3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with 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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Q:

Consider the following information and answer the questions based on it

Out of 50 kids in a colony, 10 like only basketball, 25 like only football, 10 like both volleyball and football and 5 like only volleyball.

How many kids do not like volleyball?

A) 15	B) 25
C) 35	D) 45

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 35

Explanation:

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Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the given classes.

French, German, Spanish, Languages

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

Explanation:

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If in a certain code language, 'oka peru' means 'fine cloth' ; 'meta lisa' means 'clear water' and 'dona lisa peru' means 'fine clear weather' , which word in that language means 'weather' ?

A) peru	B) oka
C) meta	D) dona

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) dona

Explanation:

In the first and third statements, the common code word is 'peru' and the common word is 'fine'.

So, 'peru' means 'fine'.

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How many meaningful English words can be made from the letters EOPR using each letter only once?

A) None	B) One
C) Two	D) Three

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Two

Explanation:

PORE and ROPE

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

Assertion (A) : Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial.

Reason (R) : They are fed by melting snow.

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:

Most Himalayan rivers originating in Himalayan peaks are perennial because they are fed by the melting snow throughout the year.

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In these series, you will be looking at both the letter pattern and the number pattern. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.
SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL

A) UJI	B) VIJ
C) XLM	D) DOP

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) VIJ

Explanation:

First letter series S,T,U,V
second and third letter series CD,EF,GH,IJ...
so answer = VIJ

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Which of the following Venn diagrams correctly represents the following classes

Lion, Tiger, Animals

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

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