3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Choose the correct figure that replaces the question mark.

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

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Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative

Assertion (A) : Carbon dioxide turns lime water milky.

Reason (R) : Carbon dioxide sullies the water.

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.	B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.	D) A is false but R is true.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A is true but R is false.

Explanation:

Carbon dioxide reacts with lime water (calcium hydroxide) to form milky precipitate of calcium carbonate

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Q:

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

Reptiles, Lizard, Lion

1)

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

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Q:

A girl facing north rotates 100(degree) clockwise then 190(degree) anticlockwise. what is new direction of the girl ?

A) North-East	B) West
C) South-East	D) South

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) West

Explanation:

First girl facing North
Then she rotates 100 deg clock wise => 10 deg ES
Then again she rotates 190 deg anti clock wise => for 100 deg it is North and more 90 deg means West.
Therefore, the new direction of the girl is West.

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Q:

Gaurav ranks eighteenth in a class. What is his rank from the last ?

I. There are 47 students in the class.

II. Jatin who ranks 10th in the same class, ranks 38th from the last.

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 even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;

Explanation:

To find the rank from other end, we need to know the total number of students in the class. So. I is sufficient. Also: from II, we can conclude that there are (10 + 38- 1 = 47) students in the class.

So. II alone is also sufficient.

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Filed Under: Data Sufficiency

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Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative

Assertion (A) : Silver is not used to make electric wires.

Reason (R) : Silver is a bad conductor.

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.	B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.	D) A is false but R is true.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A is true but R is false.

Explanation:

Silver is a good conductor of electricity but it is not used to make electric wires because it is expensive

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A family consists of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U. There are two married couples. Q is a doctor and the father of T. U is grandfather of R and is a contractor. S is grandmother of T and is a housewife. There is one doctor, one contractor, one nurse, one housewife and two students in the family. Which of the following is definitely a group of male members ?

A) QU	B) QUT
C) QUP	D) UT

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) QU

Explanation:

Q, the Doctor, is the father of T. S, the Housewife, is the grandmother of T and hence the mother of Q. Since there are only two married couples one being that of Q, the grandfather of R. i.e, U must be married to S. Thus, R and T will be both children of Q and these must be the students So, P, who remains, shall be the wife of Q and she alone can be the nurse. Thus, U must be the contractor

Clearly, for definite the males are Q, the father and U, the grandfather

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Q:

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

i. Forbes
ii. Forest
iii. Forensic
iv. Formation

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

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