Mental Ability Test (MCQs 1-50)
Direction (Questions 1-10): Find the correct answer from options to complete the number/letter series.
1. 1, 3, 6, 11, 18, ___
- (1) 25
- (2) 29
- (3) 32
- (4) 35
Correct Answer: (2) 29
2. 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, ___
- (1) 27
- (2) 37
- (3) 31
- (4) 29
Correct Answer: (4) 29
3. 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, ___, 48
- (1) 35
- (2) 29
- (3) 37
- (4) 41
Correct Answer: (1) 35
4. 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ___, 50
- (1) 40
- (2) 35
- (3) 36
- (4) 37
Correct Answer: (4) 37
5. 16, 33, 65, 131, ___, 523
- (1) 361
- (2) 261
- (3) 461
- (4) 443
Correct Answer: (2) 261
6. 7, 11, 13, 19, ___, 29
- (1) 21
- (2) 23
- (3) 25
- (4) 27
Correct Answer: (2) 23
7. 1, 5, 13, 25, 41, ___
- (1) 61
- (2) 51
- (3) 57
- (4) 63
Correct Answer: (1) 61
8. ABCD, BCDA, CDAB, ___
- (1) DADC
- (2) DABC
- (3) DBAC
- (4) DACB
Correct Answer: (2) DABC
9. ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, ___, MLNA
- (1) OLPA
- (2) KLMA
- (3) LLMA
- (4) KLLA
Correct Answer: (4) KLLA
10. N5V, K7T, ___, E14P, B19N
- (1) H9R
- (2) H9Q
- (3) H10R
- (4) I10R
Correct Answer: (2) H9Q
Direction (Questions 11-20): Find the wrong/odd number or term.
11. 19, 23, 27, 29, 31
- (1) 19
- (2) 23
- (3) 27
- (4) 31
Correct Answer: (3) 27
12. 196, 169, 144, 121, 100, 82
- (1) 144
- (2) 121
- (3) 196
- (4) 82
Correct Answer: (4) 82
13. 9, 14, 19, 25, 32, 40
- (1) 9
- (2) 14
- (3) 32
- (4) 25
Correct Answer: (4) 25
14. 15, 16, 22, 29, 45, 70
- (1) 16
- (2) 22
- (3) 45
- (4) 70
Correct Answer: (2) 22
15. KM5, IP8, GS11, EV14, CY16
- (1) KM5
- (2) IP8
- (3) EV14
- (4) CY16
Correct Answer: (4) CY16
16. Identify the odd one:
- (1) Telangana
- (2) Tamilnadu
- (3) Gujarat
- (4) Maharashtra
Correct Answer: (1) Telangana
17. Identify the odd one:
- (1) Rigveda
- (2) Yajurveda
- (3) Samveda
- (4) Ayurveda
Correct Answer: (4) Ayurveda
18. Identify the odd one:
- (1) Football
- (2) Hockey
- (3) Badminton
- (4) Cricket
Correct Answer: (3) Badminton
19. Identify the odd one:
- (1) Green
- (2) Blue
- (3) White
- (4) Yellow
Correct Answer: (3) White
20. Identify the odd pair:
- (1) 5-11
- (2) 13-17
- (3) 37-43
- (4) 9-19
Correct Answer: (4) 9-19
Direction (Questions 21-23): Complete the letter series pattern.
21. abcdaabbccddaa ___ bbb ccddd
- (1) bbdac
- (2) bbcad
- (3) bbcda
- (4) acbcc
Correct Answer: (1) bbdac
22. nmmmmmnnnnm ___ amman ___ mnum
- (1) nmmn
- (2) nmnm
- (3) mnnm
- (4) nnmm
Correct Answer: (2) nmnm
23. snnxxmnxxmnxmx ___ smxsmnxsmnsmx
- (1) nxxms
- (2) smnxx
- (3) nmxxn
- (4) mssxn
Correct Answer: (2) smnxx
Direction (Questions 24-27): Choose the correct option to replace '?'.
24. FILM : ADGH :: MILK : (?)
- (1) ADGF
- (2) HDGE
- (3) HDGF
- (4) HEGF
Correct Answer: (3) HDGF
25. Circle : Circumference :: Square : (?)
- (1) Perimeter
- (2) Area
- (3) Diagonal
- (4) Volume
Correct Answer: (1) Perimeter
26. 17 : 52 :: 1 : (?)
