3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Planet : Orbit :: Projectile : ?

A) Path	B) Milky way
C) Track	D) Trajectory

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Trajectory

Explanation:

The path traced by planet is called Orbit. Similarly, the path traced by projectile is called Trajectory.

Hence, Planet : Orbit : : Projectile : Trajectory.

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Q:

How many rectangles can be drawn with 36 cm as the perimeter, given that the sides are positive integers in cm?

A) 8	B) 9
C) 10	D) 11

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9

Explanation:

Perimeter = 36

⇒ 2 ( l + w ) = 36

⇒ l + w = 18

Since length and width are positive integers in centimeters.

Therefore, possible dimensions are :

( 1, 17 )cm , ( 2, 16 ) cm , ( 3, 15 ) cm, (4 , 14) cm, ( 5,13) cm, ( 6, 12) cm , ( 7, 11) cm, ( 8, 10 ) cm, ( 9, 9) cm.

Hence, there are 9 rectangles.

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Q:

'Nail' is related to 'Nail-cutter' in the same way as 'Hair' is related to ?

A) Oil	B) Haircut
C) Scissors	D) Comb

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Scissors

Explanation:

The first is cut by the second.

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Q:

Loiter : Dwandle :: Impugn : ?

A) Revenge	B) Confiscate
C) Gamble	D) Challenge

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Challenge

Explanation:

The words in each pair are synonyms of each other.

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Q:

P is the brother of D. X is the sister of P. A is the brother of F. F is the daughter of D. M is the father of X. Who is the uncle of A ?

A) X	B) P
C) F	D) M

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) P

Explanation:

A is the brother of F who is the daughter of D. So, A is the son of D, P is the brother of D.

So, P is the uncle of A

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Q:

Find the errors in the below given A, B, C & D sentences.

$\frac{F o r m e r p r i m e m i n i s t e r r u l e d h i m s e l f o u t}{(A)} / \frac{a s a n a l t e r n a t i v e r i g h t w i n g c a n d i d a t e f o r h i s p a r t y c o l l e a g u e}{(B)} /$

$\frac{w h o s e c a m p a i g n h a s b e e n t h r o w n i n t o c h a o s}{(C)} / \frac{b y a f a k e j o b s s c a n d a l}{(D)}$

A) A & C	B) B & D
C) A & D	D) C & B

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A & D

Explanation:

A) As prime minister is an honorable person it must start with an Article 'The'.

D) a fake jobs => a indicates it is singular, so job will come.

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Q:

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

Bird, Reptile, Snake

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

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Q:

'MP' is related to 'KN' in the same way as 'DG' is related to

A) FI	B) GJ
C) HK	D) BE

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) BE

Explanation:

The letters move two places backward each in the alphabet as given below:

$M \overset{- 2}{\to} K$

$P \overset{- 2}{\to} N$

Therefore, $D \overset{- 2}{\to} B a n d G \overset{- 2}{\to} E$ => BE

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