Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

In a joint family, there are 24 members whose age is decreased by 4 months, when one girl aged 24 years is replaced by a new boy. Find the age of the new boy ?

A) 18 years B) 12 years
C) 15 years D) 16 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 16 years

Explanation:

Age of new boy = (Age of moved girl) – (Number of family members × Decreased in average)

= 24 – 24×4/12

= 24 – 8

= 16 years.

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Q:

 7, 16, 36, 78, 144, ?

which number come in place of question mark

A) 168 B) 196
C) 222 D) 256
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 222

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Q:

Group the given figures into three classes using each figure only once.

A) 1,2,3 ; 4,5,6 ; 7,8,9 B) 1,3,5 ; 2,4,6 ; 7,8,9
C) 1,5,9 ; 3,6,2 ; 4,7,8 D) 1,9,7 ; 2,8,5 ; 3,4,6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1,2,3 ; 4,5,6 ; 7,8,9

Explanation:

1, 2, 3 are figures composed of two straight lines.

4, 5, 6 are figures composed of three straight lines.

7, 8, 9 are figures composed of four straight lines.

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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.

42 44 38
23 55 28
37 ? 39

A) 22 B) 33
C) 66 D) 77
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 22

Explanation:

 

In the first row, (42 - 38) x 11 = 44.
In the second row, (28 - 23) x 11 = 55.
.'. In the third row, missing number = (39 - 37) x 11 = 2 x 11 = 22.

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Q:

The Finance Minister submits his resignation a month before the new budget is to be presented in the Parliament.

 

Courses of Action:

I. The resignation should be accepted and another person should be appointed as the Finance Minister.

II. The resignation should not be accepted.

A) Only I follows B) Only II follows
C) Neither I nor II follows D) Both I and II follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only II follows

Explanation:

Clearly, an already working Finance Minister shall know better all the plans and resources of the Government and he alone can present a suitable budget. So, course II follows.

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A, B, C and X, Y, Z were sitting facing each other. A, B and C were facing south and X, Y and Z were facing north. X was left of Y but in front of A; Z was not at the left end and was not facing C. Who were at the left and right positions respectively?

A) B and Y B) C and X
C) B and Z D) A and X
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A and X

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Q:

Tushar takes 6 hours to complete a piece of work, while Amar completes the same work in 10 hours. If both of them work together, then what is the time required to complete the work?

 

A)  3 hours B) 3 hours 15 minutes
C) 3 hours 30 minutes D) 3 hours 45 minutes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3 hours 45 minutes

Explanation:

Let them take x hours working together

1/x = 1/10 + 1/6 = 8/30

X= 30/8 hours = 15/4 hours = 3 hours 45 minutes

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Q:

In a certain code language, “PRIME” is written as “VNRIK”. How is “MICRO” written in that code language?

A) LIXRN B) NRILV
C) VPQAN D) NPVQR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) LIXRN

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