3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

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In a certain code language , 'PROBLEM' is written as MPERLOB. How will 'PROBLEM' is written as MPERLOB. How will 'NUMBERS' be written in that code?

A) SNUREMB	B) SNRUBME
C) SNRUEMB	D) SNRUMEB

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) SNRUEMB

Explanation:

$\begin{matrix} 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ P & R & O & B & L & E \end{matrix} \begin{matrix} 7 \\ M \end{matrix} \Rightarrow \begin{matrix} 7 & 1 & 6 & 2 & 5 & 3 \\ M & P & E & R & L & O \end{matrix} \begin{matrix} 4 \\ B \end{matrix}$

Similarly, $\begin{matrix} 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ N & U & M & B & E & R \end{matrix} \begin{matrix} 7 \\ S \end{matrix} \Rightarrow \begin{matrix} 7 & 1 & 6 & 2 & 5 & 3 \\ S & N & R & U & E & M \end{matrix} \begin{matrix} 4 \\ B \end{matrix}$

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In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Blizzard : Freeze :: ?:?

A) Insult : Humiliation	B) Bad : Immoral
C) Caution : Careless	D) Jealousy : Respect

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Insult : Humiliation

Explanation:

Blizzard means a severe snowstorm and Freeze means the result of extreme cold i.e. the result of Blizzard is Freeze.

Insult means speak with disrespect and Humiliation means a state of being someone feel ashamed i.e. the result of insult is humiliation.

Blizzard : Freeze :: Insult : Humiliation

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Choose the word which is least like the others word in a group?

A) Day	B) Calendar
C) Date	D) Month

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Calendar

Explanation:

All others are parts of a calendar.

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The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

18 - 2 ÷ 20 + 5 x 16 = 69

A) ÷ and -	B) + and x
C) + and ÷	D) - and +

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ÷ and -

Explanation:

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What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series?

1, 244, 163, 190, 181, ?,

A) 188	B) 198
C) 221	D) 184

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 184

Explanation:

Given number series -1, 244, 163, 190, 181, ?,

The pattern is as follows

1 + 243 = 244

244 - 81 = 163

163 + 27 = 190

190 - 9 = 181

181 + 3 = 184

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If "A" means "subtraction", "B" means "division", "C" means "addition" and "D" means "multiplication", then

294 B 6 A 30 C 31 D 4 = ?

A) 16	B) 156
C) 143	D) 163

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 143

Explanation:

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In the following question, select the related number pair from the given alternatives.

18 : 11 : : ? : ?

A) 33 : 29	B) 36 : 29
C) 41 : 33	D) 49 : 41

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 36 : 29

Explanation:

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In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Zenith : Nadir :: ?:?

A) Indigent : Poverty	B) Zeal : Eagerness
C) Success : Peak	D) Genuine : Phony

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Genuine : Phony

Explanation:

Zenith means the time at which something is most powerful and Nadir means the lowest or most unsuccessful point in a situation. Both words are opposite to each other.

Genuine means authentic and phony means fraudulent or not genuine. Both are also opposite in meaning.

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