3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace 'x' in the series 31,45,35,47,39,x,43,51,47,53

A) 48	B) 49
C) 36	D) 38

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 49

Explanation:

The given sequence is a combination of two series
1)31,35,39,43,47
2) 45,47,49,51,53
So,the missing term is 49

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Q:

Which sentence was written correctly?

A) I asked, "What kind of insect is that?"	B) I asked what kind of insect is that?
C) I asked, "what kind of insect is that?"	D) I asked, "What kind of insect is that"?

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) I asked, "What kind of insect is that?"

Explanation:

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Q:

Hill : Mountain :: Stream : ____

A) Canal	B) Glacier
C) River	D) Dam

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) River

Explanation:

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Q:

Which of the diagrams given below correctly represents the relationship among WOMEN, MOTHERS, SPINSTERS

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4

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Q:

Root : Stem : Branch : ?

A) Soil	B) Tree
C) Wood	D) Leaf

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Leaf

Explanation:

Root : Stem : Branch : Leaf

Since all are parts of a tree.

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Q:

A man pointing to a lady says, “Her brother is the father of my only son's sister.” How is that lady related to the man ?

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sister

Explanation:

My only son's sister is my daughter
father of my daughter is me only
her brother means she is my 'sister'.

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Q:

In a street, there are certain number of houses. People in that street are decided to paint their houses with certain colours. If four houses are painted with each colour, then one house will be left without any colour. If five houses are painted with each colour, then one colour will remain. Find the number of houses in that street ?

A) 25	B) 6
C) 32	D) 7

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25

Explanation:

Let x be number of houses and y be colors.

on the basis of question
x = 4y+1
x = 5(y-1)
on solving these 2 equations x = 25

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Q:

In a certain code language, '-' represents '+', '+' represents 'x', 'x' represents '÷' and '÷' represents '-'. Find out the answer to the following question.

2 - 12 + 10 x 5 ÷ 12 = ?

A) 32	B) 8
C) 4	D) 14

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