Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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A and B are positive integers. If A + B + AB = 65, then what is the difference between A and B (A, B ≤ 15)?

A) 3 B) 4
C) 5 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5

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If the selling price of 40 articles is equal to the cost price of 50 articles, the loss or gain percent is

A) 25% gain B) 20% gain
C) 25% loss D) 20% loss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25% gain

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Q:

Karan remembers that his sister's birthday is not after 18th August. Karan's mother remembers that Karan's sister birthday is before 20th August but after 17th August. On which date of August is Karan's sister birthday?

A) 18 B) 17
C) 19 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 18

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Indigenous tribes living near Amazon forests are cutting down trees to cover their basic needs , thus severely affecting the ecological balance in the area.

 

Courses of action:

I. All the tribes living near the Amazon rain forests Should be forced to shift to urban areas of the country.

II. The tribes should be allowed to continue doing so as they cut down trees for their basic needs and not for commercial purposes.

A) If only course of action I follows B) If only course of action II follows
C) If either course of action I or II follows D) If both courses of action I and II follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If both courses of action I and II follow

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I is simply absurd. But even II is not the solution.

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You are playing football in a park. When you kick the ball, it strikes and breaks the window pane of a nearby house. You would :

A) demand your ball back from the house owner. B) say that it was no fault of yours.
C) stealthily get your ball back. D) apologise to the house owner and contribute to replace the glass.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) apologise to the house owner and contribute to replace the glass.

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

A) 1/(cosecA - cotA) B) 1/(secA - tanA)
C) 1/(secA - cosA) D) 1/(sinA - cosA)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1/(cosecA - cotA)

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Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 80 kmph and including stoppages, it is 60 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?

A) 12 B) 15
C) 18 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 15

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In a row of people Manu is 7th from bottom end of row. Shrey is 10 ranks above Manu. If Shrey is 8th from top end, then how many people are there in this row?

A) 25 B) 26
C) 24 D) 23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 23

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