READING MATERIAL
reasoning
1. ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOR - Ability to use logic, analytic thinking, and abstract reasoning can be termed as a) cognitive competence b) emotional competence c) social competence d) moral competence
Answer: a. 2. REASONING - 1 to power of 0 is 1. 0 to power of 1 is: a) 0 b) 1 c) 10 d) infinity
Answer: a. 3. REASONING - 10 : 1000 :: 11 : ? . a) 1131 b) 1231 c) 1331 d) 1431
Answer: c. 10~s cube is 1000. 11~s cube is 1331. 4. REASONING - 10 : 10000 :: 1 :: ? . a) 1 b) 11 c) 111 d) 1111
Answer: a. 10~s fourth degree exponential is 10000. 1~s fourth degree exponential is 1 only. 5. REASONING - 125 : 15625 :: 225 : ? . a) 25625 b) 50625 c) 75625 d) 100625
Answer: b. 15625 is square of 125. 50625 is squre of 225. 6. REASONING - 25 : 625 :: ? : 15625. a) 75 b) 125 c) 625 d) 1225
Answer: b. 25 is sqrt of 625. 125 is square root of 15625. 7. REASONING - 8 : 512 :: 9 : ? . a) 729 b) 829 c) 929 d) 1029
Answer: a. 8~s cube is 512. 9~s cub is 729. 8. REASONING - 9 : 729 :: 10 : ? . a) 100 b) 1000 c) 10100 d) 101000
Answer: b. 9~s cube is 729. 10~s cube is 1000. 9. REASONING - ABC is coded as 123. ZYX is coded as 876. DEF is coded as 456. WVU can b coded as: a) 654 b) 543 c) 453 d) 345
Answer: b. We can use two reasons: 876 ZYZ is to be followed by 543 for WVU. or z= 26 2+6 =8. w=23; 2+3 = 5. v=22; 2+2=4; u=21; 2+1 =3. Hence 543. 10. REASONING - Code for Obama is redpd. Code for Romney will be a) pljkbv b) trpqhb c) vbkjlp d) bhqprt
Answer: b. Two letters forward. 11. REASONING - Complete alphabetical series: a, b, d, g, k, p, ___. a) w b) x c) y d) v
Answer: d. Progress goes up by one letter. 1 -2 -3 -4 -5 etc. 12. REASONING - Complete alphabetical series: z, w, r, k, ___. a) a b) b c) c d) d
Answer: b. Letters go down by n+2 i.e. 2,4,6, and 8 letters. 13. REASONING - Complete alphabetical series: z, w, x, u, v, s, t, q, r, ___. a) m b) n c) o d) p
Answer: c. This is an example of two steps backward and one step forward. We face in our lives quite often. 14. REASONING - Complete number series; 100, 98, 99, 97, 98, 96, 97, ___. a) 95 b) 96 c) 97 d) 98
Answer: a. 15. REASONING - Complete series: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, ___. a) 192 b) 256 c) 512 d) 1024
Answer: b. geometrical progression. Going up by 2 each time. 16. REASONING - Complete series: 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, ___. a) 729 b) 1458 c) 2181 d) 2916
Answer: a. geometrcal progression going up by multiples of three. 17. REASONING - Complete series: 1, 7, 3, 9, 5, 11, 7, 13, 9, 15, ___. a) 7 b) 9 c) 11 d) 13
Answer: c. +6 and -4 alternately. 15 -4 = 11. 18. REASONING - Complete series: 100, 91, 83, 76, 70, ___ a) 65 b) 66 c) 67 d) 68
Answer: a. Decrease n, n -1, n -2, n -3, n -4 etc. 19. REASONING - Complete series: 100, 94, 98, 92, 96, 90, 94, ___. a) 88 b) 100 c) 90 d) 98
Answer: a. -6 and +4 alternatively. 94 -6=88. 20. REASONING - Complete series: 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 17, 23, 30, ___. a) 35 b) 36 c) 37 d) 38
Answer: d. increases: n, n+1, n+2, n+3, n+4 etc. 21. REASONING - Complete series: abac, bcbd, cdce, dedf, efeg, fgfh, ___. a) gfgf b) ghgi c) ghgh d) gigh
Answer: b. progress by one letter. sequence nn+1nn+2. 22. REASONING - Complete series: baba, cbcb, dcdc, eded, fefe, gfgf, ___. a) ghgh b) gghh c) ghhg d) hghg
Answer: d. One letter progress. sequence: nn -1nn -1. 23. REASONING - Find oddman out: a) Florida b) New York c) Boston d) San Francisco
Answer: d. Ors are on Eastern Coast of United States. 24. REASONING - Find oddman out: a) boob b) madam c) dad d) dude
Answer: d. Ors are palendromes. 25. REASONING - Hillory Clinton started her flight from Washington towards East. After travelling 5000 km. she turned to right and travelled furr 2000 km. n she turned to her right again and travelled anor 6000 km. She furr turned to North and travelled anor 2000 km. How many kms. should she travel to arrive at Washington again? a) East 1000 km. b) South 1000 km. c) West 1000 km. d) North 1000 km.
