3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

How many pairs of letters are there in the word 'SEQUENTIAL' which have as many letters between them as are in the alphabet ?

A) Four	B) One
C) Two	D) Three

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Four

Explanation:

Letters in the word Letters in the alphabet

SEQ SRQ

QUEN QPON

SEQUEN SRQPO

ENTIA EDCBA

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Q:

Wood : Ghacoad :: Coal : ?

A) Fire	B) Smoke
C) Coke	D) Ash

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Coke

Explanation:

Second is obtained from the first.

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Q:

Perch : Fresh Water :: ? : Salt water

A) Cod	B) Crocodile
C) Snake	D) Frog

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cod

Explanation:

A Perch is a fresh water fish. Similarly, a cod is a salt water fish.

Hence, Perch : Fresh Water :: Cod : Salt water.

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Q:

Assertion(A) : The steam engine was invented by James Watt.
Reason(R) : There was a problem of taking out water from flooded mines.

A) R correctly explains A	B) R is true but A is fale
C) A is true but R is false	D) Both A and R are false

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) R correctly explains A

Explanation:

The problem of pumping out water from the flooded mines provided the need of self-working engine, which led James Watt to invent the same.
Thus, both A and R are true & R correctly explains A.

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Q:

From the given alternatives, select the word which CANNOT be formed using the letters of the given word.

Countermand

A) Dam	B) Term
C) Rout	D) Main

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Main

Explanation:

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Q:

Rupee : Indian :: Yen : ?

A) Pakistan	B) Turkey
C) Japan	D) Bangladesh

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Japan

Explanation:

The rupee is the currency of India. Similarly, Yen is the currency of Japan.

Hence, Rupee : Indian :: Yen : Japan.

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Q:

What value replaces " ? " in the below figure ?

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1

Explanation:

Here it follows

$\frac{42}{6} - \frac{15}{3} = 2$ and $\frac{38}{19} - \frac{20}{10} = 0$

In the same way $\frac{39}{9} - \frac{9}{3} = 1$

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Q:

Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace 'x' in the series 6834,6151,5536,4983,x

A) 4467	B) 4538
C) 4184	D) 4485

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4485

Explanation:

Each term in the series is obtained by subtracting from the preceding term the number formed by the first three digits of preceding term
So,missing term is 4983-498=4485

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