Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

In a street, there are certain number of houses. People in that street are decided to paint their houses with certain colours. If four houses are painted with each colour, then one house will be left without any colour. If five houses are painted with each colour, then one colour will remain. Find the number of houses in that street ?

A) 25 B) 6
C) 32 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25

Explanation:

Let x be number of houses and y be colors.

on the basis of question
x = 4y+1
x = 5(y-1)
on solving these 2 equations x = 25

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Arithmetical Reasoning
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Bank PO

3 3964
Q:

5 + 2 x 10/2 = ?

A) 15 B) 35
C) 10 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 15

Explanation:

Using BODMAS Rule,

First solve division, mutiplication and Addition

So here 10/2 = 5

Then 2 x 5 =  10

Now, 5 + 10 = 15.

 

Hence, 5 + 2 x 10/2 = 15.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Simplification
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GATE
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

5 3958
Q:

In the following question, various terms of an alphanumerical series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives. A/2, B/4, C/6, D/8, ?, ?

A) D/10, E/10 B) E/10, F/12
C) E/8, F/10 D) E/12, F/14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) E/10, F/12

Explanation:

The letters are in alphabetical order. The numbers increase by two.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Number Series

6 3957
Q:

If the 14th September of an year is a Tuesday, then which day of the week will the 17th October of the same year be?

A) Thursday B) Saturday
C) Sunday D) Monday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sunday

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Calendar
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

14 3952
Q:

How many 4-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9, which are divisible by 5 and none of the digits is repeated?

A) 60 B) 48
C) 36 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 60

Explanation:

Here given the required digit number is 4 digit.

It must be divisible by 5. Hence, the unit's digit in the required 4 digit number must be 0 or 5. But here only 5 is available.

x x x 5

The remaining places can be filled by remaining digits as 5 x 4 x 3 ways.

 

Hence, number 4-digit numbers can be formed are 5 x 4 x 3 = 20 x 3 = 60.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Permutations and Combinations
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT , GATE
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

2 3952
Q:

Between two book-ends in your study are displayed your four favourite love story books. If you decide to arrange the four books in every possible combination and moved just one book every minute, how long would it take you ?

A) 54 minutes B) 32 minutes
C) 48 minutes D) 24 minutes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 48 minutes

Explanation:

Possible arrangements for 4 books are 4x3x2x1 = 24
For making a new arrangement, two books are required to be moved.
One book takes one minute, then for 2 books
So total 24 x 2 = 48 mins.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Logic
Exam Prep: Bank Exams
Job Role: Bank Clerk , Bank PO

4 3949
Q:

A boat having a length 3 m and breadth 2 m is floating on a lake. The boat sinks by 1 cm when a man gets on it. The mass of the man is:

A) 12 B) 60
C) 72 D) 90
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 60

Explanation:

Volume of water displaced = (3 x 2 x 0.01) = 0.06 cu.m. 

Mass of man = Volume of water displaced x Density of water

 = (0.06 x 1000) kg

 = 60 kg.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

0 3947
Q:

5 + 2 x 10 =

A) 70 B) 20
C) 25 D) 52
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 25

Explanation:

According to BODMAS rule,

After multiplication only, addition is done.

Hence,

5 + 2 x 10 = 5 + 20 = 25.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

4 3946