Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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A vendor buys bananas at 12 for Rs 50 and sells at 5 for Rs 40. What will be the gain (in %)?

A) 82 B) 72
C) 92 D) 62
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 92

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1 1915
Q:

Profit of Rs 728000 has to be divided among three partners Amir, Balaraj and Charan in the ratio 7:5:4. How much share (in Rs) does Charan get?

A) 227500 B) 318500
C) 91000 D) 182000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 182000

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0 1913
Q:

On a certain principal if the Simple interest for two years is Rs 3000 and Compound interest for the two years is Rs 3225, what is the rate of Interest?

A) 7.5 percent B) 30 percent
C) 15 percent D) 22.5 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 15 percent

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3 1913
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Chords PQ and RS of a circle extended externally intersect at point T. Length of the segment PT, if lengths of QT, RT and ST are 9 cm, 18 cm and 6 cm respectively, is

A) 18 cm B) 12 cm
C) 16 cm D) 8 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12 cm

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0 1913
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Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
17: 71 :: 35: ?

A) 69 B) 56
C) 60 D) 53
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 53

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0 1913
Q:

There were 35 studentsina hostel.Ifthenumber of studentsbe increased by 7, the expenditure on food increases by Rs 42 per day while the average expenditure of studentsis reduced by Rs 1. What was the initial expenditure on food per day?

A) Rs 432 B) Rs 442
C) Rs 420 D) Rs 400
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs 420

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Let the original avg expenditure be x

Total expenditure = 35x

⇒35x + 42 = (x-1) X 42

⇒35x + 42 = 42x –42

⇒7x = 84

⇒x = 12

So, initial expenditure = 12 X 35 = 420

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2 1913
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A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 11% while buying and selling fruits, by using tampered weights. His total gain in percentage is

A) 23.25 B) 23.21
C) 23.75 D) 23.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 23.21

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1 1912
Q:

If x3 = 62 - 32, then the value of x is

A) 9 B) 6
C) 3 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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0 1912