Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

Which of the following is a Composite number?

A) 0 B) 19
C) 29 D) 91
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 91

Explanation:

Here in the given numbers 91 is a Composite number. Since it has factors of 7 and 13 other than 1 and itself.

 

Composite Numbers :

A composite number is a positive integer which is not prime (i.e., which has factors other than 1 and itself).

Examples :: 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20, ...

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Q:

Anu's present age is 9 years more than that of what Raj's age will be after five years. Raj's present age is seven years more than that of what Renu's age was 4 years ago. Renu's present age is 19 years. What will be Anu's age after 5 years ?

A) 39 yrs B) 36 yrs
C) 46 yrs D) 41 yrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 41 yrs

Explanation:

Anu = (Raj + 5) + 9

= Raj + 14 -------- (I)

Raj = (Renu - 4) + 7

= Renu + 3 ------- (II)

Raj's age = 19 + 3 = 22 years

After 5 years Anu's age = 22 + 14 + 5 = 41 years

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Q:

Hari Ram’s present age is three times his son’s present age and two fifth of his father’s present age. The average of the present age of all of them is 46 years. What is the difference between Hari Ram’s son’s present age and Hari Ram’s father’s present age? 

A) 44 yrs B) 56 yrs
C) 67 yrs D) 78 yrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 78 yrs

Explanation:

Let Hari Ram's present age = x

Then, his son's age = x/3

Father's age = 5x/2

x + x3 + 52x3 = 46=> x = 36 yrs

Now the required difference = 52x36 - 363 = 78 yrs

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Q:

If MISTAKE is coded as 9765412 and NAKED is coded as 84123, How are the following words coded ? DISTANT

A) 3765485 B) 4798165
C) 3697185 D) 4768296
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3765485

Explanation:

 The alphabets in the given words are coded as follows :

 

MISTAKE N D9 7 6  5 4  1  2  8 3

 

D is coded as 3,

 

I as 7,
S as 6,
T as 5,
A as 4  and
N as 8.
So, the code for DISTANT is 3765485.

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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:

From a tank of petrol, which contains 200 litres of petrol, the seller replaces each time with kerosene when he sells 40 litres of petrol(or its mixture). Everytime he sells out only 40 litres of petrol(pure or impure). After replacing the petrol with kerosen 4th time, the total amount of kerosene in the mixture is 

A) 81.92L B) 96L
C) 118.08L D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 118.08L

Explanation:

The amount of petrol left after 4 operations  

200 × 1-402004  

200 × 454  

200 × 256625  

= 81.92 litres

 

Hence the amount of kerosene = 200 - 81.92 = 118. 08 litres

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Q:

The number 0.127 is how much greater than 1/8 ?

A) 1/100 B) 1/1500
C) 1/2 D) 1/500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1/500

Explanation:

0.127 expressed as a fraction = 127/1000

1/8 can also be expressed as (1 x 125) / (8 x 125) = 125/1000

The difference is 2/1000, which is 1/500

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Q:

If (i) M is brother of N; (ii) B is brother of N; and (iii) M is brother of D, then which of the following statements is definitely true ?

A) N is brother of B B) N is brother of D
C) M is brother of B D) D is brother of M
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) M is brother of B

Explanation:

M is the brother of N and B is the brother of N. 

So, M is the brother of B

 

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