Basic Ability Test

FREE Basic Ability Questions and Answers

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Biped : Quadruped :: Ostrich : _________

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A biped is an animal that walks with two legs, whereas quadrupeds walk with four legs.
Cat has only four legs according to the options provided.
So Biped: Quadruped::Ostrich:Cat.

Vaunt : Flaunt :: Disparate : _____

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Here in the given options, Contrast is the only word which is similar in meaning of Disparate.
Vaunt implies to boast or praise something excessively.
Flaunt also implies to flaunt or glorify something.
Flaunt is a synonym for the word Vaunt.
Disparate - Disparate meaning fundamentally different in its sort, unlike, or incapable of being compared.
The necessary term is a synonym for Disparate.

P is the brother of Q and R. S is R's mother. T is P's father. Which of the following propositions cannot be absolutely true?

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P, Q, and R are offspring of the same parents. So. R's mother, S, and his father, T, will be the mother and father of all three. However, it is not stated if Q is male or female, thus D cannot be absolutely true.

In a row of boys, if A, who is 10th from the left, and B, who is 9th from the right, swap spots, A becomes 15th from the left. How many boys are in the row?

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The correct answer is 23
Clearly, A's new location is 15th to the left. But this is the same as B's previous location, which was ninth from the right.

LAP BUT CAR SON HID - If the first and third alphabets of each word were switched, which of the following would make a meaningful word in the new arrangement?

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When the first and third alphabets of each word are swapped, the result is PAL TUB RAC NOS DIH. Only PAL and TUB remain significant. These words are derived from LAP and BUT, respectively.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. Which letter lies between the 13th letter from the left and the 4th letter from the right?

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Find the places of both letters from the left and divide the sum by two. Here 13+23=36. Now divide 36 by 2, which equals 18. Hence, R is the needed letter.

Arrange these words alphabetically and tick the one that comes last. 1. Abandon 2. Actuate 3. Accumulate 4. Acquit 5. Achieve

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The first letters are common. The second letters are b, c, c, c. The last word is one of four words that contain the letter c. Let's look at the third letters, which are: t, c, q, and h. Clearly, this is the last. Hence, Actuate is the last word.

A girl introduced a youngster as the son of' the daughter of the father of her uncle. the boy is girls?

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Daughter of uncle's father — Uncle's sister — Mother; Mother's son — Brother

What is the next number in the sequence 1 2 3 5 7

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All of these numbers are prime numbers, and the next in numerical sequence is eleven.

What should replace the question mark (?) in the following number sequence? 132 156 ? 210 240 272

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The provided series has a logic that
11 x 12, 12 x 13, 13 x 14, 14 x 15, 15 x 16,...
So the missing number is 13 x 14 = 182

How many 4's are set up by 7 but not followed by 3? 5 9 3 2 1 7 4 2 6 9 7 4 6 1 3 2 8 7 4 1 3 8 3 2 5 6 7 4 3 9 5 8 2 0 1 8 7 4 6 3

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7 4 2
7 4 6
7 4 1
7 4 6

Only in these places, 4 is preceded by 7 but not by 3.