Test-Series - reasoning

Test Number 19/24

Q: One word substitution: Commencement of words with the same letter.
A. Alliteration
B. Oxymoron
C. Pun
D. Transferred epithet
Solution: Alliteration is the one-word substitute for Commencement of words with the same letter.   Alliteration is a figure of speech which is identified as the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
The correct answer is: A) Alliteration
Q: How many such digits are there in the number 7346285 which are as far away from the beginning of the number, as they will be when arranged in ascending order within the number?
A. None
B. one
C. Two
D. Three
Solution: Given Number : 7346285 Ascending Number : 2345678 Answer is Two. Those digits are 3,4
The correct answer is: C) Two
Q: Arrange the following in a logical order : 1. Shoulder     2. Wrist     3. Elbow     4. Palm     5. Finger
A. 2, 4, 5, 3, 1
B. 3, 1, 4, 2, 5
C. 3, 4, 5, 2, 1
D. 5, 4, 2, 3, 1
Solution: Clearly, Here are the names of parts of a hand, Which may be arranged  (i) from top to bottom, i.e, Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, Palm, Finger - Which is 1, 3, 2, 4, 5  (or) (ii) from bottom to top, i.e, Finger, Palm, Wrist, Elbow, Shoulder - Which is 5, 4, 2, 3, 1 Out of these, the sequence 5, 4, 2, 3, 1 is given in the alternatives provided. Hence, the answer is (D).
The correct answer is: D) 5, 4, 2, 3, 1
Q: How many such pairs of digits are there in the number 421579368 each of which has as many digits between them in the number as when they are arranged in ascending order?
A. None
B. one
C. Two
D. Three
Solution: Given Number:     4  2  1  5  7  9  3  6  8   Ascending order:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9   Hence the required pairs are  12, 49, 16
The correct answer is: D) Three
Q: Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Poverty   2. Population   3. Death    4. Unemployment    5. Disease 
A. 2, 3, 4, 5, 1
B. 3, 4, 2, 5, 1
C. 2, 4, 1, 5, 3
D. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Solution: The correct order is : Population    Unemployment    Poverty     Disease   Death           2                   4                             1                    5           3 
The correct answer is: C) 2, 4, 1, 5, 3

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