Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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A bank offers 20% compound interest per half year. A customer deposits Rs 7600 each on 1st January and 1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the amount he would have gained from interest is

A) Rs 9727 B) Rs 2432
C) Rs 4864 D) Rs 1216
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs 4864

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Suppose n is a positive integer such that (n2+ 48) is a perfect square. What is the number of such n?

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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5 years ago the average age of a family which includes father, mother and a son was 35 years. 3 years ago the average age of father and mother was
46 years. What is the present age (in years) of the son?

A) 20 B) 24
C) 26 D) 22
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 22

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The hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle 10 cm and its area is 24 cm^2. If the shorts side is halved and the longer side is double, the new hypotenuse becomes

 

A) √245 cm B) √255 cm
C) √265 cm D) √275 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) √265 cm

Explanation:
Hypotenuse = 10cm
Let the other 2 perpendicular sides be a and b
Area ½ a*b = 24
So a*b = 48 cm^2
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A rice trader buys 20 quintals of rice for Rs 8,580. However, 22% rice is lost in transportation. At what rate should he sell to earn 20% profit?

A) Rs 278.8 per quintal B) Rs 514.8 per quintal
C) Rs 660 per quintal D) Rs 654.2 per quintal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs 660 per quintal

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In the given figure, SX is tangent. SX = OX = OR. If QX = 3 cm and PQ = 9 cm, then what is the value (in cm) of OS?

A) 6 B) 5
C) 4 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3

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A train 500 m long, running at a uniform speed, passes a station in 35 sec. If the length of the platform is 221 m, the speed of the train in km/hr is

A) 721/35 B) 74.16
C) 24.76 D) 78.54
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 74.16

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The difference between two numbers is 1146. When we divide the larger number by smaller we get 4 as quotient and 6 as remainder. Find the larger number

A) 1526 B) 1431
C) 1485 D) 1234
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1526

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