Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

Exercise is to Gym as Eating is to

A) Dieting B) Fitness
C) Restaurent D) Food
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Restaurent

Explanation:

The given words are related in such a manner that, for exercise we go to gym. Simmilarly, for eating we go to restaurent.

 

Hence, Exercise : Gym :: Eating : Restaurent.

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Q:

Folder is to document as envelope is to

A) Money B) Articles
C) Letters D) Wires
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Letters

Explanation:

We know that, a folder holds documents in the same way an envelope holds letters.

 

Hence, Folder : Document :: Envelope : Letter.

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Q:

A vertical toy 18 cm long casts a shadow 8 cm long on the ground. At the same time a pole casts a shadow 48 m. long on the ground. Then find the height of the pole ?

A) 1080 cm B) 180 m
C) 108 m D) 118 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 108 m

Explanation:

We know the rule that,

 

At particular time for all object , ratio of height and shadow are same.

 

Let the height of the pole be 'H'

 

Then

 188=H48

 

=> H = 108 m.

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Q:

A train for Fathehpur leaves for every 2 hrs 30 min from Agra station. An announcement was made that train left 37 mins ago and next train comes at 17:00hrs. At what time was the announcement made ? 

A) 15:07 hrs B) 15:20 hrs
C) 15:05 hrs D) 15:00 hrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 15:07 hrs

Explanation:

Next train comes at 17:00 hrs.
So, last train will be = 17:00hrs - 2:30hrs
= 14:30hrs
Announcement made after 37 min of the last train.
S0, 14:30hrs + 00:37 min
= 15:07 hrs.

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Q:

A picture is copied onto a sheet of paper 8.5 inches by 10 inches. A 1.5 inch margin is left all around. What area in square inches does the picture cover?

A) 76 B) 35
C) 49 D) 38.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 38.5

Explanation:

Draw out the diagram and you will see that the width of the picture becomes 8.5 - 3 = 5.5

The length becomes 10 - 3 = 7. The area is now 5.5 x 7 = 38.5

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Q:

Count the number of cubes in the given figure.

A) 80 B) 87
C) 89 D) 90
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 89

Explanation:

In the figure, there are 9 columns containing 5 cubes each, 7 columns containing 4 cubes each, 5 columns containing 3 cubes each and 1 column containing 1 cube.

 

 

 

Total number of cubes = (9 x 5) + (7 x 4) + (5 x 3) + (1 x 1) = 89

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Q:

Find the annual income derived from Rs. 2500, 8% stock at 106?

A) 100 B) 200
C) 150 D) 250
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 200

Explanation:

Income from Rs. 100 stock = Rs. 8.

 

Income from Rs. 2500 stock = Rs8100*2500 = Rs. 200.

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Q:

If the sum and diference of two numbers are 20 and 8 respectively, then the difference of their squares is :

A) 120 B) 140
C) 160 D) 180
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 160

Explanation:

Let the numbers be x and y. Then, x + y = 20 and x - y = 8.

 x^2 - y^2 = (x + y) (x - y) = 20 x 8 = 160.

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