Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

The two roots of an quadratic equation are given as x = 1/2 and x = -1/3. The equation can be written as

Rahi deposited Rs. 600 in a bank that promised 8% simple interest per annum. If Rahi kept the money with the bank for 5 years, she will earn an interest of

Five people P, Q, R, S and T visit an office on certain days of a week. They work as a plumber, carpenter, cook, electrician and doctor in random order. A person pursues only one profession and visits the office only one day in the week. Consider the following information and answer questions based on it.

1. The plumber visits office every Monday.
2. P is an electrician who comes neither on Tuesday nor Thursday.
3. T is a carpenter and R is not plumber
4. The person who visits the office on Thursday is not a doctor.
5. S works on a Tuesday and T works on the following day.

Which is the right combination?

The line graph shows the number of students who passed with distinction in the given year from a certain university. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

Number of students who passed with distinction in 2012 were greater than that in 2011 by ________

What are the co-ordinates of the centroid of a triangle, whose vertices are A(2 , 5), B(-4 , 0) and C(5 , 4)?

A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown in the figure. Indicate how it will appear when it is opened?

The question given below consists of a statement, followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.
Statement:

Should women be allowed into combat arms if they meet all standards?
Arguments:
I. Yes, women have already proven competence in combat – they have already been exposed to combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, so it makes no sense to officially continue excluding them.
II. No, the average female is physically weaker than the average male.

How many of the factors of 256 are perfect squares?