Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

The average age of a couple is 24 years when they were married five years ago but now the average age of the husband, wife and child is 20 years(the child was born during the interval). What is the present age of the child ?

A) 2 yrs B) 4 yrs
C) 3 yrs D) 5 yrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2 yrs

Explanation:

29 x 2 = 58
20 x 3 = 60
         -----------
               2 years

Therefore, the age of child is 2 years.

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The inner circumference of a circular race track, 14m wide is 440m. Find the radius of the outer circle.

A) 84m B) 24m
C) 44m D) 54m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 84m

Explanation:

let inner radius be r meters. 

2πr=440r=440×744=70mradius of outer circle =70+14m  

 

Therefore, Radius of outer circle = 70 + 14 = 84m

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Q:

If p:q are the odds in favour of an event,then the probability of that event is:

A) p/q B) p/(p+q)
C) q/(p+q) D) none
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) p/(p+q)

Explanation:

Total number of cases=p+q

Favourable cases=p

Probability of that event is=p/(p+q)

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Q:

Consider the following information and answer the questions based on it.

 

Out of the 75 birders, 15 wanted to see only sunbird, 10 wanted to see only flycatcher, 12 wanted to see both sunbird and nuthatch, 15 wanted to see only bee-eater, 13 wanted to see both sunbird and bee-eater, 5 wanted to see both flycatcher and nuthatch and the remaining wanted to see only nuthatch.

 

How many birders wanted to see only one bird?

A) 30 B) 40
C) 45 D) 50
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 45

Explanation:
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Q:

Find the odd man out from the given alternatives ?

A) 97 B) 233
C) 437 D) 599
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 437

Explanation:

Except 437 all others are prime numbers.

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Q:

In a certain code ARCHIVE is written as DSBGFWJ. How is SYSTEMS is written in that code ?

A) TZTSTUN B) TZTSTNF
C) TZTUTNF D) TZTNTFS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) TZTSTNF

Explanation:

ARC -> CRA ->(+1) DSB
    H ->     H ->(-1) G
IVE  ->  EVI ->(+1) FWJ

 Similarly,

 SYS -> SYS ->(+1) TZT
    T ->     T ->(-1) S
EMS -> SME ->(+1) TNF

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Q:

If "#" means "subtraction", "&" means "division", "@" means "addition" and "%" means "multiplication" then

 

516 & 6 # 11 @ 50 % 4 = ?

 

A) 210 B) 274
C) 250 D) 275
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 275

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Q:

                        Items of Expenditure

         
Year Salary Food Medicine Tax
2001 Rs.1500 Rs.200 Rs.500 Rs.100
2002 Rs.2600 Rs.300 Rs.600 Rs.200
2003 Rs.3200 Rs.150 Rs.700 Rs.150
2004 Rs.4100 Rs.250 Rs.650 Rs.125
2005 Rs.5000 Rs.200 Rs.800 Rs.150
2006 Rs.5200 Rs.100 Rs.750 Rs.175

 

The average salary per year during period 2001-2006 is:

 

A) 3400 B) 3800
C) 3500 D) 3600
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3600

Explanation:
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