Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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A bookseller bought 500 text books for  20,000. He wanted to sell them at a profit so that he get 50 books free. At what profit percent should he sell them?

A) 10 B) 20
C) 15 D) 10.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10

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Aptitude tests are designed to measure

A) General reasoning B) Perceptual speed
C) Verbal comprehension D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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Aptitude tests measures an individual's level of competency to perform a certain type of task and their mental and physical potentials in dealing different situations. These tests include General reasoning, Verbal comprehension, Perceptual speed and numerical operations.

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A car travelling at an average speed of 72 km/hr takes 9 minutes to travel a certain distance. By how much should it increase its speed (in km/hr) to travel the same distance in 8 minutes?

A) 8 B) 9
C) 7 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9

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On a certain principal if the Simple interest for two years is Rs 3000 and Compound interest for the two years is Rs 3225, what is the rate of Interest?

A) 7.5 percent B) 30 percent
C) 15 percent D) 22.5 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 15 percent

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What is the sum of a3+b3+c3-3abc, when the value of a=4, b=2 and c=-6?

A) 0 B) 2
C) 4 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0

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After two successive discounts of 20% and 35%, an article is sold for Rs 50700. What is the marked price (in Rs) of the article?

A) 92500 B) 98500
C) 97500 D) 94000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 97500

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Ravi has a roadmap with a scale of 1.5 cm for 18 km. He drives on that road for 72 km. What would be his distance covered in that map.

A) 4 cm B) 6 cm
C) 8 cm D) 7 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6 cm

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The marked price of a trouser is twice of the cost price. To earn 36% profit, what should be the value of discount (in percentage)?

 

A)  33 B)  32
C)  34 D)  36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  32

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