3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

If 6α1 = 70, 2α3 = 50 and 4α5 = 90, then find the value of 1α4 = ?

A) 50	B) 30
C) 10	D) 60

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 50

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Pointing to a photograph, a man said, "I have no brother or sister but that man’s father is my father’s son." Whose photograph was it?

A) His uncle's	B) His nephew's
C) His son's	D) His Cousin's

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) His son's

Explanation:

Since the narrator has no brother, his father’s son is he himself. So, the man who is talking is the father of the man in the photograph. Thus, the man in the photograph is his son.

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Q:

Select the most appropriate term for the given set of items.

A) Rain	B) Snow
C) Seasons	D) Heat

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Seasons

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Q:

Man : Biography :: Nation : ?

A) History	B) Leader
C) Story	D) Nationalism

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) History

Explanation:

Detailed description of a man's life is Biography.

Similarly, detailed description of a Nations is called History.

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In the following question, a matrix of certain characters is given.These characters follow a certain trend, row-wise or column wise.Find out this trend and choose the missing character accordingly.

72	24	6
96	16	12
108	?	18

A) 12	B) 16
C) 18	D) 20

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12

Explanation:

In the first row, 72 ÷ (²⁴/₂) = 72 ÷ 12 = 6.
In the second row, 96 ÷ (¹⁶/₂) = 96 ÷ 8 = 12.
Let the missing number in the third row be y.
Then, 108 ÷ (^y/₂) = 18 or ^y/₂ = ¹⁰⁸/₁₈ = 6 or y = 12.

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Q:

Is Arun taller than Sachin ?

I. Dinesh is of the same height as Arun and Sachin.

II. Sachin is not shorter than Dinesh.

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: A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question

Explanation:

From statement I, we can conclude that Dinesh. Arun and Sachin are of the same height So. Arun is not taller than Sachin. Thus, only statement I is sufficient to answer the question. .

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Q:

Tennis is to Sport as Chemistry is to

A) Biology	B) Physics
C) Science	D) Subject

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Science

Explanation:

As Tennis is a kind of Sport, similarly, Chemistry is a kind of science.

Hence, Tennis : Sport :: Chemistry : Science.

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Q:

Which number will complete the series?

63, 72, 81, 90, ____, 108

A) 80	B) 99
C) 100	D) 117

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