Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

How many weekends in a year?

A) 52 B) 53
C) 103 D) 104
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 52

Explanation:

Weekend means Saturday & Sunday together. In total we have 52 weeks in a year. So there are 52 weekends in a year.

In normal we have 104 Weekend Days.

 We know that a Each normal year has 365 days or 52 weeks plus one day, and each week has two weekend days, which means there are approximately 104 weekend days each year.
Whereas in a leap year we have 366 days it adds one more day to the year. And what makes the change is the starting day of the year.

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Q:

At what time between 4 and 5 o'clock will the hands of a watch point in opposite directions?

A) 54 past 4 B) (53 + 7/11) past 4
C) (54 + 8/11) past 4 D) (54 + 6/11) past 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) (54 + 6/11) past 4

Explanation:

4 o'clock, the hands of the watch are 20 min. spaces apart.
To be in opposite directions, they must be 30 min. spaces apart.
Minute hand will have to gain 50 min. spaces.
55 min. spaces are gained in 60 min 

 

50 min. spaces are gained in 6055×50 min. or 54611 

 

Required time = 54611 min. past 4.

 

 

 

 

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Q:

If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on. What will West become?

A) North-East B) North-West
C) South-East D) South-West
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) South-East

Explanation:

 

It is clear from the diagrams that new name of West will become South-East.

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Q:

A batsman makes a score of 87 runs in the 17th inning and thus increases his average by 3. Find his average after 17th inning?

Answer

Let the average after 7th inning = x


Then average after 16th inning = x - 3


16(x-3)+87 = 17x 


 x = 87 - 48 = 39

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Q:

10 25 45 54 60 75 85

Find the Odd Number?

A) 54 B) 10
C) 45 D) 85
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 54

Explanation:

In given Series, all the numbers except 54 are multiples of 5.

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Q:

Find the Odd Number in the given Number Series?

3, 6.5, 14, 29, 64, 136

A) 14 B) 64
C) 29 D) 136
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 29

Explanation:

The Given number series 3, 6.5, 14, 29, 64, 136 follows a pattern that

3

3 x 2 + 0.5 = 6.5

6.5 x 2 + 1 = 14

14 x 2 + 2 = 30 29

30 x 2 + 4 = 64

64 x 2 + 8 = 136

Thus the wrong number in the series is 29

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Q:

A girl introduced a boy as the son of' the daughter of the father of her uncle. The boy is girl's 

A) Brother B) Son
C) Uncle D) Son-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Brother

Explanation:

Daughter of uncle's father — Uncle's sister — Mother;

Mother's son — Brother 

 

 

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Q:

Study the given data and answer the questions that follows.

 


In which year did Bhutan's rice production decrease for the first time?

 

A) 2001 B) 2005
C) 2003 D) 2004
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2001

Explanation:
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