Verbal Reasoning - MCQ Practice Questions

SCIENCE is coded by doubling vowels and halving consonant count. How many letters would the code have?

In code ANSWER is written backwards as REWSNA, then each letter shifts back by 1: QFVRMC. If this pattern applies, MONEY coded similarly becomes?

TRIANGLE has 8 letters. In code, it becomes T-R-I-A-N-G-L-E where position numbers are added. What sum is obtained?

ELEPHANT is coded by a rule where every letter's position in alphabet is multiplied by its position in word (E is 5th letter, at position 1: 5×1=5). What would position 4 (P) contribute?

MARKET: consonants are coded by their position in consonant alphabet (B=1, C=2... Z=21) and vowels stay same. What is MARKET coded as?

QUALITY: each letter is coded as 2 positions backward. What would be the code?

BRIDGE uses a mixed coding: B→B, R→1, I→I, D→4, G→7, E→5. What is the pattern and what would FRIEND be coded as?

SQUARE: Vowels become their alphabet position (A=1, E=5, etc.), consonants become their next letter. What is SQUARE coded as?

MODERN: In the code, letters at odd positions move right by 1, letters at even positions move left by 1. What is the code?

CRICKET is coded using alphabet distance rule: each letter is replaced by a letter at distance equal to its position in the word. What is the code?

BROTHER: A code uses the rule where each letter is replaced by the letter exactly 5 positions after it (circular). What is the code?

A, B, C, D, and E are five members of a family. A is the father of B and grandfather of D. C is the mother of D and wife of B. E is the brother of C. How is E related to A?

In a code language, P ÷ Q means P is the father of Q, P × Q means P is the mother of Q, and P - Q means P is the brother of Q. If R ÷ S × T - U, how is R related to U?

Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman says, 'His brother's father is my father's son.' What is the relationship between the woman and the man?

If A is the aunt of B, B is the cousin of C, and C is the brother of D, then what can be said about the relationship between A and D?

If A and B are siblings, B and C are siblings, but A and C are not related as siblings. What is the relationship between A, B, and C?

If symbols mean: + = 'father of', - = 'mother of', × = 'brother of', ÷ = 'sister of'. Then A + B - C × D means what is the relationship between A and D?

Kavya says, 'My father's wife's father's son's wife is my mother.' Which relationship is impossible here?

A woman's son's wife's mother is the woman's neighbor. If the neighbor has no children except her daughter, what is the neighbor's relationship to the woman?

Divya said, 'My father's mother's son's son is my cousin.' Based on this, the cousin is actually Divya's: