Mental Ability

An Overview

The mental ability test problems, sometimes called Mental Aptitude problems, test the reasoning & interpretation skills of candidates. This is done by looking at how a candidate approaches problems of the test. In addition to role-playing how you would answer the questions above (either to yourself in a mirror or to a friend willing to serve as your “interviewer”), there are steps you can take to ensure that you enter the interview room with enthusiasm and confidence.

Topics for Mental ability

• Verbal Reasoning
• Jumbled Paragraphs/Para-jumbles
• Assertion & Reason
• Summary Questions
• Reading Comprehension
• Logical Reasoning
• Data Interpretation (Tables, Charts, Graphs)
• Caselets
• Puzzles
• Analogy
• Blood Relations
• Classification
• Coding and Decoding
• Data Sufficiency
• Direction
• Logical Sequence of Words
• Logical Venn Diagram
• Number Series
• Sequence
• Missing Characters
• Spontaneous Reaction Tests

1. Verbal Reasoning.
As the name is suggestive, these problems demand of the test takers to reason around language. As the name is suggestive, these problems demand of the test takers to reason around language. So this involves the following type of problems.
2. Jumbled Paragraphs/Para-jumbles.

In these type of mental ability test problems, typically 4/5 statements are given in random order.

• Logical (Non-Verbal) Reasoning. These kind of mental ability test problems ask of the candidate to logically find the solution. Here are some types of the logical reasoning problems.
• Data Interpretation. These are the types of mental ability test problems which can be easiest and the toughest.

3. Assertion & Reason.

These are another very popular verbal reasoning problem type asked in a mental ability test. Here, typically two statements are given and candidates are asked to determine if there exists an inter-relation between the two statements.

4. Paragraph Summary/Central idea.

In these types of verbal reasoning problems, candidates are given a 5-6 line paragraph.

5. Blood Relation Tricks.

Prepare a tree diagram by assigning symbols to different members of the family. For example, you can allot a circle for mother, a square symbol for father, etc. While reading the questions, draw the symbols of the members mentioned in the problem. This will help you to get accurate answers to blood relation problems.

6. Coding-Decoding Tricks.

Most of the coding-decoding questions have a particular pattern to figure out the problem. Be it letter codes or substitution questions, the pattern is the key to solve the coding and decoding questions.

7. Analogy Tricks.

There is various types of verbal analogy questions. The applicants need to find the analogy of one set of words based on the first pair of words. Check the following question for example.

8. Assertion and Reason Tricks.

The assertion part of the question contains a normal statement. The reason part of the question offers an explanation or statement concerning the assertion. Applicants are given four options to select the right answer. Candidates need to figure out if the assertion and reason statements are true or false and mark the applicable option.

9. Data Sufficiency.

Data sufficiency covers many different topics of quantitative aptitude. In data sufficiency, usually, a question is followed by two or three statements. You need to determine whether any of the statements individually or together are required to find the answer. Data Sufficiency reasoning with solution which will help you to solve Data Sufficiency questions very easily and quickly. 

Mentally marshal a few of the most important talking points you hope to mention during your discussion—things like your achievements, why you are interested in this particular company or how you envision you would be able to contribute within your new role. Various types of evaluation tests are used to examine students’ mental ability and enhance their skill sets.

Mental ability tests can be classified as general ability tests or cognitive psychometric ability tests.

Some Examples

1. A. Bangladesh imports jute from India.
    B. Bangladesh has most of the jute mills.
Options
• Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
• Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
• A is true but R is false.
• A is false but R is true.
• Both A and R are false.
Correct Answer: E. Both A and R are false

2. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. ( c )
Presentation 2.Recommendation 3. Arrival 4.Discussion 5.Introduction
A) 5, 3, 4, 1, 2
B) 3, 5, 4, 2, 1
C) 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
D) 5, 3, 1, 2, 4

3. In a certain code, ‘GAME’ is written as ‘HZND’. How is ‘RAVI’ coded in this code?
(1) VIAR
(2) SBWJ
(3) SZWJ
(4) IVAR
(5) SZWH
Ans. (5)

4. Pointing to the man in the photograph, Shyam said, “His son’s father is my father.” How is Shyam related to the man?
(1) Brother
(2) Father
(3) Grandson
(4) Grandfather
(5) Son
Ans. (5)

5. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word OVERWHELM each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet ?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) More than three
Ans. (5)

6. 140 % of 56 + 56% of 140 = ?
(1) 78.4
(2) 158.6
(3) 156.6
(4) 87.4
(5) None of these
Ans. (5)

7. There are 8 batteries, out of which only 4 batteries work. You have to use them in a flashlight that needs only 2 working batteries. To guarantee that the flashlight is turned on, what is the minimum number of battery pairs you need to test? Source
Ans: Eight