3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Find the one which does not belong to that group ?

A) America : Dollar	B) India : Rupee
C) Australia : Pound	D) Japan : Yen

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Australia : Pound

Explanation:

Except Austriala : Pound, all others are correction combination of country and its currency.

Australian currency is Australian Dollar.

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Q:

A Child has 1200 five rupee coins. He wants to place them in such a way that the number of rows and the number of columns remains the same. What is the minimum number of coins that he needs more for this purpose?

A) 125	B) 96
C) 35	D) 25

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25

Explanation:

We know that, to be in the form that the number of rows and the number of columns to be equal the number should be a perfect square ( $a^{2}$ ).

Given number is 1200

The perfect number which is above and near to 1200 is 1225 which is 35 $\times$ 35.

Therefore, The minimum number of coins he need is 25.

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Q:

What would be the next number in the sequence 52, 56, 48, 64, 32, ?

A) 96	B) 48
C) 54	D) 81

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 96

Explanation:

The given number series is 52, 56, 48, 64, 32, …

It follows a pattern that,

52

52 + 4 = 56

56 - 8 = 48

48 + 16 = 64

64 - 32 = 32

32 + 64 = 96

Therefore, the required next number in the given number series is 96.

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Q:

Which of the following interchanges in signs will make the given equation correct?
17- 15 x 5 = 250

A) = and x	B) + and -
C) = and -	D) x and -

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) x and -

Explanation:

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Q:

Can you find the next number in the sequence "0, 1, 4, 7, 8, 5, 2, 3, 6, 9, 9, 6, 3, 2, 5, 8, 7, 4, 1, 0, 0, …" ?

A) 0	B) 1
C) 4	D) 7

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1

Explanation:

The pattern follows the palindrome sequence.

Here the digits 0 1 4 7 8 5 8 3 6 9 9 6 3 8 5 8 7 4 1 0 0 1 4 7 ...

So the next digit in the sequence is 1.

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Q:

The school principal has received complaints from parents about bullying in the school yard during recess. He wants to investigate and end this situation as soon as possible, so he has asked the recess aides to watch closely. Which situation should the recess aides report to the principal ?

A) A boy is sitting glumly on a bench reading a book and not interacting with his peers.	B) Two boys are playing a one-on-one game of basketball and are arguing over the last basket scored.
C) Three boys are huddled over a handheld video game, which isn’t supposed to be on school grounds.	D) Four girls are surrounding another girl and seem to have possession of her backpack.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Four girls are surrounding another girl and seem to have possession of her backpack.

Explanation:

Seeing four girls surrounding another girl, while in possession of her backpack, is the most suspicious of the incidents described.

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Q:

All the six members of a family A, B, C, D, E and F are travelling together. B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B. A and C are a married couple. E is the brother of C. D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of B. How is E related to D?

A) Father	B) Brother
C) Uncle	D) Cannot be determined

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Uncle

Explanation:

B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B means C is the father of B A is marned to C means A is the mother of B. F is brother of B means F is son of A and C. D is daughter of A means D is daughter of A and C

E is the brother of C who is the father of D. So. E is the uncle of D.

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Q:

A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
IJ, PQ, XY, ?

A) DE	B) OP
C) GH	D) WV

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