3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

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

Assertion(A) : Bangladesh imports jute from India.

Reason (R) : Bangladesh has most of the jute mills.

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) Both A and R are false.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both A and R are false.

Explanation:

When Bangladesh was created after partition of India, the areas of jute production went to Bangladesh while the jute mills were left in India. So, India imports raw jute from Bangladesh.

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Use the following passage for the questions based on it.

There are 6 flats on a floor in two rows. Out of these, three are north facing and the other three are south facing flats. The flats are to be allotted amongst Arun, Biswajyot, Chitra, Derek, Evan, and Fatima. Biswajyot gets a north facing flat and is not next to Derek. Derek and Fatima get diagonally opposite flats. Chitra is next to Fatima, and gets a south facing flat. Evan gets a north facing flat.

Except Derek and Fatima, which other pair is diagonally opposite to each other?

A) Arun and Biswajyot	B) Arun and Chitra
C) Evan and Derek	D) Evan and Chitra

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Arun and Biswajyot

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

Assertion (A) : We feel comfortable in hot and humid climate.

Reason (R) : Sweat evaporates faster in humid climate.

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) Both A and R are false.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both A and R are false.

Explanation:

We feel uncomfortable in hut and humid climate because in hot weather, body sweats more but due to high humidity, this sweat does not evaporate easily.

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A is the father of B. But B is not the son of A. Then what is B to A?

A) Grandfather	B) Son-in-law
C) Granddaughter	D) Daughter

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Daughter

Explanation:

The relation is father and daughter. As we go with male gender, will be son of A. But it is given in the question that B is not the son of A. Hence, te only possile is B is female and B is daughter of A.

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

11, 13, 16, 18, 21, ?

A) 29	B) 25
C) 27	D) 23

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 23

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

11, 13, 16, 18, 21, ?

A) 29	B) 25
C) 27	D) 23

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 23

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

123, 120, 116, 111, ?, 98

A) 100	B) 105
C) 99	D) 103

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 105

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

144, 139, 133, 128, ?, 117, 111

A) 124	B) 123
C) 122	D) 126

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