Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

An employee may claim Rs. 7.00 for each km when he travels by taxi and Rs. 6.00 for each km if he drives his own car. If in one week he claimed Rs. 595 for traveling 90 km. How many kms did he travel by taxi ?

A) 55 kms B) 35 kms
C) 25 kms D) 65 kms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 55 kms

Explanation:

Let x and y be the respective km's travelled by man via taxi and by his own car.
Given x + y = 90 => x = 90 - y
But according to the question,
7x + 6y = 595
7(90-y) + 6y = 595
=> 630 - 7y + 6y = 595
=> y = 630 - 595 = 35
=> x = 90 - 35 = 55
Therefore, the distance travelled by taxi is 55 kms.

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Q:

A milk man has 20 liters of milk. If he mixes 5 liters of water, which is freely available, in 20 liters of pure milk.If the cost of pure milk is Rs.18 per liter,then the profit of the milkman, when he sells all the mixture at cost price is:

A) 20% B) 25%
C) 33.33% D) 18%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25%

Explanation:

when the water is freely available and all the water is sold at the price of the milk, then the water gives the profit on the cost of 20 liters of milk.

 Therefore, profit percentage = (5/20) x 100 =25 %       [ Profit %= (Profit/C.P)*100]

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Q:

Rakesh scored more than Raju

Ravi scored less than Rakesh

Raju scored more than Ravi

Ranga score more than Raju but less than Rakesh

Then who is the top scorrer among them ?

A) Ranga B) Raju
C) Rakesh D) Ravi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rakesh

Explanation:

1. Rakesh

2. Ranga

3. Raju

4. Ravi

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Q:

There are six children playing football, namely A, B, C, D, E and F. A and E are brothers. F is the Sister of E. C is the only son of A's Uncle. B and D are the daughters of the brother of C's father. How is D related to A?

A) Uncle B) Sister
C) Niece D) Cousin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cousin

Explanation:

Clearly, D's father is the brother of C's father and C's father is A's Uncle. So, D's father is also A's Uncle. Thus, D is A's cousin.

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Q:

Find the remainder in the expression 557 x 653 x 6729?

 

A) 0 B) 3
C) 5 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6

Explanation:
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Q:

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.

 

3, 5, 7, 11, 13, ?

 

A) 19 B) 21
C) 17 D) 29
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 17

Explanation:
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Q:

A sum of money invested for a certain number of years at 8% p.a. simple interest grows to Rs.180. The same sum of money invested for the same number of years at 4% p.a. simple interest grows to Rs.120 only. For how many years was the sum invested?

A) 25years B) 15years
C) 20years D) 22years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25years

Explanation:

From the information provided we know that,

Principal + 8% p.a. interest on principal for n years = 180 …….. (1)

Principal + 4% p.a. interest on principal for n years = 120 ……… (2)

Subtracting equation (2) from equation (1), we get

4% p.a. interest on principal for n years = Rs.60.

Now, we can substitute this value in equation (2),

i.e Principal + 60 = 120

= Principal = Rs.60.

We know that SI = , where p is the principal, n the number of years and r the rate percent of  interest.

In equation (2), p = Rs.60, r = 4% p.a. and the simple interest = Rs.60.

Therefore, 60 =(60*n*4)/100

=> n = 100/4 = 25 years.

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Q:

If the selling price of a mat is five times the discount offered and if the percentage of discount is equal to the percentage profit, find the ratio of the discount offered to the cost price.

A) 6:31 B) 11:30
C) 7:30 D) 31:6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7:30

Explanation:

Since S.P. = 5 (M.P. - S.P.) => 5 M.P. = 6 S.P.
M.P. = (6/5) S.P.
Since the percentage discount = Percentage profit,
65S.P - S.P65S.P×100 = S.P -C.PC.P×100
Therefore, 1/6 = (S.P/C.P) – 1 => S.P = (7/6) C.P
M.P = 6/5 S.P = 6/5 x 7/6 C.P = 7/5 C.P
Therefore, Ratio of discount to C.P
= (M.P – S.P)/C.P = [{(7/5)C.P - (7/6)C.P} / C.P.]
= 7/30

 

Therefore, the ratio is 7 : 30

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