Read the alphabet gaps from left to right. Three groups have gaps 1, 2 and 3. Which does not?

KLNR has gaps 1, 2 and 4. The other three groups have gaps 1, 2 and 3.

A grocer makes a group consisting only of pulses. Which item needs a different label?

Sorghum is a cereal. Lentil, chickpea and pigeon pea are pulses.

Manpreet applies one common multiply-then-add rule to the first number of each pair. Which pair cannot belong to the other three?

16 : 52. The common rule is y = 3x + 2. For 16 it gives 3 × 16 + 2 = 50, not 52; the other pairs fit.

Navjot needs a material that allows electric current to pass readily. Three fit; which should she reject?

Porcelain is an electrical insulator. Graphite, aluminium and copper conduct electricity.

Of these four parcel codes, identify the one that is not a perfect cube of a whole number.

1728 = 12³, 2744 = 14³ and 5832 = 18³. Since 16³ = 4096, 4098 is not a perfect cube.

Within each group, pair the first letter with the second and the third with the fourth. Which group contains a pair that is not alphabetically opposite?

Opposite positions add to 27. In CXJP, J + P = 10 + 16 = 26; every pair in the other groups totals 27.

Three pairs link an institution with the people it primarily serves. Which pair links an institution with its workers instead?

Hospital : Nurses. Nurses work in a hospital; its primary recipients of care are patients. The other pairs name the institutions' residents or learners.

Among these animals, which lies outside the reptile class?

A salamander is an amphibian. A gecko, crocodile and tortoise are reptiles.

Apply the alternating-digit-sum test for divisibility by 11. Which number fails?

For 6315, (6 + 1) − (3 + 5) = −1, which is not a multiple of 11. The other alternating-sum differences are 0, 0 and 0.

Compare each three-digit number with the number after the colon. Which pair does not show complete digit reversal?

472 : 724. Reversing 472 gives 274, not 724. The other second numbers are exact reversals.

An alphabetical check requires every letter to lie before the previous one. Which group fails this descending-order check?

In WQSM, Q to S moves forward rather than backward. Every step in the other groups moves towards A.

A gardener groups plants by reproduction through spores rather than seeds. Which plant is misplaced?

Pine produces seeds in cones. Ferns, mosses and horsetails reproduce through spores.

Compare the ratios within these number pairs. Which pair does not share the common simplified ratio?

52 : 93. 52 × 7 = 364, while 93 × 4 = 372. Each other pair satisfies 7 × first = 4 × second.

Four unit names are listed. Which is a derived SI unit rather than an SI base unit?

Pascal is a derived unit of pressure, equal to newton per square metre. Kelvin, mole and candela are base units.

Only one number has its middle digit different from the product of its outer digits. Find it.

For 354, 3 × 4 = 12, not 5. The other products are 2 × 3 = 6, 2 × 4 = 8 and 3 × 3 = 9, matching their middle digits.

The format is XYXY, obtained by repeating a two-letter block. Which code was written in another format?

LLPP repeats each letter beside itself, an XXYY pattern. The other codes repeat a two-letter block.

Select the pair that differs when the relationship is whole followed by one of its constituent parts.

Library : Librarian. A librarian is a person working in a library, not a constituent part of the object. Chapters, spokes and petals are parts of the named wholes.

Simran separates objects by whether they normally form a real image on a screen. Which optical device cannot do this for a real object?

A plane mirror forms a virtual image of a real object. The other devices can form a real image on a screen under suitable conditions.

Take A = 1 to Z = 26. In three groups the last position is the sum of the first two. Which group fails?

GJS. G + J = 7 + 10 = 17, which is Q rather than S. The other sums are 3 + 4 = 7, 6 + 8 = 14 and 9 + 12 = 21.

A number qualifies if it is divisible by the sum of its digits. Which number does not qualify?

248 has digit sum 14, but 248 = 14 × 17 + 10. The other numbers divide exactly by their digit sums: 156/12 = 13, 192/12 = 16 and 240/6 = 40.

Which shape is outside the group of polygons, even though it is a closed plane figure?

An ellipse has a curved boundary. A polygon is bounded entirely by straight line segments.

A pair links a perfect square with the cube of the same positive integer. Which pair breaks this link?

