Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

There is a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. They are Lawyer, Doctor, Teacher, Salesman, Engineer and Accountant There are two married couples in the family. D, the Salesman is married to the Lady Teacher. The Doctor is married to the Lawyer. F, the Accountant is the son of B and brother of E. C, the Lawyer is the daughter-in-law of A. E is the unmarried Engineer. A is the grandmother of F.  What is the profession of A? 

A) Lawyer B) Teacher
C) Doctor D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Teacher

Explanation:

C is the daughter-in-law of A who is the grandmother of F means C is the mother of F But F is the son of B. 

So. B is C's husband. But C, the lawyer. is married to the Doctor So. B is the Doctor. F. the Accountant, will he the non of B and C E is the unmarried Engineer 

So. the other married couple can be that of grandmother of F. i.e, A and D. But D, the Salesman, is married to the Lady Teacher. 

So. D, the Salesman, is the grandfather of F. father of B and the husband of A. the Lady Teacher. 

A is the Lady Teacher 

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Q:

The difference between simple interest and compound on Rs. 1200 for one year at 10% per annum reckoned half-yearly is

A) Rs.2 B) Rs.3
C) Rs.4 D) Rs.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs.3

Explanation:

S.I. = Rs.(1200*10*1)/100=rs.120

C.I. =rs[1200*(1+5/100)2-1200]=rs.123

Difference = Rs.(123-120) =Rs.3

 

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The length of a rectangular plot is increased by 50%, to keep its area unchanged, the width of the plot should be decreased by ______?

A) 29.87% B) 33.33%
C) 22.22% D) 19.5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 33.33%

Explanation:

% Decrease in Width = 50150x100

 

= 33.33% 

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Q:

A tailor has 37.5 metres of cloth and he has to make 8 pieces out of a metre of cloth. How many pieces can he make out of half of the cloth he has ?

A) 300 B) 150
C) 175 D) 200
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 150

Explanation:

Half of the cloth = 37.5/2
From 1 meter he will make 8 pieces
=> in 37.5/2 ---- ?

37.5/2 x 8

= 150.

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Q:

If there are 150 questions in a 3 hr examination. Among these questions 50 are type A problems, which requires twice as much as time be spent on the rest of the type B problems. How many minutes should be spent on type A problems ?

A) 75 min B) 82 min
C) 90 min D) 101 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 90 min

Explanation:

Let X = Time taken for each of Type B Problems(100 Problems)
And 2X = Time taken for each of Type A problems(50 problems)

Total time period = 3hrs = 3 x 60min = 180 minutes

100X + 50(2X) = 180
100X + 100X = 180
200X = 180 min

X = 180/200
X = 0.90 min

By convertiing into seconds,

X = 0.90 x 60 seconds
X = 54 sec

So, time taken for Part A problems is = 54 x 2 x 50 = 5400 seconds
= 5400/60sec = 90 minutes.

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Q:

Simmi's father's wife's father's granddaughter's uncle will be related to Simmi as 

A) Son B) Uncle
C) Nephew D) Grand father
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Uncle

Explanation:

The relations may be analyzed as follows :

Father's wife - Mother; Mother's Father - Grandfather; Grandfather's granddaughter - Sister; Sister's uncle - uncle.

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Q:

A shopkeeper sells two articles at Rs.1000 each, making a profit of 20% on the first article and a loss of 20% on the second article. Find the net profit or loss that he makes?

A) 2% B) 4%
C) 3% D) 2.5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4%

Explanation:

SP of first article = 1000

Profit = 20%

CP = 100100+P×SP= 5000/6 = 2500/3


SP of second article = 1000

Loss = 20%

CP = 100100-L×SP= 5000/4 = 1250


Total SP = 2000

Total CP = 25003+ 1250 = 6250/3

CP is more than SP, he makes a loss.

Loss = CP-SP = (6250/3)- 2000 = 250/3


Loss Percent =250362503×100= 4%

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The circumference of a circular base of Cylinder is 44 cm and its hight is 15 cm. Then the volume of the cylinder is?

A) 2759 cub. cm B) 2247 cub. cm
C) 2614 cub. cm D) 2311 cub. cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2311 cub. cm

Explanation:

Given Circumference of a circular base of a cylinder = 44 cm

We know that Circumference of a circle = 2πr = 44r = 22π

Now given the height of a cylinder h = 15 cm

Volume of a cylinder V = πr2h = π22π215 = 22 x 22 x 153.14 = 2311 cm3.

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