Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

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1st January 2018 was a Monday. Which of the following years will also start on a Monday?

A) 2024 B) 2023
C) 2020 D) 2022
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2024

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Q:

In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
19, 26, 45, 71, 116, ?

A) 166 B) 172
C) 184 D) 187
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 187

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Q:

Indigenous tribes living near Amazon forests are cutting down trees to cover their basic needs , thus severely affecting the ecological balance in the area.

 

Courses of action:

I. All the tribes living near the Amazon rain forests Should be forced to shift to urban areas of the country.

II. The tribes should be allowed to continue doing so as they cut down trees for their basic needs and not for commercial purposes.

A) If only course of action I follows B) If only course of action II follows
C) If either course of action I or II follows D) If both courses of action I and II follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If both courses of action I and II follow

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I is simply absurd. But even II is not the solution.

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The price of a movie ticket was increased in the ratio 9 : 10. What is the increase in the revenue (in Rs.) of the cinema hall, if the original fare was Rs 180 and 2200 tickets were sold.

A) 44000 B) 440000
C) 39600 D) 396000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 44000

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Q:

If SPOON means PLATE, PLATE means BOWL, BOWL means GLASS and GLASS means SPOON, then what is used to drink water?

A) PLATE B) BOWL
C) SPOON D) GLASS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) SPOON

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Umar and Avinash started a partnership with investments of Rs. 10000 and Rs. 15000, respectively. But due to a financial emergency the latter had to withdraw his investment after 8 months. In what ratio should the profit of the first twelve months be shared among the duo?

A) 3:2 B) 2:3
C) 1:2 D) 1:1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1:1

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In a computer game, a builder can build a wall in ten hours while a destroyer can demolish such a wall completely in fourteen hours. Both, the builder and the destroyer were initially set to work together on level ground. But after 7 hours the destroyer was taken out. What was the total time (in hrs) taken to build the wall ?

A) 17 B) 15
C) 24 D) 35
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 15

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Ruchir walks at 20 km/hr and Rukma cycles at 25 km/hr towards each other. What was the distance between them when they started if they meet after 48 minutes?

A) 54 km B) 48 km
C) 36 km D) 30 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 36 km

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