Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

P alone can do a piece of work in 24 days. The time taken by P to complete one-third of work is equal to time taken by Q to complete half of the work. How many days are required to complete by P and Q working together ?

A) 9 3/5 days B) 7 days
C) 6 3/7 days D) 8 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 9 3/5 days

Explanation:

Let the total work be 'W'

As per the given information,

P can complete the work 'W' in 24 days.

=> one day work of P = W/24

And also given that,

The time taken by P to complete one-third of work is equal to time taken by Q to complete half of the work

=> PW/3 = QW/2

=> P's

1 day =    W/24

   ?    =      W/3

=>  ?  = 24W/3W  = 8

=> QW/2 = 8 days

=> Q alone can complete the work W in 16 days

=> P + Q can complete the work in

1/24 + 1/16 = 5/48

=> 48/5 days = 9 3/5 days.

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Q:

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

 

13, 16, 20, 23, 27, ?

 

A) 30   B) 29  
C) 31   D) 33
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 30  

Explanation:
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Q:

Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Doctors, Teachers and Engineers?

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

Explanation:

Some teachers can be Doctor and can be Engineer. But there is no common in between Doctor and Engineer. So, option B suits best in which the middle circle denotes teachers.

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Q:

If 12 men can reap 120 acres of land in 36 days, how many acres of land can 54 men reap in 54 days?

A) 710 acres B) 760 acres
C) 810 acres D) 860 acres
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 810 acres

Explanation:

12 men120 acres36 days54 men?54 days

 As 12 men can reap 120 acres, 54 men will be able to reap more acres in 36 days, 120 acres of land was reaped, so in 54 days, more land will be reaped.

 

Thus, the numbers of acres that can be reaped by 54 men in 54 days = 5412x120x5436 = 810 acres

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Q:

Find the total number of distinct vehicle numbers that can be formed using two letters followed by two numbers. Letters need to be distinct

A) 65000 B) 64000
C) 72000 D) 36000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 65000

Explanation:

Out of 26 alphabets two distinct letters can be chosen in 26P2 ways. Coming to numbers part, there are 10 ways.(any number from 0 to 9 can be chosen) to choose the first digit and similarly another 10ways to choose the second digit. Hence there are totally 10X10 = 100 ways. 

 

Combined with letters there are 6P2 X 100 ways = 65000 ways to choose vehicle numbers.

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Q:

Each edge of a cube is increased by 20% then the percentage increase in surface area of the cube is : 

A) 144% B) 40%
C) 44% D) 72.8%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 44%

Explanation:

The surface area of a cube = 6a2 =  6 side2

 

New  Surface area = 6 x 1.44a2

 

Therefore, 0.44a2a2x100 = 44%

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Q:

The LCM of 15, 18 and 24 is

 

A) 360 B) 6
C) 3 D) 540
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 360

Explanation:
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Q:

How many such letters are there in the word BREAK each of which is  as far away from the beginning in the word as when they are arranged alphabetically within them?

A) One B) Two
C) Three D) More than three
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) One

Explanation:

When the letters of the word BREAK are arranged in alphabetical order we get the new order of the letters as follows:
A  B  E  K  R
Thus, the letter E satisfies this criteria. This is third in either case whether in the word or in the alphabetical order.

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