Exam perperation :Mental Ability Questions

Questions 1 -10: Complete the series choosing the correct alternative given

1. 10, 16, 12, 18, 14, 20, ___________
A. 24 B. 16 C. 14 D. 18 E. None of these

2. 9, 12, 15, 19, 23, 26, 29, 33,_________
A. 34 B. 36 C. 37 D. 38 E. None of these

3. 4, 7, 11, 16, 22, 29, 37, ________
A. 44 B. 46 C. 48 D. 50 E. None of these

4. 10, 10, 11, 13, 16, 20, 25, 31,____________
A. 38 B. 37 C. 36 D. 32 E. None of these

5. 20, 18, 22, 20, 24, 22, 26, ________
A. 24 B. 26 C. 28 D. 30 E. None of these

6. 60, 64, 32, 36, 18, 22,_________
A. 20 B. 12 C. 11 D. 24 E. None of these

7. a – c – d - , b – a – c –
A. abbab B. bdacbd C. dbcabd D. abccd E. None of these

8. a – ab - - , a a - - b b
A. abbab B. ababa C. abbba D. bbaba E. None of these

9. nc – d, d - - n, n – d - , d – nn
A. dcnccd B. dcncdc C. dcndcc D. ddcnad E. None of these

10. V - - Y - , V – X – Z, - WXYZ
A. WXZWYN B. WXYZWWV C. WZXWYU
D. WYXVW E. None of these

Questions 11 – 15: contain 4 numbers each. One of the numbers in each question represents a
meaningful word when the letter # indicated by the numbers are referred to.
Find out the correct number.
A – 8; C – 2; D – 6; F – 9; I – 7; O – 3; N – 1; U – 4; T – 5

11. A. 8223415 B. 8232215 C. 8222315 D. 8223251


12. A.82315 B. 23415 C. 23225 D. 23125

13. A. 2845731 B. 2845713 C. 2845317 D. 2847513

14. A 9582 B. 9825 C. 9581 D. 9112

15. A 233 B. 284 C. 251 D. 285

Questions 16 – 21 :
16. In the series BFJN ___ which letter comes next?
A. R B. Q C. S D. T E. None of these

17. If KPM represents LON, then RTNJM represents _________
A. STPON B. SSOIN C. SSIKN D. SUKIN E. None of these

18. In a row of girls A is 11th from one end and 7th from the other end. How many girls are there in the row?

A. 18 B. 17 C. 16 D. 15 E. None of these



19. If sea is to lake, palace is to________

A. King B. House C. River D. Pond E. None of these



20. Gram is to weight as meter is to_____

A. Inch B. Cloth C. Measurement D. Distance E. None of these



21. Sun is to Night as fish is to ______

A. Lake B. Sea C. Land D. Water E. None of these

Questions 22 – 24: Read the following and the answer

A,B,C,D,E,F, and G are means given to 2 schools, 3 colleges and 2 offices.
Of these B,G and D are not colleges; E and F are no schools; B,F and G are not offices; C is a college
22. Which are the schools?
A. A and D B. B and D C. B and G D. A and G E. None of these

23. Which are the colleges?
A. A,C and E B. C,E and F C. A,C and F D. B,F and G E. None of these

24. Which are the offices?
A. D and E B. C and D C. D and G D. A and B E. None of these

Questions 25 : Choose the correct answer

25. Six men working 8 hours per day earn Rs 720 per week.
Eight men working 6 hours a day will earn Rs_______ per week
A. 540 B. 720 C. 960 D. 740 E. None of these

26. If PRAYG is coded for 654342, what could 5424 stand for ?
A. YAGA B. MAYA C. GAYA D. RAGA

27. If ABCD is coded for 1234, what would GHIF stand for ?
A. 5678 B. 7869 C. 7896 D. 6789

28. A for 2, B for 4, and E for 10; then C x D is for?
A. 42 B. 38 C. 48 D. 14

29. If a MAT is coded for789, what would CAT stand for?
A. 893 B. 689 C. 987 D. 895

30. If COT is coded for 567, what would TOP stand for?
A. 685 B. 689 C. 987 D. 895

31. WORLD is coded for 57689, what would 8769 stand for?
A. DOLL B. WOOL C. DOOR D. LORD

32. BREAD stands for 56789; SWEET stands for 23774; then, what would 98472 stand for?
A. WHEAT B. TEETH C. METER D. DATES

33. ELEVEN is for 121314; PHANTOM is for 5674890; then, , what would stand for ELEPHANT?
A. 11567824 B. 16546475 C. 12156748 D. 12517648

34. 123 for APE; 412 for LAP; make something sweet from 12243
A. PEAR B. REAP C. APPLE D. PEEL

35. Arrange the following words in the order they appear in a dictionary
Proclamation Procrastination
Proletarian Pronunciation

36. The word TRUE is written in a code WUXH. Write down the word ADOPT in the same code

37. Complete the following:

2, 7; 3, 11; 4,__ 5, __


38. Find the value of :

15 11 __ 5 7

12 12

39. Rearrange the following letters to make the name of a great writer

KILADANAS

40. If 6 – 12 – 1983 is a Tuesday, what day will be 6 – 1 – 1984



ANSWERS

1. B. 16 2. C 37 3. B. 46

4. A. 38 5. A. 24 6. C. 11

7. B. bdacbd 8. A. abbab 9. B. dcncdc

10. A. WXZWYV 11. A. 8223415 ->ACCOUNT

12. B. 23415 -> COUNT 13. 2845731 -> CAUTION

14. B. 9825 -> FACT 15. D. 285 -> CAT

16. A. R 17. B. SSOIN

18. B. Number of girls = 11+7-=17

19. B. House 20. D. distance 21. D. Land

22 – 24 From the given information we can conclude that B and G are schools.
A,C and F are colleges and D and E are offices

22. B and G 23.C. A,C and F 24. C. D and E

25. Requires answer = 6 x 8 x 720 = Rs 720
8 x 6
27. C. 7896 28. C x D = 6 x 8 = 48

29. B. 689 30. A. 685

31. D. 8769 stands for LORD 32. D. 98472 stands for DATES

33. C. 12156748 would stands for ELEPHANT 34. C. APPLE

35. Proclamation, Procrastination, Proletarian,Pronunciation

36. DGRSW 37. 2, 7; 3, 11; 4,15; 5, 19

38. 15 11 __ 5 7 = 10 4 = 10 1
12 12 12 3
39. KALIDASAN 40. 6 – 1 - 1984 will be on Friday