3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:

Dark:Light :: Noise:?

A) Music	B) Quiet
C) Melody	D) Vacuum

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Quiet

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

EGIK:YWUS::FHJL:______________

A) ZXYT	B) YXWV
C) XVTR	D) WVSQ

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ZXYT

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Q:

One word substitute :

a person who abstains from alcoholic drinks

A) Teetotaller	B) Heretic
C) Angler	D) Drunkard

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Teetotaller

Explanation:

A person who practices teetotalism i.e abstains from all kinds of alcoholic drinks is called a teetotaller or is simply said to be teetotal.

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Q:

What is the next number of the following sequence ?

21, 77, 165, 285, ......

A) 404	B) 415
C) 426	D) 437

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 437

Explanation:

The series follow the rule,

21 = $5^{2}-4$
77 = $9^{2} - 4$
165 = $13^{2} - 4$
285 = $17^{2} - 4$

5,9,13,17,21,(+4)...
In the same way next no. will be
$21^{2} - 4$ = 441 - 4 = 437

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Q:

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

FS: IT :: QT: ?

A) PR	B) TU
C) ST	D) TQ

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) TU

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Q:

The following question is based on the given data for an examination.

A. Candidates appeared 10500

B. Passed in all the five subjects 5685

C. Passed in three subjects only 1498

D. Passed in two subjects only 1250

E. Passed in one subject only 835

F. Failed in English only 78

G. Failed in Maths only 275

H. Failed in Physics only 149

I. Failed in Chemistry only 147

J. Failed in Biology only 221

How many candidates passed in at least four subjects ?

A) 6555	B) 5685
C) 1705	D) 870

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6555

Explanation:

Candidates passed in atleast four subjects

= (Candidates passed in 4 subjects) + (Candidates Passed in all 5 subjects)

= (Candidates failed in only 1 subject ) + ( Candidates passed in all subjects)

= (78 + 275 + 149 + 147 + 221) + 5685 = 870 + 5685 = 6555

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Q:

Find the similarity in the following:

Plays, Movies, Documentary, Road shows

A) All can be used to convey social messages	B) All are show-cased in theaters
C) All of them are only in English language	D) No similarity

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) All can be used to convey social messages

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Q:

In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives.

Hospital : Treatment : : ? : ?

A) Product : Production	B) Government : Country
C) Justice : Court	D) School : Education

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