3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Find the next number in the given series?

118, 166, 190, 202, 208, ?

A) 211	B) 222
C) 233	D) 244

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 211

Explanation:

The given series is 118, 166, 190, 202, 208, ?

118

118 + 48 = 166

166 + 24 = 190

190 + 12 = 202

202 + 6 = 208

208 + 3 = 211

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Q:

If "#" means "subtraction", "&" means "division", "@" means "addition" and "%" means "multiplication", then

132 & 3 # 10 @ 20 % 2 = ?

A) 91	B) 74
C) 69	D) 76

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 74

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Q:

The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

16 ÷ 8 - 5 x 2 + 6 = 9

A) + and x	B) + and ÷
C) - and +	D) ÷ and x

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) + and x

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Q:

If SON = 678 and TEN = 948, then STONE =

A) 69797	B) 69784
C) 68784	D) 69764

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 69784

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Q:

What day is the fourteenth of a given month

I. The last day of the month is a Wednesday.

II. The third Saturday of the month was seventeenth.

A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question	B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question
C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;	D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question

Explanation:

Statement II reveals that 17th Was a Saturday and therefore, 14th was Wednesday So, only statement II is needed

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Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark the answer corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If a sentence is free from errors, mark (D) as the answer.

$\frac{H e f l e w}{(A)} / \frac{o v e r e x t e n s i v e l y}{(B)} / \frac{t h e p a c i f i c l a s t w i n t e r}{(C)} / \frac{N o e r r o r}{(D)}$

A) A	B) B
C) C	D) D

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

Explanation:

'Extensively' is describing the verb 'flew' and should be placed after the verb and thus the correct phrase should be 'extensively over'. The error is in the second part of the sentence.

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Q:

In a certain code, TRIPPLE is written as SQHOOKD. How is EXOTIC coded in that code?

A) DWNHSB	B) DNWHSB
C) DWNSHB	D) DNWSHB

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) DWNSHB

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Q:

When is Manohar's birthday this year ?

I. It is between January 13 and 15, January 13 being Wednesday.

II. It is not on Friday.

A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question	B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question
C) If the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;	D) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question

Explanation:

From statement I, we conclude that Manohar's birthday is on January 14. which is Thursday. this year.

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