3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

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Buses are always punctual in city X. How long, at the most, will Mr. Roy have to wait for the bus ?

I. Mr. Roy has come to the bus stand at 9 A.M.

II. There is a bus at 10 A.M. and possibly another bus even earlier.

A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question	B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question
C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;	D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.

Explanation:

From both the given statements, we find that Mr. Roy reached the bus stand at 9 AM and a bus is sure to arrive at 10 AM. So. Mr. Roy has to wait for at the most one hour.

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Q's mother is sister of P and daughter of M. S is daughter of P and sister of T. How is M related to T?

A) Father	B) Grandmother
C) Grandfather	D) Grandfather or Grandmother

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Grandfather or Grandmother

Explanation:

S is daughter of P and sister of T. So, T is daughter of P.

Now, the sister of P is the daughter of M. This means that P is also the daughter of M. Clearly, T is the granddaughter of M.

So, M is the Grandfather or Grandmother of T.

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How is my father's mother's only daughter-in-law's daughter's father related to me ?

A) Son-in-law	B) Uncle
C) Son	D) Father

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Father

Explanation:

My fahter's mother's only daughter-in-law is my father's wife i.e. my mother. My mother's daughter is my sister. My sister's father is my father.

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Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

i. Premanifest
ii. Premalignant
iii. Premake
iv. Premarital

A) ii, iii, iv, i	B) iii, ii, i, iv
C) iv, i, ii, iii	D) i, ii, iii, iv

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) iii, ii, i, iv

Explanation:

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On which day in April is Gautam's birthday ?

I. Gautam was born exactly 28 years after his mother was born.

II. His mother will be 55 years 4 months and 5 days on August 18 this year.

A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question	B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question
C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;	D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.

Explanation:

Clearly, the birthday of Gautam's mother can be found out from II and then Gautam's birthday can be determined using the fact given in I. Thus, both the statements are required.

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Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

i. Treadmill
ii.Treason
iii. Treacherous
iv. Tread

A) ii, iii, iv, i	B) iii, iv, ii, i
C) iii, iv, i, ii	D) i, ii, iii, iv

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) iii, iv, i, ii

Explanation:

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Q:

From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

SMOTHERS

A) THOSE	B) METRO
C) STORE	D) TEARS

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) TEARS

Explanation:

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

3, 5, 7, 11, 13, ?

A) 19	B) 21
C) 17	D) 29

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