Verbal Reasoning Questions and Answers

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Pointing towards Rita, Nikhil said, "I am the only son of her mother's son." How is Rita related to Nikhil?

Cousin

Mother

Niece

Aunt

correct answer d

Rita's mother's son -----> Rita's brother.

So, Nikhil is the son of Rita's brother.

i.e., Rita is Nikhil's aunt.

Pointing to a lady, a man said, "The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife." How is the lady related to the man?

Grandmother

Mother's sister

Maternal aunt

Sister of father-in-law

correct answer d

Wife's brother -----> Brother-in-law.

Son of lady's brother is the brother-in-law of the man.

So, lady's brother is man's father-in-law.

i.e., the lady is the sister of man's father-in-law.

Pointing to Ketan, Namrata said, "he is the son of my father's only son." How is Ketan's mother related to Namrata?

Sister

Aunt

Sister-in-law

Mother's sister

correct answer c

Namrata's father's only son -----> Namrata's brother.

So, Ketan is the son of Namrata's brother.

Thus, Ketan's mother is the wife of Namrata's brother.

i.e., Namrata's sister-in-law.

Looking at a portrait of a man, Harsh said, "His mother is the wife of my father's son. Brothers and sisters I have one." At whose portrait was Harsh looking?

His son

His uncle

His cousin

His nephew

correct answer a

Since Harsh has no brother and sister, so he is his father's only son.

So, wife of Harsh's father's son -----> Harsh's wife.

Thus, Harsh's wife is the man's mother or the man is Harsh's son.

Pointing towards a girl in the picture, Sarita said, "She is the mother of the Neha whose father is my son." How is Sarita related to the girl in the picture?

Aunt

Cousin

Mother

None of these

correct answer d

Neha is the daughter of Sarita's son, and the girl is Neha's mother.

So, the girl is Sarita's son's wife.

i.e., Sarita is the girl's mother-in-law.

Pointing to Kapil, Shilpa said, "His mother's brother is the father of my son Ashish." How is Kapil related to Shilpa?

Aunt

Niece

Nephew

Sister-in-law

correct answer c

Father of Shilpa's son -----> Shilpa's husband.

So, Kapil is the son of sister of Shilpa's husband.

Thus, Kapil is Shilpa's nephew.

Pointing to a photograph, Arun said, "She is the mother of my son's wife's daughter." How is Arun related to the lady?

Father-in-law

Uncle

Cousin

None of these

correct answer a

Arun's son's wife's daughter -----> Arun's son's daughter.

Mother of daughter of Arun's son -----> Wife of Arun's son.

So, Arun s the father-in-law of the lady.

Arrange the given words in a meaningful sequence and then choose the most appropriate sequence:

1. Honey

2. Flower

3. Bee

4. Wax

1, 3, 4, 2

2, 1, 4, 3

2, 3, 1, 4

4, 3, 2, 1

correct answer c

2,3,1,4

Arrange the given words in a meaningful sequence and then choose the most appropriate sequence:

1. Site

2. Plan

3. Rent

4. Money

5. Building

6. Construction

1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 4

2, 3, 6, 5, 1, 4

3, 4, 2, 6, 5, 1

4, 1, 2, 6, 5, 3

correct answer d

The meaningful sequence is:

Money, site, plan, construction, building and rent.

Arrange the given words in a meaningful sequence and then choose the most appropriate sequence:

1. Sentence

2. Chapter

3. Letter

4. Book

5. Word

6. Paragraph

4, 2, 1, 6, 5, 3

4, 2, 6, 1, 5, 3

4, 6, 1, 2, 3, 5

4, 6, 2, 5, 1, 3

correct answer b

The meaningful sequence is:

Book, Chapter, Paragraph, Sentence, Word, Letter.

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