Verbal Reasoning questions and answers

Verbal Reasoning Questions and Answers

Verbal Reasoning questions assess your ability to spell words correctly, use accurate grammar, understand analogies, read and comprehend written information etc. You will be presented with short passages of text, which you’ll be required to interpret and then answer questions. Verbal Reasoning questions and answers are typically in the ‘True, False, Cannot Say’ multiple-choice format, although there are a range of alternatives too.

Practise with our Verbal Resoning test questions to help you know what to expect, improve your speed and confidence and be really prepared for the actual test.

686.

In the question below, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences labelled S1 and S6 respectively, have been ordered correctly. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: I had halted on the road.

P : As soon as I saw the elephant I knew I should not shoot him.

Q : It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant.

R : I knew that his 'must' was already passing off.

S : The elephant was standing 8 yards from the road.

S6: I decided to watch him for a while and then go home.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

SPQR

B.

PQSR

C.

RQPS

D.

SRPQ

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

687.

In the question below, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences labelled S1 and S6 respectively, have been ordered correctly. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: It was a dark moonless night.

P : He turned over the pages, reading passages here and there.

Q : He heard them on the floor.

R : The poet took down his books of poems from his shelves.

S : Some of them contained his earliest writings which he had almost forgotten.

S6: They all seemed to him to be poor and ordinary mere childish words.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

RPQS

B.

RQSP

C.

RSPQ

D.

RPSQ

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

688.

In the question below, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences labelled S1 and S6 respectively, have been ordered correctly. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad on 14 Nov 1889.

P : Nehru met Mahatma Gandhi in February 1920.

Q : In 1905 he was sent to London to study at a school called Haroow.

R : He became the first Prime Minister of Independent India on 15 August 1947.

S : He married Kamla Kaul in 1915.

S6: He died on 27 May 1964.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

QRPS

B.

QSPR

C.

RPQS

D.

SQRP

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

689.

In the question below, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences labelled S1 and S6 respectively, have been ordered correctly. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: Duryodhana was a wicked prince.

P : one day Bhima made Duryodhana fall from a tree from which Duryodhana was stealing fruits.

Q : He did not like that Pandavas should be loved and respected by the people of Hastinapur

R : Duryodhana specially hated Bhima.

S : Among the Pandavas, Bhima was extraordinarily strong and powerful

S6: This enraged Duryodhana so much that he began to think of removing Bhima from his way.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

PSQR

B.

QPRS

C.

QSPR

D.

PSRQ

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.