3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Bill : Law :: ? : Insect

A) Pupa	B) Stage
C) Larva	D) Bird

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Larva

Explanation:

A Bill becomes a Law; a Larva becomes an insect. (Or)

A Bill turns into a law; a Larva turns into an Insect.

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Q:

Consider the following statements

P : Suman is brilliant
Q : Suman is rich
R : Suman is honest

The negation of the statement "Suman is brilliant and dishonest if and only if Suman is rich" can be expressed as

1) $(P \land ~ R) \leftrightarrow Q$

2) $~ (P \land R) \leftrightarrow Q$

3) $Q \leftrightarrow (P \land ~ R)$

4) $~ (Q \leftrightarrow (P \land ~ R))$

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4

Explanation:

Suman is brilliant and dishonest is P $\land$ ~ R
Suman is brilliant and dishonest iff suman is rich is
Q $\leftrightarrow$ (P $\land$ ~ R)

Negative of statement is expressed as
~ (Q $\leftrightarrow$ (P $\land$ ~ R)).

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Q:

H T 6 # E 7 $ K I L % 3 P @ 2 A J R U 4 * V D

What will come in place of the question mark(?) in the following series based on the above arrangement ?

T#6 7K$ L3% ?

A) @2A	B) A@2
C) 2A@	D) None of these

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of these

Explanation:

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Q:

If 12@18 = -3, 18@6 = 6 and 16@8 = 4, then find the value of 6@10 = ?

A) -10	B) 8
C) 4	D)

Answer & Explanation Answer: D)

Explanation:

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Q:

Pointing to a photograph, a lady tells Pramod, "I am the only daughter of this lady and her son is your maternal uncle." How is the speaker related to Pramod's father

A) Sister-in-law	B) Wife
C) Either (a) or (b)	D) Neither (a) nor (b)

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Wife

Explanation:

Clearly, the speaker's brother is Pramod's maternal uncle. So, the speaker is Pramod's mother or his father's wife

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Q:

Conditions:

I is brother of J

K is father of I

L is brother of M

M is daughter of J , then

Who is I to L?

A) Grand father	B) Uncle
C) Son	D) Brother

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Uncle

Explanation:

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Q:

I. A, B, C, D, E and F are six members of a family.

II. One couple has parents and their children in the family.

III. A is the son of C and E is the daughter of A.

IV. D is the daughter of F who is the mother of E.

How many female members are there in the family ?

A) 2	B) 3
C) 4	D) 5

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

Explanation:

E is the daughter of A and F is the mother of E So, A is the father of E and hence the husband of F. Now.

D is the daughter of F So. D and E are the daughters of A and F Also. A is the son of C.

Now, only B remains Thus. B and C are the parents of A.

Clearly, the females in the family are : either B or C, F, D and E.

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Q:

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

BAAAAABA, BAAAABAA, BAAABAAA, BAABAAAA, BABAAAAA, _______________.

A) BAAAAAAB	B) BAAAAABA
C) BBAAAAAA	D) BAAAABAA

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