Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

A jar was full with honey. A person used to draw out 20% of the honey from the jar and replaced it with sugar solution. He has repeated the same process 4 times and thus there was only 512 gm of honey left in the jar, the rest part of the jar was filled with the sugar solution. The initial amount of honey in the jar was:

A) 1.25 kg B) 1 kg
C) 1.5 kg D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1.25 kg

Explanation:

Let the initial amount of honey in the jar was k, then

 

 512 = k1 - 154 or  512 = k454 

 => k = 512 × 625256 

=> k = 1250

 

 Hence initially the honey in the jar = 1.25 kg

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A straight fence is to be constructed from posts 6 inches wide and separated by lengths of chain 5 feet long. If a certain fence begins and ends with a post, which of the following could be the length of the fence in feet? (12 inches = 1 foot).

A) 17 B) 18
C) `19 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 17

Explanation:

The fence will consist of one more post than there are chains. (e.g. P-c-P-c-P).

Therefore, a total length has to be a multiple of the length of the chain plus one post (5.5) plus one post extra.We have length = (5.5n + 0.5), where n can be any positive whole number. If n= 3, length =17

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In how many ways can the letters of the word 'LEADER' be arranged ?

A) 360 B) 420
C) 576 D) 220
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 360

Explanation:

No. of letters in the word = 6
No. of 'E' repeated = 2
Total No. of arrangement = 6!/2! = 360

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Two letters are randomly chosen from the word TIME. Find the probability that the letters are T and M?

A) 1/4 B) 1/6
C) 1/8 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1/6

Explanation:

Required probability is given by P(E) = n(E)n(S) = 14C2 = 16

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P is the brother of D. X is the sister of P. A is the brother of F. F is the daughter of D. M is the father of X. Who is the uncle of A ? 

A) X B) P
C) F D) M
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) P

Explanation:

A is the brother of F who is the daughter of D. So, A is the son of D, P is the brother of D. 

So, P is the uncle of A 

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The Age of Ashok , Deepak and Ramu are in the proportion of 3:5:6. If the difference between the ages of Deepak and Ramu is 5 years . what is Ashok's age in years?

Answer

Suppose the ages of Ashok, Deepak and Ramu are 3x, 5x and 6x years respectively.


   


Hence , Ashok's age =  =  = 15 years

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The average age of Sita and Gita is 30 years. If Rita replaces Sita, then the average age will become 28 years and if Rita replaces Gita, then the average age will become 32 years. What are the respective ages (in years) of Sita, Gita and Rita?

 

A) 40, 44, 36   B)  44, 40, 36  
C) 34, 26, 30   D) 30, 26, 34
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 34, 26, 30  

Explanation:
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In a mixture, the ratio of juice and water is 4 : 3. By adding 6 litre water the ratio of juice and water will be 8 : 7. What is the amount of juice in the original mixture ?

A) 38 lit B) 96 lit
C) 48 lit D) 52 lit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 48 lit

Explanation:

Let the amount of juice and water in original mixture '4x' litre and '3x' litre respectively.

According to given data,

4x/3x+6 =8/7

28x=24x+48

28x–24x=48

4x = 48

x = 12

Amount of juice = 4x = 4×12 = 48 litre.

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