3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

What is the smallest number of ducks that could swim in this formation - two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck between two ducks ?

A) 3	B) 5
C) 7	D) 9

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3

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Q:

Find the odd man out of the series 4, 5, 9, 18, 32, 59

A) 18	B) 5
C) 59	D) 32

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 32

Explanation:

In the given series,

2nd term = 1st term + $1^{2}$ = 4 +1 = 5

3rd term = 2nd term + $2^{2}$ =5+4= 9

4th term = 3rd term + $3^{2}$ =9+9=18

5th term = 4th term + $4^{2}$ = 18+16=34

Therefore, odd term is 32

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In a certain code language, "who are you" is written as "432", "they is you" is written as "485" and "they are dangerous" is written as "295". How is "dangerous" written in that code language?

A) 2	B) 4
C) 5	D) 9

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 9

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If in the examination hall, you find that the question paper is too tough to be answered satisfactorily by you, the best thing to do for you is to :

A) tell the examiner that the questions are out of course.	B) provoke the candidates to walk out of the examination hall.
C) try to know something from your neighbour.	D) try to solve the questions as much as you know with a cool head.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) try to solve the questions as much as you know with a cool head.

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Pointing to a woman, a girl says, "Her daughter-in-law is married to the only son of my husband's mother-in-law." How is the girl related to the woman?

A) Niece	B) Granddaughter
C) Daughter	D) Cousin

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Daughter

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In a certain code language, "ARMS" is written as "5467" and "LIAR" is written as "1254". How is "SMALL" written in that code language?

A) 76521	B) 76512
C) 76511	D) 76544

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 76511

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Total money with Naresh and Ajay is 28 percent of that with Usman. How much money is Ajay having ?

I. Usman has got Rs 75000.

II. The ratio of money of Naresh to money held by Ajay is 1: 3.

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 in both the statements together are needed.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.

Explanation:

From 1, we find that

Total money with Naresh and Ajay = Rs {(28/1OO)x 75000} = 21000.

From II, we find that money with Ajay = Rs {(3/4) x 21000 } = 15750.

So, both I and II art required

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Q:

Arrange the following words will come in first if all of them are arranged alphabetically as in a dictionary?

A) Collotype	B) Colon
C) College	D) Collective

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