Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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If "+" means "minus", "x" means "divided by", "÷" means "plus" and "-" means "multiplied by", then 81 x 9 + 10 – 6 ÷ 5 = ?

A) 46 B) -46
C) 47 D) -45
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) -46

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Statement: There is a substantial increase in the number of accidents causing deaths and severe injuries due to malfunctioning of the traffic signals.
Course of action:
a. The traffic police should immediately post traffic personnel at the junctions.
b. The signal system should immediately be repaired or replaced.

A) Only a follows B) Either a or b follows
C) Only b follows D) Neither a nor b follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Either a or b follows

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Clearly, either the traffic signals should be made to function properly or traffic personnel should be deployed to guide vehicular movement in the right way. So either I or II follows.

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Length and breadth of a rectangle are 8 cm and 6 cm respectively. The rectangle is cut on its four vertices such that the resulting figure is a regular octagon. What is the side (in cm) of the octagon?

A) 3(√11) – 7 B) 5(√13) – 8
C) 4(√7) – 11 D) 6(√11) – 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3(√11) – 7

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What is the HCF (highest common factor) of 133 and 112?

A) 15 B) 7
C) 19 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7

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A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below. Indicate how it will appear when it is opened?

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

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After two successive discounts of 20% and 12% an article is sold for Rs 16896. What is the marked price (in Rs) of the article?

A) 21500 B) 23800
C) 22000 D) 24000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 24000

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If cotA + cotB = x, then value of x is

A) (cotAcotB + 1)/(cotB - cotA) B) (cotAcotB + 1)/(cotB + cotA)
C) (cotAcotB - 1)/(cotB + cotA) D) (cotAcotB - 1)/(cotB - cotA)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (cotAcotB - 1)/(cotB + cotA)

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In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
19, 26, 45, 71, 116, ?

A) 166 B) 172
C) 184 D) 187
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 187

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