3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

8 + 2 - 40 ÷ 5 x 16 = 44

A) - and +	B) ÷ and x
C) x and -	D) + and ÷

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) + and ÷

Explanation:

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Q:

How many pairs of letters are there in the word 'PRESENTMENT which have as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabet ?

A) Nil	B) Three
C) Two	D) One

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Two

Explanation:

Letters in the word Letters in the alphabet

$P R E S - -$

$P Q R S - -$

$R E S E N - -$ $R Q P O N - -$

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Q:

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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Q:

Find the odd one out of the following words ?

A) cruise	B) crusade
C) expedition	D) campaign

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cruise

Explanation:

Cruise = a sea voyage for pleasure. All other words are related to ‘journey on land, sea with an aim’.

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Q:

From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

THUMBING

A) THING	B) MIGHT
C) HAUNT	D) THUMB

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) HAUNT

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Directions to solve :

Five boys are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Sachin is to the left of Ram and to the right of Bin. Monty is to the right of Ram. Rony is between Ram and Monty.

Who is second from the left in the photograph?

A) Rony	B) Monty
C) Bin	D) Sachin

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sachin

Explanation:

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Q:

If [P @ Q] means [P is wife of Q], [P+Q] means [P is father of Q] and [P - Q] means [P is sister of Q] then in [G+ H - R @ D], how is G related to D ?

A) Son-in-law	B) Grand father
C) Father-in-law	D) Brother

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Father-in-law

Explanation:

"G is father in law of D"
G+H means G is father of H
H is either son or daughter of G
H-R means H is sister of R
R@D means R is wife of D
so H and R are sisters
and daughters of G
so husband of R i.e. D is son in law of G
or G is father in law of D

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Q:

Which one of the following Venn diagrams best illustrates the three classes.

Rhombus, Quadrilaterals, Polygons

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

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