Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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The marked price of an article is Rs. 5000. But due to a special festive offer a certain percent of discount is declared. Mr. X availed this oppurtunity and bought the article at reduced price. He then sold it at Rs. 5000 and thereby made a profit of 11 1/9%. The percentage of discount allowed was?

A) 10 B) 10/3
C) 15/2 D) 100/9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10

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In an army selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected candidates was 9:2. If 80 less had applied and 20 less selected, the ratio of selected to unselected would have been 5:1. How many candidates had applied for the process?

A) 6160 B) 1540
C) 3080 D) 9240
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3080

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Krishna cycled a distance of 90 km at a certain speed. If he cycled 3 km slower every hour, he would have taken 5 more hours to reach his destination. What is the speed in kmph at which Krishna actually cycled?

 

A) 7.5 B) 18
C) 15 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 9

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A woman walks 3 km North, then turns West and walks 4 km, then turns South and walks 7 km, then turns to her left and walks 4 km. Where is she now with reference to her starting position?

A) 10 Kms South B) 4 Kms North
C) 10 Kms North D) 4 Kms South
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4 Kms South

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If A = 30°, B = 60° and C = 135°, then what is the value of sin3A + cos3B + tan3C  3sin A cos B tan C?

A) 0 B) 1
C) 8 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0

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Q:

In a marriage party 32% are women, 54% are men and there are 196 children. How many men are there in the marriage party?

A) 756 B) 448
C) 332 D) 324
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 756

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Q:

Group the given figures into three classes using each figure only once.

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A) 1,4,7 ; 2,6,9 ; 3,5,8 B) 1,5,7 ; 2,6,9 ; 3,4,8
C) 1,6,9 ; 2,4,7 ; 3,5,8 D) 1,4,7 ; 3,6,9 ; 2,5,8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1,4,7 ; 2,6,9 ; 3,5,8

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3, 5, 8 have similar designs (four leaves placed close to a small circle and forming a symmetrical design at the centre of the figure).
2, 6, 9 have similar designs (three of the corners of the main figure are shaded black and there is a pattern formed around a ‘+’ sign at the centre of the figure).
1, 4, 7 have similar designs (there are four small circles at(the corners of the main figure and there is a wheel shaped element at the centre of the figure).

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A,B and C together start a business. Three times the investment of A equals four times the Investment of B and the Capital of B is twice that of C. The ratio of share of each in the profit.

A) 8:3:6 B) 3:8:6
C) 3:6:8 D) 8:6:3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8:6:3

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