3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. which one does not belong to that group?

1. Metre 2. Furlong 3. Yard 4. Mile 5.Acre

Answer

Answer : (5)

Acre measurers area whereas others are distance measures.

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In a certain code GUIDE is written as 49132 and BEAM is written as 8257. How is IMAGE written in that code?

A) 17542	B) 15742
C) 27541	D) 18542

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 17542

Explanation:

Look at the following table which shows the letters and their respective codes :

Letter A B D E G I M U

Code 5 8 3 2 4 1 7 9

Therefore, the code for IMAGE is 17542

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Filed Under: Coding and Decoding

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There is a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. They are Lawyer, Doctor, Teacher, Salesman, Engineer and Accountant There are two married couples in the family. D, the Salesman is married to the Lady Teacher. The Doctor is married to the Lawyer. F, the Accountant is the son of B and brother of E. C, the Lawyer is the daughter-in-law of A. E is the unmarried Engineer. A is the grandmother of F. What is the profession of B ?

A) Teacher	B) Doctor
C) Lawyer	D) None of these

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Doctor

Explanation:

C is the daughter-in-law of A who is the grandmother of F means C is the mother of F But F is the son of B.

So, B is C's husband. But C, the lawyer is married to the Doctor So, B is the Doctor. F, the Accountant, will be the son of B and C, E is the unmarried Engineer.

So, the other named couple can be that of grandmother of F. i.e, A and D But D, the Salesman, is married to the Lady Teacher. So, D, the Salesman, is the grandfather of F, father of B and the husband of A, the Lady Teacher.

Clearly, B is the Doctor.

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Filed Under: Blood Relations

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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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Filed Under: Arithmetical Reasoning
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GATE
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Q:

Plane is to locomotive as pilot is to

A) flight	B) helicopter
C) engineer	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) engineer

Explanation:

Plane and locomotive are synonyms to each other, Similarly, pilot and flight engineer are synonyms to each other.

Hence, plane is to locomotive as pilot is to engineer.

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Filed Under: Analogy
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Job Role: Bank PO , Bank Clerk , Analyst

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Q:

What word will come in middle if all of the following are arranged alphabetically as in a dictionary?

Donkey, Donator, Donjon, Donate, Donative.

A) Donkey	B) Donator
C) Donjon	D) Donative

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Donator

Explanation:

Donate, Donative, Donator, Donjon, Donkey

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Shobha is the niece of Ashish. Ashish's mother is Priya. Kamla is Priya's mother. Kamla's husband is Hari. Krishna is the mother-in-law of Hari. How is Shobha related to Hari ?

A) Daughter	B) Great Grand daughter
C) Grandniece	D) Great Grandson's daughter

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Great Grand daughter

Explanation:

Shubha is the niece of Atthish means Ashish as the uncle of Shottha Now. Priyais Ashish's mother

So, Priya is the grandmother of Shobha. Hari is Priya's father. So, Shobha is the great granddaughter of Hari.

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

Out of the 75 birders, 15 wanted to see only sunbird, 10 wanted to see only flycatcher, 12 wanted to see both sunbird and nuthatch, 15 wanted to see only bee-eater, 13 wanted to see both sunbird and bee-eater, 5 wanted to see both flycatcher and nuthatch and the remaining wanted to see only nuthatch.

The ratio of birders who like nuthatch to those who like bee-eaters is

A) 11/14	B) 10/7
C) 11/20	D) 30/8

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