Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

In a hostel the rent per room is increased by 20%. If number of rooms in the hostel is also increased by 20% and the hostel is always full, then what is the percentage change in the total collection at the cash counter?

A) 30% B) 40%
C) 44% D) 48%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 44%

Explanation:
Let initial rent be rs 10
And initial rooms be 10
So initial collection = 10*10 = Rs 100
Now new rent = 10 + 20% of 10 = 12
New no of rooms = 10 + 20% of 10 = 12
So new collection = 12*12 = 144
% change in collection = (144-100)/100*100 = 44%
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Find out from amongst the four alternatives as to how the pattern would appear when the transparent sheet is folded at the dotted line.

     (X)                       (1)                  (2)                   (3)                   (4)

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

Explanation:
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Q:

Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?

I.  333 > 333 II.  333 > (33)3

A) Only I B) Only II
C) Both I and II D) Neither I nor II
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither I nor II

Explanation:
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Q:

What is the square root of (√5 + 2)/(√5 – 2)?

 

A) √5 – √4   B) √5 + 2  
C) 5 + √2   D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) √5 + 2  

Explanation:
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Q:

One New York publisher has estimated that 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States want an anthology that includes the complete works of William Shakespeare. And what accounts for this renewed interest in Shakespeare? As scholars point out, his psychological insights into both male and female characters are amazing even today.


This paragraph best supports the statement that
A. Shakespeare's characters are more interesting than fictional characters today.
B. people even today are interested in Shakespeare's work because of the characters.
C. academic scholars are putting together an anthology of Shakespeare's work.
D. New Yorkers have a renewed interested in the work of Shakespeare.
E. Shakespeare was a psychiatrist as well as a playwright.

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

Explanation:

The last sentence in the paragraph clearly gives support for the idea that the interest in Shakespeare is due to the development of his characters. Choice a is incorrect because the writer never makes this type of comparison. Choice c is wrong because even though scholars are mentioned in the paragraph, there is no indication that the scholars are compiling the anthology. Choice d is wrong because there is no support to show that most New Yorkers are interested in this work. There is no support for choice e either.

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Q:

In how many ways word of 'GLACIOUS' can be arranged such that 'C' always comes at end?

A) 3360 B) 5040
C) 720 D) 1080
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5040

Explanation:

Given word is GLACIOUS has 8 letters.

=> C is fixed in one of the 8 places

Then, the remaining 7 letters can be arranged in 7! ways = 5040.

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Q:

Negative plus a positive equals

A) negative B) positive
C) zero D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Can't be determined

Explanation:

We know that a negative value plus a positive value always count backward and the sign depends on the bigger value sign.

When you are adding a negative number to a positive number, then the value counts backward and takes the sign of the biggest number.

 

For example::

Adding -5 and +2

-5 + 2 = -3 (big number is 5 and its sign is '-')

 

Adding -3 and  +5

+5 + (-3) = 5 - 3 = +2(big number is 5 and it has sign '+').  

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Q:

5% of 40,000 is

A) 20000 B) 2000
C) 200 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2000

Explanation:

5% of 40,000  = 5100 × 40,000 = 5 × 400 = 2,000  

 

Hence, 5% of 40,000 = 2,000.

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