3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

In the following series, one letter is missing as shown by the question mark(?). Select the missing letter from the given options.

I, L, O, R, ?

A) X	B) V
C) W	D) U

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) U

Explanation:

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There are five books of different thickness. A is thicker than C and B is thicker than D. E is not as thick as B, but is thicker than C. D is not as thick as C. Which is the thinnest book?

A) E	B) D
C) B	D) C

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) D

Explanation:

A > C -----(i), B > D -----(ii), E < B --------(iii), E > C ---------(iv), C > D ---------(v)

from (i) and (v), we get A > C > D ---------(I)

from (iii) and (iv), we get B > E > C --------(II)

From (I) and (II) , it is clear that 'D' is the thinnest.

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Neelam, who is Deepak's daughter, says to Deepika, Your mother Rekha is the younger sister of my father who is the third child of Ramlal." How is Ramisl related to Deepika ?

A) Uncle	B) Father
C) Grandfather	D) Father-in.law

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Grandfather

Explanation:

Neelam's father is Deepak. Deepika's mother is` Rekha. Deepak is the third child of Ramlal.

So, Deepak's younger sister Rekha is the daughter of Ramlal. So. Ramlal is father of Rekha and grandfather of her daughter Deepika.

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Q:

Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

Mathematics, Arithmetic, Algebra

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4

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Q:

In a family, each daughter has the same number of brothers as she has sisters and each son has twice as many sisters as he has brothers. How many sons are there in the family ?

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

Assume the family has X girls and Y boys, according to the question,
we can have 2 equations:
X-1=Y, 2(Y-2)=X.
Solve the equations, we get X=4, Y=3.

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Q:

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

AL, EP, IT, MX, ?

A) RC	B) QB
C) QV	D) TV

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) QB

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Q:

In a certain language, SUPERMAN is coded as TTQDSLBM. How is SPIDERMAN coded in that language ?

A) TOJCFQNZO	B) TOJCFSLBM
C) TOJCFONZO	D) TOJCOSLBM

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TOJCFQNZO

Explanation:

There is two sequence.
S(odd) P(Even) I(odd) D(even) E(odd) R(even) M(odd) A(even) N(odd)
For odd sequence, we want to write next alphabet of that
and for even, we want to write previous alphabet of that.

TOJCFQNZO is the Answer.

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Q:

If the positions of the fifth and twelfth letters of the word 'GLORIFICATIONS' are interchanged; and likewise the position of the fourth and fourteenth letters, the third and tenth letters, the second and eleventh letters and the first and thirteenth letters are interchanged, which of the following will be twelfth letter from the right end ?

A) O	B) I
C) T	D) R

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