3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

One morning after sunrise, Suresh was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right. To which direction was he facing?

A) East	B) West
C) South	D) Data is inadequate

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) South

Explanation:

Sun rises in the east in the morning. Since the shadow of Suresh falls to his right. So he is facing South.

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Q:

Find the wrong number in the series

7, 28, 63, 124, 215, 342, 511

A) 28	B) 124
C) 215	D) 342

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 28

Explanation:

Here the number follows the given rule

$2^{3} - 1, 3^{3} - 1, 4^{3} - 1, 5^{3} - 1, . . .$

But 28 has been given in problem series.

so 28 is wrong number.

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Q:

Choose the correct order

1) is 2) at 3) TV 4) film 5) midnight 6) a 7) on 8) great 9) There

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

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

Explanation:

There is a great film on tv at midnight.

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Q:

Find the next terms in the series

3G, 6H, 11J, 18M, ?

A) 20U	B) 27Q
C) 27V	D) 18P

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 18P

Explanation:

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Q:

A is father of C and D is son of B. E is brother of A. If C is sister of D, how is B related to E ?

A) Daughter	B) Brother
C) Husband	D) Sister-in-law

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sister-in-law

Explanation:

A is father of C and C is sister of D. So, A is father of D.

But D is son of B. So, B is the mother of D and wife of K Also. E is the brother of A So, B is the sister-in-law of E.

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Q:

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

6859 5832 ? 4096 3375

A) 4589	B) 4913
C) 5013	D) 5169

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4913

Explanation:

The given series follows a pattern that,

19 x 19 x 19 = 6859

18 x 18 x 18 = 5832

17 x 17 x 17 = 4913

16 x 16 x 16 = 4096

15 x 15 x 15 = 3375

So, the missing number in the given series = 4913

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Q:

A man said to a lady, "Your mother's husband's sister is my aunt!! How is the lady related to the man ?

A) Daughter	B) Grand daughter
C) Mother	D) Sister

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sister

Explanation:

Your mother's husband — Your father; Your father's sister — Your aunt.

So, lady's aunt is man's aunt and therefore lady is man's sister.

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Q:

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

Circumference : Circle : : ? : ?

A) Cube : Volume	B) Square : Area
C) Sphere : Circle	D) Perimeter : Rectangle

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