Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

A mixture of 150 liters of wine and water contains 20% water. How much more water should be added so that water becomes 25% of the new mixture?

A) 10 liters B) 20 liters
C) 30 liters D) 40 liters
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10 liters

Explanation:

Number of liters of water in 125 liters of the mixture = 20% of 150 = 1/5 of 150 = 30 liters

 

Let us Assume that another 'P' liters of water are added to the mixture to make water 25% of the new mixture. So, the total amount of water becomes (30 + P) and the total volume of the mixture becomes (150 + P)

 

Thus, (30 + P) = 25% of (150 + P)

 

Solving, we get P = 10 liters

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Q:

In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

Capriciousness : Reliability :: ?:?

A) Heated : Boiling B) Tenacious : Practicality
C) Arbitrary : Whimsical D) Unreliable : Inhuman
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tenacious : Practicality

Explanation:

Capriciousness means to describe a person or thing that’s impulsive and unpredictable and Reliability is the quality of being trustworthy.Tenacious means tending to keep a firm hold of something and Practicality means possibilityA person who is `Capricious’ loses `Reliability’. In the same way, if a person is `Tenacious’ he loses `Practicality’.

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Q:

Rotate : Energy :: Stop : ?

A) Spin B) Break
C) Inertia D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Inertia

Explanation:

To rotate is to energy to stop is to inertia. From the definition itself we know that inertia is a property by virtue of which a body continues to be in the state of rest or in state of motion. So over here whenever energy is supplied then the body starts to move that is a displacement is there and it is rotating where as whenever the body is stopped an inertia of rest is created.

 

So, Rotate : Energy :: Stop : Inertia.

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Q:

4 men can repair a road in 7 hours. How many men are required to repair the road in 2 hours ?

A) 17 men B) 14 men
C) 13 men D) 16 men
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 14 men

Explanation:

M x T / W = Constant
where, M= Men (no. of men)
T= Time taken
W= Work load
So, here we apply
M1 x T1/ W1 = M2 x T2 / W2
Given that, M1 = 4 men, T1 = 7 hours ; T2 = 2 hours, we have to find M2 =?
Note that here, W1 = W2 = 1 road, ie. equal work load.
Clearly, substituting in the above equation we get, M2 = 14 men.

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Q:

P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting round the circle and are facing the centre:
P is second to the right of T who is the neighbour of R and V.
S is not the neighbour of P.
V is the neighbour of U.
Q is not between S and W. W is not between U and S.

Then Who is sitting opposite to U ?

A) Q B) P
C) R D) W
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) P

Explanation:

From the given information, the sitting arrangement can be

 P-Q-W-S-U-V-T-R  i.e. in circular as

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From the above figure it is clear that opposite to U is P.

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Q:

The number of diagonals in a decagon is:

 

A) 20 B) 10
C) 25 D) 35
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 35

Explanation:
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Q:

Two horses start trotting towards each other, one from A to B and another from B to A. They cross each other after one hour and the first horse reaches B, 5/6 hour before the second horse reaches A. If the distance between A and B is 50 km. what is the speed of the slower horse?

A) 30 km/h B) 15 km/h
C) 25 km/h D) 20 km/h
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 20 km/h

Explanation:

If the speed of the faster horse be fs and that of slower horse be ss then

 fs+ss=501=50 

and       50ss-50fs=56

Now, you can go through options.

The speed of slower  horse is 20km/h

Since,   20+30=50

and  5020-5030=56    

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Q:

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

i. Terrace
ii. Tenant
iii. Tea
iv. Tomorrow

 

A) iii, ii, i, iv B) i, ii, iii, iv
C) iv,i, ii, iii D) i, iii, ii, iv
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) iii, ii, i, iv

Explanation:
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