Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

With slight modifications, the basic formula can be made to deal with compounding at intervals other than annually.

Since the compounding is done at six-monthly intervals, 4 per cent (half of 8 per cent) will be added to the value on each occasion.

Hence we use r = 0.04. Further, there will be ten additions of interest during the five years, and so n = 10. The formula now gives:

V = P(1 + r)10 = 5,000 x (1.04)10 = 7,401.22

Thus the value in this instance will be £7,401.22.

In a case such as this, the 8 per cent is called a nominal annual

rate, and we are actually referring to 4 per cent per six months.

All are blood relation except Daughter-in-law.

The statement mentions that chances of heart ailments are greatly reduced by a regular half-hour exercise. So, a follows. However, it talks of only reducing the probability which does not mean that persons involved in sedentary jobs shall definitely suffer from heart ailments. So, b does not follow.

Hence, concusion a only follows the given statement.

Given that three athletes can complete one round around a circular field in 16, 24 and 36 min respectively.

Now, required time after which they met for the first time = LCM of (16, 24 & 36) min

Now, LCM of 16, 24, 36 = 144 minutes = 2 hrs 24 min.

Given two lines are parallel

pa+b=2

b=-pa+2..........(1)

3a+b=4

b=-3a+4 ...........(2)

m₁ = -p

m₂= -3

The condition for the two lines to be parallel is m₁=m₂

p = 3

n(S) = C252 = 1326

 Let  A = event of getting both red cards

and B = event of getting both queens

then A∩B = event of getting two red queens

n(A) = C226 = 325,   n(B) = C24 = 6

 n(A∩B)=C22=1

 ∴ PA=3251326, PB = 61326

 PA∩B=11326

∴P ( both red or both queens) = PA∪B

= PA+PB-PA∩B=3251326+1221-11326=55221