Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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The question below has three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.


Statements:
Some rings are bracelets.
All bracelets are earrings.
All earrings are necklaces.

Conclusions:
I. All those bracelets which are earrings can never be a ring is a possibility.
II. There is a possibility that all rings are necklaces.

A) Only conclusion I follow. B) Only conclusion II follows.
C) Only conclusion Either I or II follows. D) Only conclusion Neither I nor II follows.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only conclusion II follows.

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A boy in a train notices that he can count 31 telephone posts in 60 seconds. the distance between two posts is 60 meters. Calculate the speed of the train?

 

A) 90 kmph B) 108 kmph
C) 60 kmph D) 120 kmph
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 108 kmph

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In a company 2/3 of the workers are girls, 1/2 of the girls are married and 1/3 of the married girls live in hostel. If 3/4 of the boys are married and 2/3 of married boys live in hostel. Calculate the part of workers who don’t live in hostel.

 

A) 11/18 B) 15/18  
C) 17/18   D) 13/18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 13/18

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50 litre mixture of water and alcohol contains 10% alcohol. How much more alcohol must be added to make the strength of alcohol 40% in the new mixture?

A) 25 B) 30
C) 20 D) 23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25

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If 25% of an electricity bill is deducted, Rs 1788 is still to be paid. How much was the bill?

A) Rs 1430 B) Rs 2420
C) Rs 1466 D) Rs 2384
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs 2384

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In the given figure, AB, AE, EF, FG and GB are semicircles. AB = 56 cm and AE = EF = FG = GB. What is the area (in sq.cm) of the shaded region?

 

A) 414.46 B) 382.82
C) 406.48 D) 394.24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 394.24

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Two whole numbers are such that the square of first number exceeds the second by 112 and the ratio of the numbers is 4:3. What is thevalue of smaller number?

A) 3 B) 4
C) 12 D) 36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12

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How many three digit numbers are there in which all the digits are odd?

A) 100 B) 125
C) 500 D) 250
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 125

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