3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

If each vowel of the word WEBPAGE is substituted with the next letter of the English alphabetical series, and each consonant is substituted with the letter preceding it, which of the following letters will appear thrice?

A) G	B) F
C) Q	D) V

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) F

Explanation:

The Given word is WEBPAGE. After making required changes , we get the given word in the following form :

VFAOBFF.

Hence, the letter F will appear thrice.

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Q:

Planet : Orbit :: Projectile : ?

A) Path	B) Milky way
C) Track	D) Trajectory

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Trajectory

Explanation:

The path traced by planet is called Orbit. Similarly, the path traced by projectile is called Trajectory.

Hence, Planet : Orbit : : Projectile : Trajectory.

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Q:

Find the errors in the below given A, B, C & D sentences.

$\frac{F o r m e r p r i m e m i n i s t e r r u l e d h i m s e l f o u t}{(A)} / \frac{a s a n a l t e r n a t i v e r i g h t w i n g c a n d i d a t e f o r h i s p a r t y c o l l e a g u e}{(B)} /$

$\frac{w h o s e c a m p a i g n h a s b e e n t h r o w n i n t o c h a o s}{(C)} / \frac{b y a f a k e j o b s s c a n d a l}{(D)}$

A) A & C	B) B & D
C) A & D	D) C & B

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A & D

Explanation:

A) As prime minister is an honorable person it must start with an Article 'The'.

D) a fake jobs => a indicates it is singular, so job will come.

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Q:

How many rectangles can be drawn with 36 cm as the perimeter, given that the sides are positive integers in cm?

A) 8	B) 9
C) 10	D) 11

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9

Explanation:

Perimeter = 36

⇒ 2 ( l + w ) = 36

⇒ l + w = 18

Since length and width are positive integers in centimeters.

Therefore, possible dimensions are :

( 1, 17 )cm , ( 2, 16 ) cm , ( 3, 15 ) cm, (4 , 14) cm, ( 5,13) cm, ( 6, 12) cm , ( 7, 11) cm, ( 8, 10 ) cm, ( 9, 9) cm.

Hence, there are 9 rectangles.

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Q:

'Nail' is related to 'Nail-cutter' in the same way as 'Hair' is related to ?

A) Oil	B) Haircut
C) Scissors	D) Comb

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Scissors

Explanation:

The first is cut by the second.

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Q:

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

Bird, Reptile, Snake

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

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Q:

Loiter : Dwandle :: Impugn : ?

A) Revenge	B) Confiscate
C) Gamble	D) Challenge

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Challenge

Explanation:

The words in each pair are synonyms of each other.

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Q:

P is the brother of D. X is the sister of P. A is the brother of F. F is the daughter of D. M is the father of X. Who is the uncle of A ?

A) X	B) P
C) F	D) M

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) P

Explanation:

A is the brother of F who is the daughter of D. So, A is the son of D, P is the brother of D.

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