Answer: a. 26. REASONING - IDENTIFY ODD-THING out: a) abattoir b) boutique c) couture d) haberdashery
Answer: a. Abattoir is a slaughterhouse. Ors sell/make clos. 27. REASONING - Identify incorrect pair: a) 333:110889 b) 233:54289 c) 133:17689 d) 33:1689
Answer: d. Ors are pairs of squares. Square of 33 is 1089. 28. REASONING - If 111/11 = 10.090909091, 11111/11 will be a) 1001.09 b) 1000.09 c) 100.99 d) 1009.09
Answer: d. Shift decimal by two places. 29. REASONING - If 201 x 199 = 39999, 301 x 299 = ? a) 79999 b) 89999 c) 99999 d) 88999
Answer: b. This seems to be based on formula (a+b)(a -b)= a square - b square. 30. REASONING - J is s/o M. K is d/o M. I is d/o J. V is d/o M. I~s grand far is M. F is husband of I. How J is related to F? a) mor -in -law b) bror -in -law c) far -in -law d) uncle
Answer: c. 31. REASONING - METALS - oddman out: a) copper b) gold c) iron d) zinc
Answer: b. cheap metals are base metals. 32. REASONING - Manmohan started his flight from Delhi towards West. After travelling 5000 km. he turned to right and travelled furr 2000 km. n he turned to his right again and travelled anor 6000 km. He furr turned to South and travelled anor 2000 km. How many kms. should he travel to arrive at Delhi again? a) East 1000 km. b) South 1000 km. c) West 1000 km. d) North 1000 km.
Answer: c. 33. REASONING - ODDMAN OUT: a) crabs b) lobsters c) beetles d) shrimp
Answer: c. Beetles are skybound. Ors are aquatic. 34. REASONING - Soul is related to body as water is related to a) tube b) funnel c) spoon d) bottle
Answer: d. 35. REASONING - This is what is called two steps backwards and one step forward. We often face this situation in our lives.
36. REASONING - Wine is to grapes as whisky is to a) malt b) grain c) brewery d) distillery
Answer: b. 37. REASONING - X started her flight from Delhi towards North. After travelling 5000 km. she turned to right and travelled furr 2000 km. n she turned to her left again and travelled anor 6000 km. She furr turned to west and travelled anor 2000 km. How many kms. should she travel to arrive at Delhi again? a) East 13000 km. b) South 11000 km. c) West 13000 km. d) North 11000 km.
