3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Iam facing south. I turn right and walk 20 m. Then I turn right again and walk 10m. Then I turn left and walk 10m and then turning right walk 20m. Then I turn right again and walk 60m. In which direction am I from the starting point?

A) North	B) North-West
C) North-East	D) East

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) North-East

Explanation:

The movements of the person are from A to F, as shown in Fig. Clearly, the final position is F which is to the North-east of the starting point A

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Q:

Which day of the last week did Satish meet Kapil at Kapil's residence ?

I. Kapil was out of town from Monday to Wednesday. lie returned on Thursday morning.

II. On Friday night Satish telephoned his friend to inform that only yesterday he had got approval of Kapil after personally explaining to him all the details

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 even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question

Explanation:

Statement II reveals that Satish met his friend Kapil on the day prior to Friday i.e, Thursday.

Thus, only II is needed.

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Q:

Genuine : Authentic : : Mirage : ?

A) Transpiration	B) Illusion
C) Reflection	D) Image

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Illusion

Explanation:

Here the given pair of words are related in such a way that they are synonyms.

That is Genuine and Authentic are synonyms and similarly, Mrage and illusion are synonyms.

Hence, Genuine : Authentic : : Mirage : Illusion.

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Q:

Pointing to the lady on the platform. Manju said "She is the sister of the father of my mother's son". How is the lady related to Manju ?

A) Mother	B) Sister
C) Aunt	D) Niece

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Aunt

Explanation:

Manju's mother's son----> Manju's brother.

Manju's brother's father ----> Munju's father;

Father's sister Manju's aunt.

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Q:

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

1. Simulate

2. Simple

3. Similar

4. Silent

5. Signal

A) 12354	B) 54321
C) 52143	D) 24513

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 54321

Explanation:

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Nandini is the only daughter of Madan's sister Sangita's brother. How is Nandini related to Madam?

A) Daughter	B) Niece
C) Cousin	D) Niece or Daughter

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Niece or Daughter

Explanation:

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Q:

5x - 6 = 3x - 8

Solve the above equation.

A) 2	B) -1
C) -2	D) 1

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) -1

Explanation:

Given 5x - 6 = 3x - 8

5x - 3x = -8 + 6

2x = -2

=> x = -1.

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Q:

Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Seven persons Tina, Vini, Yasir, Rishi, Sanya, Pankaj and Urmila live on the separate floors of a 7- floor building. Ground floor is number one; second floor is number two and so on. Each of them goes to a city viz. Paris, Istanbul, Shanghai, Durban, London, Madrid and Dubai but not necessarily in the same order.

Only three people live above the floor on which Sanya lives. Only one person lives between Sanya and the one who goes to Paris. Vini lives just below the person who goes to Madrid. Only three people live between the one who goes to Paris and London. The person who goes to Madrid lives on an even numbered floor. Urmila lives just above Rishi. Urmila does not go to London. Only two persons live between Pankaj and the one who goes to Durban. Pankaj lives above the person who goes to Durban. Yasir does not go to Istanbul. Tina does not live just above or just below Sanya. The one who goes to Shanghai does not live just above or just below Pankaj.

Who among the following lives on floor number 7?

A) Tina	B) Yasir
C) Pankaj	D) Urmila

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