Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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The gas provider Centrica has seen its half-year profits fall by 20% to £992 million. Despite this it has decided to increase its dividend to shareholders to 3.9p per share. The rise in energy prices released before the announcement of Centrica's profits was designed, said the company, to restore "reasonable profitability". The chief executive, Sam Laidlaw, said, "We produced a good set of results in tough market conditions... we will continue to concentrate on improving customer service in British Gas..." This is an interesting statement given the record rise in prices to households. The announcement of profits which are not far off one billion pounds, a day after the announcement of the rise in price and the increase in dividend to shareholders, is likely to provoke angry reaction. Many will question the extent of the market power that Centrica possesses. There will also be those that will question what the phrase 'reasonable profitability' means in the context of profits of nearly one billion pounds.

Question: 1) Announcing large profits, soon after announcing price rises, is likely to provoke angry reaction.

Question: 2) Companies increase shareholder dividends when profits fall.

Question: 3) One way companies can restore profitability is to increase prices.

Answer

Answer 1) True


Answer 2) Cannot tell


Answer 3) True

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A simple interest earned on certain amount is triple the money when invested for 16 years.what is the interest rate offered ?

A) 13.33 % B) 14.25 %
C) 16.98 % D) 18.75 %
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 18.75 %

Explanation:

Given,
S.I = 3 Principal Amount
=> 3A = A x 16 x R/100
By solving, we get
=> R = 18.75%

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Q:

At what rate percent on simple interest will Rs.415 amount to Rs.514 in 4 years  ?

A) 4.58 % B) 5.96 %
C) 6.52 % D) 4.98 %
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5.96 %

Explanation:

Difference in amount = 514 - 415 = 99

99 = (415 x 4 x R)/100

R = 5.96%

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In a queue, Shankar is ninth from the rear end. Althaf's place is eighth from the front. Nitu is standing between the two. What could be the minimum numbers of boys standing in the queue ?

A) 18 B) 14
C) 22 D) 24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 14

Explanation:

1 2 3 4 5 6(Shankar) 7(Nitu) 8(Althaf) 9 10 11 12 13 14
Here, Althaf is 8th from front, Shankar is 9th from rear end and Nitu is between them
So minimum no. of boys standing in the queue = 14

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Find the sum of the all the numbers formed by the digits 2,4,6 and 8 without repetition. Number may be of any of the form like 2,24,684,4862 ?

A) 133345 B) 147320
C) 13320 D) 145874
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 147320

Explanation:

Sum of 4 digit numbers = (2+4+6+8) x P33 x (1111) = 20 x 6 x 1111 = 133320 


Sum of 3 digit numbers = (2+4+6+8) x P23 x (111) = 20 x 6 x 111 = 13320 


Sum of 2 digit numbers = (2+4+6+8) x P13 x (11) = 20 x 3 x 11 = 660 


Sum of 1 digit numbers = (2+4+6+8) x P03 x (1) = 20 x 1 x 1 = 20 

 

Adding All , Sum = 147320

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Q:

112 × 54 =

A) 68947 B) 69874
C) 70000 D) 76000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 70000

Explanation:

112 × 54112 × 1024= 112 × 1000024= 1120000/16

= 70,000.

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The TrueDiscount on a certain sum of money due 3 years hence is Rs.250 and SimpeInterest on the same sum for same time and same rate is Rs375. Find sum and rate%?

A) (16 + 4/3)% B) (16 +1/3)%
C) (16 + 5/3)% D) (16 + 2/3)%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) (16 + 2/3)%

Explanation:

sum = [(S.I x T.D)/(S.I-T.D)] = Rs. [(375 x 250)/(375-250)] = Rs.750 

Rate = (100 x 375)/(750 x 3) =1623 %

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Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

The policy on foreign direct investment in multi- brand retail may be _______ in a political impasse, but big retail chains are using India as sourcing base and making an _________ on local businesses.

A) Caught, impact B) Caught, effect
C) Fetched, affect D) Fetching, impact
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Caught, impact

Explanation:

Caught - according to the sentence given caught means to become involved in something, often without wanting to.

Impasse - means a situation in which further development is impossible.

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