Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

Neelam, who is Deepak's daughter, says to Deepika, Your mother Rekha is the younger sister of my father who is the third child of Ramlal." How is Ramisl related to Deepika ? 

A) Uncle B) Father
C) Grandfather D) Father-in.law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Grandfather

Explanation:

Neelam's father is Deepak. Deepika's mother is` Rekha. Deepak is the third child of Ramlal. 

So, Deepak's younger sister Rekha is the daughter of Ramlal. So. Ramlal is father of Rekha and grandfather of her daughter Deepika. 

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Q:

In a family, each daughter has the same number of brothers as she has sisters and each son has twice as many sisters as he has brothers. How many sons are there in the family ?

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

Explanation:

Assume the family has X girls and Y boys, according to the question,
we can have 2 equations:
X-1=Y, 2(Y-2)=X.
Solve the equations, we get X=4, Y=3.

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Q:

Sword : Slaughter : : Scalpel : ?

A) Chopping B) Surgery
C) Stab D) Murder
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Surgery

Explanation:

Second denotes the purpose for which the first is used .

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Q:

Divide Rs.6500 among A,B and C so that after spending 90% , 75% and 60% of their respective saving were in the ratio of 3: 5: 6

Answer

A's spending 90%              \inline \therefore   saving = 10%


B's spending 75%              \therefore   saving = 25%


C's spending 60%              \inline \therefore   saving = 40%


Let us suppose A, B and C saves Rs. 3.5 and 6 respectively.


\inline \therefore 10% of A's saving = Rs.3


100% of A's saving = \inline \frac{3}{10}\times 100 = Rs. 30


25% of B's saving = Rs. 5


100% of B's saving = \inline \frac{5}{25}\times 100 = Rs. 20


40% of C's saving = Rs.6


100% of C's saving = \inline \frac{6}{40}\times 100 = Rs. 15


Divide Rs. 6500 in the ratio of 30 : 20 : 15 as


A's Share  =  \inline \frac{30}{65}\times 6500 = Rs. 3000


B's Share   = \inline \frac{20}{65}\times 6500 = Rs. 2000


C's Share  = \inline \frac{15}{65}\times 6500 = Rs. 1500

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Q:

At present, the ratio between the ages of Arun and Harish is 4:3. After 6 years, Arun's age will be 26 years. What is the age of Harish at present ?

A) 15 years B) 16 years
C) 18 years D) 21 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 15 years

Explanation:

Let the present ages of Arun and Harish be 4x and 3x years respectively.

Then, 4x + 6 = 26 => x = 5

Harish's age = 3x = 15 years.

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Q:

A train 800 metres long is running at a speed of 78 km/hr. If it crosses a tunnel in 1 minute, then the length of the tunnel (in meters) is :

A) 130 B) 360
C) 500 D) 540
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 500

Explanation:

Speed =[ 78 x ( 5/18 ) ] m/sec = 65/3 m/sec.

 

Time = 1 minute = 60 sec.

 

Let the length of the tunnel be x metres.

 

Then, [ (800 + x )/ 60 ]= 65/3

 

3(800 + x) = 3900

 

 x = 500.

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Q:

There are five books of different thickness. A is thicker than C and B is thicker than D. E is not as thick as B, but is thicker than C. D is not as thick as C. Which is the thinnest book?

A) E B) D
C) B D) C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) D

Explanation:

A > C  -----(i),   B > D  -----(ii),  E < B  --------(iii),  E > C  ---------(iv),  C > D  ---------(v)

from (i) and (v),   we get    A > C > D   ---------(I)

from (iii) and (iv), we get    B > E > C    --------(II)

From (I) and (II) , it is clear that 'D' is the thinnest.

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Train X crosses a stationary train Y in 60 seconds and a pole in 25 seconds with the same speed. The length of the train X is 300 m. What is the length of the stationary train Y ?

A) 360 m B) 420 m
C) 460 m D) 320 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 420 m

Explanation:

Let the length of the stationary train Y be LY
Given that length of train X, LX = 300 m
Let the speed of Train X be V.
Since the train X crosses train Y and a pole in 60 seconds and 25 seconds respectively.
=> 300/V = 25 ---> ( 1 )
(300 + LY) / V = 60 ---> ( 2 )
From (1) V = 300/25 = 12 m/sec.
From (2) (300 + LY)/12 = 60
=> 300 + LY = 60 (12) = 720
=> LY = 720 - 300 = 420 m
Length of the stationary train = 420 m

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