Question

Mental ability questions in last year symbiosis

Answer 1

Question 1: Find the correct match of grammatical function with usage for the word THEN.

Function

1)

Noun

5)

He was the then King of Nepal.

2)

Adjective

6)

I have not heard about him since then.

3)

Adverb

7)

He is not feeling well, then how can he possibly go for the picnic.

4)

Conjunction

8)

He was not a graduate then.

Options: (1) 1-8, 2-5, 3-7, 4-7

(2) 1-6, 2-5, 3-8, 4-7

(3) 1-7, 2-5, 3-6, 4-8

(4) 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5

Question 2: An alloy of gold and silver weighs 50gms. It contains 80% of gold. How much gold should be added to the alloy so that the percentage of gold is increased to 90?

Options: (1) 50gms

(2) 60gms

(3) 30gms

(4) 40gms

Question 3: Eustace Fernandes who passed away in 2010 was the much admired creator of?

Options: (1) Tom and Jerry

(2) Amul Girl

(3) Air India Maharaja

(4) Snow White

Question 4: Seven students Priya, Ankit, Raman, Sunil, Tony Deepak and Vicky take a series of tests. No two students get similar marks. Vicky always scores more than Priya. Priya always scores more than Ankit. Each time either Raman scores the highest and Tony gets the least, or alternatively Sunil scores the highest and Deepak or Ankit scores the least.

If Sunil is ranked sixth and Ankit is ranked fifth, which of the following can be true?

Options: (1) Vicky is ranked first or fourth

(2) Raman is ranked second or third

(3) Tony is ranked fourth or fifth

(4) Deepak is ranked third or fourth

Question 5: In the following series find the one number that is wrong

2, 3, 13, 37, 86, 167, 288

Options: (1) 3

(2) 13

(3) 37

(4) 86

Question 6: Fill in the blanks with the correct pair of words:

The man has ______ the rules of ethical conduct; he is _____ a beast.

Options: (1) flaunted - literally

(2) ignored - basically

(3) broken - as

(4) flouted - virtually

Question 7: A group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings; e.g. (opposite of right) and left (past tense of leave)

Options: (1) Synonyms

(2) Homonyms

(3) Heteronyms

(4) Acronyms