Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

In the following question, a matrix of certain characters is given.These characters follow a certain trend, row-wise or column wise.Find out this trend and choose the missing character accordingly.

5 6 7
3 4 5
9 10 11
345 460

?

A) 535 B) 577
C) 755 D) 775
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 577

Explanation:

 

 

In the first column, 3 x 100 + 5 x 9 = 345.
In the second column, 4 x 100 + 6 x 10 = 460.
.'. In the third column, missing number = 5 x 100 + 7 x 11 = 577.

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A man who recently died left a sum of Rs. 3,90,000 to be divided among his wife, five sons and four daughters. He directed that each son should receive 3 times as much as each daughter receives and that each daughter receives and that each daughter should receive twice as much as their mother receives. What was the wife’s share?

A) Rs. 14,000 B) Rs. 12,000
C) Rs. 10,000 D) Rs. 9,000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs. 10,000

Explanation:
Let his wife get a share of Rs x
Each of the 4 daughters get = Rs 2x
Each of the 5 sons get = Rs 6x
So x + 4*2x + 5*6x = 390000
So 39x = 390000
X=10000 = wife’s share
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Weights of two friends A and B are in the ratio of 7 : 8. A’s weight increases by 10% and the total weight of A and B increase by 20%. What is the percentageincrease in the B’s weight?

A) 28.75 B) 11.55
C) 32.85 D) 24.25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 28.75

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Q:

Choose the pair in which the words are differently related?

A) Jewellery : Gold B) Table : Wood
C) Shirt : Fabric D) Iron : Axe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Iron : Axe

Explanation:

In all other pairs, first is a product made from the second.

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What will be the acute angle between the hour-hand and the minute-hand at 4:37 p.m.?

A) 18.5° B) 83.5°
C) 18° D) 6.5°
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 83.5°

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The average age of Hari, his wife and their two children is 23 years. His wife is just 4 years younger than Hari and his wife was 20 years old when their daughter was born. He was 28 years old when their son was born. What is the sum of the age of Hari and his daughter is?

A) 53 years B) 55 years
C) 56 years D) 50 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 50 years

Explanation:
H+W+S+D/4 = 23
H= W+4

D =W-20 = H-24

S = H-28

H+H-4+H-24+H-28/4 = 23

H =37 D =13

H + D = 50

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Introducing a boy, Amar says, "He is the son of the only daughter of my maternal grandmother." How is the boy related to Amar?

A) Cousin B) Brother
C) Father-in-law D) Nephew
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brother

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Q:

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

PMA, RPE, TSI, VVM, ?

 

A) YZR B) VWO
C) XYQ D) ACS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) XYQ

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