3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

25, 33, 42, 52, 63, ?

A) 70	B) 75
C) 73	D) 78

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 75

Explanation:

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Pointing to a man, a woman said "His mother is the daughter of my mother's only daughter" . How is the man related to that woman?

A) Son	B) Father
C) Brother	D) Grand Son

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Grand Son

Explanation:

My mother's only daughter means the woman itself. Woman's daughter is the mother of man in question.Therefore, the woman (speaker) is the grand mother of man. Thus, man is the grandson of the woman.

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

i. Argument
ii. Augmentation
iii. Agility
iv. Astute

A) iii,ii,i,iv	B) iii,i,iv,ii
C) iii,i,ii,iv	D) iv,ii,iii,i

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) iii,i,iv,ii

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Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative

Assertion (A) : Himalayas once laid under the sea.

Reason (R) : Fossils of marine creatures are traced on the Himalayas.

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.	B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.	D) A is false but R is true.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Himalayas are the young fold mountains that at one time are believed to lie inside the Tethys sea. This is evident from the recovery of fossils of marine creatures on its peaks.

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Q:

If LBAEHC is the code for BLEACH then which of the following is coded as NBOLZKMH?

A) OBNKZLHM	B) LOBNHMKZ
C) OCPMALNI	D) BNLOKZHM

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) BNLOKZHM

Explanation:

The word if formed into pairs of letters and the letters in each pair are reversed

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Q:

From the given alternatives, according to dictionary, which word will come at LAST position?

1. Choir

2. Choice

3. Chunk

4. Cheer

5. Church

A) Choir	B) Church
C) Cheer	D) Chunk

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Church

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Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative

Assertion (A) : Glass tumbler breaks in winter when hot water is poured in it.

Reason (R) : When hot water is poured. the outer surface of glass expands.

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.	B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.	D) A is false but R is true.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A is true but R is false.

Explanation:

When in winter, hot water is poured in the glass tumbler. its inner surface tends to expand while the Outer surface in contact with cold atmosphere does not. This opposite interaction causes the tumbler to break.

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Read the information carefully and answer the following questions

Six girls are sitting in a circle facing to the centre of the circle. They are Priya, Neha, Rashmi, Sonali, Tina and Veera. Tina is not between Neha and Sonali but some other one. Priya is next to the left of Veera. Rashmi is 4th to the Right of Priya.

Who is sitting just right to veera?

A) Priya	B) Tina
C) Rashmi	D) Neha

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