3100+ Mental Ability Reasoning Questions and Answers with Explanation

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P’s son Q is married with R whose sister S is married to T the brother of Q. How S is related to P ?

A) Daughter-in-law	B) Sister
C) Cousin	D) Sister-in-law

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Daughter-in-law

Explanation:

Since T is the brother of Q
Therefore, P is the father of T
but S is the wife of T.
Hence, S is the daughter-in-law of P.

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The following questions are based on the information given below:

An advertising agency finds that, of its 170 clients, 115 read Indian Express, 110 read The Hindu and 130 read Times of India. Also 85 read Indian Express and Times of India, 75 read Indian Express and The Hindu, 95 read The Hindu and Times of India and 70 read all the three.

How many read only Indian Express?

A) 15	B) 25
C) 5	D) 10

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25

Explanation:

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The following questions are based on the information given below:

Out of a group of 60 students, 25 play Cricket, 30 play Football, 24 play Volleyball, 10 play Cricket and Football, 9 play Cricket and Volleyball, 12 play Volleyball and Football and 5 play all the three.

How many students do not play any one of the games?

A) 5	B) 2
C) 7	D) 1

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7

Explanation:

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Q:

Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Females, Doctors, and Patients?

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

Explanation:

Some females can be doctors; some female can also be patient. Some Doctors can be patients. So, Option C fits into the question.

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The following question consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by lettered pairs of words.Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words.

Pedant : Erudition

A) Blunt : Politician	B) Enemy : Friendly
C) Diplomat : Tactless	D) Prude : Modesty

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Prude : Modesty

Explanation:

A pedant is a person who makes a display of erudition ( scholarly learning). Similarly , a prude is a woman who makes display of modesty.

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Nitin correctly remembers that Nidhi's birthday is before Friday but after Tuesday. Dheeraj correctly remembers that Nidhi's birthday is after Wednesday but before Saturday. On which of the following days does Nidhi's birthday definitely fall?

A) Monday	B) Tuesday
C) Wednesday	D) Thursday

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Thursday

Explanation:

According to Nitin, Nidhi's birthday falls on Wednesday or Thursday ---------(i)

According to Dheeraj , Nidhi's birthday falls on Thursday or Friday ---------(ii)

From (i) and (ii), Nidhi's birthday falls on Thursday.

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Q:

AF : CH :: KT : ?

A) MU	B) LU
C) LV	D) MV

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) MV

Explanation:

As,

$A \overset{+ 2}{\to} C$

$F \overset{+ 2}{\to} H$

Similarly,

$K \overset{+ 2}{\to} M T \overset{+ 2}{\to} V$

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Q:

Choose the word which is least like the others word in a group?

A) Mechanic	B) Blacksmith
C) Engineer	D) Mason

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