3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

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First day of the month is Tuesday and Last day of the same month is Monday. Then which one will be that month ?

A) January	B) February
C) March	D) August

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) February

Explanation:

We know that the day repeats after every seven days.

Given that first day of the month is Tuesday

i.e 1st - Tuesday

1+7 = 8 - Tuesday

8+7 =15- Tuesday

15+7=22-Tuesday

22+7=29-Tuesday

But given that last day of the same month is Monday

It is possible only in he month of Febuary with 28 days.

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.

There are 6 persons in a family. Chitra is the sister of Rakesh. Badhri is the brother of Eniya's husband. Dilip is the father of Arun and grandfather of Rakesh. There are two fathers, three bothers and a mother in the group.

How is Rakesh related to Eniya?

A) Son	B) Brother
C) Uncle	D) Cousin

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Son

Explanation:

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

Assertion(A) : Tamil Nadu gets most of the rainfall in winter.

Reason (R) : Tamil Nadu gets rainfall from retreating monsoons.

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: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Rainfall in Tamil Nadu is caused by the retreating monsoons which occur in winter.

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Directions to solve :

Five boys are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Sachin is to the left of Ram and to the right of Bin. Monty is to the right of Ram. Rony is between Ram and Monty.

Who is second from the left in the photograph?

A) Rony	B) Monty
C) Bin	D) Sachin

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sachin

Explanation:

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

Assertion (A) : Clothes are not washed properly in hard water.

Reason (A) : Hard water contains many minerals.

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

Explanation:

Clothes are not washed properly in hard water because it does not form lather with soap. However, it is true that hard water contains many minerals.

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

1. Warp

2. Warrior

3. Wary

4. Wash

5. Wallet

A) 51234	B) 54123
C) 12543	D) 34521

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 51234

Explanation:

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Which one of the following figures represents the following relationship:

Birds, Parrots, Bats

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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

i. Treasure
ii. Treat
iii. Tremor
iv. Trestle

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

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