3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Select the related number from the given alternatives.

0.04 : 0.2 :: 0.09 : ?

A) 0.3	B) 0.6
C) 0.9	D) 2

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0.3

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Q:

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

1. Sonorous

2. Sometimes

3. Somber

4. Solution

5. Solve

A) 42513	B) 45321
C) 12543	D) 32415

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 45321

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Q:

Pride is to lion as shoal is to

A) Fish	B) School
C) Deer	D) Plants

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Fish

Explanation:

Given Pride is to lion as shoal is to ?.

Pride means a group of lions. Similarly, Shoal means a group of fish swimming. Here the other options have no relation with the given word in that manner.

Hence, Pride is to Lion as Shoal is to Fish.

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Q:

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

Wine : Grapes : : ? : ?

A) Curd : Milk	B) Thread : Cloth
C) Wood : Table	D) Chair : Sit

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Curd : Milk

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Q:

How is B related to A ?

I. A is B's sister.

II. is the father of A and B.

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: D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question

Explanation:

From statements I and II together, we can conclude only that either B is the sister or brother of A.

So, even from both the statements, the exact relation cannot be known.

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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:

I travel 20 miles towards north and then travel 25 miles eastward. I then travel 40 miles rightwards, then travel 30 miles towards left and then travels 12 miles to the left and finally 20 miles northwards. How far am i pproximately from my original destination and in what direction ?

A) 20 miles towards south	B) 13 miles towards south-west
C) 12 miles towards east	D) 13 miles towards north-east

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 13 miles towards south-west

Explanation:

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Using pythagorus rule,

$x^{2} = 12^{2} + 5^{2}$

--> x = 13

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Q:

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

545 : 196 :: 173 : ?

A) 72	B) 121
C) 84	D) 41

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