Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

The value of log55log49log32 is :

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

Explanation:
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Q:

78 of 448 + 67 of 3374 = ?

A) 3084 B) 3184
C) 3584 D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of these

Explanation:

78 x 448 + 67 x 3374 => 392 + 2892=> 3284

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Q:

How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ELEVATION each of which have as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English Alphabet?

A) One B) Two
C) Three D) More than three
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Three

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Q:

Rohan spends 24% of an amount of money on an insurance policy, 34% on food, 19% on children’s education and 17% on recreation. He deposits the remaining amount of Rs. 540 in bank. How much total amount does he spend on food and insurance policy together?

A) Rs. 6350 B) Rs. 5220
C) Rs. 5890 D) Rs. 6458
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs. 5220

Explanation:

Remaining % of amount with Rohan

= 100 - (24 + 34 + 17 + 19)

= 100 - 94

= 6%

=> 6% = 540

=> 100% = ?

540 x 100/6 = Rs. 9000

Now, Money spent on insurance and food is

= 34 + 24 = 58% of 9000

= 58 x 9000/100

= 58 x 90

= Rs. 5220

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Q:

The office building needs repairing just as urgently as it needs internal as well as external painting

Assumptions:

1. Efficiency of people working in the office cannot be improved unless office building is reapaire

2. Repairing and painting of office building require funds

A) Only 1 is true B) Only 2 is true
C) Either 1 or 2 is true D) Neither 1 nor 2 is true
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither 1 nor 2 is true

Explanation:

Nothing can be deduced regarding the effect of reapirs of office building on efficency of workers,or the requirement of funds for repairs,from the given statement.So,neither 1 nor 2 is true

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Q:

Which of the following could not be the lengths of the sides of a right angled triangle?

A) 3, 4, 5 B) 5, 12, 13
C) 8, 15, 17 D) 12, 15, 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 12, 15, 18

Explanation:

Using Pythagoras theorem we can see that 122 + 152 is not equal to 182
Neither is 102 + 242 = 252

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Q:

Which of the Phrases(1), (2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrases printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct.

The ban is applied by the district’s commercial taxes department after protests by a community, which had threat to burn theatres screening the controversial movie.

A) had threated to burn B) had threatened to burn
C) had threatened to burning D) had threats of burning
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) had threatened to burn

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Q:

A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes low at noon on Tuesday and is 4 min 48 sec fast at 2 p.m. on the following Tuesday. When was it correct ?

A) 12 p.m. on Wednesday B) 2 p.m. on Thursday
C) 3 p.m. on Thursday D) 2 p.m. on Wednesday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2 p.m. on Thursday

Explanation:

Time from 12 p.m. on Tuesday to 2 p.m. on the following Tuesday = 7 days 2 hours.
= 170 hours.
The watch gains = (2 + 4 x 4/5) min
= 34/5 min. in 170 hrs.
Now, 34/5 min are gained in 170 hrs.
Then, 2 min are gained in (170 x 5/34 x 2) hrs.
Watch is correct after 2 days 2 hrs after 12 p.m. on Tuesday, i.e., it will be correct at 2 p.m. on Thursday.

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