Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

 

3 + 4 - 25 ÷ 2 x 12 = 41

 

A) ÷ and - B) + and ÷
C) x and - D) - and +
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) x and -

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The following equation is incorrect. Which two signs should be interchanged to correct the equation?

 

10 ÷ 18 + 25 x 20 - 5 = 92

 

A) + and x B) + and ÷
C) ÷ and - D) - and +
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ÷ and -

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A cistern is normally filled in 8 hours but takes two hours longer to fill because of a leak in its bottom. If the cistern is full, the leak will empty it in    ?

A) 20 hrs B) 28 hrs
C) 36 hrs D) 40 hrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20 hrs

Explanation:

1/8 - 1/x = 1/10

 => x = 40 hrs

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A man bought an article and sold it at a gain of 5 %. If he had bought it at 5% less and sold it for Re 1 less, he would have made a profit of 10%. The C.P. of the article was

A) Rs 100 B) Rs 150
C) Rs 200 D) Rs 250
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs 200

Explanation:

Let original Cost price is x
Its Selling price = (105/100) * x = 21x/20
New Cost price  = (95/100) * x  = 19x/20
New Selling price = (110/100 )* (19x/20 )= 209x/200
[(21x/20) - (209x/200)] = 1
=> x = 200

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Q:

Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary

1. Organ

2. Origin

3. Orient

4. Organic

5. Organise

A) 1, 5, 3, 4, 2 B) 1, 5, 4, 2, 3
C) 1, 4, 5, 3, 2 D) 1, 4, 5, 2, 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1, 4, 5, 3, 2

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If A means '+', @ means 'x', & means '/' and V means '-', then the value of

 

7 @ 2 V 135 & 5 @ 3 & 9 A 1

A) 14 B) 9
C) 6 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6

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Q:

From the given alternatives, according to dictionary, which word will come at FOURTH position?

 

1. Despair

2. Develop

3. Detect

4. Diagonal

5. Different

 

A) Despair   B) Detect  
C) Develop   D) Diagonal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Diagonal

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Q:

If "$" means "added to", "@" means "divided by", "#" means "multiplied by" and "%" means "subtracted from", then

136 @ 17 # 0 $ 19 % 5 = ?

 

A) 67 B) 24
C) 14 D) 23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 14

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