Verbal Reasoning Questions

Which of the following words will come second when arranged according to the English dictionary order?

Alan, who is the brother-in-law of Lilly, is the son-in-law of Sam. June is the mother of Amy, who is the only sister of Lilly. How is Sam related to Lilly?

Complete the analogy:
$$\text{Fish : Gills :: Human : \_\_\_\_}$$

Examine the given diagram and respond to the following question.
* Triangle $\to$ Persons who drink tea
* Circle $\to$ Persons who drink coffee
* Rectangle $\to$ Persons who drink juice

How many individuals drink all three?

Refer to the file "image_b2c1a8.png" for the complete diagram and layout.

Tarun is the son of Charan. Charan has only two children. Tarun is the brother of Ravali. Ravali is the daughter of Pranavi. Aditi is the granddaughter of Pranavi. Sundar is the father of Aditi. How is Sundar related to Tarun?

Rearrange the following letters to form a meaningful English word using all the letters exactly once. Choose the option that correctly represents the positions of the letters from the original sequence in the newly arranged word.
$$\begin{array}{ccccccc}\text{E}& \text{I}& \text{N}& \text{O}& \text{P}& \text{R}& \text{T}\\ 1& 2& 3& 4& 5& 6& 7\end{array}$$

(Note: Choose the word whose letter positions match one of the given options.)

Find the correct alternative on the basis of the given relationship.
Fall: Pain :: ?

Find out the related word.
Root, Trunk, Leaves, Fruits, ?

One day, Vinod Kumar pointed towards a man and said, "He is the father of my only sister." Based on this statement, how is that man related to Vinod Kumar?

If you are initially facing North-East and turn $45^{\circ }$ to your right, what direction are you facing now?

Find the related word.
Map: Directions :: Manual: ?

Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary?
Groin

Groove

Grouch

Grocery

Gross

Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.DiscoverDisperseDisjointedDiscardDisposableDiscriminate

Which of the following words has its letters in an alphabetical order?

If MANGO is coded as 80415, then which of the following has the numerical code 81504?

Ravi said to Aman, "The girl who is reading a book is the only sister of my two sons." How is the girl related to Ravi?

Heera is the daughter of Amal's father's sister Rema. Arya is the daughter of Divya who is the mother of Amal. Murali is Rema's father. How is Arya related to Murali ?

If Xavier is the brother of the son of Yakub's son, how is Xavier related to Yakub?

Select the option that indicates the correct arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
Anger

Analogy

Animate

Anchor

Anarchy

Arrange the following words as per their order in an English dictionary and choose the word that comes in the second position.
Cipher, Civic, Civil, Citizen

Complete the analogy. Light: Bulb :: Sound : _____________.

Complete the analogy. Architect: Blueprint :: Composer : ?

In a certain code language, if WINDOW is coded as DRMWLD and PLANET is coded as KOZMVG, then SATURN will be coded as _______ in the same code language.

Introducing a woman, Shashi said, "She is the mother of the only daughter of my son." How that woman is related to Shashi ?

Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
Campus

Calendar

Capture

Capital

Calculate

In a certain code, 'COMPUTER' is written as 'DPNQVUFS'. How is 'LAPTOP' written in that code ?

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
India : Country :: Delhi : ..........

If the day after tomorrow is Friday, what day was yesterday?

"Clock" is related to "Time" in the same way as "Map" is related to which of the following?

If 'A' stands for '÷', 'B' stands for '-', 'C' stands for '×' and 'D' stands for '+', what will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?
36 B 8 A 56 C 49 D 53=?

Select the option that indicates the correct arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Elate
2. Election
3. Elbow
4. Elastic
5. Electoral

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
Day : Night :: Morning : ?

The position of how many letters will change if each of the letters in the word SKYLINE is arranged in alphabetical order?

The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letters in the word COMPLEXITY is arranged from left to right in alphabetical order?

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
MATE: NATE :: FATE: ?

What should come in place of ? in the given series based on the English alphabetical order?
VOH, YPN, BQT, ?, HSF

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:

All students in my class are active.

Rohini is not active.

Conclusions:
I. Rohini is not a student of my class.
II. Rohini must be active.

If A=2 and D=5, and SEA=28, then COUNTRY=______

From the given alternatives, select the word which CANNOT be formed using the letters of the given word.
Unquestionable

In the following question, two statements are given each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.
Statements:
(I) Retail shops increasingly want to retain potential buyers.
(II) 10 % of the customers are lost due to out of stock products.

Conclusions:
(I) People don't find their sizes or specific color in stock and then they leave the store without any purchase.
(II) Retailers want maximum footfall to get converted into purchases.

Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
1. Ferocious
2. Fervor
3. Fiction
4. Faith
5. Feign
6. Ferment

Given is a statement, followed by four conclusions. Read the statement carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statement.
Statement:
This book can help because all good books help.

Conclusions:
I. This is not a good book.
II. This is a good book.
III. No good book helps.
IV. Some good books help.

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
i. Forehead
ii. Forensic
iii. Forest
iv. Foremost

A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns and rows of Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, for example, 'C' can be represented by 02, 14 etc. and 'G' can be represented by 85, 96 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word 'MODEST'.
Matrix-I

0
1
2
3
4
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0
O
A
O
H
I
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1
H
T
A
O
I
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2
E
E
T
A
O
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3
C
O
E
T
A
​

4
F
C
F
E
T
​

Matrix-II

5
6
7
8
9
​

5
K
P
D
G
J
​

6
M
S
P
D
G
​

7
O
M
S
P
D
​

8
R
O
M
S
P
​

9
R
Q
O
M
S
​

If CENTRAL is coded as BFMUQBK, then FRIENDS will be coded as _______

Complete the analogy:
Doctor : Diagnose :: Judge : ___________

Complete the analogy:
Algebra : Mathematics :: Symphony : _____________

In a code language, 'please come over' is written as 'bnq tra mns', 'game is over' is written as 'din mns piz', 'come in please' is written as 'tra bnq pvc'. What is the code for the word 'in' in this language?

