3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

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An advertising agency finds that, of its 170 clients, 115 read Indian Express, 110 read The Hindu and 130 read Times of India. Also 85 read Indian Express and Times of India, 75 read Indian Express and The Hindu, 95 read The Hindu and Times of India and 70 read all the three.

How many read only Indian Express?

A) 15	B) 25
C) 5	D) 10

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25

Explanation:

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Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace 'x' in series 4,9,25,x,121,169,289,361

A) 81	B) 36
C) 64	D) 49

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 49

Explanation:

The given series consists of squares of consecutive prime numbers
2*2, 3*3, 5*5, . . . . , 11*11, 13*13, 17*17

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Tadpole is to frog as larva is to

A) insect	B) spider
C) worm	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) insect

Explanation:

Tadpole is the larval stage in all the amphibians whereas larva in all the insects.

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Which of the following is fifth to the right of the twelth digit from the right end of the below arrangement?

1 8 5 9 4 7 1 2 5 8 3 6 5 9 2 7 6 4 5 2 9 2 6 4 1 2 3 5 1 4 2 8 3

A) 3	B) 1
C) 2	D) 7

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3

Explanation:

5th to the right of 12th digit from the right end means (12 - 5 = ) 7th digit from the right.ie 3.

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Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among classes given below:

Professors, post graduates & employed.

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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Find the odd man out of the series 888, 440, 216, 104, 48, 22, 6 ?

A) 104	B) 48
C) 22	D) 216

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 22

Explanation:

In the given series,

2nd term = $\frac{1 s t t e r m - 8}{2} = \frac{888 - 8}{2} = 440$

3rd term = $\frac{2 n d t e r m - 8}{2} = \frac{440 - 8}{2} = 216$

and so on...

Here 6th term = $\frac{5 t h t e r m - 8}{2} = \frac{48 - 8}{2} = 20$

Therefore, 22 is wrong.

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The primitive atmosphere was reducing because:

A) Hydrogen atoms were few	B) Hydrogen atoms were active and in greater numbers
C) Oxygen atoms were more	D) Nitrogen atoms were more

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hydrogen atoms were active and in greater numbers

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

Assertion (A) : Bats can fly in the night.

Reason (R) : Bats emit ultrasonics.

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: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Bats can fly in the night because they can trace the obstacle in the path by perceiving the echo of the ultrasonic sound emitted by them after it is reflected by the obstacle.

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