3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

Reptiles, Lizard, Lion

1)

A) 1	B) 2
C) 3	D) 4

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

Explanation:

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Q:

Microphone : Loud :: Microscope : ?

A) Investigate	B) Magnify
C) Examine	D) Elongate

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Magnify

Explanation:

As Microphone makes sound louder similarly Microscope makes the object magnified.

Hence, Microphone : Loud :: Microscope : Magnify.

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

Assertion (A) : Shivaji developed the guerilla warfare.

Reason (R) : Shivaji feared the Mughals.

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:

Shivaji initiated the guerilla warfare to defeat the Mughuls but he did not fear them.

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Q:

FRIEND : FPIBNZ :: PATRON : ?

A) PTYOPI	B) PYTOPJ
C) PYTOOJ	D) PYTPOJ

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) PYTOOJ

Explanation:

FRIEND : FPIBNZ

Follows a pattern that,

F - F

R- second letter to left of R i.e, P

I - I

E - Third letter to left of E i.e, B

N - N

D - Fourth letter to left of D i.e, Z

Similarly, for PATRON

P - P

A - second letter to left of A i.e, Y

T - T

R - Third letter to left of R i.e, O

O - O

N - Fourth letter to left of N i.e, J

PATRON : PYTOOJ

Therefore, FRIEND : FPIBNZ :: PATRON : PYTOOJ

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

Assertion (A) : Inside the earth metals are present in molten state.

Reason (R) : Earth absorbs the sun's rays.

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:

Inside the earth, the high temperature and pressure keeps the metals in molten state. The earth does not absorb the sun's rays but reflects them.

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

Assertion(A) : An iron ball floats on mercury but gets immersed in water.

Reason (R) : The specific gravity of iron is more than that of mercury.

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:

Iron with specific gravity less than that of mercury but more than that of water, floats in the former but gets immersed in the second

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Q:

In the following question a letter-series is given, in which some letters are missing. The missing letters are given in the proper sequence as one of the alternatives. Choose the correct alternatives. ba_ba_bac_acb_cbac

A) bbca	B) ccba
C) cbac	D) aacb

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ccba

Explanation:

The series is bac/bac/bac/bac/bac/bac.
The pattern bac is repeated.

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Q:

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

93, 100, 107, 114, ?, 128

A) 120	B) 121
C) 123	D) 122

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