Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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If a merchant offers a discount of 4% on the list price, then she makes a loss of 10%. What % profit or % loss will she make if she sells at a discount of 20% of the list price?

A) 25 percent loss B) 4 percent loss
C) 50 percent profit D) 26 percent profit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25 percent loss

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If the radius of a circle is increased by 14% its area increases by

A) 28 percent B) 29.96 percent
C) 14 percent D) 14.98 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 29.96 percent

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Surbhi invested Rs.6000 for 5 months and Urba invested Rs.5000 for 6 months in a venture. The ratio in which they will share the profits is

A) 36:25 B) 6:5
C) 5:6 D) 1:1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1:1

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To travel 732 km, an Express train takes 6 hours more than Rajdhani. If the speed of the Express train is doubled, it takes 3 hours less than Rajdhani. The speed of Rajdhani is

A) 81.3 km/hr B) 61 km/hr
C) 40.7 km/hr D) 101.7 km/hr
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 61 km/hr

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Ravi sold a smartphone for Rs. 30,000. Had he offered a discount of 10% on the selling price(SP), he would have earned a profit of 35%. What is the cost price?

A) Rs. 20,000 B) Rs. 22,000
C) Rs. 24,000 D) Rs. 26,000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 20,000

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30,000*90/100 = 27000
27,000 = CP*135*/100
CP = 20000
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Q:

If 6A = 11B = 7C; find A : B : C

A) 66:42:77 B) 77:42:66
C) 42:77:66 D) 7:11:6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 77:42:66

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A vendor sells a coconut at Rs 24 and suffers 24% loss. If he wants to make 14% profit, then at what price (in Rs) should he sell?

A) 32 B) 30
C) 36 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 36

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A man borrowed some money from a private organisation at 5% simple interest per annum. He lended this money to another person at 10% compound interest per annum, and made a profit of 26,410 in 4 years. The man borrowed

A) 200000 B) 150000
C) 132050 D) 100000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 100000

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