3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Protagonist is to heroine as clothing is to

A) Jeans	B) Villain
C) Hero	D) Shopping

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jeans

Explanation:

Protagonist and heroine are synonums to each other. Similarly, clothing and jeans are synonyms to each other in the given options.

Hence, Protagonist is to heroine as clothing is to jeans.

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A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row. B is between A and K Who among them is in the middle ?

I. A is left of 13 and right of D.

II.C is at the right end.

A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question	B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question
C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;	D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.

Explanation:

Clearly, we have the order : A. a E. From I, we have the order : D, A, B. E.

From II, we get the complete sequence as D, A, B. E, C.

Clearly. B is in the middle. So, both I and II are required.

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In a certain code language, "Tom Kun Sud" means "Dogs are barking" , "Kun Jo Mop" means "Dogs and horse" and "Mut Tom Ko" means "Donkeys are mad". Which word in that language means "barking"?

A) Sud	B) kun
C) Jo	D) Mop

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sud

Explanation:

In the first and second sentences common word is Dogs and common code is Kun. In the first and third sentences common word is are and common code is Tom. Therefore Sud = baking

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

Assertion (A) : Red colour of blood is due to haemoglobin.

Reason (R) : Haemoglobin is a red pigment.

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:

Haemoglobin is the blood pigment that imparts red colour to the blood.

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Q:

Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

Cricketer, Footballer, Indian

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

Explanation:

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Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

Urban people, Educated, Hard-working

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

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Detect an error part labelled (1), (2), (3) & (4) in the following question.

$\frac{w h o l e n o r t h e r n s t a t e s i n}{(1)} / \frac{i n d i a a r e r e e l i n g u n d e r t h e}{(2)} / \frac{d e v a s t a t i n g}{(3)} / \frac{o f t h e d r o u g h t}{(4)}$

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

Explanation:

Error is in the first part of the sentence. 'Whole' is used with singular nouns.
The correct sentence is - 'All Northern states in India are reeling under the devastating of the drought.

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

10 x 4 + 5 - 30 ÷ 6 = 31

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

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