3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Commissioned - Antonym

A) Instruct	B) Empower
C) Nominate	D) Dismiss

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Dismiss

Explanation:

Commissioned means Authority granted for a particular action or function.

Here, in the given options Dismiss is the only word which is opposite in meaning to commissioned.

Hence, Antonym of Commissioned is Dismiss.

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Q:

How many feet are in a meter?

A) 3.214	B) 3.28084
C) 3.2516	D) 3.21456

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3.28084

Explanation:

We know that,

1 meter = 100 cms.

=> 1 meter = 3.28084 feet.

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Q:

A race always has______

A) Prize	B) Victory
C) Rivals	D) Referee

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rivals

Explanation:

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Q:

There is a family of six persons A. B. C, D. E and F. They are Lawyer, Doctor, Teacher, Salesman, Engineer and Accountant There are two married couples in the family. D, the Salesman is married to the Lady Teacher. The Doctor is married to the Lawyer. F, the Accountant is the son of B and brother of E. C, the Lawyer is the daughter-in-law of A. E is the unmarried Engineer. A is the grandmother of F. How is D related to F?

A) Grandfather	B) Father
C) Uncle	D) Brother

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Grandfather

Explanation:

C is the daughter-in-law of A who is the grandmother of' F means C is the mother of F But F is the son of B.

So. B is C's husband. But C, the lawyer. is married to the Doctor So. B is the Doctor. F, the Accountant, will be the non of B and C, E is the unmarried Engineer

So, the other mamed couple can be that of grandmother of Fie A and 0 But D. the Salesman, is married to the Lady Teacher.

So. D, the Salesman, is the grandfather of F, father of B and the husband of A, the Lady Teacher.

D is the grandfather of F.

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Q:

Find the correct sentence from the following options ?

A) The dacoits having stopped to divide the booty, the police had overtaken them	B) The dacoits being stopped to divide the booty, the police overtook them.
C) The dacoits having been stopped for dividing the booty, the police overtook them	D) The dacoits having stopped for dividing the booty, the police overtook them

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The dacoits having stopped for dividing the booty, the police overtook them

Explanation:

As it is the past continuous sentence.

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Q:

How many joins require for 5 tables to join straight?

A) 4	B) 5
C) 6	D) 10

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4

Explanation:

To join 5 tables we require 4 joins.

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Q:

On sport’s day, if 12 children were made to stand in each column, 98 columns could be formed. After a certain music being played the plan was that the children have to stand in concentric circles such that the innermost circle will have one student, the next circle will have two students, the third circle will have 3 students and so on. How many circles will be formed in this manner ?

A) 44	B) 46
C) 48	D) 49

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 48

Explanation:

No. of students will be 98 x 12 = 1176
let us consider n circles then 1 + 2 + 3 + ....+ n = 1176
n(n+1)/2 = 1176
n = 48 circles.

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Q:

Which of the following is associated with diamond?

A) Brilliance	B) Conductivity
C) Sharpness	D) Hardness

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