3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Find out the wrong term in the series 1, 5, 9, 15, 25, 37, 49

A) 15	B) 49
C) 25	D) 37

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 15

Explanation:

The terms of the given series is 1*1, 2*2 + 1, 3*3, 4*4 +1, 5*5, 6*6 + 1, . . . . .
So, 15 is wrong and must be replaced by (4*4 + 1) = 17

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Filed Under: Number Series

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Q:

What is Manohar's birthday ?

I. Manohar's father was born on 27th May, 1948.

II. Manohar is 25 years younger than his mother.

A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question	B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question
C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;	D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question

Explanation:

Clearly, even both the statements together do not reveal Manohar's birthday.

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Filed Under: Data Sufficiency

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Q:

'BF' is related to 'HL' in the same way as 'EI' is related to _________

A) KO	B) KN
C) JN	D) JO

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) KO

Explanation:

Each corresponding letter moves six places forward in the English alphabet.

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Filed Under: Analogy

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Q:

Study the following information and answer the given question:

Point A is 10m to the south of B.Point G is 3 m to the east of A. Point H is 5 m to the south of G. Point D is 6 m to the west of H. Point C is 10 m to the north of D. Point K is 6 m to the east of C. Point L is 5 m to the north of K.

How far and in which direction is point B from point L?

A) 5 metres south	B) 4 metres east
C) 6 metres north	D) 3 metres west

Answer & Explanation Answer: D)

3 metres west

Explanation:

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Filed Under: Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability
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Q:

What is the 13th letter of the English Alphabet?

A) M & N	B) M & M
C) N & N	D) N & L

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) M & N

Explanation:

There are 26 English Alphabets. They are:

A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z.

Therefore, from the left end the 13th letter is M and is Consonent. And from the right end the 13th letter is N and is Consonent.

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Filed Under: Number, Ranking and Time Sequence Test
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Q:

From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

SANCTION

A) STOIC	B) TACOS
C) STONE	D) SONIC

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) STONE

Explanation:

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Filed Under: Logical Sequence of Words
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Q:

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

1. Dispel

2. Dispute

3. Distinct

4. Dissent

5. Disrupt

A) 35412	B) 15342
C) 23415	D) 12543

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 12543

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Q:

Insert the missing character marked as '?'.

A) 2	B) 3
C) 4	D) 5

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