Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

470, 465, 460, 455, ?, 445

A) 450 B) 448
C) 440 D) 452
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 450

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Q:

The sale price of an article including the sales tax is Rs. 616. The rate of sales tax is 10%. If the shopkeeper has made a profit of 12%, then the cost price of the article is :

A) Rs. 560 B) Rs. 530
C) Rs. 500 D) Rs. 514
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs. 500

Explanation:

110% of S.P. = Rs. 616

S.P. = (616 x 100)/110 = Rs. 560

C.P = (110 x 560)/112 = Rs. 500

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A, B, C, D, E, F and G are members of a family consisting of four adults and three children, two of whom, F and G are girls. A and D are brothers and A is a doctor. E is an engineer married to one of the brothers and has two children. if is married to D and G is their child. Who is C ? 

A) A's son B) E's daughter
C) F's father D) G's brother
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A's son

Explanation:

E is mamed to A or D. But B is marned to D. Thus, E is married to A. 

Thus, A, B, C, D, E are the four adults and C, F, G are the three children in the family. B and D have a child G. A and E have two children. They are C and F Now. only F and G are girls.

So, C is a boy. Thus, C is A's or E's son. 

 

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Q:

Refer the below data table and answer the following question.

What was the increase in the height of the child from 7th Birthday to 16th birthday?

 

A) 55 cms B) 60 cms
C) 45 cms D) 50 cms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 50 cms

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Q:

Amit started walking positioning his back towards the sun. After some time, he turned left, then turned right and towards the left again. In which direction is he going now?

A) North or South B) North or West
C) East or West D) South or West
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) North or South

Explanation:

If he starts walking the morning then finally he will face towards South and if he starts in the evening then finally he will face towards North.

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Q:

Find the volume (in cm3) of a hemisphere of diameter 14 cm.

 

 

A) 512.33 B) 718.67
C) 628 D) 825
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 718.67

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Q:

Entry fee in an exhibition was Rs. 1. Later, this was reduced by 25% which increased the sale by 20%. The percentage increase in the number of visitors is :

A) 20 % B) 40 %
C) 60 % D) 80 %
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 60 %

Explanation:

Let the total original sale be Rs. 100. Then, original number of visitors = 100.

New number of visitors  =  120/0.75 = 160.

Increase % = 60 %.

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Q:

A and B can do a piece of work in 40 and 50 days. If they work at it an alternate days with A beginning in how many days, the work will be finished ?

Answer

(A+B)'s two days work = 140+150=9200 


 


Evidently, the work done by A and B duing 22 pairs of days 


 


 i.e in 44 days = 22×9200=198200 


 


Remaining work = 1-198200= 1/100


 


 Now on 45th day A will have the turn to do 1/100 of the work and this work A will do in 40×1100=25


 


 Therefore,  Total time taken = 4425daya

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