3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Introducing a man to her husband, a woman said, This brother's father is the only son of my grandfather." How is the woman related to his man ?

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sister

Explanation:

Only sun of her grandfather — Her father; man's brother's father — man's father.

So, man's father is her father

i.e, She is the man's sister.

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Q:

Assertion(A) : Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial.
Reason(R) : They are fed by melting snow.

A) R correctly explains A	B) R is true but A is fale
C) A is true but R is false	D) Both A and R are false

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) R correctly explains A

Explanation:

Most Himalayan rivers are perennial because they are fed by the melting snow throughout the year.
Thus, both A and R are true & R correctly explains A.

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Q:

Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace 'x' in the series 31,45,35,47,39,x,43,51,47,53

A) 48	B) 49
C) 36	D) 38

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 49

Explanation:

The given sequence is a combination of two series
1)31,35,39,43,47
2) 45,47,49,51,53
So,the missing term is 49

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Q:

Race : Fatigue :: Fast : ?

A) Hunger	B) Appetite
C) Weakness	D) Food

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hunger

Explanation:

Race : Fatigue :: Fast : Hunger

The first word causes the second.

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Q:

One boat is overtaking another, which boat should stand on?

Answer

The boat which is overtaken must give way to the boat which is overtaking and should stand on until it is completely overtaken.

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Q:

In the following question, various terms of an alphabet series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives. Y, B, T, G, O, ?

A) L	B) N
C) M	D) K

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) L

Explanation:

The sequence consists of two series (Y, T, O) and (B, G, ?). The first series consists of 2nd, 7th and 12th letters from the end of English alphabet. The second series consists of 2nd, 7th and 12th letters from the beginning of English alphabet.

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Q:

Cup is to coffee as Bowl is to

A) Rice	B) Food
C) Spoon	D) Dish

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rice

Explanation:

As coffee can be holded in cup, similarly rice can be holded in a bowl.

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Q:

In a certain code language, '-' represents '+', '+' represents 'x', 'x' represents '÷' and '÷' represents '-'. Find out the answer to the following question.

2 - 12 + 10 x 5 ÷ 12 = ?

A) 32	B) 8
C) 4	D) 14

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