Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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The following table shows the number of children in each house of a society.

What is the average number of children per house?

A) 1.52 B) 1.77
C) 2.02 D) 1.27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1.52

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If 3$8 = -50, 3$5 = -20 and 2$3 = -10, then find the value of 9$1 = ?

 

A) 10   B) -20  
C) 90   D) 80
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 80

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Peacock : India :: Bear : ?

A) England B) America
C) Russia D) Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Russia

Explanation:

Here the relation between the given words is that the first word is the National animal of the second word.

As Peacock is the national bird of India, similarly Bear is the national animal of Russia.

 

Hence, Peacock : India :: Bear : Russia.

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Q:

Which number will complete the series?

14, 27, 52, 101, 198, ?

A) 381 B) 395
C) 391 D) 394
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 391

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Q:

The year next to 2003 will have the same calendar as that of the year 2003?

A) 2024 B) 2014
C) 2009 D) 2020
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2014

Explanation:

Given year 2003, when divided by 4 leaves a remainder of 3.

NOTE: When remainder is 3, 11 is added to the given year to get the result.

So, 2003 + 11 = 2014

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Q:

What is the total surface area of a right circular cone of height 14 cm and base radius 7 cm?

A) 344.35 sq.cm B) 462 sq.cm
C) 498.35 sq.cm D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 498.35 sq.cm

Explanation:

h = 14 cm, r = 7 cm.  

So, l =72+142 = 245 = 75cm   

Total surface area = πrl+πr2 = 227×7×75 + 227×7×7 

=1545+1 

= (3.236 x 154) sq.cm   

= 498.35 sq.cm

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There are 5 novels and 4 biographies. In how many ways can 4 novels and 2 biographies can be arranged on a shelf ?

A) 26100 B) 21600
C) 24000 D) 36000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 21600

Explanation:

4 novels can be selected out of 5 in 5C4 ways.

2 biographies can be selected out of 4 in 4C2 ways.

Number of ways of arranging novels and biographies = 5C4*4C2  = 30

After selecting any 6 books (4 novels and 2 biographies) in one of the 30 ways, they can be arranged on the shelf in 6! = 720 ways.

By the Counting Principle, the total number of arrangements = 30 x 720 = 21600

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Q:

Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.

i. Yielded
ii. Yelp
iii. Yeast
iv. Yogurt

A) ii, iii, iv, i B) iii, ii, i, iv
C) iv, i, ii, iii D) i, ii, iii, iv
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) iii, ii, i, iv

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