3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.

There are 6 persons in a family. Chitra is the sister of Rakesh. Badhri is the brother of Eniya's husband. Dilip is the father of Arun and grandfather of Rakesh. There are two fathers, three bothers and a mother in the group.

How many male members are there in the family?

A) 3	B) 1
C) 4	D) 2

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

Explanation:

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Bread : Yeast :: Curd : ?

A) Fungi	B) Bacteria
C) Germs	D) Virus

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bacteria

Explanation:

First is produced by the action of the second.

Hence, Bread : Yeast :: Curd : Bacteria.

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

Assertion (A) : Mohammad-bin-Tughluq is called the 'wisest fool'.

Reason (R) : He had wise plans but implemented them foolishly.

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: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

R provides the correct explanation of A.

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

i. Latitude
ii. Longitude
iii. Laugh
iv. Latent

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

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

Explanation:

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Detect an error part labelled (1), (2), (3) & (4) in the following question.

$\frac{w h o l e n o r t h e r n s t a t e s i n}{(1)} / \frac{i n d i a a r e r e e l i n g u n d e r t h e}{(2)} / \frac{d e v a s t a t i n g}{(3)} / \frac{o f t h e d r o u g h t}{(4)}$

A) 1	B) 2
C) 3	D) 4

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

Explanation:

Error is in the first part of the sentence. 'Whole' is used with singular nouns.
The correct sentence is - 'All Northern states in India are reeling under the devastating of the drought.

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

i. Pitiful
ii. Plague
iii. Pitiless
iv. Plaque
v. Plankton

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

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

Explanation:

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Q:

Country : President :: State : ?

A) Governor	B) Speaker
C) Prime Minister	D) Chief Minister

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Governor

Explanation:

The President is the highest officer in the country. Similarly, Governor is the highest officer of the state.

Hence, Country : President :: State : Governor.

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

i. Argument
ii. Augmentation
iii. Agility
iv. Astute

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

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