Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two heads ?

A) 4/3 B) 2/3
C) 3/2 D) 3/4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3/4

Explanation:

Let S be the sample space.
Here n(S)= 23 = 8
Let E be the event of getting atmost two heads. Then,
n(E) = {(H,T,T), (T,H,T), (T,T,H), (H,H,T), (T,H,H), (H,T,H)}
Required probability = n(E)/n(S) = 6/8 = 3/4.

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Q:

How many squares with sides 1/2 inch long are needed to cover a rectangle that is 4 ft long and 4 ft wide ?

A) 9216 B) 10246
C) 12345 D) 7527
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 9216

Explanation:

It takes four of those little squares -- each one 1/2 inch on a side -- to cover one square inch. That's because each one is 1/2 x 1/2, or 1/4 of a square inch.
In a rectangle that is 48 inches by 48 inches, there are 2304 square inches.(1 ft = 12 inches)
Since it takes 4 little squares to cover 1 sq inch, then it would need 2304 x 4 squares (1/2 inch on a side each) to cover a rectangle 4 feet by 4 feet.

That is 9,216 of those squares.

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Q:

When two dice are thrown simultaneously, what is the probability that the sum of the two numbers that turn up is less than 12?

A) 35/36 B) 17/36
C) 15/36 D) 1/36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 35/36

Explanation:

When two dice are thrown simultaneously, the probability is n(S) = 6x6 = 36

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Required, the sum of the two numbers that turn up is less than 12

That can be done as n(E)

= { (1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (1,4), (1,5), (1,6)
(2,1), (2,2), (2,3), (2,4), (2,5), (2,6)
(3,1), (3,2), (3,3), (3,4), (3,5), (3,6)
(4,1), (4,2), (4,3), (4,4), (4,5), (4,6)
(5,1), (5,2), (5,3), (5,4), (5,5), (5,6)
(6,1), (6,2), (6,3), (6,4), (6,5) }

= 35

Hence, required probability = n(E)/n(S) = 35/36.

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Q:

A car runs at the speed of 50 kms per hour when not serviced and runs at 60 km./hr. when serviced. After servicing the car covers a certain distance in 6 hours. How much time will the car take to cover the same distance when not serviced?

A) 8.2 hrs B) 6.5 hrs
C) 8 hrs D) 7.2 hrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 7.2 hrs

Explanation:

After servicing, the distance covered by car in 6 hours = 60 * 6 = 360 km Without servicing, speed of car = 50 kmph => Required time = Distance/speed = 360/50 = 7.2 hrs.

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Q:

A man reduces his travelling time by a fraction of 2/5, as a result the distance covered by the man is increased by 20%, find the percentage increase in the speed of the man ? 

A) 77% B) 88%
C) 100% D) 99%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 100%

Explanation:

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Q:

In a certain code language, "STYLE" is written as "ELTYS". How is "FRUIT" written in that code language?

A) TIUFR B) TIURF
C) TIRUF D) GSVJU
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) TIRUF

Explanation:
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Q:

Oar is to rowboat as foot is to

A) Walk B) Loafers
C) Skateboard D) Running
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Skateboard

Explanation:

A rowboat can be put into motion by using oar. Similaarly, a skateboard can be put into motion by using foot.

The other options like walk and running are not objects to be in motion. And loafers are something worn on foot.

 

Hence, Oar : Rowboat :: Foot : Skateboard.

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Q:

A 300m race is held between two players running 3m/s and 5m/s in swimming pool of 50m long. how many times the two player meet in opposite direction till the faster one completes the race ?

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

Explanation:

Let us assume A is the faster and B is slower, A takes 10s to finish a lap of 50 m, B takes 17s(approx) to finish a lap of 50 m.
So at 11th sec A starts his 2nd lap by the time B will be in between so that is the first time they will meet each other, at 21st sec A starts his 3rd lap by the time B will be coming back to finish his 2nd lap. So that is the second time they meet in opposite. Then at 31st sec A will start his 4th lap by the time B would not even finish 2nd lap as he take 34(2*17) sec to finish 2 laps. So at 35th sec B will start his 3rd lap by the time A will be coming back to finish his 4th lap in the half way so they will meet 3rd time. At 41st sec A will start its fifth lap by the time B will be going to finish 3rd lap in same direction. At 50th second both will complete A's 5th lap and B's 3rd lap. So they will start next lap(A's 6th and B's 4th) from the same point in same direction. And A will finish the race after completing 300m(6*50) total distance and then they wont meet opposite to each other.

So totally they met 3 times in opposite direction.

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