Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

Synonym of Trustworthy?

A) Tenacity B) Insolent
C) Resolute D) Reliable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Reliable

Explanation:
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Pointing towards Sweety, Sripad said, " I am the only son of her mother's son." How is Sweety related to Sripad ?  

A) Niece B) Aunt
C) Mother D) Cousin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aunt

Explanation:

Sweety's mother's son---Sweety's brother.
So, Sripad is the son of Sweety's brother or Sweety is Sripad's Aunt.

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Q:

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence.

In which part of the sentence there is an error ?

A) He is B) Not agreeing
C) To me. D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To me.

Explanation:

Replace 'to' by 'with'.

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Q:

Statement 1: Elizabeth has four children.
Statement 2: Two of the children have blue eyes and two of the children have brown eyes.
Statement 3: Half of the children are girls.
If the first three statements are facts, which of the following statements must also be a fact?

a. At least one girl has blue eyes.
b. Two of the children are boys.
c. The boys have brown eyes.

A) a only B) a and b
C) b only D) b and c
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) b only

Explanation:

Since half of the four children are girls, two must be boys. It is not clear which children have blue or brown eyes. So only statement (b) follows.

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Q:

Fill in the blank with an appropriate word from the following options.

Usually the room tariff in this hotel is higher. At present, it is low because of the------- season.

A) Peak B) Off
C) Down D) Slow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Off

Explanation:

Season can be either at peak or off.
Presently it is low, that is because of OFF season.

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Q:

K can finish the work in 18 days and L can do the same work in 15 days. L worked for 10 days and left the job. In how many days, K alone can finish the remaining work ?

A) 5.5 days B) 6 days
C) 4.2 days D) 5 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6 days

Explanation:

L's 10 days work = 115×10=23

 


Remaining work = 1-23=13

 


Now,  work is done by K in one day = 1/18

 

1/3 work is done by K in  18×13 = 6 days

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Q:

The difference between a number and its three-iflh is 50. What is the number ?

A) 75 B) 100
C) 125 D) 150
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 125

Explanation:

Let the number be x. Then, x - 3x/5 = 50  <=>  x = (50 * 5) / 2 = 125..

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The series of differences between consecutive prime numbers is represented as Cp1, Cp2, Cp3, .... Cpn , Whare Cp1 is the difference between the second and the first prime number. Find the sum of series when n = 23, given that the 23rd prime number is 83 ? 

A) 87 B) 81
C) 83 D) 85
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 87

Explanation:

Cp1 = p2 - p1 ,
Cp2 = p3 - p2
..
..
..
Cp23 = p24 - p23
Sum of series = (p2-p1) + (p3-p2) + .....(p23-p22) + (p24-p23)
All terms get cancelled, except p1 = 2 and p24 = 89
So Sum = -p1 + p24
Sum of series = -2 + 89 = 87

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