Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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The question below, there is a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true. Then consider the 2 conclusion together and decide which of them follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.

Statement: High pressure boilers are hazardous pieces of equipment, which are strictly regulated with special laws.

Conclusions:

I. If not regulated, high pressure boilers will be easily available in the market

II. High pressure boilers are rare.

A) Only conclusion I follows B) Only conclusion II follows
C) Both conclusion I and II follows D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Explanation:

The statement says that the high pressure boilers arehazardousand that’s why they are strictly regulated with special laws. Conclusion 1 talks about availability although the statement does not relate to the availability. Conclusion 2 talks about the rarity of high pressure boilers although the statement does not mention it anywhere.

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The average age of a batch of 19 members is 24 years. If the age of the faculty be included, then the average increases by 4 months. What is the age of the faculty?

A) 35 years B) 30 years 8 months
C) 37 years 4 months D) 32 years 8 months
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 30 years 8 months

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Consider the given question and decide which of the following statements is sufficient to answer the question.

How Swathi is related to Namitha?

 

Statements:

1. Swathi's husband is the only son of Namitha's mother.
2. Swathi's brother and Namitha's husband are cousins.

 

A) Both 1 and 2 are sufficient to answer the question B) 2 alone is sufficient while 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
C) Either 1 or 2 is sufficient to answer the question D) 1 alone is sufficient while 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Either 1 or 2 is sufficient to answer the question

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A cylindrical vessel of height 9 cm and radius 7 cm is completely filled with sand. When this sand is poured out it forms a right circular cone of radius 10 cm what will be the height of this cone?

A) 26.46 cm B) 39.69 cm
C) 13.23 cm D) 52.92 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 13.23 cm

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The product of two numbers is 0.324. One of the numbers is 1.2. What is the other number?

A) 2.7 B) 0.27
C) 0.027 D) 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 0.27

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What are the components of X6 - X4 - X5 - X4 + X2 - 4?

A) (X - 1) B) (X + 2)
C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither 1 nor 2

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The square root of 3249 is

A) 63 B) 59
C) 57 D) 67
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 57

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The bar graph shows 1 month's sales figures of different brands of mobile phones of a certain electronics store in Rs. 1000s. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

 

If the sales figures are exclusive of tax then at the rate of 10% tax how much is the tax to be paid (in Rs) on the sales of all the 7 brands of mobile phones?

 

A) 160000 B) 1600000
C) 150000 D) 1500000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 160000

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