3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

If A=C , B= D , C = E and so on, code the following:-

‘STUDENT’

A) VWVFGPV	B) UUWFGPV
C) UVWFGPV	D) UVVFGPV

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) UVWFGPV

Explanation:

According to question: S=U, T=V, U=W, D=F, E=G, N=P, T=V

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Q:

In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Graceful : Clumsy :: ?:?

A) Horror : Sympathy	B) Laugh : Cry
C) Recapitulate : Synopsis	D) Encumber : Burden

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Laugh : Cry

Explanation:

Graceful means showing elegance and clumsy means ungraceful or awkward. Both are opposite to each other. Similarly, laugh and cry are opposite to each other.

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Conditions:

I is brother of J

K is father of I

L is brother of M

M is daughter of J , then

Who is I to L?

A) Grand father	B) Uncle
C) Son	D) Brother

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Uncle

Explanation:

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Q:

Find the next two terms in the series

J, L, O, S, ?, ?

A) Y, B	B) X, Z
C) X, D	D) A, B

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A, B

Explanation:

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Q:

Rita ? into the cellar.

Which of the following words best suitable in the place of '?'

A) ascended	B) rescinded
C) descended	D) intended

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) descended

Explanation:

Rita descended into the cellar.

Descended means went down. As the cellar is in the basement, she must go down.

Options and meanings ::

descended - went down

rescinded - cancelled or annulled

ascended - went up

intended - meant

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Q:

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

i. Obstacle
ii. Obscure
iii. Obsession
iv. Obstruct

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

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

Explanation:

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Q:

Consider the following statements

P : Suman is brilliant
Q : Suman is rich
R : Suman is honest

The negation of the statement "Suman is brilliant and dishonest if and only if Suman is rich" can be expressed as

1) $(P \land ~ R) \leftrightarrow Q$

2) $~ (P \land R) \leftrightarrow Q$

3) $Q \leftrightarrow (P \land ~ R)$

4) $~ (Q \leftrightarrow (P \land ~ R))$

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4

Explanation:

Suman is brilliant and dishonest is P $\land$ ~ R
Suman is brilliant and dishonest iff suman is rich is
Q $\leftrightarrow$ (P $\land$ ~ R)

Negative of statement is expressed as
~ (Q $\leftrightarrow$ (P $\land$ ~ R)).

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Q:

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

Grain : Warehouse :: Water

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

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