256 : 4106. 256 = 16², so its partner must be 16³ = 4096, not 4106. The other pairs use bases 9, 12 and 14.

A nutrition chart groups food components that can supply usable energy to the human body. Which component is outside that group?

Water provides no calories. Carbohydrates, fats and proteins can supply energy.

Keep only groups that alternate consonant, vowel, consonant, vowel. Which group must be deleted?

FARK ends in a consonant, K, instead of a vowel. The other groups follow consonant–vowel–consonant–vowel.

A qualifying value has the form n(n + 1)/2 for a positive integer n. Which value cannot qualify?

66 = 11 × 12/2, 91 = 13 × 14/2 and 120 = 15 × 16/2. Since 91 < 97 < 105, 97 lies between consecutive such values.

Topic

Verbal Classifications MCQ – Part 2 - Topic Guide and MCQs

Q: How long is the Verbal Classifications MCQ – Part 2 quiz?

Verbal Classifications MCQ – Part 2 runs 25 untimed questions - about 25 min at a steady pace. The set clears at 40% and you can retake it as often as you like.

Q: What kind of questions does Verbal Classifications MCQ – Part 2 ask?

The set answers that: each question carries four options and a full explanation, so you learn the wording an examiner uses, not just the fact behind it.

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Part of Reasoning > 03 Verbal Classifications - 25 questions, about 25 min, with an explanation after every answer.

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about 25 min

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Mixed

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02 Nov 2026

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Verbal Classifications MCQ – Part 2 is a topic inside Reasoning (03 Verbal Classifications). It runs 25 untimed MCQs - roughly 25 min - and the review explains every answer once you submit.

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What Verbal Classifications MCQ – Part 2 covers

The shape of the set before you start it.

Verbal Classifications MCQ – Part 2 sits inside Reasoning, under the 03 Verbal Classifications lane, and the portal keeps it as one self-contained set: 25 questions, four options each, no clock and a written explanation behind every answer.

Attempt it once to find the gaps, read why each distractor is wrong, then retake the same set a few days later. The questions you miss twice are the ones worth writing down.

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Question bank

Verbal Classifications MCQ – Part 2: all 25 questions

Read the question, pick an option, then open the answer.

Read the alphabet gaps from left to right. Three groups have gaps 1, 2 and 3. Which does not?
1. KLNR
2. FGIL
3. ABDG
4. PQSV
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Answer: (A) KLNR

Explanation: KLNR has gaps 1, 2 and 4. The other three groups have gaps 1, 2 and 3.
A grocer makes a group consisting only of pulses. Which item needs a different label?
1. Pigeon pea
2. Chickpea
3. Lentil
4. Sorghum
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Answer: (D) Sorghum

Explanation: Sorghum is a cereal. Lentil, chickpea and pigeon pea are pulses.
Manpreet applies one common multiply-then-add rule to the first number of each pair. Which pair cannot belong to the other three?
1. 19 : 59
2. 12 : 38
3. 16 : 52
4. 7 : 23
Show answer

Answer: (C) 16 : 52

Explanation: The common rule is y = 3x + 2. For 16 it gives 3 × 16 + 2 = 50, not 52; the other pairs fit.
Navjot needs a material that allows electric current to pass readily. Three fit; which should she reject?
1. Copper
2. Aluminium
3. Graphite
4. Porcelain
Show answer

Answer: (D) Porcelain

Explanation: Porcelain is an electrical insulator. Graphite, aluminium and copper conduct electricity.
Of these four parcel codes, identify the one that is not a perfect cube of a whole number.
1. 5832
2. 1728
3. 4098
4. 2744
Show answer

Answer: (C) 4098

Explanation: 1728 = 12³, 2744 = 14³ and 5832 = 18³. Since 16³ = 4096, 4098 is not a perfect cube.
Within each group, pair the first letter with the second and the third with the fourth. Which group contains a pair that is not alphabetically opposite?
1. EVLO
2. GTMN
3. CXJP
4. IRFU
Show answer

Answer: (C) CXJP

Explanation: Opposite positions add to 27. In CXJP, J + P = 10 + 16 = 26; every pair in the other groups totals 27.
Three pairs link an institution with the people it primarily serves. Which pair links an institution with its workers instead?
1. Prison : Inmates
2. Hospital : Nurses
3. Orphanage : Orphans
4. School : Pupils
Show answer

