3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

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

i. Next
ii. Noisy
iii. Neutral
iv. Neither

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

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

Explanation:

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In a certain code language ‘ROUTINE’ is written as 'VMRGFLI'. How will 'CRUELTY' be written in that code language ?

A) UPVCZLR	B) VPCVZRL
C) CVCPZRL	D) VCPCZLR

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) VPCVZRL

Explanation:

ROUTINE IS 7 LETTER WORD.. (1st=R,2nd=O,3rd=U,4th=T,5th=I,6th=N,7th=E)
1st and 3rd letter interchanging. (UORTINE)
5th and 7th letter interchanging. (UORTENI)
1st letter shifting one after that (VORTENI)
2nd letter shifting two befor that (VMRTENI)
3rd letter remains same (VMRTENI)
4th letter
(total alphabets - current)+1
(26 - 20)+1= 7.(i.e) G (VMRGFNI)
5th letter shifting one after that (VMRGFNI)
6th letter shifting two befor that (VMRGFLI)
7th letter remains same (VMRGFLI
Like that,
CRUELTY IS 7 LETTER WORD.. (1st=C,2nd=R,3rd=U,4th=E,5th=L,6th=T,7th=Y)
1st and 3rd letter interchanging. (URCELTY)
5th and 7th letter interchanging. (URCEYTL)
1st letter shifting one after that (VRCEYTL)
2nd letter shifting two befor that (VPCEYTL)
3rd letter remains same (VPCEYTL)
4th letter
(total alphabets - current)+1
(26 - 5)+1= 22.(i.e) V (VPCVYTL)
5th letter shifting one after that (VPCVZTL)
6th letter shifting two befor that (VPCVZRL)
7th letter remains same (VPCVZRL).

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Q:

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

YXYXYZXY, YXYZXYXY, YZXYXYXY, YXYXYXZY, YXYXZYXY, _______________.

A) ZYXYXYXY	B) YXYXYZXY
C) YXZYXYXY	D) YXYZXYXY

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) YXZYXYXY

Explanation:

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Q:

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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Q:

Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative

Assertion(A) : Bangladesh imports jute from India.

Reason (R) : Bangladesh has most of the jute mills.

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.	B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.	D) Both A and R are false.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both A and R are false.

Explanation:

When Bangladesh was created after partition of India, the areas of jute production went to Bangladesh while the jute mills were left in India. So, India imports raw jute from Bangladesh.

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Q:

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

1. Frantic

2. Fraud

3. Fountain

4. Frank

5. Frail

A) 54321	B) 52314
C) 35412	D) 24153

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 35412

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Q:

Use each of the following figures only once and form three groups. The three groups so formed are

A) (1,3,5), (2,6,8), (4,7,9)	B) (1,3,5), (2,7,8), (4,6,9)
C) (1,3,9), (2,6,8), (4,7,5)	D) (1,3,5), (2,6,9), (4,7,8)

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) (1,3,5), (2,6,8), (4,7,9)

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Q:

The workers union decided to go on strike since the management was adamant and did not agree to their terms .The discussion had reached a /an--------.

A) Climax	B) impetus
C) impasse	D) obstacle

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) impasse

Explanation:

Impasse means, a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock.

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