Aptitude and Reasoning Mental Ability Questions and Answers

1 .

A tailor had a number of shirt pieces to cut from a roll of fabric. He cut each roll of equal length into 10 pieces. He cut at the rate of 45 cuts a minute. How many rolls would be cut in 24 minutes ?

A)

144 rolls

B)

120 rolls

C)

108 rolls

D)

96 rolls

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 120 rolls

Explanation :

Number of cuts made to cut a roll into 10 pieces = 9.

Therefore, Required number of rolls = (45 x 24)/9 = 120.

2 .

Convent : Cloister :: Eyrie : ?

A)

Hide

B)

Show

C)

Open

D)

Nest

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Nest

Explanation :

Here the first two words are synonyms. Similarly, Eyrie means a large nest. So, the synonym of Eyrie is nest.

Hence, Convent : Cloister :: Eyrie : Nest.

3 .

_______ is necessarily found in in a desert.

A)

Sand

B)

Wind

C)

Heat

D)

Camel

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Sand

4 .

Directions : In the following question, one statement or advertisement is followed by two or three assumptions. On the basis of the statement choose which is/are implicit.

Statement : ''We must introduce objective type tests to improve our examinations for admission to MBA.'' The chairman of the Admission-Committee tells the committee.

Assumptions :

I. The admission at present is directly through the interviews.

II. The Admission-Committee is desirous of improving the admission examinations.

III. The chairman himself is an MBA.

A)

Only I is implicit.

B)

Only II is implicit.

C)

Only I and II are implicit.

D)

Only I and III are implicit.

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Only II is implicit.

5 .

Find the missing number in the given series ?

15, 51, 216, 1100, ?, 46452

A)

5660

B)

6560

C)

6750

D)

6630

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 6630

Explanation :

Let first no. be "k" and multiple be "l"...start value of y with 3 then,

[(k x y) + {l x (l-1)}]

Thus, we get

15 x 3 + 3 x 2 = 51

51 x 4 + 4 x 3 = 216

216 x 5 + 5 x 4 = 1100

1100 x 6 + 6 x 5 = 6630

6630 x 7 + 7 x 6 = 46452

Therefore, the missing number is 6630.

6 .

Arrange the following in a logical order :

1. Euphoria 2. Happiness 3. Ambivalence 4. Ecstasy 5. Pleasure

A)

1, 4, 2, 5, 3

B)

2, 1, 3, 4, 5

C)

3, 2, 5, 1, 4

D)

4, 1, 3, 2, 5

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

Explanation :

All the given words stand for 'Joy', but the intensity increases in the order - Ambivalence, Happiness, Pleasure, Euphoria, Ecstasy.

Thus the correct order is 3, 2, 5, 1, 4.

7 .

Choose the correct order

1) is 2) at 3) TV 4) film 5) midnight 6) a 7) on 8) great 9) There

A)

9, 1, 6, 8, 4, 7, 3, 5, 3

B)

9, 1, 6, 8, 4, 7, 3, 2, 5

C)

9, 1, 6, 8, 7, 4, 3, 2, 5

D)

9, 6, 1, 8, 4, 7, 3, 2, 5

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 9, 1, 6, 8, 4, 7, 3, 2, 5

Explanation : There is a great film on tv at midnight.

8 .

7, 8, 18, 57, ?, 1165, 6996

A)

198

B)

228

C)

232

D)

315

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 232

Explanation :

Here 2nd number = (1st number x 1 )+1

3rd number = (2nd number x 2 +2)

4th number = (3rd number x 3 )+3 and so on..

Therefore, 5th number = (4th number x 4) +4 =57 x 4 + 4 =232.

9 .

Arrange the following in a logical order :

1. Shoulder 2. Wrist 3. Elbow 4. Palm 5. Finger

A)

5, 4, 2, 3, 1

B)

2, 4, 5, 3, 1

C)

3, 1, 4, 2, 5

D)

4, 3, 5, 2, 1

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

Explanation :

Clearly, Here are the names of parts of a hand, Which may be arranged

(i) from top to bottom, i.e, Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, Palm, Finger - Which is 1, 3, 2, 4, 5 (or)

(ii) from bottom to top, i.e, Finger, Palm, Wrist, Elbow, Shoulder - Which is 5, 4, 2, 3, 1

Out of these, the sequence 5, 4, 2, 3, 1 is given in the alternatives provided. Hence, the answer is (A).

10 .

Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.

1. Poverty 2. Population 3. Death 4. Unemployment 5. Disease

A)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

B)

3, 4, 2, 5, 1

C)

2, 3, 4, 5, 1

D)

2, 4, 1, 5, 3

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

Explanation :

Population Unemployment Poverty Disease Death

2 4 1 5 3