3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

1. Clamp
2. Cloud
3. Cable
4. Cannal
5. Capricon

A) 35412	B) 34512
C) 43512	D) 45312

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 34512

Explanation:

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Logical Sequence of Words
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

2 14454

Q:

Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative

Assertion (A) : We feel colder on mountains than on plains.

Reason (R) : Temperature decreases with altitude.

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.	B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.	D) A is false but R is true.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Higher above the sea level, temperature decreases at the rate of 1 degree centigarade for every 165 me-tres of ascent making mountain peaks colder.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Assertion and Reason

4 14426

Q:

Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:

BDCE : GIHJ :: QSRT : ?

A) VWXY	B) UWMX
C) VXWY	D) UWNX

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) VXWY

Explanation:

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability

0 14419

Q:

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

i. Gesture
ii. Germination
iii. Geriatric
iv. Genetic

A) i, ii, iii, iv	B) iv, iii, ii, i
C) iii, ii, iv, i	D) iv, ii, iii, i

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) iv, iii, ii, i

Explanation:

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Logical Sequence of Words
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 14394

Q:

How many even numbers are there in the following sequence of numbers which are immediately followed by an odd number as well as immediately preceded by an even number?

8 5 8 6 7 6 8 9 3 2 7 5 3 4 2 2 3 5 5 2 2 8 1 1 9 3 1 7 5 1

A) 2	B) 3
C) 4	D) 5

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

Explanation:

We have to find out even number - even number - odd number sequence.

8 5 8 6 7 6 8 9 3 2 7 5 3 4 2 2 3 5 5 2 2 8 1 1 9 3 1 7 5 1

There are four such such even numbers: 6,8,2 and 8.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Number, Ranking and Time Sequence Test
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams
Job Role: Bank Clerk

46 14381

Q:

How is Rakesh related to Keshav ?

I. Tapan's wife Nisha is paternal aunt of Keshav.

II.Rakesh is the brother of a friend of Nisha.

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:

Clearly, both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Data Sufficiency

4 14368

Q:

Odometer is to Mileage as Compass is to

A) Direction	B) Niddle
C) Speed	D) Altitude

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Direction

Explanation:

An odometer is an instrument which is used to measure Mileage of a vehicle. In the same way, Compass is an instrument used to know the direction.

Hence, Odometer : Mileage :: Compass :: Direction.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Analogy
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GATE , GRE
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO , Database Administration , IT Trainer

16 14330

Q:

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

i. Cooperate
ii. Cultivate
iii. Culmination
iv. Corporate

A) iv, ii, i, iii	B) ii, i, iii, iv
C) ii, iii, i, iv	D) i, iv, iii, ii

Verbal Reasoning - Mental Ability Questions

Quick Links