3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

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Wax : Grease :: Milk : ?

A) Protein	B) Drink
C) Ghee	D) Curd

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Curd

Explanation:

First is used to prepare the second.

Hence, Wax : Grease :: Milk : Curd.

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

Assertion (A) : In India, people elect their own representatives.

Reason (R) : India is a democracy.

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:

India, being a democracy, it is a government run by the representatives elected by its people

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Difference between two numbers is 5, six times of the smaller lacks by 6 from the four times of the greater. Find the numbers ?

A) 12 & 7	B) 13 & 8
C) 15 & 10	D) 14 & 9

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12 & 7

Explanation:

x – y = 5

4x – 6y = 6

x = 12 y = 7

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

113, 116, 119, 122, 125, ?

A) 128	B) 126
C) 129	D) 130

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 128

Explanation:

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Laxmi goes 6 km towards South-East from her office.Then she goes 15 km turning to West. After this she goes 6 km towards North-West and in the end she goes 11 km towards East. How far is she from her office ?

A) 10 km	B) 11 km
C) 4 km	D) 6 km

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4 km

Explanation:

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From the above fig we can observe that distance between Laxmi and her office is 15-11 = 4 kms.

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In a class of 60 students where girls are twice that of boys, Laxmi ranked 27th from the top. If there are 9 boys ahead of Laxmi, how many girls are after her rank ?

A) 23	B) 21
C) 22	D) 24

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 22

Explanation:

Given number of girls are twice that of boys.

--> G=2B and G+B = 60

Therefore, G=40 and B= 20

Given Laxmi ranked 27th from the top and 9 boys are ahead of Laxmi.

Therefore, There are 17 girls ahead of Laxmi.

Therefore, Number of girls who ranked after Laxmi = 40 - (17+1) = 22.

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There are seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V up on a ladder(not in this order).P is further up than T but is lower than R. Q is in the middle. V is between P and Q. T is between Q and U. If U is between T and S, the person on the bottom step of the ladder will be ?

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) S

Explanation:

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Here as given Q is in the middle and it satisfies all other conditions given in the question.

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If the positions of the third and tenth letters of the word 'DOCUMENTATION' are interchanged, and likewise the position of the fourth and seventh letters, the second and sixth letters, is also interchanged, which of the following will be eleventh letter from the right end ?

A) U	B) C
C) T	D) I

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