3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

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Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?

YXYXYXZYX, YXYXYZXYX, YXYXZYXYX, YXYZXYXYX, YXZYXYXYX, _______________.

A) ZYXYXYXYX	B) YXYXYXZYX
C) YZXYXYXYX	D) YXYXYZXYX

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) YZXYXYXYX

Explanation:

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Some mangoes are yellow.
Some tixo are mangoes.

Conclusions:
(i) Some mangoes are green.
(ii) Tixo is a yellow.

A) Only conclusion (i) follows	B) Only conclusion (ii) follows
C) Either (i) or (ii) follows	D) Neither (i) nor (ii) follows

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither (i) nor (ii) follows

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Pointing to a gentleman, Deepak said, "His only brother is the father of my daughter's father." How the gentleman related to Deepak ?

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Uncle

Explanation:

Father of Deepak's daughter's father — Deepak's father.

So, the man's brother is Deepak's father or the man is the brother of Deepak's father i.e., Deepak's uncle.

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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. Who is the mother of B ?

A) D	B) F
C) B	D) A

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A

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

Clearly. A is the mother of B.

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

52, 41, 32, 25, ?, 17

A) 21	B) 20
C) 18	D) 19

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20

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

Assertion (A) : Diamond is used for cutting glass.

Reason (R) : Diamond has a high refractive index.

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:

Diamond is very hard due to its rigid three dimensional structure and so, it is used for cutting glass. Refractive index of diamond is high and gives it the greater transparency and brilliance.

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In a row, Kumar is at 7th place from the left and Pawan is at 9th place from the right. When they interchange the positions Kumar becomes 11th from left. How many were seated in the row ?

A) 19	B) 20
C) 21	D) 27

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 19

Explanation:

Initialy from left 7th = kumar
from right 9th = pawan
Interchange kumar = 11th from left, from right kumar = 9th;
11+8 = 19;
8 is 1,2,3,4,5,6,7(pawan),8,9,10,11(kumar),12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19;
simply count the 9th place from right we will get total as 19.

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Q:

Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary

1. Dyke 2. Dwindle 3. Dwell 4. Dye

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

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