Competitive exams - Reasoning Ability

•  How is Ravi related to the daughter of daughter-in-law of wife of Ravi’s father. 

 (a) Husband 

 (b) Son 

 (c) Father 

 (d) Grand Father

Ans: (c) 

 Explanation: wife of Ravi's father is Ravi's mother, daughter in law of Ravi's mother is Ravi's wife, daughter of Ravi's wife is Ravi's daughter hence Answer is Father

 Fill in the blanks to make a proper order: a____bc_____a__bcdaabc____aa____cd 

(a) acbdd 

(b) adbcb 

(c) cabdd 

(d) adadb

Ans: (d) 

 Explanation: Repetition : aabcd.  hence answer is adadb

In the following question, correct the given equation by interchanging by two numbers.

 8 × 3 ÷ 4 + 9 – 5 = 16

 (a) 3 and 4 

(b) 4 and 8 

(c) 5 and 3 

(d) 5 and 9

Ans: (c) 

 Explanation: On interchanging by 3 and 5 we get 8 x 5 ÷ 4 +9 -3 =  8/4 = 2 x 5 =10 +6=16

 In the following question select the missing number from the given series. 

7, 19, 42, 87, ? 

(a) 136 

(b) 176 

(c) 172 

(d) 216

Ans: (b) 

 Explanation:

 7 x 2 +5 =19

19 x 2 + 4 = 42

42 x 2 + 3 = 87

87 x 2 + 2 = 176