3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Optimist is to cheerful as Pessimist is to

A) Helpful	B) Mean
C) Petty	D) Gloomy

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gloomy

Explanation:

The given words are related in a way that, an optimist is a person whose outlook is cheerful. Similarly, a pessimist is a person whose outlook is gloomy.

The answer is not (b) because a pessimist does not have to be mean. Options (c) and (a) are incorrect because neither words describe the outlook of a pessimist.

Hence, Optimist is to cheerful as Pessimist is to Gloomy.

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Q:

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

13, 16, 20, 23, 27, ?

A) 30	B) 29
C) 31	D) 33

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 30

Explanation:

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Q:

Manoj and Satya are ranked seventh and eleventh respectively from the top in a class of 31 students. What will be their respective ranks from the bottom in the class ?

A) 25th and 21st	B) 26th and 22nd
C) 20th and 24th	D) 24th and 20th

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25th and 21st

Explanation:

Number of students behind Manoj in rank = (31 - 7) = 24.

So, Manoj is 25th from the bottom.

Number of students behind Satya in rank = (31 - 11) = 20.

So, Satya is 21st from the bottom.

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Q:

Rajan is the brother of Sachin and Manick is the father of Rajan. Jagat is the brother of Priya and Priya is the daughter of Sachin. Who is the uncle of Jagat ?

A) Rajan	B) Sachin
C) Manick	D) None of these

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rajan

Explanation:

Jagat is the brother of Priya and Priya is the daughter of Sachin. So. Jagat is the son of Sachin. Now, Rajan is the brother of Sachin.

Thus, Rajan is the uncle of Jagat

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Q:

Find the two letters in the word EXTRA which have as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabet. If these two letters are arranged in alphabetical order which letter will come second?

A) E	B) X
C) R	D) A

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) E

Explanation:

EXTRA
The two letters , as mentioned in the question, are E and A. We know that E comes after A in alphabetical order.

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Q:

Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace 'x' in given series 1,2,6,15,31,56,x

A) 65	B) 78
C) 81	D) 92

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 92

Explanation:

The pattern is + 1*1,+ 2*2, +3*3, + 4*4,+ 5*5,+ 6*6, . . . . . . .
So missing term is 56+36=92

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Q:

The product of two successive numbers is 9506.Which is the smaller of the two numbers?

A) 96	B) 97
C) 98	D) 99

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 97

Explanation:

$\sqrt{9506}$ = 97.50 So 97 and 98 are the two numbers.

so 97 is the answer

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Q:

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

College, University, Students

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

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