Answer: b. 38. REASONING - a bag contains 20 red, 20 green and 20 blue balls, total 60 balls. What should be minimum number of balls we must pick up BLINDFOLD, if we are to have at least a dozen balls of each color? a) 20 b) 24 c) 60 d) 52
Answer: d. login: 40 balls of two colors and 12 balls of last color. 39. REASONING - identify missing fraction in series: 2/3, 3/2, 3/4, ..., 4/5, 5/4, 5/6, 6/5. : a) 4/2 b) 4/3 c) 3/5 d) 5/3
Answer: b. even term is reverse of odd term. 40. REASONING OF ALPHABETICAL CODES - In a code MONKEY is coded as NLMQVB. BANK is coded as YZMQ. OBAMA can be coded as a) LYZNY b) LYZQZ c) LZNYZ d) LYZNZ
Answer: d. 41. REASONING OF NUMERICAL CODES - In a certain code ROMNEY is written as 102345. MONEY can be written as a) 02345 b) 30245 c) 24035 d) 20345
Answer: d. 42. REASONING OF NUMMERICAL CODES - In a code, RIPPLE is coded as 896625. SUPPER is coded as 916658. SUPPLE can be coded as: a) 916665 b) 916625 c) 816625 d) 816665
Answer: b. 43. REASONING OF RELATIONSHIPS - P said, “Q’s far is only bror of my sister’s son.†How is Q’s far related to P ?: a) bror b) cousin c) nephew d) uncle
Answer: c. 44. REASONING OF WORD CONSTRUCTION - If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with Third, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth letters of word COMPATIBILITY, which of following would be last letter of that word ? If no such word can be made, give ‘X’ as your answer. : a) I b) B c) L d) M
Answer: b Ans: limb. Last letter is b. This question was given in a Bank test. 45. REASONING OF WORD CONSTRUCTION - number of meaningful three letter English words can be formed with letters AER, using each letter only once: a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
Answer: c. are, ear, era. 46. REASONING based on CHANGE OF DIGITS IN NUMBERS - 945 189 352 894 805. If first and second digits of se numbers, are interchanged and arranged in ascending order, which will be middle number? a) 945 b) 189 c) 352 d) 894
Answer: c. 085 495 532 819 984. Middle number is 532. 47. REASONING or SYNONYMS - Oddman out: a) charabanc b) jitney c) saloon d) omnibus
Answer: c. Saloon is somewhat secluded and private. Ors are public transport vehicles. 48. Reasoning - Identify odd thing: a) gelato b) granita c) coffee d) sorbet
Answer: c. Or three are ice creams. 49. Reasoning - Roar : lion :: ? : horse. a) bark b) purr c) neigh d) squeak
Answer: c. 50. Reasoning - Scrap is to food, as lees is to a) ale b) bread c) coffee d) kickshaw
Answer: a. Lees refers to sediment leftovers in alcoholic drinks. Kickshaws are delicacies such as sweets and savories. 51. reasoning - oddman out: a) anchovy b) dorking c) rasher d) salmon
Answer: b. = ors are fishes. 52.
REASONING (VERBAL): Oddman out: a) sourpuss b) picklepuss c) trailblazer d) gloomy Gus
Answer: c. A trailblazer is a leader. Others are dullards. 53.
REASONING - Chick : egg :: flower : ? a) plant b) branch c) bud d) corolla
Answer: c. 54.
REASONING OF ANALOGY: Dog : bitch :: boar : ? . a) sow b) kit c) cete d) badger
Answer: a. badger is generic name for the animal. boar is male. sow is female. Dogbitch relationship is malefemale. Boar-sow relationship is same. 55.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS - REASONING - oddman out : a) barrel b) can c) container d) thimble
Answer: a. Barrel denotes something larger. 56.
REASONING (VERBAL) : oddman out: a) squalid b) seamy c) sleazy d) virtuous
Answer: d. Others are morally degraded. 57.
REASONING (VERBAL): Oddman out:
a) ocarina b) kazoo c) zither d) reed
Answer: c. Zither is a stringed German instrument. Others are wind instruments. 58.
REASONING (VERBAL): Oddman out:
a) auberge b) hotel c) sanatorium d) inn
Answer: c. Others do not provide medical treatment. 59.
REASONING (VERBAL): Oddman out:
a) kennel b) pen c) sty d) spa
Answer: d. Spa is for humans. Others are for animals. 60.
REASONING (VERBAL): Oddman out: a) banjo b) clavichord c) dulcimer d) sweet potato
Answer: d. Sweet potato is a wind instrument. Others are stringed instruments. 61.
