Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

A watch which gains uniformly ,is 5 min,slow at 8 o'clock in the morning on sunday and it is 5 min 48 sec.fast at 8 p.m on following sunday. when was it correct?

A) 7pm on wednesday B) 20 min past 7pm on wednesday
C) 15min past 7pm on wednesday D) 8pm on wednesday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20 min past 7pm on wednesday

Explanation:

This sunday morning at 8:00 AM, the watch is 5 min. Slow, and the next sunday at 8:00PM it becomes 5 min 48 sec fast.  The watch gains 5+54860 min in a time of  (7×24)+12 = 180 hours. 

 

To show the correct time, it has to gain 5 min.

 

545min180hours

5min ->

5542×180

 

8313hrs=72hrs+1113hrs=3days+11hrs+20min

 

So the correct time will be shown on wednesday at 7:20 PM

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Q:

A woman introduces a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is the man, related to the woman ? 

A) Nephew B) Son
C) Cousin D) Uncle to Grandson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cousin

Explanation:

Brother of mother — Uncle: Uncle's son — Cousin

 

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Q:

Choose the correct order

1) is   2) at   3) TV   4) film   5) midnight   6) a    7) on   8) great   9) There

A) 9, 1, 6, 8, 7, 4, 3, 2, 5 B) 9, 1, 6, 8, 4, 7, 3, 5, 3
C) 9, 1, 6, 8, 4, 7, 3, 2, 5 D) 9, 6, 1, 8, 4, 7, 3, 2, 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 9, 1, 6, 8, 4, 7, 3, 2, 5

Explanation:

There is a great film on tv at midnight.

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Q:

Complete the series

A, B, D, G,?, P

A) I B) J
C) K D) L
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) K

Explanation:

A + 1→B + 2→D + 3→G +4→K +5→P

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Q:

Select the odd letters from the given alternatives.

 

A) ZXV B) GDA
C) NKH D) URO
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ZXV

Explanation:
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Q:

Arrange the given words in a meaningful sequence.

1.  Ceiling    2.  Room    3. Floor     4. Walls     5. Foundation

A) 5,4,1,3,2 B) 5,4,3,1,2
C) 4,5,3,1,2 D) 4,5,1,2,3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5,4,1,3,2

Explanation:

The Correct Sequence is:

Foundation    Walls   Ceiling    Floor    Room

        5                 4             1               3              2

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Q:

In a certain code language, 'Siberia is a cold place' is written as 'a cold is place Siberia' in the same code, 'water freezes to ice here' is coded as 'freezes here ice to water'. How will 'covers ten per cent of earth' be written in the same code?

A) covers earth percent ten of B) Earth of covers percent ten
C) covers earth percent of ten D) covers earth of percent ten
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) covers earth of percent ten

Explanation:
The code has been generated by arranging the words in alphabet orderSimilarly for ‘covers ten percent of earth’ will be coded as Covers earth of percent ten
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Q:

Cosec (90 - θ)

 

A) tan θ B) cot θ
C) sec θ D) cos θ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) sec θ

Explanation:
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