Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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A man makes four trips of equal distances. His speed on first trip was 60 km/hr and in each subsequent trip his speed was half of the previous trip. What is the average speed (in km/hr) of the man in these four trips?

A) 16 B) 30
C) 28.125 D) 27.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 16

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K men agree to donate a gift of Rs. L to trust. If three men drop out how much more will each have to contribute towards the purchase of the gift ?

A) L / (k-3) B) k / (L-3)
C) 2K / 3L-K D) 3L / K(K-3)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3L / K(K-3)

Explanation:

Intial contribution = L/K
After 3 men drop, then contribution =L/K-3
The amount more to pay in contribution = LK-3 - LK

 

3LK(K-3)

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The ratio of present ages of R and S is 11:17. Before 11 years the ratio of their ages was 11:20. What is R's present age (in years)?

A) 51 B) 33
C) 22 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 33

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In each question given below four conclusions are followed by statements. You have to take the three given statements to be true (even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts). Read the conclusions and decide which of the following set of statement indicate that conclusion is logically follows.

Statements :
1. All chairs are tents.

2. No chairs is jugs.

3. No jugs is glasses.

4. No glasses is pots.

Conclusions :
I. All pots are tents.

II. All glasses are chair.

III. Some jugs are tents.

A) Only conclusion I follows B) Both conclusion II & III follows
C) None follows D) Only conclusion II follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) None follows

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In a certain code language, "DONKEY" is written as "YEKNOD". Howis "RAINBOW" written in that code language?

A) WOBNAIR B) WOBNIAR
C) WONBAIR D) WOBNRAI
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) WOBNIAR

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In the following question, a matrix of certain characters is given.These characters follow a certain trend, row-wise or column wise.Find out this trend and choose the missing character accordingly.

13 12 5
17 15 8
25 24 ?

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21 20

A) 7 B) 9
C) 11 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7

Explanation:

 Clearly, (3rd column)2 + (2nd column)2 = (1st column)2
In the first row, 52 + 122 = 132.
In the second row, 82 + 152 = 172.
Let the missing number in the third row be y.
Then y2 + 242 = 252 or y2 + 576 = 625 or y2 = 49 or y = 7.

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In a certain code language, “POWER” is written as “RMYCT”. How is “TABLE” written in that code language?

 

A) VYXED B) VYDJG
C) VWEGT D) TGJVW
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) VYDJG

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If 3 # 6 * 9 = 45 and 9 # 8 * 7 = 105, then what is the value of 5 * 6 # 3 = ?

A) 14 B) 68
C) 86 D) 96
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 68

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