Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

In a certain encryption pattern, HARD is coded as 1357 and SOFT is coded as 2468, What will 21448 stand for ?

A) SHAFT B) SHOOT
C) RAFTS D) ROOTS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) SHOOT

Explanation:

AS HARD is coded as "1357" and SOFT is coded as "2468"
So H is coded as 1, A as 3, R as 5, D as 7
and S as 2, O as 4, F as 6, T as 8

Now in 21448, go number by number
2 is the code for S
1 is the code for H
4 is the code for O
and
8 is the code for T

hence, 21448 will stand for SHOOT

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Q:

Anil purchases two books for Rs.100. He sells first at loss of 5% and second al 20% profit. If he gets Overall profit of 5% then what is cost of first book?

A) 58 B) 60
C) 55 D) 45
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 60

Explanation:

-5-----------------------5-------------------20

5-(-5) = 10

20-5= 15

Ratio of cost price of book1 and book2 = 3:2 

Then cost price of book 1 is given by

(3/5) x 100 = Rs. 60.

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Q:

Two trains 85 m and 75 m long are running in same direction with speeds of 62 km/hr and 44 km/hr respectively. In what time will the first train cross the second train ?

A) 22 sec B) 32 sec
C) 42 sec D) 52 sec
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 32 sec

Explanation:

Given that,

1st train speed = 62 km/hr 

2nd train speed  = 44 km/hr

Hence the relative speed of two trains is : 62-44 = 18 km/hr = 18×518 m/s = 5 m/s.

There fore, the first train crosses the second train i.e (85+75)mts of distance with a speed of 5m/s in, 

 

timedistancespeed = 85+755 = 32 sec.

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Q:

In the following question a number series is given which has only one wrong number. You have to find out the wrong number?

7.5  47.5  87.5  157.5  247.5  357.5  487.5 

A) 47.5 B) 87.5
C) 247.5 D) 357.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 47.5

Explanation:
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Q:

Simmi's father's wife's father's granddaughter's uncle will be related to Simmi as 

A) Son B) Uncle
C) Nephew D) Grand father
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Uncle

Explanation:

The relations may be analyzed as follows :

Father's wife - Mother; Mother's Father - Grandfather; Grandfather's granddaughter - Sister; Sister's uncle - uncle.

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Q:

An error 2% in excess is made while measuring the side of a square. The percentage of error in the calculated area of the square is:

A) 2% B) 2.02%
C) 4% D) .4.04%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) .4.04%

Explanation:

100 cm is read as 102 cm.

 A1 = (100 x 100)  and A2 =(102 x 102)   

(A2 - A1) = [(102 x 102)-(100 x 100) ]= 404    

Percentage error =[404/(100 x 100 )] x 100%= 4.04%

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Q:

The length of a rectangular plot is increased by 50%, to keep its area unchanged, the width of the plot should be decreased by ______?

A) 29.87% B) 33.33%
C) 22.22% D) 19.5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 33.33%

Explanation:

% Decrease in Width = 50150x100

 

= 33.33% 

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Q:

Mr. X sold two properties P1 and P2 for Rs 1,00,000 each. He sold property P1 for 20% less than what he paid for it. What is the percentage of profit of property P2, so that he is not in gain or loss on the sale of two properties?

A) 33.33% B) 29.97%
C) 25% D) 22.22%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 33.33%

Explanation:

Let 'A' be the cost price of property P1.

Then from the given data, the selling price of P1 = Rs. 1,00,000

He got 20% loss on selling P1

A - 20A100 = 100000A = 1,25,000

Therefore, the amount he lossed on selling P1 = 25,000

As ge he got no loss or gain on sale of P1 and P2, the gain on selling P2 = 25,000

But the selling price of P2 = 1,00,000 => Cost price of P2 = 75,000

 

Hence, the profit percentage on P2 = GainCPx 100 = 2500075000x100 = 1003= 33.33%

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