3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

How many such pairs of digits are there in the number 421579368 each of which has as many digits between them in the number as when they are arranged in ascending order?

A) None	B) One
C) Two	D) Three

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Three

Explanation:

Given Number: 4 2 1 5 7 9 3 6 8

Ascending order: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Hence the required pairs are 12, 49, 16

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Q:

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

i. Hunger
ii. Horse
iii. Hungry
iv. Handmade

A) iv, ii, i, iii	B) iii, iv, ii, i
C) iv, iii, i, ii	D) i, iv, ii, iii

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) iv, ii, i, iii

Explanation:

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Q:

Biped : Quadruped :: Ostrich : ?

A) Cat	B) Kangaroo
C) Penguin	D) Duck

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cat

Explanation:

A biped is an animal that uses two legs for walking and the quadrupeds are animals that use four legs for walking.

From the Given options, Cat only have 4 legs.

So Biped : Quadruped :: Ostrich : Cat.

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Q:

If ROSE is coded as 6821, CHAIR is coded as 73456 and PREACH is coded as 961473, what will be the code for SEARCH ?

A) 246173	B) 214673
C) 214763	D) 216473

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 214673

Explanation:

The alphabets are coded as shown :

$R O S E C H A I P 6 8 2 1 7 3 4 5 9$

So, in SEARCH,

S ia coded as 2,
E as 1,
A as 4,
R as 6,
C as 7,
H as 3.
Thus, the code for SEARCH is 214673

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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:

Choose the pair which shows the same relation of the given pair from the following options ?

BRISTLE : BRUSH

A) arm : leg	B) key : piano
C) recline : chair	D) stage : curtain

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) key : piano

Explanation:

A bristle is a part of a brush; a key is a part of a piano.

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Q:

Rasik walked 20 m towards north. Then he turned right and walks 30 m. Then he turns right and walks 35 m. Then he turns left and walks 15 m. Finally he turns left and walks 15 m. In which direction and how many metres is he from the starting position?

A) 15 m West	B) 30 m East
C) 30 m West	D) 45 m East

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 45 m East

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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

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