Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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16 children are to be divided into two groups A and B of 10 and 6 children. The average percent marks obtained by the children of group A is 75 and the average percent marks of all the 16 children is 76. What is the average percent marks of children of group B ?

A) 233/3 B) 243/4
C) 254/5 D) 345/7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 233/3

Explanation:

 Required average = [(76 * 16) - (75 * 10)] / 6 = (1216 - 750)/6 = 466/3 = 233 /3.

 

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A man’s current age is 25 of the age of his father. After 8 years, he will be 12 of the age of his father. What is the age of father at now ?

A) 50 B) 40
C) 33 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 40

Explanation:

Let, father’s current age is A years.
Then, Man’s current age = 25*Ayears.

 25*A+8=12A+8

2(2A+40) = 5(A+8)

A = 40

 



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Length of train is 170 meters and speed of train is 63 km/hour. This train can pass a bridge in 30 seconds, then find the length of the bridge.

A) 355 mts B) 325 mts
C) 365 mts D) 312 mts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 355 mts

Explanation:

Given speed = 63 km/hr = 63×518=352 m/s

Let the length of the bridge = x mts

Given time taken to cover the distance of (170 + x)mts is 30 sec.

We know speed = distancetimem/s

352=170+x30

 -->  x = 355 mts.

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From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

SCALDING

A) DICES B) SNAIL
C) ALIGN D) CLANG
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) DICES

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Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary

1. Sinister 2. Sinuous 3. Sinhalese 4.Sinusitis 5. Sinecure

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

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Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.

1. Syringe

2. Syphilis

3. Syncretism

4. Synarchy

5. Submerge

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

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Which number comes next in the series?

1, 5, 2, 6, 3, 7, ?

A) 6 B) 5
C) 4 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

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

i. Premanifest
ii. Premalignant
iii. Premake
iv. Premarital

 

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

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