- (1) 53
- (2) 49
- (3) 2
- (4) 4
Correct Answer: (4) 4
27. 6 : 18 :: 4 : (?)
- (1) 16
- (2) 8
- (3) 4
- (4) 10
Correct Answer: (2) 8
28. If '-' means 'x', 'x' means '+', '+' means '-' and '÷' means '+', find value of 18 x 3 + 4 - 2 ÷ 4:
- (1) 10
- (2) 13
- (3) 19
- (4) 18
Correct Answer: (3) 19
29. If a means '÷', b means '+', c means '-', and d means 'x', then value of 24a 6d 4b 9c 8:
- (1) 20
- (2) 19
- (3) 6
- (4) 17
Correct Answer: (4) 17
30. If 'MARCH' is coded as '41938', then how can 'JULY' be coded?
- (1) 3271
- (2) 1337
- (3) 52049
- (4) 30827
Correct Answer: (4) 30827
31. If 'REASON' is coded as '5' and 'BELIEVED' as '7', then what is the code for 'GOVERNMENT'?
Correct Answer: (3) 9
32. In a certain code 'SOBER' is written as 'RNADQ'. How can 'LOTUS' be written?
- (1) KNSTR
- (2) MPUWT
- (3) KMSTR
- (4) LMRST
Correct Answer: (1) KNSTR
33. If 'cook' is called 'butler', 'butler' is 'manager', 'manager' is 'teacher', 'teacher' is 'clerk', and 'clerk' is 'headmaster', who will teach in a class?
- (1) Headmaster
- (2) Clerk
- (3) Teacher
- (4) Cook
Correct Answer: (2) Clerk
34. Doctor is related to Diagnosis in the same way as Judge is related to:
- (1) Judgment
- (2) Punishment
- (3) Lawyer
- (4) Court
Correct Answer: (1) Judgment
35. Which word cannot be formed from 'LEGALIZATION'?
- (1) NATAL
- (2) ALEGATION
- (3) GALLANT
- (4) ALERT
Correct Answer: (4) ALERT
36. Which word can be formed from 'PREMONITION'?
- (1) ACTION
- (2) NATION
- (3) MONITOR
- (4) REMOVE
Correct Answer: (3) MONITOR
Direction (Questions 37-39): In a code language, (a) 'pit dar na' = 'you are good', (b) 'dar tols pa' = 'good and bad', (c) 'tim na tols' = 'they are bad'.
37. What is the code for 'they'?
- (1) pa
- (2) pit
- (3) tim
- (4) na
Correct Answer: (3) tim
38. What is the code for 'and'?
- (1) pa
- (2) pit
- (3) dar
- (4) tols
Correct Answer: (1) pa
39. What is the code for 'you'?
- (1) pit
- (2) pa
- (3) tols
- (4) dar
Correct Answer: (1) pit
Direction (Questions 40-43): Based on the Venn diagram of students passing subjects.
40. How many students pass in all subjects?
Correct Answer: (3) 6
41. How many students passed in English and Maths both subjects only?
Correct Answer: (2) 3
42. How many students passed in Hindi only?
Correct Answer: (4) 16
43. How many students passed in Maths only?
- (1) 2
- (2) 16
- (3) 13
- (4) 3
Correct Answer: (3) 13
Direction (Questions 44-46): Based on dice positions.
44. Which number is opposite of 4?
Correct Answer: (3) 2
45. Which number is opposite of 5?
Correct Answer: (1) 3
46. Which number is opposite of 1?
Correct Answer: (4) 6
47. Which diagram represents: Vehicle, Car, Bus?
Correct Answer: (4) C (Two separate entities within a larger group)
48. Which diagram represents: Planet, Earth, Sun?
Correct Answer: (2) D (One entity inside another, third is separate)
49. Which word is third when arranged in dictionary order?
- (1) Directional
- (2) Directory
- (3) Directive
- (4) Direction
Correct Answer: (3) Directive
50. Arrange in meaningful sequence: (i) House (ii) Street (iii) Room (iv) City (v) District
- (1) ii, iii, i, iv, v
- (2) iii, i, ii, iv, v
- (3) iv, i, iii, ii, v
- (4) iii, i, ii, v, iv
Correct Answer: (2) iii, i, ii, iv, v