

Volcanoes

Landslides

Resistances

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Strains

Explanation :

Seismography is an instrument to measure the intensity of an earthquake.

Similarly, taseometer is an instrument to measure strains.

6 .

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 : ''Slogans against smoking in office shoud be put on the notice board.'' An employee in an office suggests.
Assumptions :

* I. The employee felt that his suggestion will be considered.

* II. People smoke in the office.

* III. Some people will stop smoking after reading the slogans.

Only I is implicit.

Only I and II are implicit.

Only II and III are implicit.

All are implicit.

Correct Answer : Option (D) - All are implicit.

7 .

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.

Only I is implicit.

Only II is implicit.

Both are implicit.

None of the above

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

8 .

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.

Only I is implicit.

Only II is implicit.

Either I or II is implicit.

Neither I nor II is implicit.

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

9 .

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

LNKTCHMF

LNTKCHMF

CHMFINTK

NITKHCMF