3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

You are returning home from school. On the way, you find a sealed envelope in a street, fully addressed with unused stamps on it You would :

A) leave it there as it was and walk away	B) remove the stamps and destroy the envelope.
C) open the envelope, find out who has dropped it by mistake, and send it to him if possible.	D) post it at the nearest letter box.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) post it at the nearest letter box.

Explanation:

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There are six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. C is the sister of F. B is the brother of E's husband. D is the father of A and grandfather of F. There are two fathers, three brothers and a mother in the group. Which of the following is a group of brothers ?

A) ABF	B) ABD
C) BFC	D) HEW

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ABF

Explanation:

D is father of A and grandfather of F. So, A is father of F.

Thus, D and A are the two fathers. C is the sister of F So, C is the daughter of A.

Since there is only one mother, it is evident that E is the wife of A and hence the mother of C and F.

So, B is brother of A There are three brothers. So, F is the brother of C.

Clearly, B and A are brothers. F is the brother of C So, three brothers are A, B, F.

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Which of the Phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrases printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct.

They claim that their employees are highly committing and disciplined.

A) Have been highly committed	B) Have high commitments
C) Are highly committed	D) No correction required

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Are highly committed

Explanation:

As per the rule of adverb, the adverb is followed by the third form of verb.

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Q:

Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.
Bull, Animal, Carnivorous

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4

Explanation:

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Q:

In a certain code language, “book is tough” is written as “fu la mi”, “tough can easy” is written as “fu muk po” and “easy not book” is written as “ti po la”. What is the code for “tough” in that code language?

A) mi	B) po
C) la	D) fu

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) fu

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Q:

There are n boxes and m fruits. If we put 3 fruits in each box 3 fruits will be excess. If we put 4 fruits in each box 1 box will be excess. Find number of boxes and fruits ?

A) 3 & 9	B) 6 & 19
C) 7 & 24	D) 5 & 18

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7 & 24

Explanation:

7 boxes & 24 Balls.
Let, n = No. of boxes ; m = No. of fruits
3n+3 = m---------->(1)
4(n-1)= m---------->(2)
=>4n-4 = 3n+3;
=>4n-3n = 4+3
n = 7
Put n=7 in eqn(1)
=> 3(7)+3 = m
21+3 = m
m = 24;

Number of boxes = 7 and fruits = 24

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Q:

2, 16, 3, 81, 4, ?

A) 99	B) 125
C) 256	D) 396

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 256

Explanation:

The given number series is 2, 16, 3, 81, 4, ?

2

2^4 = 16

3

3^4 = 81

4

4^4 = 256

Hence, the next number is 256.

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All the six members of a family A, B, C, D, E and F are travelling together. B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B. A and C are a married couple. E is the brother of C. D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of B. How many children does A have ?

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B means C is the father of B A is marned to C means A is the mother of B. F is brother of B means F is son of A and C. D is daughter of A means D is daughter of A and C

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