3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Pointing to a man on the stage, Rita said, "He is the brother of the daughter of the wife of my husband." How is the man on the stage related to Rita ?

A) Son	B) Husband
C) Nephew	D) Brother-in-law

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Son

Explanation:

Wife of husband — Herself; Brother of daughter — Son. So, the man is Rita's son.

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Filed Under: Blood Relations

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How is B related to A ?

I. A is B's sister.

II. is the father of A and B.

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 even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question

Explanation:

From statements I and II together, we can conclude only that either B is the sister or brother of A.

So, even from both the statements, the exact relation cannot be known.

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Filed Under: Data Sufficiency

8 19509

Q:

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

1. Faint
2. Facelift
3. Facade
4. Fade
5. Fake

A) 32415	B) 52143
C) 32541	D) 25431

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 32415

Explanation:

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Filed Under: Logical Sequence of Words
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1 19496

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

Assertion (A) : We feel comfortable in hot and humid climate.

Reason (R) : Sweat evaporates faster in humid climate.

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) Both A and R are false.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both A and R are false.

Explanation:

We feel uncomfortable in hut and humid climate because in hot weather, body sweats more but due to high humidity, this sweat does not evaporate easily.

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Filed Under: Assertion and Reason

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Q:

How is Radha's mother's mother's daughter-in-law's daughter related to Radha?

A) Sister-in-law	B) Sister
C) Neice	D) Aunt

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sister-in-law

Explanation:

Radha ----> Radha's mother ------> Mother's mother => Radha's Grand-mother.

Radha's Grand-mother's daughter-in-law ------> Radha's Aunt -----> Radha's Aunt's daughter => Radha's sister-in-law.

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Filed Under: Blood Relations
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Q:

Doctor : Nurse :: ? : Follower

A) Manager	B) Employer
C) Worker	D) Leader

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Leader

Explanation:

Here the second one follows the first one. That is a nurse follows a doctor and similarly, a follower follows a leader.

Hence, Doctor : Nurse :: Leader : Follower.

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Filed Under: Analogy
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8 19457

Q:

Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary:

1. Zeal

2.Zebra

3.Zygote

4.Zinc

5.Zest

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

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

Explanation:

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Filed Under: Logical Sequence of Words
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Q:

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

i. Preview
ii. Preventive
iii. Prefer
iv. Preformation

A) iii,ii,i,iv	B) iv,iii,i,ii
C) iii,iv,ii,i	D) iii,i,ii,iv

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