3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

If in the given word VITREOUS all the constants are first arranged alphabetically, and then all the vowels are arranged alphabetically, which letter will be second to the right of fourth from the left?

A) S	B) T
C) I	D) E

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) I

Explanation:

The given word is VITREOUS. Of which , TRSV are the consonants and IEOU are the vowels. Now, after making the changes as given in the question we get following arrangment: RSTVEIOU.

Again from precalculation, we know that second to the right of fourth from the left means (2+4=) 6th from the left. i.e I

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Q:

Sponge is to Porous as Rubber is to

A) Inflexible	B) Elastic
C) Solid	D) Massive

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Elastic

Explanation:

A sponge is a porous material. Rubber is an elastic material.

Since Rubber is not a Massive or solid and not an inflexible thing, it is elastic.

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Q:

How many independent words can 'STAINLESS' be divided into without changing the order of the letters and using each letter only once ?

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

Explanation:

The words are STAIN and LESS

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Q:

Find the next number in the series 265, 269, 278, 284, ?

A) 309	B) 319
C) 298	D) 415

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 309

Explanation:

The pattern in the given series is +4, +9, +16, +25, ... i.e. $2^{2}, 3^{2}, 4^{2}, 5^{2} . . .$

The next number is 284+25 = 309.

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Q:

In a certain code language, “PRICE” is written as “GEKTR”. How is “VALUE” written in that code language?

A) FWNCX	B) FNWDY
C) DWNCY	D) GWNCX

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) GWNCX

Explanation:

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Q:

The last two digits of $2151^{415}$ ?

A) 81	B) 61
C) 91	D) 51

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 51

Explanation:

Unit digit of this expression is always 1 as the base ends with 1.

For the tenth place digit we need to multiply the digit in the tenth place of the base and unit digit of the power and take its unit digit.

i.e, tenth place digit in 2151 is 5 and

tenth place digit in power 415 is 1

And the units digit in the product of 5 x 1 = 5

Therefore, last two digits of $2151^{415}$ is 51.

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Q:

A is father of X ; B is mother of Y. The sister of X and Z is Y. Which of the following statements is definitely not true ?

A) B is the mother of Z.	B) X is the sister of Z
C) Y is the son of N.	D) B is the wife of A.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Y is the son of N.

Explanation:

A is the father of X and Y is the sister of X. So. Y is the daughter of A.

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Q:

Choose the word which is least like the others word in a group?

A) Zinc	B) Aluminium
C) Mercury	D) Copper

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