3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

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Which signs should be interchanged if the equation below needs to be true?

1.5 + 8 x 9 - 16 / 2 = 4

A) x and -	B) / and -
C) + and /	D) - and +

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) / and -

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How many visitors saw the exhibition yesterday ?

I. Each entry pass holder can take up to three persons with him/her.

II. In all, 243 passes were sold yesterday

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: D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question

Explanation:

From the two statements, we find that maximum (243 x 3) i.e, 729 visitors saw the exhibition, But the exact number cannot be determined

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Q:

Eye : Myopia :: Teeth : ?

A) Cataract	B) Trachoma
C) Eczema	D) Pyorrhea

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pyorrhea

Explanation:

The second word is a disease of the first word.

That is here Myopia is the disease of the eyes. Similarly, Pyorrhea is the disease of the teeth.

Hence, Eye : Myopia :: Teeth : Pyorrhea.

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

8, 16, 43, 107, 232, ?

A) 342	B) 448
C) 248	D) 528

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 448

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One morning after sunrise Nivedita and Niharika were talking to each other face to face at Dalphin crossing. If Niharika's shadow was exactly to the right of Nivedita, Which direction Niharika was facing?

A) North	B) South
C) East	D) Data is inadequate

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) North

Explanation:

In the morning sun rises in the East. Hence then any shadow falls in the West. Since Nikharia's shadow was exactly to the right of Nivedita. Hence Nikharia is facing towards North.

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What day is the fourteenth of a given month

I. The last day of the month is a Wednesday.

II. The third Saturday of the month was seventeenth.

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: B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question

Explanation:

Statement II reveals that 17th Was a Saturday and therefore, 14th was Wednesday So, only statement II is needed

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

91, 100, 118, 145, ?, 226

A) 161	B) 215
C) 181	D) 202

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 181

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What will be the first digit of the second highest number after the positions of only the 2nd, 3rd digits within each number are interchanged?

A) 8	B) 2
C) 7	D) 9

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