Aptitude and Reasoning Questions

Q:

Three boxes of capacity 24 kg, 36 kg and 84 kg are completely filled with three varieties of wheat A, B and C respectively. All the three boxes were emptied and the three types of wheat were thoroughly mixed and the mixture was put back in the three boxes. How many kg of type A wheat would be there in the third box (in kg)?

A) 10 B) 12
C) 14 D) 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 14

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Filed Under: Alligation or Mixture
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

5 1974
Q:

If a merchant offers a discount of 4% on the list price, then she makes a loss of 10%. What % profit or % loss will she make if she sells at a discount of 20% of the list price?

A) 25 percent loss B) 4 percent loss
C) 50 percent profit D) 26 percent profit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25 percent loss

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Filed Under: Profit and Loss
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

2 1973
Q:

A segment with endpoints on the circle

A) secant B) chord
C) tangent D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) chord

Explanation:

A segment with endpoints on the circle is a chord. The longest chord of a circle is a diameter of the circle.

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Filed Under: Arithmetical Reasoning
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

1 1971
Q:

(91 + 92 + 93 + ......... +110) is equal to

A) 4020 B) 2010
C) 6030 D) 8040
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2010

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Filed Under: Problems on Numbers
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5 1970
Q:

When a discount of 20% is given on a movie ticket, the profit is 34%. If the discount is 15%, then the profit is

A) 49 percent B) 42.375 percent
C) 55.625 percent D) 35.75 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 42.375 percent

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Filed Under: Profit and Loss
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4 1970
Q:

A certain sum of money amounts to Rs 918 in 2 years and Rs 969 in 3.5 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest (in %)?

 

A) 4 B) 5
C) 6 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4

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Filed Under: Simple Interest
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

6 1969
Q:

Solve the following : -1/4 { -45 - (-96) / (-32)} = ?

A) 12 B) 10.5
C) -12 D) -10.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12

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Filed Under: Simplification

5 1969
Q:

A box contains 5 green, 4 yellow and 3 white marbles. Threemarbles are drawn at random. What is the probability thatthey are not of the same colour ?

A) 40/44 B) 44/41
C) 41/44 D) 40/39
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 41/44

Explanation:

n(E) = 5C3 + 4C3 + 3C3 = 10 + 4 + 1 = 15n(S) = 12C3 = 220

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Filed Under: Permutations and Combinations
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

9 1968