Select the option that indicates the correct arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
Expert

Exotic

Explicit

Expense

Expanse

Arrange the following words as per their order in the English dictionary and choose the one that comes first:
Elastic; Eldorado; Ejaculate; Electrode

Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?
ZVFM, XRJO, ?, TJRS, RFVU

A is the son of C; C and Q are sisters; Z is the mother of Q and P is the son of Z. Which of the following statements is true?

Select the option that represents the letters which when placed sequentially from left to right in the blank spaces given in the series below will complete the series.
_ G _ J Y _ U _ _G _ _ Y G U _

Which of the following words has its letters arranged in alphabetical order?

Identify the correct alternative that indicates the number of times each letter appears in the given word "INCIDENCE".

Select the alternative that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
AB : DH :: DE : ?

Select the option which is related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the fourth term is related to the third term.
EARLY ∶ YLRAE ∶∶ IMAGE ∶ EGAMI ∶∶ LASER ∶ ?

Arrange the following words as per their order in an English dictionary and choose the one that comes first.
Voyages, Voucher, Volunteer, Voltmeter

In a code language, 'GOLFER' is coded as '63' and 'PROVE' is coded as '76'. How will 'CURSE' be coded in that language?

A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct option from the given ones that will complete the series.
EDC, GHI, MLK, OPQ, UTS, ?

Select the option that indicates the correct arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
MUSLIN

MOUSSE

MOUTH

MOW

MOVE

MUCK

Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
Neural

Newspaper

Neglect

Newfound

Neutron

Nephew

Which of the following words cannot be formed using each letter of the given word "REACHABLE" only once?

A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
G2Z7, X3H7, I5V7, T7J9, ?

Select the option that represents the given words in the correct sequence in a logical and meaningful manner.
Sprout

Small plant

Tree

Seed

Forest

In a certain code, WANT is written as 4715 and COPE is written as 2863. How is NOTE written in that code?

In a certain code language, 'LIQUID' is written as 'UDILQI' and 'HANDLE' is written as 'DELHNA'. How will 'NORMAL' be written in that language?

If CENTAUR is coded as ACLRYSP, then how will HOP be coded as?

Anu is Bali's sister. Komal is Bali's mother. Dinu is Komal's father. Ean is Dinu's mother. How is Anu related to Dinu?

If P % Q means P is the brother of Q, P ! Q means P is the mother of Q and P * Q means P is the son of Q, then which of the following shows that C is F's mother's brother's son?

What comes next in the sequence?
\text{A, C, E, G, \_\_\_}}

From the given alternatives, according to the dictionary, which word will come at the LAST position?
Armed

Atlas

Armour

Aspirin

Arrival

Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
Operation

Opera

Option

Opposite

Opinion

Optical

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.SpeciesSpecifySpecialSpecificSpeaker

From the given alternatives, select the word which CANNOT be formed using the letters of the given word.
COMMENSURATE

In the following figure, the square represents psychologists, the triangle represents chemists, the circle represents actors, and the rectangle represents mothers. Which set of letters represents mothers who are NOT actors?

Swarna is ranked sixteenth from the top and sixth from the bottom of a class. How many students are there in the class?

Select the related word from the given alternatives.
$$\text{Wife}:\text{Husband}::\text{Bride}:?$$

Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the following blanks, will complete the letter-series.
Z _ C _ B Z X _ _ B _ X C V _ Z _ _ V B

If SEISMO is written as TEJSNO, then how would EARTHD be coded in that language?

Complete the analogy:\nArchitect : Blueprint :: Composer : ?

A series is given, with one word missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
Retina, National, Algebra, Radiator, ?

In a certain code language CHICKEN is written as DHJCLEO. How will FISHN be written in that code language?

A series is given, with one word missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
EEEEEEEFF, EEEEEEFEF, EEEEEFEEF, EEEEFEEEF, EEEFEEEEF, ?

Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series?
ABCD, EEEE, ?, MKIG, QNKH

An open cube sheet features a single vertical column containing the mathematical and special symbols @, $,+,÷inorderfromtoptobottom.Twoadditionalflapscontainingsymbols$ \times$and$ -$areattachedoutwardonthesides.Whenthissheetisfoldedintoa3Dbox,whichsignwouldappearontheoppositesideof$?

Complete the analogy:
Rain : Flood :: Drought : ______

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.PatentPatientPatiencePaternalismPatella

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.i. Addictionii. Adhesiveiii. Astonishingiv. Adhere

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.
8:14::13:24::9:?

Complete the analogy:
$$\text{Dog : Kennel :: Lion : ?}$$

If the code for $\text{ABC}$ is $\text{ZYX}$, what is the code for $\text{DEF}$?

Pointing to a girl, Vinod said "She is the daughter of the only sister of my father." How is Vinod related to the girl?

Identify the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the word 'NATIONAL'.

Pointing to a man in a photograph, Asha said "His mother's only daughter is my mother." How is Asha related to that man?

If W is the mother of X and Y, and Z is the husband of X, then what is W to Z?

Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?
12,14,26,40,66,?

In a certain code language, 'RAIN' is written as 'NIAR' and 'SNOW' is written as 'WONS'. Following the same pattern, for the word 'CLOUD', what will be the second letter from the right in the coded word and the third letter from the left end in the original word respectively?

Complete the analogy:
Oxygen: Burn :: ? : Extinguish

Which of the following words can be formed from the letters of the word 'CONSERVATION', using each letter at most as many times as it appears in the original word?