Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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Statement 1: Elizabeth has four children.
Statement 2: Two of the children have blue eyes and two of the children have brown eyes.
Statement 3: Half of the children are girls.
If the first three statements are facts, which of the following statements must also be a fact?

a. At least one girl has blue eyes.
b. Two of the children are boys.
c. The boys have brown eyes.

A) a only B) a and b
C) b only D) b and c
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) b only

Explanation:

Since half of the four children are girls, two must be boys. It is not clear which children have blue or brown eyes. So only statement (b) follows.

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Praveena took a loan of Rs. 1200 with simple interest for as many years as the rate of interest. If she paid Rs. 432 as interest at the end of the loan period, what was the rate of interest ?

A) 6 B) 7
C) 9 D) 11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6

Explanation:

Let rate = R% and time = R years.

 

Then, (1200 x R x R) / 100 = 432

 

=> R = 6.

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Statements : National Aluminium Company has moved India from a position of shortage to self-sufficiency in the metal.

Conclusions :

a) Previously, India had to import aluminium.
b) With this speed, it can soon become a foreign exchange earner.

A) Only a follows B) Only b follows
C) Neither a nor b follows D) Both a and b follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both a and b follows

Explanation:

According to the statement, National Aluminium Company has moved India from a position of shortage in the past to self-sufficiency in the present. This means that previously, India had to import aluminium. So, I follows. Also, it can be deduced that if production increases at the same rate, India can export it in future. So, II also follows.

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Emerson said that the poet was landlord, Sealord, airlord. The flight of imagination made the poet master of land, sea and air. But a poet's dream of yesterday becomes today an actual achievement and a reality for all men. Even those who invented, improved and perfected the aeroplane could hardly have dreamt of the possibility of flight into outer space. 

 

The passage best supports the statement that:

A) all imaginations become a reality some day. B) what man imagined has never been impossible; he has always turned it a reality through his conception of ideas and sheer hard labour
C) seemingly impossible imaginations make one a good poet, D) man has reached the climax of technological development with his exploration into outer space.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) what man imagined has never been impossible; he has always turned it a reality through his conception of ideas and sheer hard labour

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From a group of 7 boys and 6 girls, five persons are to be selected to form a team, so that at least 3 girls are there in the team. In how many ways can it be done?

A) 427 B) 531
C) 651 D) 714
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 531

Explanation:

Given in the question that, there are 7 boys and 6 girls. 

Team members = 5

Now, required number of ways in which a team of 5 having atleast 3 girls in the team = 

6C3  x 7C2  + 6C4 x 7C1 + 6C5= 6x5x43x2x1 x 7x62x1 + 6x5x4x34x3x2x1 x 7 + 6x5x4x3x25x4x3x2x1= 420 + 105 + 6= 531.

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In a certain code language, “friend is honest” is written as “hu lip ma”, “honest are men” is written as “lip fi kit” and “men never clever” is written as “fi tigi”. What is the code for “men” in that code language?

A) lip B) fi
C) hu D) ma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) fi

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You find that the person whom you call your friend has been cheating you. what would you do ?

A) Break relations with him. B) Give him tit for tat
C) Make him realise his mistake D) Tell other friends about him.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Make him realise his mistake

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Jason decides to borrow money for a holiday. If a personal loan is taken over 4 years with equal quarterly repayments at 12% p.a. flat rate (simple interest), calculate the effective rate of interest.

A) 22,588 B) 32.588
C) 42.588 D) 43.588
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 22,588

Explanation:

Flat rate = 12%
n = 4 × 4
= 16

Effective rate =2n/(n+1) × flat rate

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