Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

From the above sequence find the missing term?

 

ADG : +=2 :: CEI : ___

A) D?@ B) E?@
C) D@? D) E@?
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) D?@

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Q:

 A pupil's marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead of 63. Due to that the average marks for the class got increased by half. The number of pupils in the class is :

A) 45 B) 40
C) 39 D) 37
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 40

Explanation:

Let there be x pupils in the class.

Total increase in marks = (x * 1/2) = x/2.

x/2 = (83 - 63) => x/2 = 20 => x = 40.

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Q:

The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be greater than zero ?

A) 0 B) -1
C) 1 D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0

Explanation:

Average of 20 numbers = 0. 

 

Sum of 20 numbers = (0 * 20) = 0. 

 

It is quite possible that 19 of these numbers may be positive and if their sum is a, then 20th number is (- a).

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Q:

In the following question, select the related letter pair from the given alternatives.


APX : BQY : : ? : ?

 

A) JRA : KTB B)  JLM : KMP
C)  CSN : DTO D)  AXP : BZR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C)  CSN : DTO

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Q:

Simplify : (25)32

 

A) 625 B) 15625
C) 125 D) √125
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 125

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Q:

Find the wrong number in the given number series?

180, 90, 60, 40, 36

A) 36 B) 40
C) 60 D) 90
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 40

Explanation:

The given number series is 180, 90, 60, 40, 36

It follows a pattern that,

180 x 1/2 = 90

90 x 2/3  = 60

60 x 3/4  = 45 (NOT 40)

45 x 4/5  = 36

 

Hence, the wrong number in the given series is 40.

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Q:

What would be the next number in the series  

  9, 8, 18, 6, 36, 4, 72, 2, 144, ?  

A) 288 B) 1
C) 0 D) 576
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0

Explanation:

Here there are combination of two series.

 1) 9, 18, 36, 72, 144

 2) 8, 6, 4, 2, 0

 

Therefore, The next number in the given series is 0.

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Q:

The volume of a hemisphere is 89.83 cm³. Find its diameter (in cm).

 

A) 3.5 B) 7
C) 14 D) 10.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7

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