3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

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

THUMBING

A) THING	B) MIGHT
C) HAUNT	D) THUMB

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) HAUNT

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Q:

Today is Varun's birthday. One year, from today he will be twice as old as he was 12 years ago. How old is Varun today ?

A) 20 years	B) 22 years
C) 25 years	D) 27 years

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 25 years

Explanation:

Let Varun's age today = x years.

Then, Varun's age after 1 year = (x + 1) years.

Therefore x + 1 = 2 (x - 12) => x + 1 = 2x - 24 => x = 25.

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Q:

Rita ? into the cellar.

Which of the following words best suitable in the place of '?'

A) ascended	B) rescinded
C) descended	D) intended

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) descended

Explanation:

Rita descended into the cellar.

Descended means went down. As the cellar is in the basement, she must go down.

Options and meanings ::

descended - went down

rescinded - cancelled or annulled

ascended - went up

intended - meant

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Q:

Consider the following information and answer the questions based on it.

Out of 60 people in a colony, 10 speak only Bengali, 5 speak only Assamese, 10 speak both Hindi and Odia, 12 speak both Marathi and Hindi, 13 speak English, Tamil and Marathi, 5 speak both Assamese and Hindi and the remaining speak both Bengali and Hindi.

How many people speak more than one language?

A) 15	B) 45
C) 50	D) 55

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 45

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Q:

A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. D is the father of A. Based on these three statements, which of the following statements cannot be definitely true ?

A) B is the brother of A.	B) B is the son of D.
C) A is the brother of C.	D) C is the brother of A.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) C is the brother of A.

Explanation:

A is the brother of B and B is the brother of C. So, C may be the brother or sister of A.

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Q:

What should be replaced in the place of '?' in the following series ?

JAK, KBL, LCM, MDN, ?

A) MEN	B) NEM
C) NEO	D) OEP

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) NEO

Explanation:

This is an alternating series in alphabetical order. The middle letters follow the order ABCDE. The first and third letters are alphabetical beginning with J. The third letter is repeated as a first letter in each subsequent three-letter segment.

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Q:

Select the correct option will complete the given number series.

13, 10, 7, 4, ___

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1

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Q:

Select the related letters from the given alternatives.

EGI : BDF :: KMO : ?

A) GIK	B) MOQ
C) HJL	D) QSU

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