Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

How many times in a day, are the hands of a clock in straight line but opposite in direction?

A) 11 B) 22
C) 33 D) 44
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 22

Explanation:

The hands of a clock point in opposite directions (in the same straight line) 11 times in every
12 hours. (Because between 5 and 7 they point in opposite directions at 6 o'clcok only).
So, in a day, the hands point in the opposite directions 22 times

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Q:

A Woman’s downstream swimming rate is thrice of her upstream swimming rate. If she covers 12 km upstream in 2.5 hours, what distance she will cover in 5 hours downstream?

 

A) 72 km B) 36 km
C) 56 km D) 42 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 72 km

Explanation:

Rate of her upstream = 12/2.5 = 4.8 km/hr

Then, ATQ

Rate of downstream = 4.8 x 3 = 14.4 km/hr

 

Hence, the distance she covers downstream in 5 hrs = 14.4 x 5 = 72 kms.

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Q:

Three strategies P, Q and R have been initiated for cost cutting in a company producing respectively 20%, 30% and 10% savings. Assuming that they operate independently, what is the net saving achieved ?

A) 49.6% B) 50.4%
C) 33.67% D) 66.66%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 49.6%

Explanation:

As these three strategies P, Q and R are independent so these will cut cost one after the other.
If initial cost is Rs 100, then
20% cost is cut after initializing strategy P, then cost will remain 80% = 80
further 30% cost is cut after strategy Q, then cost will remain 70% of 80 = 56
further 10% cost is cut after strategy R, then cost will remain 90% of 56 = 50.4

Thus final cost remains 50.4 % of the original cost. Hence net saving is 100 - 50.4 = 49.6 %.

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Q:

Consider the given argument and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit.

 

Argument :

" A visit of school students to botanical garden to widen their knowledge of natural resources has been arranged" - a message on the notice board in the school.

 

Assumptions :

1. Botanical gardens are full of natural resources.
2. School students are likely to learn more through interaction with the new environment.

 

A) Only assumption 1 is implicit B) Both assumptions 1 and 2 are implicit
C) Only assumption 2 is implicit D) Neither assumption 1 nor 2 is implicit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither assumption 1 nor 2 is implicit

Explanation:
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Q:

 0.204×420.07×3.4 is equal to:

A) 1/6 B) 0.06
C) 0.6 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6

Explanation:

0.204×420.07×3.4=8568238=36 =6

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Q:

Boxing : Ring :: Wrestling : ?

A) Ring B) Court
C) Arena D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Arena

Explanation:

Boxing is played in the ring whereas Wrestling is played in Arena.

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Q:

A college has 10 basketball players. A 5-member team and a captain will be selected out of these 10 players. How many different selections can be made?

A) 1260 B) 210
C) 210 x 6! D) 1512
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1260

Explanation:

A team of 6 members has to be selected from the 10 players. This can be done in 10C6 or 210 ways.

Now, the captain can be selected from these 6 players in 6 ways.
Therefore, total ways the selection can be made is 210×6= 1260

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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) 20 B) 35
C) 45 D) 80
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 35

Explanation:

Except 35, all others are obtained by multiplying 5 with a composite Number.

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