Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

If a girl cycles at 10 kmph, then she arrives at a certain place at 1 p.m. If she cycles at 15 kmph, she will arrive at the same place at 11 a.m. At what speed must she cycle to get there at noon?

A) 14 kmph B) 13 kmph
C) 12 kmph D) 11 kmph
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12 kmph

Explanation:

The distance is constant in this case.

Let the time taken for travel with a speed of 10 kmph be 't'.

Now the speed of 15 kmph is 3/2 times the speed of 10 kmph.

Therefore, time taken with the speed of 15 kmph will be 2t/3 (speed is inversely proportional to time)

Extra time taken = t - 2t/3 = t/3

=> 1pm - 11am = 2hrs

=> t/3 = 2h

=> t = 6 hrs.

Now, Distance = speed x time = 10 x 6 = 60 kms

Time he takes to reach at noon = 6 - 1 = 5 hrs

Now, Speed = 60/5 = 12 kmph.

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Q:

Select a suitable figure from the four alternatives that would complete the figure matrix.

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

Explanation:

In each row, the third figure comprises of a black circle and only those line segments which are not common to the first and the second figures.

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Q:

How many seconds will a 600 m long train take to cross a man walking with a speed of 7 km/hr in the direction of the moving train if the speed of the train is 67 km/hr ?

A) 29 sec B) 58 sec
C) 36 sec D) 44 sec
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 36 sec

Explanation:

Speed of train relative to man = 67 - 7 = 60 km/hr.
= 60 x 5/18 = 50/3 m/sec.

Time taken to pass the man = 600 x 3/50 = 36 sec.

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Q:

The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 12. The difference of the digits is 6. Find the number ?

A) 57 B) 75
C) 48 D) 39
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 39

Explanation:

Let the two-digit number be 10a + b
a + b = 12 --- (1)
If a>b, a - b = 6
If b>a, b - a = 6
If a - b = 6, adding it to equation (1), we get
2a = 18 => a =9
so b = 12 - a = 3
Number would be 93.
if b - a = 6, adding it to the equation (1), we get
2b = 18 => b = 9
a = 12 - b = 3.
Number would be 39.
There fore, Number would be 39 or 93.

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Q:

10 boys can complete a work in 7 days and 10 girls take 14 days to complete the work. How many days will 5 boys and 10 girls take to complete the work ?

A) 13 days B) 10 days
C) 7 days D) 16 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7 days

Explanation:

1 boy's 1 day work = 1/70

1 girl's 1 day work = 1/140

(5 boys + 10 girls)'s 1 day work = (5/70 + 10/140) = (1/14 + 1/14) = 1/7

 

5 boys and 10 girls will complete the work in 7 days.

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Q:

A towel, when bleached, was found to have lost 20% of its length and 10% of its breadth. The percentage of decrease in area is:

A) 10% B) 10.08%
C) 20% D) 28%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 28%

Explanation:

Let original length = x and original breadth = y. 

 

Decrease in area = xy -[(80/100x) * (90/100y)]  

=[(xy-(18/25)xy)]

=(7/25)xy

Decrease % =[(7/25)xy * (1/xy) * 100] =28%

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Q:

Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

A) 42 B) 72
C) 110 D) 152
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 152

Explanation:

42 = 72 - 7

 92 - 9 = 72

 112 - 11 = 110

 122 + 8 = 152

Except 152, others show the same trend.

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Q:

The number of ways that 7 teachers and 6 students can sit around a table so that no two students are together is 

A) 7! x 7! B) 7! x 6!
C) 6! x 6! D) 7! x 5!
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7! x 6!

Explanation:

The students should sit in between two teachers. There are 7 gaps in between teachers when they sit in a roundtable. This can be done in 7P6ways. 7 teachers can sit in (7-1)! ways.

 

 Required no.of ways is = 7P6.6! = 7!.6!

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