3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Find the odd man out
2 4 8 16 36

A) 4	B) 8
C) 16	D) 36

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 36

Explanation:

2+2=4

4+4=8

8+8=16

16+16=32 but it is given 36

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Q:

3, 6, 17.5, 64.75, ?

A) 304.587	B) 295.875
C) 115.246	D) 101

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 295.875

Explanation:

3

3 x 1.5 + 1.5 = 6

6 x 2.5 + 2.5 = 17.5

17.5 x 3.5 + 3.5 = 64.75

64.75 x 4.5 + 4.5 = 295.875

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Q:

Which of the following statements is correct?

A) I am very happy to start this Program	B) I am too happy to start this Program
C) Both A & B	D) None

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) I am very happy to start this Program

Explanation:

Here I am very happy to start this Program is correct statement.

"Too" is not used with pleasant adjectives. It means 'more than required' and is usually used with unpleasant adjectives.

So, 'too healthy', 'too happy', 'too glad' etc are wrong.

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Q:

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.

Which one is sitting just right to Veera?

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tina

Explanation:

Tina

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Q:

Virus doubles every 3 mins. It is 'K' in 1 hour, when was it K/4 ?

A) 29 min	B) 25 min
C) 54 min	D) 57 min

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 54 min

Explanation:

If virus is K in 1hr i.e 60 min
then in 57 min it was K/2 as it doubles every 3 minutes
=> In 54 min it was K/4.
At 54 minutes it was K/4.

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Q:

Which statement best compares a line and a point?

A) A point has no dimension and a line has one dimension.	B) A line can have line segments on it whereas a point cannot be on any line segment.
C) point is a location whereas a line has several planes located on it	D) A line can lie on a plane whereas a point cannot lie on a plane.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A point has no dimension and a line has one dimension.

Explanation:

A point has no dimension and a line has one dimension is the statement that best compares a line and a point.

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Q:

In the following question, a matrix of certain characters is given.These characters follow a certain trend, row-wise or column wise.Find out this trend and choose the missing character accordingly

11	6	8
17	12	?
25	34	19
19	28	11

A) 16	B) 15
C) 13	D) 9

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 16

Explanation:

In the first column, 17 - 11 = 25 - 19 = 6.
In the second column, 12 - 6 = 34 - 28 = 6.
Let the missing number in the third column be y.
Then, y - 8 = 19 - 11 = 8 or y = 16.

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Q:

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

Engine, Car, Battery

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

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