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Theopposite of strange is..

1.

Extraordinary

2.Quaint

3.Unusual

4.

Familiar

5.Peculiar

Whichword makes the truest sentence? Women are .Shorter than their husbands

1.Never

2.Rarely

3.Much

4.Usually

5.Always

Whichword makes the truest sentence? A youth is . Wiser

than their fathers

1.Usually

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2.Always

3.Rarely

4.Much

5.Never

Ifthe first two following statements are true, the third is.

All children inthe class are good students, John is not a goodstudent, John is a member ofthis class.

1.True

2.Notcertain

3.False

Theopposite of graceful is..

1.Un

2.Awkward

3.Slow

4.Ugly

5.Weak

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Ofthe two words below, two are alike in a certain way, whichone is not likethese four

1.P

2.L

3.Other

4.Pull

5.Hold

Ifthe two statements following are true, the third is

Georgeis younger than Frank, James is younger than George,Frank is older than James

1.True

2.False

3.Notcertain

Whichone of the five words below is most unlike the otherfour:

1.Speedy

2.

Run 3.

Quick

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4.Agile

5.Fast

Howmany of the following words can be made from the letters

in the word STRANGE ,using any letter any number of times?

1.Greatest

2.Tangle

3.

Garage

4.Stresses

5.Related

6.Grease

7.Nearest

8.Feeling

Tothinkthat trees can talk to one another is

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1.Wicked

2.Misleading

3.Improbable

4.Unfair

5.Obsurd

Whichof the following is a trait of character?

1.Nervousness

.Stinginess

3.Hate

4.Reputation

5.Ability

Oneof the number is wrong in the following series, whatshould the number be?

12416326496

Aman who carefully considers all available information before

making a decisionis said to be..

1.Impartial

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2.Hypacratical

3.Decisive

4.Prejudiced

5.Influential

Ifawlong is to be cut so that one piece is2/3as long as the

other piece, how many inches long must be the shortest piece?

Aman always has:

1.Nerves

2.

Children

3.Teeth

4.Home

5.Wife

Theopposite of frequently is:

1.Often

2.

Sometimes

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3.Never

4.Occasionally

5.

Seldom

Ifthe first two statements following are true, the third is

Someof Browns friends are catholic, some of Browns friendsare lawyers, some ofBrowns friends are catholic lawyers:

1.True

.Notcertain

3.False

Onenumber is wrong in the following series. What should thenumber be?

0136101521936"Itshould be8"

Aline is related to a surface as a point is to a.

1.Circle

.Line

3.

Solid 4.

Dot

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5.Intersection.

Findthe letter that is the fourth letter to the left of the lettermidway between Mand R in the alphabet

Which numbers on the row appears a second time nearestthebeginning:

Whichone of the six statements below tells the meaning of thefollowing proverb?Let sleeping dogs lie

1.Onlyexceptional misfortunes harm all concerned

.Dontinvite troubles by stirring it up

3.Strongwinds blow harder than weak ones

4.

Twomuch of anything is no better than a sufficiency

5.Tireddogs need a lot of sleep

6.Eatheartlly at a good feasts

Whichstatements above tells the meaning of this proverb: Enough is as good as afeast

1ANS:Two Much Of Anything is no better than

aSufficiency

Whichstatement above explains this proverb : It is an ill windthat blows nobodygood

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2ANS:Onlyexceptional misfortunes harm all concerned

Oilis to toil as .. is to hate:

1.Hat

.Ate

3.Boil

4.

Work

5.Love

Ifthe following words were seen on a wall by looking in a

mirror on the oppositewall, which word would appear exactlythe same as it seen directly?

1.Meet

2.Deet

3.Rotor

4.Mama

5.Toot

Ifthe words below are arranged to make the best sentence,with what letter thelast word of the sentence end?

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Honesty traits generosity character of desirable and are

LETTER"R":Honesty andGenerosity are desirable TraitsCharacterOf

Aman who is in favor of marked change is said to be:

1.Democratic

2.Radical

3.

Conservative

4.Anarchistic

5.Republican

Todayis toancientas.. to yesterday

1.Today

2.History

3.Upto date

4.Time

5.

Tomorrow

Suchtraits as honesty , sincerity andloyalty constitute ones:

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1.Reputation

.Character

3.

Personality

4.Wisdom

5.

Success

Thesettlement of a difference between two parties is made by athird party , it iscalled:

1.At

2.Apromise

3.Compromise

4.Verdict

5.

Anarbitration

A .. to quietin the same waythat sunlight is to:

1.Co

2.Bright

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3.Noise

4.Acellar

5.Darkness

One number is wrong in the following series, what thatnumber shouldbe?

Ofthe five word below, four are alike in a certain way. Which

one is not likethese four?

1.J

2.R

3.

Skip

4.Kneel

5.Walk

Theeisrelated to earth as earth is related to..

1.Themoon

2.Relation

3.

