Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

1. Telephone

2. Teleworker

3. Tendency

4. Temperature

5. Themselves

 

A) 34521 B) 42153
C) 52314 D) 12435
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 12435

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Q:

What is the common ratio of the following geometric sequence?

4, 2, 1, 0.5, 0.25, 0.125,...

A) 0.5 B) -1
C) 1.5 D) -0.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0.5

Explanation:

In mathematics, a geometric progression, also known as a geometric sequence, is a sequence of numbers where each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous one by a fixed, non-zero number called the common ratio.

 

Herein the given sequence, 4, 2, 1, 0.5, 0.25, 0.125,...

Common Ratio r = 2/4 = 1/2 = 0.5/1 = 0.25/0.5 = 0.125/0.25 == 0.5.

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Q:

The average temperature for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was 48 degrees and for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was 46 degrees. If the temperature on Monday was 42 degrees. Find the temperature on Friday ?

A) 34 B) 36
C) 38 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 34

Explanation:

M + Tu + W + Th = 4 x 48 = 192
Tu + W + Th + F = 4 x 46 = 184
M = 42
Tu + W + Th = 192 - 42 = 150
F = 184 – 150 = 34

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Q:

What will come in place of question mark in the following equation ?

54.(?)3 + 543 + 5.43 = 603.26

A) 6 B) 1
C) 9 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8

Explanation:

Let x + 543 + 5.43 = 603.26. Then, x = 603.26 - (543 + 5.43) = 603.26 - 548.43 =54.83

Missing digit = 8..

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Q:

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

8, 6, 9, 23, ?

A) 53 B) 145
C) 110 D) 75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

Given number 8, 6, 9, 23, ?

 

The pattern of given series is:

 

8 x 1 - 2 = 6 6 x 2 - 3 = 9 9 x3 - 4 = 23 23 x4 - 5 = 87

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Q:

The perimeter of a square is 26 cm. Find its area (in cm2).

 

A) 42.25   B) 84.5  
C) 39.25   D) 78.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 42.25  

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Q:

Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:

42:20::64:?

A) 31 B) 32
C) 33 D) 34
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 31

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Q:

One morning after sunrise, Suresh was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right. To which direction was he facing?

A) East B) West
C) South D) Data is inadequate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) South

Explanation:

Sun rises in the east in the morning. Since the shadow of Suresh falls to his right. So he is facing South.

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