3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

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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Find the missing number in the series:

219, 211, 204, 198, ?, 189

A) 189	B) 192
C) 193	D) 196

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 193

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Q:

Thunder is to Lightning as Grape is to

A) Wine	B) Soil
C) Seed	D) Water

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Seed

Explanation:

Lightning produces thunder just as a seed will eventually produce a grape.

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

Assertion(A) : Graphite is slippery and used as a lubricant.

Reason (R) : Graphite has free electrons.

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:

Graphite possesses a layer structure with two successive layers held by weak forces and able to slide over one another. So, graphite is slippery and this property finds its use as a lubricant. In graphite, each carbon atom is linked to three other carbon atoms while one electron in the carbon atom is delocalised. So, graphite has free electrons

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Q:

Find the value of (?) in the series

3, 4, 6, 8, 12, ?, 18

A) 13	B) 14
C) 15	D) 16

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 14

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Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.

1.Launch 2. Laugh 3. Lattice 4. Latent 5. Latitude

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

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

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In the given figure, how many pens are blue?

A) 23	B) 19
C) 12	D) 15

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 23

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Use each of the following figures only once and form three groups. The three groups so formed are

A) (1,3,5), (2,6,8), (4,7,9)	B) (1,3,5), (2,7,8), (4,6,9)
C) (1,3,9), (2,6,8), (4,7,5)	D) (1,3,5), (2,6,9), (4,7,8)

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