Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

In a class of 80 students and 5 teachers, each student got sweets that are 15% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 25% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there?

A) 1060 B) 960
C) 1020 D) 920
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1060

Explanation:

Total number of sweets

= 80 x 15 x 80/100 + 5 x 80 x 25/100

= 960 + 100 = 1060

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Q:

Pointing towards Sweety, Sripad said, " I am the only son of her mother's son." How is Sweety related to Sripad ?  

A) Niece B) Aunt
C) Mother D) Cousin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aunt

Explanation:

Sweety's mother's son---Sweety's brother.
So, Sripad is the son of Sweety's brother or Sweety is Sripad's Aunt.

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Q:

Fill in the blank with an appropriate word from the following options.

Usually the room tariff in this hotel is higher. At present, it is low because of the------- season.

A) Peak B) Off
C) Down D) Slow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Off

Explanation:

Season can be either at peak or off.
Presently it is low, that is because of OFF season.

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Q:

A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 105, 130, 180, 255, ?

A) 345 B) 365
C) 355 D) 335
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 355

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Q:

An amount of $255 was invested at 8.5% p.a. How long will it take, to the nearest year, to earn $86.70 in interest?

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

Explanation:

T = (100 x I)/ (P x r)

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Q:

Choose the pair in which the words are differently related?

A) Sheep : Flock B) Bee : Swarm
C) Man : Mob D) Cow : Herd
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Man : Mob

Explanation:

In all other pairs, second is a collective group of the first

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Q:

There are 41 students in a class, number of girls is one more than number of guys. we need to form a team of four students. all four in the team cannot be from same gender. number of girls and guys in the team should NOT be equal. How many ways can such a team be made ?

A) 49450 B) 50540
C) 46587 D) 52487
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 50540

Explanation:

Given G + B= 41 and B = G-1
Hence, G = 21 and B = 20
Now we have 2 options,
1G and 3M
(or)
3G and 1M
(2G and 2M or 0G and 4M or 4G and oM are not allowed),

 

Total : C121×C320+C321×C120= 50540 ways.

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Q:

Two payments of $10,000 each must be made one year and four years from now. If money can earn 9% compounded monthly, what single payment two years from now would be equivalent to the two scheduled payments?

A) 17296 B) 13296
C) 19296 D) 15296
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 19296

Explanation:

i=j/m

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