List of top Verbal Reasoning Questions

Given below are two statements regarding advantages of application of quantitative techniques in geographical studies.
Statement I: The quantitative techniques are firmly based on empirical observation and are readily verifiable.
Statement II: They do not help in describing, analysing and simplifying a geographical system.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Given below are two statements about compass reading and projection.
Statement I: It is customary to specify azimuth as an angle counting clockwise from geographic north through 360 degrees.
Statement II: Between two bounding meridians for identical latitudinal extents, the quadrilateral areas decrease poleward.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Given below are two statements about sampling techniques -
Statement I: If the universe is not uniform and there are areal or other differences in it, stratified sampling needs to be used.
Statement II: In systematic sampling each unit of population has an equal chance of being included in the sample.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Read the given statements about classical linear regression and identify the correct statements
A. The sum of the vertical deviations of the observed values from the derived straight line is equal to zero.
B. It is not possible to estimate the dependent variable.
C. The estimated variable is called the dependent variable.
D. The sum of the squares of vertical deviations of the observed values from the derived straight line is least from those obtained from any other orientation of the said straight line.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Read the statements about measures of central tendency and dispersion carefully and identify the correct statements.
A. Mean deviation is always calculated from mode only.
B. Value of mean deviation is not based upon all the items (observations) of the data.
C. Variance is defined as the arithmetic mean of the squared deviation from mean.
D. Variance is not normally used as a descriptive measure.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Individuals with paranoid personalities tend to be grandiose, entitled, and self-centered.
Statement II: Individuals with narcissistic personalities are aloof, emotionally cold, display unjustified suspiciousness, jealousy and fear of intimacy.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Schizophrenic patients with positive symptoms have a better prognosis for recovery than those these with negative symptoms. Statement II: The dopamine hypothesis states that schizophrenia is produced by an under supply of this neurotransmitter.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Many people who suffer recurrent panic attacks develop agoraphobia because they fear they will have an attack in public.
Statement II: Panic attack can also occur during sleep.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Most empirically supported treatments are psycho dynamic or humanistic.
Statement II: RCTS (Randomized Control Trials) are regarded as the gold standard in psychotherapy research.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In classical test theory, the difficulty level of item is equivalent to the proportion of examinees in a standardization sample who pass the item.
Statement II: IRT model concludes that test scores are more reliable for individual of average ability and increasingly less reliable for those with very high or very low ability.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: People who suffer from anorexia nervosa are afraid of becoming fat and they binge-eat and then purge food.
Statement II: People who suffer anorexia nervosa are afraid of becoming fat and severally restrict their food intake to the extent of starvation.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: Standard sores expresses the individual's distance from the mean in terms of standard deviation.
Reason R: Linearly derived standard scores are often designated simply as 'z' score.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: The Behavioral Activation system (BAS) and the Behavioral Inhibition system (BIS) are the two neural systems, the functions of which establishes the relationship between emotion and motivation.
Reason R: BIS links approach motives and derived incentives with positive emotions.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Association Agnosia patients cannot readily name the objects they have seen or drawn.
Statement II: Prosopagnosia patients may not recognize faces of known people even photographs of their own face.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In proactive interference, information currently being learned interferes with information already present in memory. 
Statement II: In retroactive interference, previously learned information interferes with information being learned at present.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: When people do not recall their dreams it is probably because they are secretly trying to forget them.
Statement II: Sleep enables the brain to rest because little brain activity takes place during sleep.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements about compass reading and projection.
Statement I: It is customary to specify azimuth as an angle counting clockwise from geographic north through 360 degrees.
Statement II: Between two bounding meridians for identical latitudinal extents, the quadrilateral areas decrease poleward.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Given below are two statements:
Statement I : A Nourean roman (Or new novel) contains all the standard elements of plot, characterization, descriptions of states of mind, its location in time and space, and a reference to the world in which the work is set.
Statement II : A Bildungsroman is a novel of formation or a novel of education in which the development of a protagonist's mind and character in its journey from childhood to maturity is portrayed.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements: About function of the central executive of Working Memory.
Statement I: The ability to coordinate performance on two separate tasks and to switch between them.
Statement II: The ability to use retrieval strategies. 
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Historically, the understanding of inequality in the social sciences has been dominated by notions of class, race and more recently, gender.
Reason (R) : Social exclusion is not accidental but systematic, it is the result of structural features of society.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Given below are two statements:
Statements-l : Under the provision of Article 352 of the Indian Constitution, the government could declare a state of emergency on grounds of external threat or a threat of internal disturbances.
Statements-II: Once an emergency is proclaimed, the federal distribution of power remain practically suspended and all the powers are concentrated in the hands of the President of India.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Breathing involves two stages: inspiration and expiration.
Reason (R) : Expiration takes place when the intra-pulmonary pressure is higher than the atmospheric pressure.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Given below are two statements:
Statements-l : Sun is the only source of energy for terrestrial ecosystem.
Statements-II: Phytoplankton and Algae are called as producers in aquatic ecosystem.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Given below are two statements:
Statements-l : The Chipko Movement of Garhwal is related to protecting wild animals from hunting.
Statements-II: Amrita Devi Bishnoi Wildlife protection Award for individuals is instituted by the Government of India for protecting wildlife.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Two plus two equals four.
Reason (R) : The sum of two positive Integers is a positive Integer.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.