Bank PO Questions


Q:

Due to reduction of 25% in price of oranges a customer can purchase 4 oranges more for Rs. 16. what is original price of an orange?

A) Rs 1 B) Rs 1.33
C) Rs 1.5 D) Rs 1.6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs 1.33

Explanation:

Recall it is based on inverse proportion or product constancy concept.

 

 

 

     Reducion in price                      increase in amount

 

 

 

         25%     1/4                              1/3   33.33% = 4 oranges

 

 

 

It means original number of oranges = 4 x 3 = 12

 

 

 

original price of oranges = 16/12 = Rs. 1.33

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Q:

Find the next number in the given number series?

96, 95, 87, 78, ?

A) 64 B) 57
C) 29 D) 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 14

Explanation:

The given number series is 96, 95, 87, 78, ? 

It follows a pattern that,

9696 - 12 = 9595 - 23 = 95 - 8 = 8787 - 32 = 87 - 9 = 7878 - 43 = 78 - 64 = 14

 

Hence, the next number in the given number series is 14.

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Q:

Find the wrong number in the given number series?

5, 8, 40, 90, 664

A) 8 B) 40
C) 90 D) 664
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 40

Explanation:

The given number series is 5, 8, 40, 90, 664

5

5 - 1 x 2 = 8

8 - 3 x 4 = 20 (NOT 40)

20 - 5 x 6 = 90

90 - 7 x 8 = 664

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Q:

H T 6 # E 7 $ K I L % 3 P @ 2 A J R U 4 * V D

What will come in place of the question mark(?) in the following series based on the above arrangement ?

T#6  7K$  L3% ?

A) @2A B) A@2
C) 2A@ D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of these

Explanation:
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Q:

Where is RAM located?

A) Mother Board B) Expansion Board
C) External Drive D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mother Board

Explanation:

RAM is located in The central processing unit (CPU), also called a processor, is located inside the computer case on the motherboard. It is sometimes called the brain of the computer, and its job is to carry out commands.

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Q:

Who translated Ramayana into Persian?

A) Abdul Fazi B) Badauni
C) Isar Das D) Abdul Latif
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Abdul Fazi

Explanation:

In 1574 Akbar started a Maktab Khana or a house of translation works in Fatehpur Sikri. He endorsed the work to a few officials to make translations of the Sanskrit books Rajatarangini, Ramayana and Mahabharata into the Persian language.

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In that officials, Abdul Fazi translated Ramayana into Persian.

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Q:

Statements :
All keys are locks.
All locks are bangles.
All bangles are cars.


Conclusion :
a. Some cars are locks.
b. Some bangles are keys.
c. Some cars are keys.

A) Only a follows B) Only c follows
C) Only a & b follows D) a, b & c follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) a, b & c follows

Explanation:

All locks are bangles + All bangles are cars = A + A = A
= All locks are cars => Some cars are locks.
Hence conclusion (a) follows.
All keys are locks + All locks are bangles = A + A = A
= All keys are bangles => some bangles are keys.
Hence conclusion (b) follows.
All keys are bangles + All bangles are cars = A + A = A
= All keys are cars => Some cars are keys.
Hence conclusion (C) follows.

 

 

 

Thus all a, b and c follows.

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Q:

Find the next number in the given number series?

2, 19, 0, 21, –2, ?

A) 23 B) 25
C) 27 D) 29
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 23

Explanation:

The given number series 2, 19, 0, 21, –2, ? follows a pattern,

2

2 + 17 = 19

19 - 19 = 0

0 + 21 = 21

21 - 23 = -2

-2 + 25 = 23

 

Hence, the next number in the series is 23.

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