3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

How many new year's greeting cards were sold this year in your shop ?

I. Last year 2935 cards were sold.

II. The number of cards sold this year was 1.2 times that of last year

A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question i	B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question
C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;	D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If the data in both the statements together are needed.

Explanation:

From both the given statements, we find that the number of cards sold this year (2935 x 1.2) = 3522.

S0. both I and II together are required.

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If A means '+', @ means 'x', & means '/' and V means '-', then the value of

7 @ 2 V 135 & 5 @ 3 & 9 A 1

A) 14	B) 9
C) 6	D) 1

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6

Explanation:

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Q:

If the sequence of the English alphabet is reversed then which letter is 7th to the left of second vowel from the right of English alphabet in the new series?

A) U	B) V
C) L	D) M

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) L

Explanation:

Second vowel from the right of reversed English alphabet is E and 7th letter to the left of E in the new series is L.

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Q:

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

abaBABAB, AbabABAB, ABabaBAB, ABAbabAB, ABABabaB, _______________.

A) aBABABab	B) ABABAbab
C) abaBABAB	D) AbabABAB

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ABABAbab

Explanation:

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Q:

Happiness is to 517768399 as senipah is to

A) 9836715	B) 9386615
C) 9386715	D) 9386517

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 9386715

Explanation:

If each consecutive letter in "happiness" relates to the consecutive numbers in 517768399, then H=5, A=1, P=7, I=6, N=8, E=3 and S=9.

Using the numbers that relate to the letters in 'senipah', you will arrive at

SENIPAH = 9386715.

Hence, Happiness is to 517768399 as senipah is to 9386715.

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Q:

Fear : Threat :: Anger : ?

A) Panic	B) Compulsion
C) Force	D) Provocation

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Provocation

Explanation:

The given words follow a relation that First arises from the second.

That is, fear arises from the threat. Similarly, anger arises from provocation.

Hence, Fear : Threat :: Anger : Provocation.

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Q:

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

i. Heredity
ii. Hesitate
iii. Heavy
iv. Herald

A) iii, iv, i, ii	B) i, iv, iii, ii
C) ii, iii, i, iv	D) iv, iii, ii, i

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) iii, iv, i, ii

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Q:

In the given equation, LHS = RHS only when we interchange numbers _____ on the same side.

5 + 3 x 6 - 4 $\div$ 2 = 4 x 3 - 10 $\div$ 2 + 7

A) 5 and 2	B) 3 and 7
C) 6 and 4	D) 4 and 7

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