Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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The ratio between the weights of gold and silver in an alloy is 17:3. If the weight of silver in the alloy is 2.7 gm, find the weight of gold in the alloy?

A) 12.6 gm B) 15.3 gm
C) 18 gm D) 21.2 gm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 15.3 gm

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Two trains start moving from stations S and R. Both trains move towards each other at speeds of 35 km/hr and 42 km/hr respectively. When they meet each other, the second train has travelled 90 km more than the first. What is the distance (in km) between S and R?

 

A) 450 B) 990
C) 540 D) 1040
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 990

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If secA + tanA = a, then the value of cosA is

A) a2+12a B) 2aa2+1
C) a2-12a D) 2aa2-1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2aa2+1

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Select the odd number from the given alternatives.

A) 1 B) -2
C) -(-3) D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) -2

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A plane flies 100 km West, then it turns South and flies 150 km, then it turns West and flies 300 km, then it turns to its right and flies 150 km. Where is it now with reference to its starting position?

A) 400 km East B) 200 km West
C) 400 km West D) 200 km East
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 400 km West

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A student, by mistake, wrote 64 in place of 46 as a number at the time of finding the average of 10 given numbers & got the average as 50. The correct average of the numbers is

A) 48.2 B) 48
C) 48.1 D) 49
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 48.2

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The weights of 4 boxes are 100, 90, 80 and 40 kilograms. Which of the following cannot be the total weight, in kilograms, of any combination of these boxes and in a combination a box can be used only once?

A) 200 B) 310
C) 230 D) 210
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 200

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What number will come in place of ? in the following question?

A) 2 B) 7
C) 14 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 14

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