3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

In a family, each daughter has the same number of brothers as she has sisters and each son has twice as many sisters as he has brothers. How many sons are there in the family ?

A) 1	B) 2
C) 3	D) 4

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

Assume the family has X girls and Y boys, according to the question,
we can have 2 equations:
X-1=Y, 2(Y-2)=X.
Solve the equations, we get X=4, Y=3.

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How many independent words can 'DETERMINATION' be divided into without changing the order of the letters and using each letter only once ?

A) Three	B) Two
C) Four	D) One

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Two

Explanation:

The words are DE, TERMINATION

OR

DETER, NATION

OR

TERM, NATION

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Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

Plants, Humans, Respiration

A) 1	B) 2
C) 3	D) 4

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

Explanation:

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Using the following sequence, determine which of the given options does not belong to the group.

RB75E%M3W48Q9#B2A$MS

A) REW	B) 3Q2
C) B%4	D) 4#M

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4#M

Explanation:

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Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative

Assertion (A) : An atom is neutral despite the charged particles in it.

Reason (R) : The neutrons do not have any charge.

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.	B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.	D) A is false but R is true.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

An atom contains the positively charged protons and an equal number of negatively charged electrons So, it is neutral

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There are five books of different thickness. A is thicker than C and B is thicker than D. E is not as thick as B, but is thicker than C. D is not as thick as C. Which is the thinnest book?

A) E	B) D
C) B	D) C

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) D

Explanation:

A > C -----(i), B > D -----(ii), E < B --------(iii), E > C ---------(iv), C > D ---------(v)

from (i) and (v), we get A > C > D ---------(I)

from (iii) and (iv), we get B > E > C --------(II)

From (I) and (II) , it is clear that 'D' is the thinnest.

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Neelam, who is Deepak's daughter, says to Deepika, Your mother Rekha is the younger sister of my father who is the third child of Ramlal." How is Ramisl related to Deepika ?

A) Uncle	B) Father
C) Grandfather	D) Father-in.law

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Grandfather

Explanation:

Neelam's father is Deepak. Deepika's mother is` Rekha. Deepak is the third child of Ramlal.

So, Deepak's younger sister Rekha is the daughter of Ramlal. So. Ramlal is father of Rekha and grandfather of her daughter Deepika.

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If the positions of the fifth and twelfth letters of the word 'GLORIFICATIONS' are interchanged; and likewise the position of the fourth and fourteenth letters, the third and tenth letters, the second and eleventh letters and the first and thirteenth letters are interchanged, which of the following will be twelfth letter from the right end ?

A) O	B) I
C) T	D) R

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