Arithmetical Reasoning Questions

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There are five bags. In the first bag we put some fruits. Each bag the number of fruits is reduced by 1/4. The last bag contains 4. Then the number of fruits in the first bag is ?

A) 2596 B) 1024
C) 256 D) 64
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1024

Explanation:

Fruits reduced by 1/4.
Total no. of bags N = 5
Formula to find no. of fruits in 1st bag = 4^n
Last Bag = 4 fruits.
That means, 4th bag = 4 x 4 = 16 fruits
3rd bag = 16 x 4 = 64 fruits
2nd bag = 64 x 4 = 256 fruits
1st bag = 256 x 4= 1024 fruits.

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Consider the following information and answer questions based on it.

 

Six students Lily, Mary, July, Daisy, Rosy and Fairy are sitting in a circle facing each other such that -

1. Mary sits to the immediate right of July.

2. Lily does not sit near Fairy.

3. The student sitting on the immediate left of July, sits to the immediate right of Fairy.

4. Rosy does not sit to the immediate right of Mary.

 

If July leaves the circle, then who will be sitting to the immediate right of Lily?

 

A) Fairy B) Rosy
C) Daisy D) Cannot be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cannot be determined

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Read the following information and answer the following questions below.

 

Bindu is standing exactly in the middle of a line of girls. Asha is 6th to the left of Bindu and Ritu is 16th to Bindu's right.

 

What is Bindu's position in the line?

 

A) 11 B) 14
C) 16 D) 17
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 17

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Five boys are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Sachin is to the left of Ram and to the right of Bin. Monty is to the right of Ram. Rony is between Ram and Monty.

 

Who is second from the left in the photograph?

A) Rony B) Monty
C) Bin D) Sachin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sachin

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Consider the following information and answer questions based on it.

 

Six students Lily, Mary, July, Daisy, Rosy and Fairy are sitting in a circle facing each other such that -

1. Mary sits to the immediate right of July.

2. Lily does not sit near Fairy.

3. The student sitting on the immediate left of July, sits to the immediate right of Fairy.

4. Rosy does not sit to the immediate right of Mary.

 

___ sits to the immediate left of Lily.

A) Daisy B) Mary
C) Rosy D) July
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mary

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Consider the following information and answer the questions based on it.

 

Out of 60 people in a colony, 10 speak only Bengali, 5 speak only Assamese, 10 speak both Hindi and Odia, 12 speak both Marathi and Hindi, 13 speak English, Tamil and Marathi, 5 speak both Assamese and Hindi and the remaining speak both Bengali and Hindi.

 

The ratio of people who speak Bengali to those who speak Marathi is

A) 15/32 B) 1/2
C) 3/4 D) 3/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3/5

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The price of commodity X increases by 60 rupees every year, while the price of commodity Y increases by 20 rupees every year. If in 2002, the price of commodity X was Rs. 320 and that of Y was Rs. 740, in which year commodity X will cost 60 rupees more than the commodity Y ?

A) 2011 B) 2014
C) 2012 D) 2017
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2014

Explanation:

If After p years , commodity X will cost 60 rupees more than the commodity Y, then

320 + 60p = 740 + 20p + 60
=> p = 12

So in year (2002 + 12 = 2014), commodity X will cost Rs.60 more than the commodity Y.

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Five students P, Q, R, S and T are sitting on a bench. Q is to the left of P and right of T. S is at the extreme right end and R is to the left of S. Who is sitting third from the left?

A) P B) Q
C) R D) T
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) P

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