REASONING (VERBAL): Oddman out: a) botcher b) bumbler c) butcher d) paragon
Answer: d. Paragon is believed to be perfect. Others are fallible. 62.
REASONING (VERBAL): Oddman out: a) ingrate b) appreciative c) thankful d) adoring
Answer: a. Ingrate is a negative trait. Others are positive. 63.
REASONING (VERBAL): a) dork b) jerk c) schmo d) valedictorian
Answer: d. Others are considered fatuous. 64.
REASONING (VERBAL): oddman out: a) awning b) balustrade c) canopy d) parasol
Answer: b. Balustrade is like a balcony. Intended to prevent people from falling. Others give shade. 65.
REASONING (VERBAL): oddman out: a) bistro b) bar c) atheneum d) pub
Answer: c. Atheneum is a place for learning such as a library. Others entertain. 66.
REASONING (VERBAL): oddman out: a) buggery b) incest c) sodomy d) anal sex
Answer: b. Incest refers to sex between too closely related blood relatives such as mother and son. Other three refer to anal sex. 67.
REASONING (VERBAL): oddman out: a) lute b) lyre c) flute d) harp
Answer: c. Flute is a wind instrument. Others are string instruments. 68.
REASONING - ASTRONOMY - Oddman out : a) Ursa Major b) Sagittarius c) Cancer d) Leo
Answer: a. Ursa Major is not a part of zodiac. 69.
REASONING - Astrologer : future :: ? : past. a) writer b) author c) historian d) witness
Answer: c. Writers and authors can write about both past and future. Historians record past events called history. 70.
REASONING - Bauxite : Aluminium :: Chamosite : ? . a) iron b) copper c) alloy d) smelter
Answer: a. Bauxite is Aluminium ore. Chamositeviron ore. 71.
REASONING - Ewe : sheep :: hen : ? . a) chicken b) chicks c) cock d) poultry
Answer: c. Ewe is a grown-up female sheep. Hen is a grown up female cock. 72.
REASONING - Fast : hunger :: feast : ? . a) indigestion b) obesity c) satisfaction d) bill
Answer: c. Obesity and indigestion may apply to some. Basically feast satisfies hunger. Billvirrelevant unless, the context is a restaurant. 73.
REASONING - Gelding : Bullock :: Stallion : ? . a) cow b) calf c) heifer d) bull
Answer: d. Bullock is a castrated bull. Gelding is a castrated stallion. 74.
REASONING - MUSLIMS : MOSQUES :: JEWS : ? . a) Church b) pagODA c) synagogue d) avesta
Answer: c. 75.
REASONING - Mare : horse :: doe : ?. a) buck b) deer c) antelope d) hare
Answer: a. Mare is female. horse is male. Doe is female. Buck is male. 76.
REASONING - ODDMAN OUT : a) kale b) lucre c) moolah d) revel
Answer: d. Others mean money. 77.
REASONING - ODDMAN OUT : a) scone b) snap c) hardtack d) borsh.
Answer: d. borsh= a soup with beet root juice as dominant input. 78.
REASONING - Oddman out: a) lucre b) moolah c) aura d) wampum
Answer: c. aura is just a halo and not money. Others are monies. 79.
REASONING - Ohms : Impedance :: ? : Calories . a) food b) air c) heat d) water
Answer: c. Ohm is the unit to measure impedance. Calorie is the unit to measure heat. 80.
REASONING - Planet : star :: Earth : ? . a) Mars b) Venus c) Sun d) Sirius
Answer: c. planet revolves around star. Earth rotates around sun. 81.
REASONING - Punishment : Crime :: Success : ? . a) effort b) luck c) providence d) prayer
Answer: a. First is the consequence of the second. We must establish a reasonable cause and effect relationship. 82.
REASONING - REYKJAVIK : ICELAND :: ? : Germany a) Hamburg b) Munich c) Dusseldorf d) Dresden
Answer: a. Reykjavik is the chief port of Iceland. On the same analogy, Hamburg is the Chief port of Germany. If Berlin is given as one more choice, there would have been a conflict between a Capital and a country. 83.
