Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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The district administration has issued a circular to all the farmers under its jurisdiction advising them for not using pesticides indiscriminately as it may pollute the ground water.

Which of the following can be assumed from the given statement?

A) People may stop using ground water if the farmers continue to use pesticides indiscriminately. B) The polluted ground water can cause health problems.
C) Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately. D) People in the district are majorly dependent on ground water for drinking use.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately.

Explanation:

(A), (B) and (D) are irrelevant as nothing is mentioned about them. The district administration has issued a circular to make the farmers aware of hazards that indiscriminate use of pesticides poses to ground water and plead them to refrain from the same. Hence (3) is an assumption in the given statement.

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If x stands for addition, / stands for subtraction, + stands for multiplication and - stands for division, then what is the value of 20 x 8 / 8 - 4 + 2 ?

A) 24 B) 1
C) 20 D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 24

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Simplify (533bxaz)/(41ab)

A) 17xzb B) 19xz
C) 13xz D) 31ab
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 13xz

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D and E are points on side AB and AC of ΔABC. DE is parallel to BC. If AD:DB = 2:5 and area of ΔABC is 98 cm sq, what is the area (in sq cm) of quadrilateral BDEC?

A) 90 B) 98
C) 94 D) 86
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 90

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A factory buys 10 machines. 1 Machine­A, 4 Machine­B and rest Machine­C. Prices of the machines are Rs 90000, Rs 40000 and Rs 40000 respectively. Calculate the average cost of these machines?

A) 56666.6 B) 68333.3
C) 45000 D) 43500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 45000

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Q:

Gurpreet is facing towards south. She turns right and walks 35m, then turns right again and walks 40m more. Finally, she turns left and walks 30m. Which direction is she facing now?

A) South B) North
C) West D) East
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) West

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A series is given, with one word missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

isobar, artist, statute, teapot, otters, ?

A) pencil B) erect
C) tongue D) meter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) erect

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Johnson left for his office in his car. He drove 15km towards North and then 10km towards West. He then turned to the South and covered 5km. Further he turned to East & moved 8km. Finally he turned right and moved 10km. How far & in which direction is he from his starting point?

A) 2 km, West B) 5 km, East
C) 3 km, North D) 3 km, South
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2 km, West

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