3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?

PRQPQPQPQ, PQRPQPQPQ, PQPRQPQPQ, PQPQRPQPQ, PQPQPRQPQ, _______________.

A) PQPQPQRPQ	B) RPQPQPQPQ
C) PRQPQPQPQ	D) PQRPQPQPQ

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) PQPQPQRPQ

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Q:

Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?

ABCABABAB, CABABABAB, ABABABACB, ABABACBAB, ABACBABAB, _______________.

A) ABABCABAB	B) ACBABABAB
C) ABCABABAB	D) CABABABAB

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ACBABABAB

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Q:

Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?

ZWZWZWXY, ZWZWZYXY, ZWZWXYXY, ZWZYXYXY, ZWXYXYXY, _______________.

A) XYXYXYXY	B) ZYXYXYXY
C) ZWZWZWXY	D) ZWZWZYXY

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ZYXYXYXY

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Q:

It takes five minutes to pass a rumour from one person to two other persons. The tree of rumour continues. Find how many minutes does it take spread the rumour to 729 persons ?

A) 45 min	B) 25 min
C) 30 min	D) 36 min

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 30 min

Explanation:

After 5 mins ..... 3 persons will get rumour
After 10 mins .... 3x2 + 3 = 9 = $3^{2}$ persons will get
after 15 =5x3 min ......9x2 + 9 =27 = $3^{3}$ persons will get news.
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after 5x6 mins ... $3^{6}$ = 729 persons will get news.

Therefore, time taken to spread the rumour to 729 persons is 30 minutes.

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Q:

There are six children playing football, namely A, B, C, D, E and F. A and E are brothers. F is the Sister of E. C is the only son of A's Uncle. B and D are the daughters of the brother of C's father. How is D related to A?

A) Uncle	B) Sister
C) Niece	D) Cousin

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cousin

Explanation:

Clearly, D's father is the brother of C's father and C's father is A's Uncle. So, D's father is also A's Uncle. Thus, D is A's cousin.

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Q:

Which of the following terms follows the trend of the given list?

YXZYXYXY, YXYXZYXY, YXYXYXZY, YZXYXYXY, YXYZXYXY, _______________.

A) ZYXYXYXY	B) YXZYXYXY
C) YXYXZYXY	D) YXYXYZXY

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) YXYXYZXY

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Q:

Square is to Triangle and Cube is to

A) Pyramid	B) Rectangle
C) Ice	D) Rhombus

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pyramid

Explanation:

Square is 2-dimensional 4 sided figure Whereas Cube is 3-dimensional figure which looks like Square.

Similarly, Triangle is 2-dimensional 3 sided figure Whereas Pyramid is 3-dimensional figure which looks like Triangle.

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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

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