3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

In the following question, select the odd word from the given alternatives.

A) Area	B) Cube
C) Volume	D) Perimeter

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cube

Explanation:

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Q:

How many gift boxes were sold on Monday ?

I. It was 10% more than the boxes sold on the earlier day i.e. Sunday.

II. Every third visitor to the shop purchased the box and 1500 visitors were there on Sunday

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:

From II. we can conclude that 500 boxes were sold on Sunday

From I. we find that number of boxes sold on Monday 500 +10% of 500 = 550.

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The positions of the first and sixth digits in the number 5109238674 are interchanged. Similarly the positions of the second and the seventh digits are interchanged and so on . which of the following will be the third digit from the right end after the after the rearrangement?

A) 9	B) 0
C) 6	D) 3

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 0

Explanation:

There are 10 digits. Now, third digit from the right means (10-3+1 = ) 8th digit from the left. But, from the question , third and eighth digits are interchanged. Hence, the required digit is the third digit of the given number, ie 0.

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Find the missing term for the related pair of letter clusters.

RAMA : MARA :: SITA : ___

A) SIAT	B) TISA
C) TIAS	D) TSAI

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) TISA

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Q:

Library is to Book as Book is to

A) Words	B) Pages
C) Binding	D) Cover

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pages

Explanation:

A Library consists of Books in the same way Book consists Pages.

Hence, Library : Book :: Book : Pages.

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Filed Under: Analogy
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Q:

Showing a man a woman said, "His brother's father is the only son of my grandfather". How is the woman related to the man?

A) Sister	B) Aunt
C) Sister-in-law	D) Daughter-in-law

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sister

Explanation:

The man's brother's father means his father is the only son of woman's grandfather

=> grandfather to the man also

=> Woman and the man are brother and sisters.

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Filed Under: Blood Relations
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Q:

Study the following information and answer the given question:

Point A is 10m to the south of B.Point G is 3 m to the east of A. Point H is 5 m to the south of G. Point D is 6 m to the west of H. Point C is 10 m to the north of D. Point K is 6 m to the east of C. Point L is 5 m to the north of K.

How far and in which direction is point B from point L?

A) 5 metres south	B) 4 metres east
C) 6 metres north	D) 3 metres west

Answer & Explanation Answer: D)

3 metres west

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Q:

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

6, 11, 16, 21, 26, ?

A) 32	B) 33
C) 31	D) 29

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