Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

In the question a statement is given, followed by two arguments, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given arguments, if any, is a strong argument.

Statement : Should one year of army training be compulsory for all Indian citizens?

Argument I : No, the costs of training will be prohibitive and one year of labour will be lost.
Argument II : Yes, army training helps make better citizens.

Assuming that the numbers in each of the following figures follow a similar pattern, select the option that can replace the question mark in figure C.

The bar graph shows results of a survey carried out within a club. The members of the club were asked which soft drink they consumed? Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

Which soft drink was consumed the second highest?

What is the sum of the first 12 terms of an arithmetic progression if the first term is -19 and last term is 36?

Two circles with centres P and Q touch each other externally. A straight line drawn through the point of contact intersects the circle with centre P at A and the circle with centre Q at B. Then, which of the following is true?

If the sum of a number and its reciprocal be 2, then the number is

Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

ΔPQR is right angled at Q. If m∠R = 60o, then find the value of (secP - 1/√3)