Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

Read the statements and select a conclusion from the given alternatives.

Statements :

All Apples are leaves. Some leaves are lemons. No lemon is house.

Conclusions :

I. Some houses are Apples
II. Some lemons are Apples
III. No house is Apple

 

A) Only I follows B) Only II follows
C) Both II & III follows D) Either I or III follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both II & III follows

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In an NGO the daily average wages of 20 illiterate employees is decreased from Rs.25 to Rs.10, thus the average salary of  all the literate and illiterate  employees is decreased Rs.10 per day. The No. of educated employees working in the NGO is :

A) 15 B) 20
C) 10 D) Data Insufficient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10

Explanation:

Total employees = 25-10×2010=30

 Hence number of educated employees  = 30-20 = 10

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Q:

A car mechanic purchased four old cars for Rs. 1 lakh. He spent total 2 lakh in the maintenance and repairing of these four cars. what is the average sale price of the rest three cars to get 50% total profit if he has already sold one of the four cars at Rs. 1.2 lakh?

A) 1.5 lakh B) 1.1 lakh
C) 1.2 lakh D) 1.65 lakh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1.1 lakh

Explanation:

Total cost of 4 cars =  1+2 = 3 lakh

 

Total S.P of 4 cars = 3 x 1.5 = 4.5 lakh   (Since S.P = 100 + Gain%100 x C.P)

 

 S.P of 1 car = 1.2 lakh 

 

S.P of rest 3 cars = 4.5 - 1.2 = 3.3 lakh

 

 Average S.P of all the 3 cars = 1.1 lakh

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Q:

Consider the statement to be true and decide which of the following assumptions is/are implicit.

 

Statement :

 

This year in the budget section, there was no find allotment for travel insurance.

 

Assumptions :

 

1. Travel insurance requires funds.

2. There are many other areas that need more financial attentions.

 

 

A) Both assumptions 1 and 2 are implicit B) Only assumption 1 is implicit
C) Only assumption 2 is implicit D) Either assumption 1 or 2 is implicit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Both assumptions 1 and 2 are implicit

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Q:

In the following question, some statements is followed by some conclusions, you have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with
commonly known facts and then decide which of the given logically follow. Choose that conclusion as the answer.

Statements:
Some roads are not good.
Some railways are good.
All airways are good.
Some roads are bad.

Conclusions:
I. At least some bad are good.
II. No bad is good.

A) Only conclusion I follow. B) Only conclusion II follow.
C) Either conclusion I or II follows. D) Neither conclusion I or II follows.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Either conclusion I or II follows.

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Q:

Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.

1. NEST 2. NECK 3. NEAT 4. NEAR

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

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Q:

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

 

15, 22, 31, 42, 55, ?

 

A) 60   B) 68  
C) 70   D) 74
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 70  

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Q:

How many necklace of 12 beads each can be made from 18 beads of different colours?

A) 18! B) 18! x 19!
C) 18!(6 x 24) D) 18! x 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18!(6 x 24)

Explanation:

Here clock-wise and anti-clockwise arrangements are same.

 

Hence total number of circular–permutations: 18P122*12 = 18!6*24

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