3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

How many pages of the book X did Robert read on Sunday ?

I. The book has 300 pages out of which two-third were read by him before Sunday.

II.Robert read the last 40 pages of the book on the morning of Monday.

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 in both the statements together are needed.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.

Explanation:

From I and II we find that 200 pages before Sunday

the last 40 pages on Monday. This means that he read (300 - (200 + 40)) = 60 pages on Sunday.

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Q:

Find the next number in the series

404, 415, 402, 413, 400, ?

A) 411	B) 421
C) 417	D) 414

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 411

Explanation:

The given series 404, 415, 402, 413, 400, ? follows a pattern that,

404

404 + 11 = 415

415 - 13 = 402

402 + 11 = 413

413 - 13 = 400

400 + 11 = 411

Hence the next number in the given number series is 411.

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Q:

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

Animal, Tiger, Vehicle, Car

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

Explanation:

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Filed Under: Logical Venn Diagram
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Q:

Horse : Jockey :: Car : ?

A) Chauffeur	B) Steering
C) Mechanic	D) Brake

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chauffeur

Explanation:

A horse is driven by a jockey.

Similarly, a car is driven by a chauffeur.

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Filed Under: Analogy
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Q:

A man pointing to a photograph says, 'The lady in the photograph is my nephew's maternal grandmother." How is the lady in the photograph related to the man's sister who has no other sister ?

A) Cousin	B) Sister-in-law
C) Mother	D) Mother-in-law

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mother

Explanation:

Clearly, the lady is the grandmother of man's sister's son i.e.. the mother of the mother of man's sister's son

i.e., the mother of man's sister. So, the lady is man's mother.

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Filed Under: Blood Relations

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Q:

Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.
1. Situation
2.Silver
3.Sitter
4.Simple
5.Signal

A) 5, 1, 3, 2, 4	B) 1, 4, 2, 5, 3
C) 5, 2, 4, 3, 1	D) 4, 2, 1, 5, 3

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5, 2, 4, 3, 1

Explanation:

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Filed Under: Logical Sequence of Words
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Q:

517 325 639 841 792

What will be the first digit of the second highest number after the positions of only the 2nd, 3rd digits within each number are interchanged?

A) 8	B) 2
C) 7	D) 9

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7

Explanation:

The new numbers formed are 571, 352, 693, 814, 729

The second highest number is 729, its first digit is 7

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Filed Under: Number, Ranking and Time Sequence Test

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Q:

Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

GON, JRQ, MUT, ?

A) NOG	B) PXW
C) JQR	D) TUM

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