3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

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The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

3 + 4 - 25 ÷ 2 x 12 = 41

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) x and -

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If green means red, red means yellow, yellow means blue, blue means orange and orange means green, what is the colour of clean sky ?

A) Blue	B) Green
C) Yellow	D) Orange

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Yellow

Explanation:

The colour of clean sky is 'blue' and as givne, 'yellow' means 'blue'.

so, the colour of clear sky is 'yellow'.

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Answer the questions based on the below information.

If '+' is 'x', '-' is '+', 'x' is '/' and '/' is '-' then 3 x 2 + 4 - 2 / 9 = ?

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) -1

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In the following question, select the related letter/letters from the given alternatives.

CPW : BOV : : KQH : ?

A) JPG	B) LRI
C) LRJ	D) JQG

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) JPG

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What should come in place of the question mark(?) in the following questions ?

$3 \frac{1}{6} + 4 \frac{1}{2} - 2 \frac{2}{3} - 1 \frac{11}{12} = ?$

A) 1 7/12	B) 1 5/12
C) 3 7/12	D) 3 1/12

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3 1/12

Explanation:

? = (3 + 4 - 2 - 1) + ( 1/6 + 1/2 - 2/3 - 11/12)

= 4 + [(2+6-8-11)/12]

= 4 - (11/12 )= 31/12.

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A, B, C, D, E, F and G are members of a family consisting of four adults and three children, two of whom, F and G are girls. A and D are brothers and A is a doctor. E is an engineer married to one of the brothers and has two children. if is married to D and G is their child. Who is C ?

A) A's son	B) E's daughter
C) F's father	D) G's brother

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A's son

Explanation:

E is mamed to A or D. But B is marned to D. Thus, E is married to A.

Thus, A, B, C, D, E are the four adults and C, F, G are the three children in the family. B and D have a child G. A and E have two children. They are C and F Now. only F and G are girls.

So, C is a boy. Thus, C is A's or E's son.

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The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

14 + 8 ÷ 16 - 9 x 12 = 10

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) + and x

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Which number will complete the series?

0,1,4,15,?,325,1956

A) 60	B) 64
C) 75	D) 80

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