3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

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A family consists of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U. There are two married couples. Q is a doctor and the father of T. U is grandfather of R and is a contractor. S is grandmother of T and is a housewife. There is one doctor, one contractor, one nurse, one housewife and two students in the family. Who is the husband of P?

A) R	B) U
C) Q	D) S

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Q

Explanation:

Q, the Doctor, is the father of T. S, the Housewife, is the grandmother of T and hence the mother of Q. Since there are only two married couples one being that of Q, the grandfather of R. i.e. U must be married to S. Thus, R and T will be both children of Q and these must be the students So, P, who remains, shall be the wife of Q and she alone can be the nurse. Thus, U must be the contractor

The husband of P will be Q.

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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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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, "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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Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

A) 42	B) 72
C) 110	D) 152

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 152

Explanation:

$42 = 7^{2} - 7$

$9^{2} - 9$ = 72

$11^{2} - 11$ = 110

$12^{2} + 8$ = 152

Except 152, others show the same trend.

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M is brother of N. B is brother of N. M is brother of D. But N is not brother of D. How is N related to D?

A) Nephew	B) Cousin
C) Sister	D) Brother

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sister

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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

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