3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Which number replaces 'x' in the below figure ?

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A) 2	B) 9
C) 11	D) 12

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9

Explanation:

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Here in 2nd column if you add the individual digits

we get 3 + 7 + 0 =10 , 2 + 2 + 4 = 8 , 7 + 3 + 0 = 10

7 10 3 --> 7+3 =10

6 8 2 --> 6+2 =8

x 10 1 --> x+1 =10

Here we can observe that by adding 1st and 3rd column elements we get 2nd column elements

--> x = 9

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Q:

Choose the pair in which the words are differently related?

A) Man : Garage	B) Cow : Shed
C) Pig : Sty	D) Horse : Stable

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Man : Garage

Explanation:

In all other pairs, second is the place of stay of the first.

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Q:

………….being poor, Kavitha still dresses more appropriately than most of her friends.

A) Although	B) Inspite
C) Since	D) Despite

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Despite

Explanation:

Despite, Its meaning is "without effected by ", without effecting by their poverty, Kavitha still dresses more appropriately than most of her friends.

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Q:

If in a language RAT is coded as "@$&" and HEAD is coded as "%*$#" then THREAD is coded as what ?

A) #$*@%&	B) @#%$*&
C) &%@*$#	D) &*$%#@

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) &%@*$#

Explanation:

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Q:

Jatin,Kamal and Navin are the 3 mountaineers.Jatin is kamals brother.Kamal is navinsbrother .Navin is not Jatin's brother.Therefore,Navin is jatin's brother

A) True	B) Probably false
C) False	D) Can't say

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) True

Explanation:

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Q:

Below question has with a part of it underlined. The question is followed by four alternatives to replace the underlined part of the sentence. Choose the best alternative which is grammatically correct.

In this particular job we have discovered that to be diligent is more important than being bright.

A) for one to be diligent is more important than being bright.	B) by being diligent is important than being bright.
C) being diligent is more important than being bright.	D) diligence is more important than brightness.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) diligence is more important than brightness.

Explanation:

Parallel construction error in the original statement. A similar form is required on each side of the comparison. " Diligence - brightness ".

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Q:

In a certain code language, “blue” means “car”, “car” means “wood”, “wood” means “rice”, “rice” means “chair” and “chair” means “table”. What do we eat?

A) rice	B) chair
C) wood	D) blue

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) chair

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Q:

A child must have had

A) Toys	B) Friends
C) Parents	D) Education

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