REASONING - Sen : Yen :: Jiao : ? . a) China b) Yen c) Japan d) Yuvan
Answer: d. Sen is the fractional unit of yen. Jiao is the fractioanl unit of the Chinese currency Yuan. 84.
REASONING - Stream : river :: cottage : ? . a) sea b) ground c) mansion d) portico
Answer: c. A bigger stream becomes river. A bigger cottage becomes mansion. Size is the analogy parameter. 85.
REASONING - Voter : ballot :: Ruler : ? . a) Parliament b) Decree c) Cabinet d) Referendum
Answer: b. voter‷s tool is ballot. Ruler‷s tool is decree or order or Notification. 86.
REASONING - clock : time :: seismograph : ? . a) floods b) fires c) quakes d) stimulus
Answer: c. 87.
REASONING - infections : drugs :: ignorance : ? . a) effort b) teachers c) books d) prayer
Answer: c. We use drugs to get rid of infections. Books help us to get rid of ignorance. 88.
REASONING - oddman out : a) goliath b) colossus c) behemoth d) gnome
Answer: d. gnome is small. Others are big in size. 89.
REASONING - sand-dunes : desert :: hair : ?. a) head b) scalp c) skull d) mind
Answer: b. Hair has its roots in scalp. 90.
REASONING - sand-dunes : desert :: thoughts : ?. a) head b) scalp c) skull d) mind
Answer: d. Mind seems to generate thoughts. 91.
REASONING - solid : melts :: liquid : ? . a) freezes b) boils c) evaporates d) spills
Answer: b. solid melts with heat. liquid boils with heat. 92.
REASONING - vitiate : mar :: vindicate : ? . a) spoil b) profane c) justify d) defeat
Answer: c. 93.
REASONING OF ANALOGY: Dog : bitch :: jack : ? . a) sow b) donkey c) jenny d) badger
Answer: a. Donkey is generic name for the animal. Jack is male. Jenny is female. Dogbitch relationship is malefemale. Jack-jenny relationship is same. 94.
REASONING OF family AGES: A is twice the age of B. B is twice the age of C. A‷s father is recent centenarian. A is 20 years younger than his father. C‷s age is: a) 2 years b) 20 years c) 25 years d) 36 years.
Answer: b. A is 80. B is 40. C is 20. 95.
REASONING: Bull : cow :: Buck : ? . a) calf b) herd c) doe d) fawn
Answer: c. Bull-cow relationship is male-female. Antelope-doe relationship is male-female. 96.
REASONING: Bull : cow :: Walrus : ? . a) bitch b) cow c) chick d) mare
Answer: b. cow-walrus. Relationship test is male-female. 97.
REASONING: Bull : cow :: whale : ?. a) bitch b) chick c) cow d) gam
Answer: c. cow-whale. Relationship test is male-female. 98.
REASONING: Cock : chick :: crow : ?. a) hen b) chick c) pullet d) shoat
Answer: b. Relationship under test is adult-child. Chick is a baby-crow. 99.
REASONING: Cock : hen :: Gobbler (turkey) : ? .
. a) hen b) cock c) chick d) poult
Answer: a. Relationship test here is male-female. 100.
REASONING: Codfish : hake :: dog : ?. a) bitch b) pup c) kennel d) pack
Answer: b. Relationship under test is adult-child. hake is young-codfish. pup is young-dog. 101.
REASONING: Cow : bull :: ? : alligator. a) male alligator b) cow alligator c) pod d) hatchling
Answer: b. Cow-bull relationship is female-male. female for alligator is cow-alligator. No separate word. 102.
REASONING: Cow : calf :: Alpaca : ? .
a) baby alpaca b) pup c) cria d) cub
Answer: c. Cow-calf relationship is adult-baby. Baby for alpaca is cria. 103.
REASONING: Dog : bitch :: Camel : ?. a) pup b) cow c) doe d) jennet
Answer: b. Relationship under test is male-female. mature female of mammals of which the male is called bull. If we want greater clarity we may say cow-camel. 104.
