3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Select the missing number from the given responses?

A) 6	B) 9
C) 7	D) 8

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7

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In a certain code language ‘ROUTINE’ is written as 'VMRGFLI'. How will 'CRUELTY' be written in that code language ?

A) UPVCZLR	B) VPCVZRL
C) CVCPZRL	D) VCPCZLR

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) VPCVZRL

Explanation:

ROUTINE IS 7 LETTER WORD.. (1st=R,2nd=O,3rd=U,4th=T,5th=I,6th=N,7th=E)
1st and 3rd letter interchanging. (UORTINE)
5th and 7th letter interchanging. (UORTENI)
1st letter shifting one after that (VORTENI)
2nd letter shifting two befor that (VMRTENI)
3rd letter remains same (VMRTENI)
4th letter
(total alphabets - current)+1
(26 - 20)+1= 7.(i.e) G (VMRGFNI)
5th letter shifting one after that (VMRGFNI)
6th letter shifting two befor that (VMRGFLI)
7th letter remains same (VMRGFLI
Like that,
CRUELTY IS 7 LETTER WORD.. (1st=C,2nd=R,3rd=U,4th=E,5th=L,6th=T,7th=Y)
1st and 3rd letter interchanging. (URCELTY)
5th and 7th letter interchanging. (URCEYTL)
1st letter shifting one after that (VRCEYTL)
2nd letter shifting two befor that (VPCEYTL)
3rd letter remains same (VPCEYTL)
4th letter
(total alphabets - current)+1
(26 - 5)+1= 22.(i.e) V (VPCVYTL)
5th letter shifting one after that (VPCVZTL)
6th letter shifting two befor that (VPCVZRL)
7th letter remains same (VPCVZRL).

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Q:

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

1. Frantic

2. Fraud

3. Fountain

4. Frank

5. Frail

A) 54321	B) 52314
C) 35412	D) 24153

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 35412

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

YXYXYZXY, YXYZXYXY, YZXYXYXY, YXYXYXZY, YXYXZYXY, _______________.

A) ZYXYXYXY	B) YXYXYZXY
C) YXZYXYXY	D) YXYZXYXY

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) YXZYXYXY

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Q:

Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.

1. Preach
2. Praise
3. Precinet
4. Precept
5. Precede

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

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

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In a certain code language , 'PROBLEM' is written as MPERLOB. How will 'PROBLEM' is written as MPERLOB. How will 'NUMBERS' be written in that code?

A) SNUREMB	B) SNRUBME
C) SNRUEMB	D) SNRUMEB

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) SNRUEMB

Explanation:

$\begin{matrix} 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ P & R & O & B & L & E \end{matrix} \begin{matrix} 7 \\ M \end{matrix} \Rightarrow \begin{matrix} 7 & 1 & 6 & 2 & 5 & 3 \\ M & P & E & R & L & O \end{matrix} \begin{matrix} 4 \\ B \end{matrix}$

Similarly, $\begin{matrix} 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ N & U & M & B & E & R \end{matrix} \begin{matrix} 7 \\ S \end{matrix} \Rightarrow \begin{matrix} 7 & 1 & 6 & 2 & 5 & 3 \\ S & N & R & U & E & M \end{matrix} \begin{matrix} 4 \\ B \end{matrix}$

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.

There are 6 persons in a family. Chitra is the sister of Rakesh. Badhri is the brother of Eniya's husband. Dilip is the father of Arun and grandfather of Rakesh. There are two fathers, three bothers and a mother in the group.

How is Rakesh related to Eniya?

A) Son	B) Brother
C) Uncle	D) Cousin

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Son

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Q:

From the given alternatives, according to dictionary, which word will come at THIRD position?

1. Serious

2. Single

3. Salted

4. Sand

5. Sickle

A) Single	B) Sand
C) Sickle	D) Serious

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