3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

A man said to a lady, "Your mother's husband's sister is my aunt!! How is the lady related to the man ?

A) Daughter	B) Grand daughter
C) Mother	D) Sister

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sister

Explanation:

Your mother's husband — Your father; Your father's sister — Your aunt.

So, lady's aunt is man's aunt and therefore lady is man's sister.

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Q:

Yard is to Fence as Cell is to

A) Mitochondria	B) Cytoplasm
C) Membrane	D) Nucleus

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Membrane

Explanation:

Fence protects the Yard & Membrane protects the Cell.

Fence surrounds the Yard and allows the certain objects in & out of it whereas a Membrane surrounds the Cell & only allows specific nutrients inside of it.

Hence, Yard is to Fence as Cell is to Membrane.

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Q:

Find out the two signs to be interchanged for making following equation correct

5 + 3 x 8 - 12 / 4 =3

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) - and /

Explanation:

On interchanging - and /, we get the equation as

5 + 3 x 8 / 12 - 4 = 3

or 5 + 3 x (2/3) - 4 = 3

or 3 = 3, which is true.

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Q:

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

Gambler : Casino : : Clerk : ?

A) Site	B) Restaurant
C) Office	D) Stage

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Office

Explanation:

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Q:

Find the next number in the given number sequence?

4, 15, 37, 81, ?

A) 196	B) 169
C) 144	D) 121

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 169

Explanation:

The given number series follows a pattern that, 4, 15, 37, 81, ?

4

4 + 11 = 15

15 + 22 = 37

37 + 44 = 81

81 + 88 = 169

Hence, the next number in the sequence is 169.

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Q:

Select the related letters from the given alternatives.

FHK : DFI :: OQT : ?

A) NPS	B) PRT
C) MOR	D) QSV

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) MOR

Explanation:

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Q:

A man is facing north-west. He turns $90^{o}$ in the clockwise direction, then $180^{o}$ in the anticlockwise direction and then another $90^{o}$ in the same direction. Which direction is he facing now?

A) South	B) South-west
C) South-east	D) East

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) South-east

Explanation:

As shown in fig. the man initially faces in the direction OP. On moving $90^{0}$ clockwise, he faces in the direction OX. On further moving $180^{0}$ anticlockwise, he faces in the direction OY. Finally, on moving $90^{0}$ anticlockwise, he faces in the direction OZ, which is South-east. new1497431743.jpg image