Clouds

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4.Theuniverse

5.Circumference

If31/3vof rope cost25cents , how many centswill10yardcost?"75"

Whichof this words is related to many as exceptional is relatedto ordinary?

1.

Much .

Few

3.None

4.

More

5.Each

Ifthe odd numbered letter in the alphabet were crossed out,what would be thetwelfth letter not crossed out.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U VWX Y Z Letter"W"

Whichone of the following below tells the meaning of thefollowing proverb:

"Allis well that end well"

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1.Thefinal result is more important than the

intermediate steps

2.Eventhe darkest situation have their bright aspects

3.Allcomes out well in the end

4.Handsomepersons always do pleasing things

5.Cloudsshimmers as if they were made of silver

6.

Personswhose actions please us seem good looking

Whichstatement of the above explains this proverb : Everycloud has a silverlining

1ANS:Even thedarkest situation have their bright

aspects

Whichstatement of the above explains this proverb : Handsome is the Handsome does

2 ANS:Persons Whose Actions please us Seemsgoodlooking

If a cost10cent , how many+ more3questions

Counteach L in this series that is followed by a U next to it , if

the U is notfollowed by an R next to it, tell how many L s youcount

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LU L R V E L U R E U U U U L V E L L U V L U R U L O E V LU E3L's

Ofthe things following , four are alike in a certain way , whichone is not like these four:

1.Snow

2.Cotton

3.Soot

4.Ivory

5.Milk

If10boxes full of apples weigh300pounds and each box when

empty weigh3pounds, how many pounds do all the applesweigh?72pounds

Theopposite of cowardly is

1.Strong

2.Treacherous

3.Brave

4.Loyal

5.Friendly

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If3 yards of ribbon cost70cents, how many cents will4yards cost??92Cents

Whatletter in the word UNFORTUNATELY is the samenumber in the word ( counting fromthe beginning ) as it is in

the alphabet?Letter "L"

Adebate always involves:

1.Anaudience

2.

Judges 3.

Prize

4.Hall

5.

Controversy

Aboat race always has:

1.Sails

2.

Censtestants

3.Victory

4.Oars

5.

Spectators

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Alion most resembles a..

1.Horse

2.

Cow 3.

Goat

4.Cat

5.

Dog

Ifthe words below were arranged to make a good sentence ,with what letter wouldthe second word of the sentence begin?

Means little as same the small

3

ANS:Little Means the same as smallLetter"M"

Aperson who never pretends to be anything other than whathe is, is said to be:

1.

Courtageous

.Sincere

3.Loyal

4.Meek

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5.Hypocritical

How can George ride what Frank

Astatement based upon a supposition is said to be:

1.Ambiguous

2.Distorted

3.

Hypotinetical

4.Doubtful

5.Erroneous

Ifthe first two statements are true the third is.

Onecan not become a good lawyer without diligent study

Georgestudies law diligently

Georgewill become a good lawyer

1.Notcertain

2.True

3.False

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Ifa strip of cloth32inches long will shrink to28inches whenwashed, how manyinches long will a24inch strip of the samecloth be after shrinking?1Inches

Aparty consisted of a man and his wife, his three sons andtheir wives, and twochildren in each sons family. How many

were there in the party?14Persons

Athermometer is related to temperature, as speedometer is to..

1.Fast

2.Motorcar

3.Time

4.Heat

5.

Velocity

Agrandmother is always then the granddaughter

1.Smarter

.Older

3.Morequiet

4.

Smaller 5.

Slower

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Whatis related to stars as physiology to blood?

1.Telescope

2.Darkness

3.Astronomy

4.Lightwaves

5.

Chemistry

Findthe two letters in the word COMING which have just asmany letters between themin theword as in the alphabet.

Print the one of these letters that comes firstin the alphabet

4ANS:Letter "G" & "I"

Leadis cheaper than silver because it is

1.Lessuseful

2.Uglier

3.Softer

4.Moreplentiful

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5.Duller

Asquare is related t a circle in the same way in which apyramid is related to..

1.Circumference

.Cone

3.Height

4.Egypt

5.Solid

Theopposite of stingy is..

1.Wealthy

.Extravagant

3.Generous

4.Acc

5.Poor

Awireless message is related to a telephone as . Is to a

railroad train 1.

Ahighway

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2.Petrol

3.Speed

4.Anairplane

5.Anoise

Theopposite of sorrow is.

1.

Success

2.Fun

3.Joy

4.Prosperity

5.Hope

Supposethat the first and second letters in the wordABOLITIONIST were interchanged .also the third and fourthletters, the fifth and sixth..etc. Print the letterthat would be the

tenth letter counting to the right

5ANS:Letter "L"

Adog doesnt always have.

1.Eyes

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.Acollar

3.Bones

4.Lungs

5.Nose

Whatnumber is in the space which is in the rectangle but not

in the triangle or inthe circle

Whatnumber is in the same geometrical figure or figures ( andno other) as thenumber3?

Howmany spaces are there are in any one but only onegeometrical figure??