3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Ravi's brother is 3 years senior to him. His father was 28 years of age when his sister was born while his mother was 26 years of age when he was born. If his sister was 4 years of age when his brother was born, what were the ages of Ravi's father and mother respectively when his brother was born ?

A) 32 years, 23 years	B) 32 years, 29 years
C) 35 years, 29 years	D) 35 years, 33 years

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 32 years, 23 years

Explanation:

When Ravi's brother was born, let Ravi's father's age = x years and mother's age = y years.

Then, sister's age = (x - 28) years. So, x - 28 = 4 or x = 32.

Ravi's age = (y - 26) years. Age of Ravi's brother = (y - 26 + 3) years = (y - 23) years.

Now, when Ravi's brother was born, his age = 0 i.e. y - 23 = 0 or y = 23.

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Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary

1. Diffident

2. Difficult

3.Different

4.Diffidence

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3,2,1,4

Explanation:

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In a Class of 65 students and 4 teachers, each student got sweets that are 20% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 40% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there?

A) 845	B) 897
C) 949	D) 104

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 949

Explanation:

No. of sweets each student get = 20% of 65 = 13

No. of sweets each teacher get = 40% of 65 = 26

No. of sweets distributed to 65 students = 13 × 65 = 845

No. of sweets distributed to 4 teachers = 4 × 26 = 104

Therefore, the total no. of sweets there = 845 + 104 = 949.

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Q:

Q's mother is sister of P and daughter of M. S is daughter of P and sister of T.How is M related to T?

A) Father	B) Grandfather
C) Grandmother	D) Either Grandmother or Grandfather

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Either Grandmother or Grandfather

Explanation:

Q's mother is sister of P & daughter of M.[sex of P and M are not clear]

S is daughter of P and sister of T. [sex of P and T is not clear]

M's children : Q's mother and P

P's children :S[female] and T

M is either Grandmother or Grandfather of T

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Filed Under: Blood Relations
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Q:

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

1. Circumstances

2. Circulate

3. Circumference

4. Circular

5. Circulation

A) 54213	B) 42531
C) 35214	D) 12534

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 42531

Explanation:

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Q:

Raman is performing yoga with his head down and legs up. His face is towards the west. In which direction, will his left hand be ?

A) North	B) North - East
C) East	D) West

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) North

Explanation:

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So he is facing west his left hand will be in North direction.

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Q:

Who is the father of M ?

I. A and B are brothers.

II. Ws wife is sister of M's wife.

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:

From II, we conclude that B is the brother-in law of M. So, even from both the statements, we can't find out who is the father of M

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Filed Under: Data Sufficiency

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Q:

Hemant in order to go to university started from his house in the east and came to a crossing. The road to the left ends in a theatre, straight ahead is the hospital. In which direction is the university?

A) North	B) South
C) East	D) West

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