3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

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

1. Choir

2. Choice

3. Chunk

4. Cheer

5. Church

A) Choir	B) Church
C) Cheer	D) Chunk

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Church

Explanation:

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A is the father of B. But B is not the son of A. Then what is B to A?

A) Grandfather	B) Son-in-law
C) Granddaughter	D) Daughter

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Daughter

Explanation:

The relation is father and daughter. As we go with male gender, will be son of A. But it is given in the question that B is not the son of A. Hence, te only possile is B is female and B is daughter of A.

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

Assertion (A) : Carbon dioxide turns lime water milky.

Reason (R) : Carbon dioxide sullies the water.

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: C) A is true but R is false.

Explanation:

Carbon dioxide reacts with lime water (calcium hydroxide) to form milky precipitate of calcium carbonate

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Buses are always punctual in city X. How long, at the most, will Mr. Roy have to wait for the bus ?

I. Mr. Roy has come to the bus stand at 9 A.M.

II. There is a bus at 10 A.M. and possibly another bus even earlier.

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 both the given statements, we find that Mr. Roy reached the bus stand at 9 AM and a bus is sure to arrive at 10 AM. So. Mr. Roy has to wait for at the most one hour.

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

6, 11, 16, 21, 26, ?

A) 32	B) 33
C) 31	D) 29

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 31

Explanation:

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'BF' is related to 'HL' in the same way as 'EI' is related to _________

A) KO	B) KN
C) JN	D) JO

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) KO

Explanation:

Each corresponding letter moves six places forward in the English alphabet.

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Ravi wants to go to the university. He starts from his home which is in the East and comes to a crossing. The road to the left ends in a theatre, straight ahead is the hospital. In Which direction is the University?

A) North	B) South
C) East	D) West

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) North

Explanation:

Starting from his house in the East, Ravi moves westwards. Then, the theatre, which is to the left, will be in the south. The Hospital, which is straight ahead, will be to the West. So, the University will be to the North.

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

i. Prandial
ii. Preach
iii. Priam
iv. Price
v. Pseudo

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

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