REASONING: Dog : bitch :: Tomcat : ?. a) kitten b) queen c) pup d) whelp
Answer: b. Dog-bitch relationship is male-female. Tomcat-queen relationship is male-female.
REASONING: Dog : bitch :: Stallion-zebra : ? . a) colt b) mare c) foal d) jill
Answer: b. Dog-bitch relationship is male-female. Stallion-mare relationship is male-female. 105.
REASONING: Dog : bitch :: Turtle : ? . a) cow-turtle b) bale c) female-turtle d) hare
Answer: c. Relationship test is male-female. 106.
REASONING: Dog : bitch :: Wolf : ? . a) bitch b) cow-wolf c) jenny d) mare
Answer: a. Dog-bitch relationship is male-female. Wolf-bitch relationship is male-female. 107.
REASONING: Dog : pup :: Cockroach : ?. a) chick b) larva c) nymph d) fawn
Answer: c. Relationship under test is adult-child. Nymph is an young cockroach. 108.
REASONING: IDENTIFY THE ODDMAN OUT: a) stenographer b) amanuensis c) secretary d) janitor
Answer: d. Others are synonyms. 109.
REASONING: Oddman out. a) burlesque b) parody c) tragedy d) spoof
Answer: c. Tragedies depict catastrophe and misery. Others display and present humor. 110.
REASONING: Sheep : herd :: Toad : ? . a) descent b) surfeit c) knot d) tadpole
Answer: c. Relationship under test is single-to-group. Group of sheep is herd. Group of toads is knot. 111.
REASONING: Yak : herd :: Woodpecker : ?. a) pack b) chick c) descent d) rout
Answer: c. Yak-herd relationship is singletogroup. Woodpecker-descent relationship is singletogroup.
REASONING: Bull : cow :: Wren : ?.
a) cock-wren b) jenny c) chick d) descent
Answer: b. Bull-cow relationship is male-female. Wren-jenny relationship is male-female. 112.
REASONING: cat : kitten :: baboon : ? . a) pup-baboon b) infant-baboon c) cub-baboon d) calf-baboon
Answer: b. Relationship test is adulttokid. 113.
REASONING: cow : herd :: camel : ? . a) herd b) descent c) flock d) siege
Answer: c. Relationship test here is animals-to-their-groups. 114.
REASONING: dog : bitch :: dinosaur : ? . a) cow b) calf c) cub d) herd/pack
Answer: a. Relationship test here is maletofemale. 115.
REASONING: dog : kennel :: Codfish : ?. a) school b) herd c) mob d) shoal
Answer: a. Relationship under test is single-vs-group of animals. 116.
Reasoning - oddman out : a) bay b) bark c) cry d) gesture
Answer: d. Others are loud and cruel. 117.
Reasoning - oddman out : a) fay b) goliath c) sprite d) gnome
Answer: b. goliath is large in size. Others are small. 118.
Reasoning : oddman out. a) anteroom b) cullis c) foyer d) lobby
Answer: b. cullis is a gutter in roof. Others are front rooms. 119.
VERBAL REASONING OF RELATIONSHIPS: A man, showing a photo of a girl, said: ‷ She is the daughter of the only daughter of my mother.‷ The relationship between the person and the girl is=. a) mother and daughter b) uncle and niece c) elder sister and younger sister d) grandmother and grand-daughter
Answer: b. Speaker SM is a man. His mother has one daughter who will be Speaker‷s sister SS. Daughter of SS ibecomes niece of S. 120.
VERBAL REASONING OF RELATIONSHIPS: A woman, showing a photo of a boy, said: ‷ He is the SON of the only brother of my mother.‷ The relationship between the person and the BOY is=. a) mother and son b) aunt and nephew c) uncle and niece d) cousin and cousin
Answer: d. Speaker SF is a woman. Her mother has one brother Mb. He will be uncle of Speaker, Su. Son of uncle Su ibecomes cousin of SF. 121.