Answer: (B) Hospital : Nurses

Explanation: Nurses work in a hospital; its primary recipients of care are patients. The other pairs name the institutions' residents or learners.
Among these animals, which lies outside the reptile class?
1. Salamander
2. Gecko
3. Crocodile
4. Tortoise
Show answer

Answer: (A) Salamander

Explanation: A salamander is an amphibian. A gecko, crocodile and tortoise are reptiles.
Apply the alternating-digit-sum test for divisibility by 11. Which number fails?
1. 8602
2. 6315
3. 4213
4. 5720
Show answer

Answer: (B) 6315

Explanation: For 6315, (6 + 1) − (3 + 5) = −1, which is not a multiple of 11. The other alternating-sum differences are 0, 0 and 0.
Compare each three-digit number with the number after the colon. Which pair does not show complete digit reversal?
1. 846 : 648
2. 472 : 724
3. 591 : 195
4. 368 : 863
Show answer

Answer: (B) 472 : 724

Explanation: Reversing 472 gives 274, not 724. The other second numbers are exact reversals.
An alphabetical check requires every letter to lie before the previous one. Which group fails this descending-order check?
1. YVPL
2. ZTRK
3. XUOH
4. WQSM
Show answer

Answer: (D) WQSM

Explanation: In WQSM, Q to S moves forward rather than backward. Every step in the other groups moves towards A.
A gardener groups plants by reproduction through spores rather than seeds. Which plant is misplaced?
1. Moss
2. Fern
3. Pine
4. Horsetail
Show answer

Answer: (C) Pine

Explanation: Pine produces seeds in cones. Ferns, mosses and horsetails reproduce through spores.
Compare the ratios within these number pairs. Which pair does not share the common simplified ratio?
1. 52 : 93
2. 44 : 77
3. 28 : 49
4. 68 : 119
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Answer: (A) 52 : 93

Explanation: 52 × 7 = 364, while 93 × 4 = 372. Each other pair satisfies 7 × first = 4 × second.
Four unit names are listed. Which is a derived SI unit rather than an SI base unit?
1. Mole
2. Candela
3. Kelvin
4. Pascal
Show answer

Answer: (D) Pascal

Explanation: Pascal is a derived unit of pressure, equal to newton per square metre. Kelvin, mole and candela are base units.
Only one number has its middle digit different from the product of its outer digits. Find it.
1. 284
2. 263
3. 354
4. 393
Show answer

Answer: (C) 354

Explanation: For 354, 3 × 4 = 12, not 5. The other products are 2 × 3 = 6, 2 × 4 = 8 and 3 × 3 = 9, matching their middle digits.
The format is XYXY, obtained by repeating a two-letter block. Which code was written in another format?
1. DHDH
2. LLPP
3. MVMV
4. RWRW
Show answer

Answer: (B) LLPP

Explanation: LLPP repeats each letter beside itself, an XXYY pattern. The other codes repeat a two-letter block.
Select the pair that differs when the relationship is whole followed by one of its constituent parts.
1. Wheel : Spoke
2. Flower : Petal
3. Book : Chapter
4. Library : Librarian
Show answer

Answer: (D) Library : Librarian

Explanation: A librarian is a person working in a library, not a constituent part of the object. Chapters, spokes and petals are parts of the named wholes.
Simran separates objects by whether they normally form a real image on a screen. Which optical device cannot do this for a real object?
1. Convex lens
2. Plane mirror
3. Pinhole camera
4. Concave mirror
Show answer

Answer: (B) Plane mirror

Explanation: A plane mirror forms a virtual image of a real object. The other devices can form a real image on a screen under suitable conditions.
Take A = 1 to Z = 26. In three groups the last position is the sum of the first two. Which group fails?
1. ILU
2. GJS
3. FHN
4. CDG
Show answer

Answer: (B) GJS

Explanation: G + J = 7 + 10 = 17, which is Q rather than S. The other sums are 3 + 4 = 7, 6 + 8 = 14 and 9 + 12 = 21.
A number qualifies if it is divisible by the sum of its digits. Which number does not qualify?
1. 248
2. 192
3. 240
4. 156
Show answer

