3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

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

Assertion (A) : Carbon dioxide turns lime water milky.

Reason (R) : Carbon dioxide sullies the water.

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) A is false but R is true.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A is true but R is false.

Explanation:

Carbon dioxide reacts with lime water (calcium hydroxide) to form milky precipitate of calcium carbonate

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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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If in a certain code language PREMONITION is written as 68530492904, how will the word MONITOR be written in that code language?

A) 1234567	B) 3049208
C) 3029408	D) 3049258

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3049208

Explanation:

Letters of the word PREMONITION are coded as follows:

Letters : P R E M O N I T I O N

Code: 6 8 5 3 0 4 9 2 9 0 4

See the code below Is and Ns. Codes for I and N are 9 and 4 respectively. This indicates that the digits below each letters represent its code. Therefore, code for the word MONITOR is 3049208

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

Assertion (A) : Silver is not used to make electric wires.

Reason (R) : Silver is a bad conductor.

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) A is false but R is true.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A is true but R is false.

Explanation:

Silver is a good conductor of electricity but it is not used to make electric wires because it is expensive

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Q:

If the first and second letters in the word 'MISFORTUNE' were interchanged, also the third and the fourth letters, the fifth and the sixth letters and so on, which letter would then be the eighth letter counting to your left ?

A) O	B) T
C) F	D) I

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) T

Explanation:

The new letter sequence is I M F S R O U T E N

The 8th letter counting towards left is T

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Q:

Rakesh scored more than Raju

Ravi scored less than Rakesh

Raju scored more than Ravi

Ranga score more than Raju but less than Rakesh

Then who is the top scorrer among them ?

A) Ranga	B) Raju
C) Rakesh	D) Ravi

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rakesh

Explanation:

1. Rakesh

2. Ranga

3. Raju

4. Ravi

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Q:

Library is to Book as Book is to

A) Words	B) Pages
C) Binding	D) Cover

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pages

Explanation:

A Library consists of Books in the same way Book consists Pages.

Hence, Library : Book :: Book : Pages.

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Q:

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

4, 5, 12, 39, 160, ?

A) 814	B) 805
C) 895	D) 485

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