3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

8, 16, 43, 107, 232, ?

A) 342	B) 448
C) 248	D) 528

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 448

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Q:

If E = 5 and READ is coded as 7, then what is the code of 'DEAR' ?

A) 6	B) 7
C) 8	D) 9

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7

Explanation:

Here E = 5 = 5/1 = 5

=> READ = 18 + 5 + 1 + 4 = 28/4 = 7

=> DEAR = 4 + 5 + 1 + 18 = 28/4 = 7

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Q:

X introduces Y saying, "He is the husband of the granddaughter of the father of my father ". How is Y related to X?

A) Brother	B) Brother-in-law
C) Son	D) Son-in-law

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brother-in-law

Explanation:

Father's father ---->Grandfather; Grandfather's granddaughter -----> Sister; Sister's husband ---->Brother-in-law. So, Y is X's Brother-in-law.

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Q:

If 6@16 = 11, 2@14 = 8 and 8@8 = 8, then find the value of 10@18 = ?

A) 4	B) 6
C) 12	D) 14

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 14

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Q:

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

23, 24, 26, 27, 29, ?

A) 31	B) 30
C) 33	D) 32

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 30

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Q:

In a queue, Amrita is 10th from the front while Mukul is 25th from behind and Mamta is just in the middle of the two. If there be 50 persons in the queue. What position does Mamta occupy from the front ?

A) 14th	B) 16th
C) 18th	D) 20th

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18th

Explanation:

Number of persons between Amrita and Mukul = 50 - (10 + 25) = 15. Since Mamta lies in middle of these 15 persons, so Mamta`s position is 8th from Amrita i.e. 18th from the front.

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Q:

Pointing to a woman, a man said, "Her father is the only son of my father." How is the man related to the woman?

A) Father	B) Brother
C) Uncle	D) Brother-in-law

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brother

Explanation:

The man said, "Her father is the only son of my father."

Then the woman's father and the man's is the same

=> The woman and the man are brother and sisters.

Hence, the man is the brother of the woman.

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Q:

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

1. Exception

2. Exceptional

3. Exchanging

4. Exchanged

5. Excess

A) 12543	B) 21453
C) 42531	D) 32154

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