VERBAL REASONING OF RELATIONSHIPS: A woman, showing a photo of a boy, said: ‷ She is the daughter of the only son of my mother.‷ The relationship between the person and the girl is=. a) mother and daughter b) uncle and niece c) aunt and nephew d) grandmother and grand-son
Answer: c. Speaker SF is a woman. Her mother has one son (may be one or more daughters, among whom SF is one.) He will be Speaker‷s Sb. Son of Sb ibecomes nephew of SF. 122.
VERBAL REASONING OF RELATIONSHIPS: A woman, showing a photo of a girl, said: ‷ She is the daughter of the only brother of my mother.‷ The relationship between the person and the girl is=. a) mother and daughter b) uncle and niece c) aunt and nephew d) cousin and cousin
Answer: d. Speaker SF is a woman. Her mother has one brother Mb. He will be uncle of Speaker, Su. Daughter of uncle Su ibecomes cousin of SF. 123.
VERBAL REASONING OF RELATIONSHIPS: A woman, showing a photo of a girl, said: ‷ She is the daughter of the only daughter of my mother.‷ The relationship between the person and the girl is=. a) mother and daughter b) aunt and niece c) elder sister and younger sister d) grandmother and grand-daughter
Answer: a. Speaker S is a woman. She is the only daughter of her mother M. Daughter of only daughter M becomes GD or daughter of S. 124.
VERBAL REASONING OF RELATIONSHIPS: D is brother of B. D is grandson of C. B is pregnant. The relationship between B and C is=. a) father and daughter b) grand-daughter and grand-father c) grandmother and grandson d) cannot decide.
Answer: d. D and B are grandchildren of B. Because she is pregnant, we have to infer that she is grand-daughter. 125.
VERBAL REASONING OF RELATIONSHIPS: D is brother of B. D is grandson of C. The relationship between B and C is=. a) father and daughter b) grandfather and grand-daughter c) grandfather and grandson d) cannot decide.
Answer: d. Either b or c can be correct, depending on the sex of B. Hence, we cannot decide. 126.
VERBAL REASONING OF RELATIONSHIPS: Showing a photo, A said: ‷He is the only son of the only daughter-in-law of my grandfather ‷ . From this, we can infer that- a) The person in the photo is A‷s brother. b) The person in the photo is A‷s cousin c) A is showing his own photo d) A is a female
Answer: c. 127.
VERBAL REASONING OF RELATIONSHIPS: A is brother of B. B is sister of C. C is father of D who is expecting her child in a few days. Identify the relationship between A and D. a) uncle and niece b) uncle and nephew c) cousins d) we cannot decide.
Answer: a. C is brother of B as well as A. C‷s son/daughter is D. B becomes aunt of D. A also becomes uncle of D. 128.
VERBAL REASONING OF RELATIONSHIPS: A is brother of B. B is sister of C. C is father of D. Identify the relationship between A and D. a) uncle and niece b) uncle and nephew c) cousins d) we cannot decide.
Answer: d. Reason- C is brother of B. C‷s son/daughter is D. B becomes aunt of D. A also becomes uncle of D. But sex of D is not known. She can be a nephew or a niece of A. 129.
VERBAL REASONING OF RELATIONSHIPS: A is sister of B. B is sister of C. C is mother of D. Identify the relationship between A and D. a) aunt and niece b) aunt and nephew c) cousins d) we cannot decide.
Answer: d. Reason- C is sister of B and A. C‷s son/daughter is D. A and B become aunts of D. But sex of D is not known. She can be a nephew or a niece of A. 130.
VERBAL REASONING OF RELATIONSHPS: A girl said, introducing a boy. ‷ He is the son of the only daughter of the father of my uncle ‷. Identify the relationship between the boy and the girl. a) brother and sister b) cousins c) uncle and niece d) cannot decide
Answer: a. expl: Her uncle‷s father is her grandfather. Her grandfather‷s only daughter should be her mother. Son of her mother becomes her brother. 131.
VERBAL REASONING: Oddman out. a) tequila b) whisky c) vodka d) beer
Answer: d.