Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

The following Line chart gives the ratio of the amounts of imports by a Company to the amount of exports from that Company over the period from 1995 to 2001. Answer the following questions based on fo

 

1. In how many of the given years were the exports more than imports ?

A. 1                          B. 2                          C. 3                          D.4

 

2. The imports were minimum proportionate to the exports of the Company in the year :

A. 1997                    B. 1995                    C. 1996                    D. 2000

 

3. If the imports of a company in 1996 was Rs. 272 crores, the exports from the company in 1996 was:

A. Rs 120 Cr            B. Rs 220 Cr            C. Rs 320 Cr            D. Rs 420 Cr

 

4. What was the percentage increase in imports from 1997 to 1998 ?

A. 70                        B. 72                        C. 74                        D. Data Inadequate

 

5. If the imports in 1998 was Rs. 250 crores and the total exports in years 1998 and 1999 together was Rs 500 crores, then the imports in 1999 was :

A. Rs.320 Cr            B. Rs.420 Cr            C. Rs.520 Cr            D. Rs.620 Cr

Answer

1. ANSWER : D 


Explanation -  Clearly the exports are more than the imports implies that the ratio of value of imports to exports in less than 1. So years are 1995, 1996, 1997 and 2000. So these are four years 


 


2. ANSWER : A 


Explanation - Clearly from the line graph we can judge it is minimum in year 1997.


 


3. ANSWER : C 


Explanation -  We are given with the ratio of imports and exports in the line graph.
Let the exports from the company in 1996 was x then, 


272/x = 0.85 


=> x = 272/0.85 


=> x = 320

Note: Please not that we are given the ratio of imports to exports, so export will will in denominator .


 


4. ANSWER : D 


Explanation - For calculating the percentage we will need value of exports, imports etc. We are only given with the ratio. So data in Inadequate.


Note: Please note in charts questions, most probably it includes 1 or more than 1 questions which are percentage based. So please clear percentage questions before preparing it. Because this is very scoring section.


 


5. ANSWER : B 


Explanation - The Ratio of imports to exports for the years 1998 and 1999 are 1.25 and 1.40 respectively. Let the exports in the year 1998 = Rs. x crores
Then,the exports in the year 1999 = (500-x) crores

=> 1.25 = 250/x [because 1.25 is 1998 ratio]

=> x = 250/1.25 = 200 crore

Thus the exports in the year 1999 were 500 - 200 = 300 crore

Let the imports in the year 1999 = Rs y crore 


Then 1.40 = y/300 


=> y = 1.40 x 300 = 420 crore

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Q:

36 identical books must be arranged in rows with the same number of books in each row. Each row must contain at least three books and there must be at least three rows. A row is parallel to the front of the room. How many different arrangements are possible ?

A) 5 B) 6
C) 7 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5

Explanation:

The following arrangements satisfy all 3 conditions.

Arrangement 1: 3 books in a row; 12 rows.

Arrangement 2: 4 books in a row; 9 rows.
Arrangement 3: 6 books in a row; 6 rows.
Arrangement 4: 9 books in a row; 4 rows.
Arrangement 5: 12 books in a row; 3 rows.

 

Therefore, the possible arrangements are 5.

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A lady took loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After 3 years she had to pay Rs. 5400 interest only for the period. The principal amount borrowed by her was :

A) Rs. 15,000 B) Rs. 1,50,000
C) Rs. 1500 D) Rs. 1,62,000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 15,000

Explanation:

Principal = Rs.(100 x 5400)/(12 x 3)= Rs. 15000.

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Parallel construction means that you

A) give both sides of the argument in your essay. B) begin each paragraph of your essay in the same way.
C) use the same grammatical construction in all similar headings throughout an outline. D) repeat the first paragraph of your essay as the last paragraph.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) use the same grammatical construction in all similar headings throughout an outline.

Explanation:
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When $720 is invested for 36 months it earns $205.20 simple interest. Find the yearly interest rate.

A) 7.5% B) 8.5%
C) 9.5% D) 10.5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 9.5%

Explanation:

r = (100 x I)/(P x T)

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Q:

Let K and L be events on the same sample space, with P (K) = 0.8 and P (B) = 0.6. Are these two events are disjoint ?

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FALSE

Explanation:

These two events cannot be disjoint because P(K) + P(L) > 1.


P(AꓴB) = P(A) + P(B) - P(AꓵB).


An event is disjoint if P(A ꓵ B) = 0. If K and L are disjoint P(K ꓴ L) = 0.8 + 0.6 = 1.4


And Since probability cannot be greater than 1, these two mentioned events cannot be disjoint.

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Q:

[(24)2+(27)2]÷? = 9.0625

A) 121 B) 144
C) 169 D) 81
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 144

Explanation:
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Q:

In a certain code language, "LOYALTY" is written as "MPZBMUZ". How is "PROCLAIM" written in that code language?

A) QSPDDBJN B) QSPDBMJN
C) QSPDMBJN D) QPSDMBJN
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) QSPDMBJN

Explanation:
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