Answer: (A) 248

Explanation: 248 has digit sum 14, but 248 = 14 × 17 + 10. The other numbers divide exactly by their digit sums: 156/12 = 13, 192/12 = 16 and 240/6 = 40.
Which shape is outside the group of polygons, even though it is a closed plane figure?
1. Rhombus
2. Pentagon
3. Trapezium
4. Ellipse
Show answer

Answer: (D) Ellipse

Explanation: An ellipse has a curved boundary. A polygon is bounded entirely by straight line segments.
A pair links a perfect square with the cube of the same positive integer. Which pair breaks this link?
1. 144 : 1728
2. 256 : 4106
3. 81 : 729
4. 196 : 2744
Show answer

Answer: (B) 256 : 4106

Explanation: 256 = 16², so its partner must be 16³ = 4096, not 4106. The other pairs use bases 9, 12 and 14.
A nutrition chart groups food components that can supply usable energy to the human body. Which component is outside that group?
1. Water
2. Protein
3. Carbohydrate
4. Fat
Show answer

Answer: (A) Water

Explanation: Water provides no calories. Carbohydrates, fats and proteins can supply energy.
Keep only groups that alternate consonant, vowel, consonant, vowel. Which group must be deleted?
1. NIPI
2. KOTA
3. FARK
4. BEMU
Show answer

Answer: (C) FARK

Explanation: FARK ends in a consonant, K, instead of a vowel. The other groups follow consonant–vowel–consonant–vowel.
A qualifying value has the form n(n + 1)/2 for a positive integer n. Which value cannot qualify?
1. 97
2. 91
3. 66
4. 120
Show answer

Answer: (A) 97

Explanation: 66 = 11 × 12/2, 91 = 13 × 14/2 and 120 = 15 × 16/2. Since 91 < 97 < 105, 97 lies between consecutive such values.

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Why Verbal Classifications MCQ – Part 2 is worth the hours

Where the marks actually come from.

Verbal Classifications MCQ – Part 2 is factual rather than analytical: you either recall it in seconds or you lose the mark to somebody who did. That makes it one of the cheapest sections to convert - a handful of short sittings usually settles the whole cluster.

Exam relevance

Exams where Verbal Classifications MCQ – Part 2 matters

Derived from the subject and lane this topic belongs to.

Punjab Police Constable

The highest-volume recruitment on this list. Build your base with Punjab GK and current affairs, then drill reasoning until speed is automatic.

Punjab Police ASI

Assistant Sub-Inspector papers separate candidates on English and Punjabi accuracy as much as on general awareness. Practise language daily.

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The most competitive paper here. Polity, history and quant reasoning decide the rank - so take full timed mocks before the exam.

Punjab Police Jail Warder

A tighter syllabus: general awareness, Punjabi and basic reasoning. Perfect for a daily quiz habit - short sessions, high consistency.

Punjab Police Driver

A driving post inside Punjab Police. Keep general awareness and reasoning moving with short daily sets here while you work on the driving side separately.

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Patwari

Revenue work starts with Punjab geography, history and current affairs. Add quant for the sections that reward calculation speed.

Excise Inspector

General awareness and English carry this paper. Track Punjab policy news daily and revise it as MCQs, not as notes.

Clerk

Grammar, comprehension, typing and basic computer knowledge. Accuracy beats speed here - review every wrong answer.

Lab Attendant

A short, high-scoring paper: lab safety, general science and reasoning. Ten focused minutes a day is usually enough to cover it.

PSPCL jobs

Recruitment by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited. Technical aptitude sits alongside general awareness and reasoning.

PSSSB

PSSSB recruitment. Whichever post you are writing, general awareness, Punjabi and reasoning are the shared subjects you can practise here as daily MCQs.

Punjab Police Head Constable

The communication and clerical tier of Punjab Police. Punjabi, English and general knowledge carry the paper, and computer awareness is worth real marks.

Staff Selection Commission

The central recruitment ladder most aspirants attempt alongside a state paper. Arithmetic, reasoning and English decide the score; general awareness decides the cutoff.

Railway Recruitment

A high-volume, high-speed paper. Arithmetic, reasoning and general awareness asked at a pace that punishes anyone still working out method during the attempt.

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Quantitative aptitude and reasoning at speed, with a separate English section and a general awareness paper that moves with the financial news cycle.

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