Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

Pointing towards Sweety, Sripad said, " I am the only son of her mother's son." How is Sweety related to Sripad ?  

A) Niece B) Aunt
C) Mother D) Cousin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aunt

Explanation:

Sweety's mother's son---Sweety's brother.
So, Sripad is the son of Sweety's brother or Sweety is Sripad's Aunt.

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Q:

A natural number, when divided by 9, 10, 12 or 15, leaves a remainder of 3 in each case. What is the smallest of all such numbers?

A) 183 B) 153
C) 63 D) 123
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 183

Explanation:

LCM of 9,10,12,15 is 180
Smallest natural number to get remainder of 3 is (180 + 3) = 183

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Q:

The first of April is a Wednesday. What day of the week will it be on the first of May of the same year?

A) Saturday B) Friday
C) Sunday D) Monday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Friday

Explanation:
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Q:

Dianna deposits $725 into a savings account that pays 2.3% simple annual interest. How much interest will Dianna earn after 18 months?

A) 23.01 B) 24.01
C) 25.01 D) 26.01
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 25.01

Explanation:

I = Prt

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Q:

The Chairman of the company urged all the employees to refrain from making long personal calls during working hours in order to boost productivity.

Assumptions : 

I. Majority of the employees may respond positively to the Chairman's appeal

II. Most of the employees may continue to make long personal calls during working hours.

A) If only assumption I is Implicit B) If only assumption II is Implicit
C) If either I or II is Implicit D) If both I and II are Implicit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) If only assumption I is Implicit

Explanation:

I is implicit: when urge someone to do something, you assume a positive response. For the same reason , II is not implicit.

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The difference between the interests earned when Rs. P is invested for four years in a scheme offering 9% p.a. Simple interest and when the same sum (Rs P) is invested for two years in another scheme offering 12% p.a. simple interest, is Rs 480. What is the value of P?

A) 2000 B) 3500
C) 2500 D) 4000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4000

Explanation:

p=(p*4*9)/100-(p*2*12)/100 = 480

=12p/100=480

p=4000

 

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Q:

A person purchase 50 mangoes he sells 10 at 20% profit, 20 at 30% profit and rest got rotten. Find its total loss or profit%?

A) 28% B) 26%
C) 24% D) 22%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24%

Explanation:

Let the cost price of each mango be Rs. 1

So 50 mangoes costs = Rs. 50

20% Profit on Selling Price of 10 mangoes = Rs. 12 

30% Profit on Selling Price of 20 mangoes = Rs. 26

Total = Rs. 38

Loss = 50 - 38 = 12

 

Loss% = (12/50) x 100 = 24%.

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Q:

Find the odd man out 1 4 9 16 22 36?

A) 9 B) 16
C) 22 D) 36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 22

Explanation:

In the given series 1 4 9 16 22 36

1 = 1 x 1 

4 = 2 x 2

9 = 3 x 3

16 = 4 x 4

25 = 5 x 5 (Not 22)

36 = 6 x 6

 

Hence, the odd man in the series is 22.

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