3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Find the missing number in the series:

219, 211, 204, 198, ?, 189

A) 189	B) 192
C) 193	D) 196

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 193

Explanation:

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

Assertion (A) : Eskimos reside in igloos.

Reason (R) : No other material except snow is available.

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: C) A is true but R is false.

Explanation:

Eskimos live in snow houses called igloos because snow, being a bad conductor of heat, these houses are warm inside.

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Q:

Some boys are sitting in a row. P is sitting fourteenth from the left and Q is seventh from the right. If there are four boys between P and Q, how many boys are there in the row ?

A) 26	B) 24
C) 25	D) 22

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 25

Explanation:

Number of boys in the row = number of boys uptil P + number of boys between P and Q + number of boys including Q and those behind Q = 14 + 4 + 7 = 25.

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Q:

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

4, 7, 11, 18, 29, ?

A) 45	B) 30
C) 32	D) 47

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 47

Explanation:

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Q:

Book is to chapter as organization is to

Answer

A book is consists of various chapters, so as the Organization consists of various departments. Therefore if Book is to chapter so organization is to department.

Hence, Book : Chapter :: Organisation : Department.

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Q:

What is the value of P in the following Equation ?

$19^{2.5} \times 19^{p} = 19^{7}$

A) 3.9	B) 4.1
C) 3.7	D) 4.5

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4.5

Explanation:

Given equation is

$19^{2.5} \times 19^{p} = 19^{7}$

Here it is in the form of $a^{m} \times a^{n} = a^{m + n}$

Here m = 2.5 , n = p, m+n = 7

=> 2.5 + p = 7

=> p = 7 - 2.5

=> p = 4.5

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Q:

If × stands for 'addition', ÷ stands for 'subtraction', + stands for 'multiplication' and-stands for 'division', then 20 × 8 ÷ 8 - 4 + 2 = ?

A) 80	B) 25
C) 24	D) 5

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24

Explanation:

By the Given data , We have the expression:

20 + 8 - 8 ÷ 4 × 2 = 20 + 8 - 2 × 2 = 20 + 8 - 4 = 24.

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Q:

From the given alternatives, according to dictionary, which word will come at THIRD position?

1. Serious

2. Single

3. Salted

4. Sand

5. Sickle

A) Single	B) Sand
C) Sickle	D) Serious

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