Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

Consider the given statement/s to be true and decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement.

Statement:

Poverty is a symptom as well as a consequence of social disorder.

Assumptions:

I. Poverty is a type of social order

II. Poverty is related to social order

A) only I assumption is correct B) only assumption II is correct
C) Both assumptions I and II are correct D) Neither assumption I nor II is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither assumption I nor II is correct

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Triangle PQR is such that PQ = 9 cm, QR = 6 cm, PR = 7.5 cm and triangle PQR is similar to triangle XYZ. If XY = 18 cm, find the value of YZ.

A) 15 cm B) 18 cm
C) 12 cm D) 9 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12 cm

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Marked price of an item is Rs 300. On purchase of 2 items discount is 24%, on purchase of 5 items discount is 38%. Rachna buys 7 items, what is the effective discount?

A) 17.5 percent B) 20.4 percent
C) 34 percent D) 12.8 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 34 percent

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Q:

Select the missing number from the given alternatives?

A) 13 B) 25
C) 77 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 77

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Q:

In the following question, two statements are given each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.

Statements:
(I) All shawls are carpets.
(II) No carpet is a pullover.

Conclusion:
(I) No shawls are pullovers.
(II) All carpets are shawls.

A) Conclusion I follows B) Conclusion II follows
C) Neither I nor II follows D) Both I and II follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Conclusion I follows

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In triangle ABC, ∠ABC = 90°. BP is drawn perpendicular to AC. If ∠BAP = 50°, then what is the value (in degrees) of ∠PBC?

A) 30 B) 45
C) 50 D) 60
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 50

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Q:

The Simple Interest(SI) for 16 years on an amount at particular rate is Rs 10000. If the principal is doubled at an interval of every 4 years and the rate is tripled at every such in terval, find the new Simple Interest(SI)

A) 632100 B) 689620
C) 602260 D) 647500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 647500

Explanation:
Let New SI be X

10000/16 = X/4(1*1+2*3+4*9+8*27)

10000/16=X/4(1+6+36+216)

X=647500

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Q:

Find the odd word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

A) Time B) Skill
C) Interest D) Knowledge
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Time

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