3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Each of the following questions hasfour statements. Three are logically correct. Some of which may look factually absurd. Ignore this absurdity and look to the logical corrections. Choose the statement which is wrong or doubtful:

A) Birds fly in the air. Trees are birds. Therefore, trees fly in the air.	B) Some boys steal. All who steal are naughty. All naughty are honest. Therefore, some boys are honest
C) All girls like dance. Some girls are Indian. All Indians are artists. Therefore, some artists like dance.	D) All liars are not thieves. All thieves are criminals. Therefore, all liars are criminals

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All liars are not thieves. All thieves are criminals. Therefore, all liars are criminals

Explanation:

Since all liars are not thieves so all liars cannot be criminals.

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Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
1. Dragon
2. Draculla
3. Dormont
4. Drapery
5. Deviate

A) 53214	B) 53124
C) 53421	D) 53412

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 53214

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If '+' means 'divided by', '' means 'multiplied by', 'x' means 'minus' and ' ÷ ' means 'plus', which of the following will be the value of the expression:

16 ÷ 8 - 4 + 2 x 4 = ?

A) 16	B) 28
C) 32	D) 44

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 28

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If 8α9 = -72, -9α3 = 27 and -6α1 = 6, then find the value of -3α6 = ?

A) -98	B) -87
C) 18	D) 29

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18

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Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.
1. Incompatible
2. Incomparable
3. Incongruous
4. Inconsistent

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2,1,3,4

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If 8*2 = 3, 14*18 = -2 and 18*2 = 8, then find the value of 14*10 = ?

A) 2	B) -5
C) -2	D) 6

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2

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If "A" denotes "multiplied by", "B" denotes "subtracted from", "C" denotes "added to" and "D" denotes "divided by", then

8 B 31 C 49 D 7 A 16 = ?

A) 89	B) 98
C) 102	D) 11

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 89

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In a code language, BURN is written as YFIM. What is the code for WOUND?

A) DLFMD	B) DLFMW
C) DNFMW	D) DPFMW

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