3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Optimist is to cheerful as Pessimist is to

A) Helpful	B) Mean
C) Petty	D) Gloomy

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gloomy

Explanation:

The given words are related in a way that, an optimist is a person whose outlook is cheerful. Similarly, a pessimist is a person whose outlook is gloomy.

The answer is not (b) because a pessimist does not have to be mean. Options (c) and (a) are incorrect because neither words describe the outlook of a pessimist.

Hence, Optimist is to cheerful as Pessimist is to Gloomy.

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Q:

According to the given venn diagram, the total number of students who play cricket as well as football and also all the 3 games is

A) S + Q	B) Q + V
C) S	D) S + V

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) S + V

Explanation:

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Q:

Shyam Walked 6 metres facing towards East, then took a right turn and walked a distance of 9 metres.He then took a left turn and walked a distance of a metres. How far is he from the starting point?

A) 15 metres	B) 21 metres
C) 18 metres	D) Cannot be determined

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 15 metres

Explanation:

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As clear from the diagram, $A D^{2} = (12^{2}) + (9^{2}) = (15^{2})$

So, AD = 15

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Q:

Misogamy : Marriage : : Misogyny : ?

A) Husband	B) Relation
C) Women	D) Children

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Women

Explanation:

First is a hatred for the second

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Q:

Select the correct set that represents the following Venn diagram.

A) Music, sports, educated people	B) Mother, father, family
C) Cat, toys, girl	D) Dancers, teacher, cows

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mother, father, family

Explanation:

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Q:

Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

Keyboard, Mouse, Input Device, Output Device, Computer

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

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Q:

If 200 cats kill 200 mice in 200 days, then 8 cats would kill 8 mice in how many days ?

A) 8 days	B) 200 days
C) 800 days	D) 1 day

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 200 days

Explanation:

As given
200 cats kill 200 mice in 200 days
1 cats kill 1 mouse in 200 days
Then
8 cats kill 8 mice in 200 days.

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Q:

Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace 'x' in series 1,2,5,10,25,50,x,250

A) 75	B) 150
C) 125	D) 100

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