Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

What is the probability that a leap year selected at random, will contain 53 sundays?

A) 1/7 B) 1/3
C) 2/7 D) 4/7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2/7

Explanation:

In a leap year,there are 366 days=52 weeks and 2 days

Remaining favourable 2 days can be sunday and monday or saturday and sunday

Exhaustive number of cases =7

Favourable number of cases =2

So,required probability=2/7

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Q:

Consider the argument and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit.

 

Argument :

 

A father advised his son that the shortest route between Chennai and Mangalore is via Bengaluru.

 

Assumptions :

 

1. Son wishes to go to Mangalore.

2. Father gives advice to everyone.

 

A) Only assumption 2 is implicit B) Both 1 and 2 are implicit
C) Only assumption 1 is implicit D) Neither 1 nor 2 implicit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Only assumption 1 is implicit

Explanation:
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Q:

A man sold two flats for Rs. 4.15 lakhs each. On one he gained 2% and on the other he lost 2%. What percent is the effect of the sale on the whole  ?

A) 0.25 % B) 0.04 %
C) 0.5 % D) 0 %
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 0.04 %

Explanation:

In this type cases we always have loss only.

 

Loss% = Common Gain or Loss1022102= 1/25 = 0.04 %

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Q:

In the number 76534218 each digit is replaced next digit, ie '1' is replaced by '2' , '2' is replaced by '3' and so on and then the digits are arranged in ascending order from left to right, which digit will be fifth from the left end?

A) 6 B) 5
C) 7 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6

Explanation:

Given Number :  7 6 5 3 4 2 1 8 

New Number :    8 7  6 4 5 3 2 9

Ascending Order :  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

Fifth digit in the above ascending order arrangement is '6' . Hence option(1) is the correct answer.

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Q:

If the letters in the word DOLPHIN are rearranged as they appear in English alphabetical order, which of the following letters, will be the fifth from left?

A) O B) D
C) L D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of these

Explanation:

Arrangement of letters of the given word DOLPHIN according to the English alphabetical order is as follows:

D  H  I  L  N  O  P

Hence, N is the fifth letter from the left

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Q:

The position of the first and sixth letters in the word CONTEXTUAL are interchanged. Similarly, the positions of the second and the seventh letters are interchanged , and so on. Which of the following will be the fourth letter from the right end after the rearrangement?

A) O B) N
C) T D) E
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) O

Explanation:

Given word : CONTEXTUAL

After making changes as per given in the question , the above word becomes as follows:

XTUALCONTE . Hence, 4th letter from the right end is O.

quicker method:

    Total no of letters in the given word = 10.

    4th letter from the right means (10 - 4 + 1 =) 7th letter from the left of the word obtained after rearrangement. Again, read the question , we come to know that, the positions of the second and seventh letters are interchanged. Hence the required letter is the second letter of the given word which is O.

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Q:

A man covers a journey from Meerut to Delhi by a car at an average speed of 40 km/hr. He returns back by scooter with an average speed 24 km/hr. Find his average speed during the whole journey?

Answer

Average speed =  km/hr


                      =   km/hr

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Q:

About 4 out of 5 students are left handed. If there are totally 40 students in an class. How many would be left handed ?

A) 40 B) 45
C) 32 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 32

Explanation:

Probability of left handed = 4/5
total student = 40
total left handed = 40 x(4/5)
= 32

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