3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Q is the brother of R;

P is the sister of Q;

T is the brother of S;

S is the daughter of R.

Who are the cousins of Q ?

A) R and P	B) P and T
C) Q and T	D) S and T

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) S and T

Explanation:

T is the brother of S, who is the daughter of R. So, T and S are the children of R.

Now. Q is the brother of R. So, T and S are the cousins of Q.

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Q:

Find the next number in the given sequence?

1, 2, 6, 21, 88, ?

A) 445	B) 364
C) 296	D) 194

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 445

Explanation:

The given series is 1, 2, 6, 21, 88, ?

1

1 x 1 + 1 = 2

2 x 2 + 2 = 6

6 x 3 + 3 = 21

21 x 4 + 4 = 88

88 x 5 + 5 = 445

Hence, the next number in the given number sequence is 445.

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Q:

Which fraction comes next in the sequence

$\frac{2}{3}, \frac{1}{3}, \frac{5}{27}, \frac{7}{81}, ?$

A) 1/27	B) 11/278
C) 9/48	D) 7/123

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1/27

Explanation:

Clearly, the numerators of the fractions in the given sequence follow the series of 2, 3, 5, 7,... and the denominator follows 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, ...
Then, the next term in the given sequence is $\frac{9}{3^{5}} = \frac{9}{243} = \frac{1}{27}$ .

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Q:

Choose the Antonym of the following word

'Autonomy'

A) Antipathy	B) Dependence
C) Antruism	D) Animation

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dependence

Explanation:

'Autonomy' means personal independence. Hence, the word 'dependence' is farthest in meaning to the given word 'Autonomy'.

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Q:

From the above sequence find the missing term?

ADG : +=2 :: CEI : ___

A) D?@	B) E?@
C) D@?	D) E@?

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) D?@

Explanation:

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Q:

If the mathematical operators, 'x' means '+', '/' means 'x', '+' means '-', and '-' means '/', then 22 + 36 - 12 x 6 / 4 = ?

A) -21	B) 43
C) 68	D) 53

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 43

Explanation:

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Q:

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

THUNDER : UHTNRED : : THIEVES : ?

A) ITHESEV	B) IHTEESV
C) IHTESEV	D) IHTSEVE

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) IHTESEV

Explanation:

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Q:

Find the missing number in the following series?

2, 3, 10, 39, ?, 885

A) 128	B) 156
C) 172	D) 189

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 172

Explanation:

Take a Look at the below sereies

$2 \times 1 + (1^{2}) = 3$

$3 \times 2 + (2^{2}) = 10$

$10 \times 3 + (3^{2}) = 39$

$39 \times 4 + (4^{2}) = 172$

$172 \times 5 + (5^{2}) = 885$

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