3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Pointing to a man, a woman said "His mother is the daughter of my mother's only daughter" . How is the man related to that woman?

A) Son	B) Father
C) Brother	D) Grand Son

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Grand Son

Explanation:

My mother's only daughter means the woman itself. Woman's daughter is the mother of man in question.Therefore, the woman (speaker) is the grand mother of man. Thus, man is the grandson of the woman.

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Filed Under: Blood Relations

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If LBAEHC is the code for BLEACH then which of the following is coded as NBOLZKMH?

A) OBNKZLHM	B) LOBNHMKZ
C) OCPMALNI	D) BNLOKZHM

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) BNLOKZHM

Explanation:

The word if formed into pairs of letters and the letters in each pair are reversed

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Filed Under: Coding and Decoding

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First day of the month is Tuesday and Last day of the same month is Monday. Then which one will be that month ?

A) January	B) February
C) March	D) August

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) February

Explanation:

We know that the day repeats after every seven days.

Given that first day of the month is Tuesday

i.e 1st - Tuesday

1+7 = 8 - Tuesday

8+7 =15- Tuesday

15+7=22-Tuesday

22+7=29-Tuesday

But given that last day of the same month is Monday

It is possible only in he month of Febuary with 28 days.

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Filed Under: Data Sufficiency
Exam Prep: Bank Exams
Job Role: Bank PO

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

Assertion (A) : In India, females have higher life expectancy than the males.

Reason (R) : Females receive a better diet.

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:

In India, due to high birth rate and due to neglect, females have a lower life expectancy than the males and although females need a better diet, they do not receive it.

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Filed Under: Assertion and Reason

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

Assertion(A) : Tamil Nadu gets most of the rainfall in winter.

Reason (R) : Tamil Nadu gets rainfall from retreating monsoons.

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:

Rainfall in Tamil Nadu is caused by the retreating monsoons which occur in winter.

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Filed Under: Assertion and Reason

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

Assertion(A) : The steam engine was invented by James Watt.

Reason (R) : There was a problem of taking out water from flooded mines

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:

The problem of pumping out water from the flooded mines provided the need of a self working engine, which led James Watt to invent the same.

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Filed Under: Assertion and Reason

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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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Filed Under: Arithmetical Reasoning
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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Q:

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

1. Philosopher

2. Pharmacy

3. Piercing

4. Salesman

5. Saleswomana

A) 21345	B) 53214
C) 34215	D) 24513

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