Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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The length of a rectangle is increased by 25%. To maintain the same area, the breadth has to be decreased by

A) 20% B) 25%
C) 30% D) 40%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20%

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Find the missing number?

A) 39 B) 48
C) 52 D) 58
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 58

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The district administration has issued a circular to all the farmers under its jurisdiction advising them for not using pesticides indiscriminately as it may pollute the ground water.

Which of the following can be assumed from the given statement?

A) People may stop using ground water if the farmers continue to use pesticides indiscriminately. B) The polluted ground water can cause health problems.
C) Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately. D) People in the district are majorly dependent on ground water for drinking use.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately.

Explanation:

(A), (B) and (D) are irrelevant as nothing is mentioned about them. The district administration has issued a circular to make the farmers aware of hazards that indiscriminate use of pesticides poses to ground water and plead them to refrain from the same. Hence (3) is an assumption in the given statement.

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In the following question, four groups of three numbers are given. In each group the second and third number are related to the first number by a Logic/Rule/Relation. Three are similar on basis of same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out from the given alternatives.

A) (5, 19, 9) B) (7, 29, 13)
C) (15, 59, 29) D) (12, 47, 23)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) (7, 29, 13)

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A train leaves Kazipet at 5 a.m. and reaches Bangalore at 3 p.m. Another train leaves Bangalore at 7 a.m. and reaches Kazipet at 5 p.m. When do the two trains meet? Assume that the trains travels at equal uniform speeds.

A) 1 p.m. B) 12 noon
C) 11 a.m. D) 10 a.m.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 11 a.m.

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A wholesaler sells a watch to a retailer at a gain of 35% and the retailer sells it to a customer at a loss of 25%. If the customer pays Rs 2379.375, what had it cost the wholesaler?

A) Rs 2350 B) Rs 2409
C) Rs 2928 D) Rs 2291
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs 2350

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If "+" means "minus", "x" means "divided by", "÷" means "plus" and "­" means "multiplied by", then 240 x 12 – 6 + 29 ÷ 42 = ?

A) 133 B) 147
C) 154 D) 176
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 133

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The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 1/2 : 1/3 : 1/4 and its perimeter is 104 cm. The length of the longest side (in cm) is

A) 52 B) 48
C) 32 D) 26
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 48

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