3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?

CCABABAB, ACCBABAB, ABCCABAB, ABACCBAB, ABABCCAB, _______________.

A) ABABABCC	B) CCABABAB
C) ABABACCB	D) ACCBABAB

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ABABACCB

Explanation:

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Q:

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

1. Throttle

2. Tight

3. Time

4. Tier

5. Thrust

A) 12435	B) 54123
C) 15423	D) 25413

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 15423

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Q:

Find the next number in the given number sequence?

9, 19, 21, 43, 45, ...

A) 88	B) 54
C) 91	D) 49

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 91

Explanation:

The given number series 9, 19, 21, 43, 45, ... follows a pattern that

ALternately (x 2 + 1) and (x 1 + 2)

9

9 x 2 + 1 = 19

19 x 1 + 2 = 21

21 x 2 + 1 = 43

43 x 1 + 2 = 45

45 x 2 + 1 = 91

Hence, the next number in the given sequence is 91.

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Q:

If MENTOR = NVMGLI then PROFESSOR =

A) QSPGFTTPS	B) KILUVHHLI
C) KSLGVTHMI	D) KILGFHHLI

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) KILUVHHLI

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Q:

Which of the following Venn- diagram correctly illustrates the relation ship among the classes : Tennis fans, Cricket players, Students

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

Explanation:

Some Students can be Cricket players. Some Cricket players can be Tennis fans. Some Students can be Tennis fans. So, the given items are partly related to each other.

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Q:

In a family, there are six members A, B, C, D, E and F.

A and B are a married couple, A being the male member. D is the only son of C, who is the brother of A. E is the sister of D. B is the daughter-in-law of F, whose husband has died. How is F related to A ?

A) Mother	B) Sister
C) Mother-in-law	D) none of these

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mother

Explanation:

A is a male and married to B. So, A is the husband and B is the wife. C is the brother of A. D is the son of C. E, who is the sister of D will be the daughter of C. B is the daughter-in-law of F whose husband has died means F is the mother of A.

Clearly, F is the mother of A.

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Q:

In the following sum, “?” stands for which digit ?

8 + ?8 + 28 + 83 + 8? = 2?8

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1

Explanation:

By trial and error method from the given options,

'1' satisfies the above given equation.

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Q:

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

CLOUD : COULD :: SMILE : ___

A) MILSE	B) MILES
C) SILME	D) SLIME

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