Aptitude and Reasoning Mental Ability Questions and Answers

1 .

Introducing a man, a woman said, "He is the only son of my mother's mother". How is the woman related to the man ?

A)

Aunt

B)

Sister

C)

Niece

D)

Mother

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Niece

Explanation : My mother's mother — My grandmother: My grandmother's only son — My maternal uncle. So, the woman is man's niece.

2 .

Lethargic : Vital :: Trite : ?

A)

Slug

B)

Lazy

C)

Unique

D)

Skinny

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Unique

Explanation :

Lethargic means "sluggish", kind of inactive

Vital means full of energy, lively

So, they are antonyms.

So, for the 2nd part of the analogy, you are looking for a antonym to trite

Trite means lacking originality or freshness. Overused. Kind of like a cliche

So, an antonym could be original, unique, innovative.

3 .

A E C B % 7 D $ E B 5 C ? 3 D E 9 @ 2 #

If all the vowels are dropped from the above arrangement which of the following will be the twelth from the left end of the above arrangement?

A)

D

B)

@

C)

3

D)

9

Correct Answer : Option (A) - D

Explanation :

After dropping vowels we have the following arrangement:

C B % 7 D $ B 5 C ? 3 D 9 @ 2 #

Hence, D is twelth from the left end of the above arrangement.

4 .

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. Countries which _________ still undergoing the economic processes _________ known as developing countries.

A)

are, is

B)

is, are

C)

were, are

D)

are, are

Correct Answer : Option (D) - are, are

5 .

Given interchanges : Signs + and - , numbers 4 and 8.

A)

8 - 4 + 12 = 8

B)

4 - 8 + 12 = 0

C)

4 + 8 - 12 = 12

D)

8 + 4 - 12 = 24

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 4 - 8 + 12 = 0

Explanation :

On interchanging + and - and 4 and 8 in (b),

we get the equation as

8 + 4 - 12 = 0

or 12 - 12 = 0

or 0 = 0, which is true.

6 .

In a certain code, MONKEY is written as XDJMNL. How is TIGER written in that code ?

A)

QDFHS

B)

HFDSQ

C)

SHFDQ

D)

RSAFD

Correct Answer : Option (A) - QDFHS

Explanation : The letter of the word are written in a reverse order and then each letter is moved one step backward to obtain the code.

7 .

Two bus tickets from city A to B and three tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 77 but three tickets from city A to B and two tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 73. What are the fares for cities B and C from A ?

A)

Rs. 15, Rs. 14

B)

Rs. 4, Rs. 23

C)

Rs. 13, Rs. 17

D)

Rs. 17, Rs. 13

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Rs. 13, Rs. 17

Explanation :

Let Rs. x be the fare of city B from city A and Rs. y be the fare of city C from city A.

Then, 2x + 3y = 77 ...(i) and

3x + 2y = 73 ...(ii)

Multiplying (i) by 3 and (ii) by 2 and subtracting, we get: 5y = 85 or y = 17.

Putting y = 17 in (i), we get: x = 13.

8 .

If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on. What will West become?

A)

North-West

B)

North-East

C)

South-East

D)

South-West

Correct Answer : Option (C) - South-East

9 .

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

132 156 ? 210 240 272

A)

182

B)

196

C)

199

D)

204

Correct Answer : Option (A) - 182

Explanation :

The given series follows a logic that

11 x 12, 12 x 13, 13 x 14, 14 x 15, 15 x 16,...

So the missing number is 13 x 14 = 182

10 .

Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.

1.Presentation 2.Recommendation 3. Arrival 4.Discussion 5.Introduction

A)

5, 3, 4, 1, 2

B)

5, 3, 1, 2, 4

C)

3, 5, 4, 2, 1

D)

3, 5, 1, 4, 2

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 3, 5, 1, 4, 2

Explanation :

Arrival Introduction Presentation Discussion Recommendation

3 5 1 4 2