Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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A : There is increase in water level of all the water tanks supplying drinking water to the city during the last fornight

B : Most of the trains were cancelled last week due to waterlogging on the tracks.

A) If statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect B) If statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect
C) If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes D) If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes

Explanation:

Increase in water level of all water tanks and the problem of water -logging on the tracks are the result of increase of water availability or surplus of water (due to rain). Hence, both the events are effects of the same cause.

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When a discount of 20% is given on a pizza, the profit is 32%. If the discount is 18%, then the profit is

A) 50 percent B) 64.7 percent
C) 35.3 percent D) 20.6 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 35.3 percent

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In a computer game, there are builders and destroyers. Together there are 20 of them. Some of them try to build a wall around a castle while the rest try to demolish it. Each of the builders can build the wall alone in 15 hours while any of the destroyers can demolish it in 10 hours. If all 20 builders and destroyers are made active when there is no wall and the wall gets built in 3 hours, how many of them are destroyers?

A) 5 B) 7
C) 6 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6

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Select the time that would depict the correct mirror image of 9:30 on a clock.

A) 2:30 B) 6:30
C) 7:30 D) 4:30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2:30

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In a mixture of 35 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 4:1. If 7 litres of water is added to the mixture, the ratio of milk and water of the new mixture will be

A) 2:1 B) 1:2
C) 4:5 D) 5:4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2:1

Explanation:

Ratio of milk andwater = 4:1

Quantity of water = 35/5 = 7 litres

Quantity of milk = 35 X 4/5 = 28 litres

If 7 litre of water is added, new quantity of water = 14 litre

New ratio of milk and water = 28:14 = 2:1

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Q:

If the radius of a circle is increased by 29% its area increases by

A) 58 percent B) 29 percent
C) 33.205 percent D) 66.41 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 66.41 percent

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Q:

If the radius of a circle is increased by 25%, its area increases by:

A) 50 percent B) 25 percent
C) 28.125 percent D) 56.25 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 56.25 percent

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Q:

Which of the following options correctly describes the given statement.

 

Statement :

 

There are four rooks in a game of chess.

 

A) Never B) Often
C) Always D) Sometimes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Always

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