Aptitude Questions with answers :

1)If2xy=4then6x3y=? (a)15 (b)12 (c)18 (d)10 Ans.(b) 2)Ifx=y=2zandxyz=256thenwhatisthevalueofx? (a)12 (b)8 (c)16 (d)6 Ans.(b) 3)(1/10)18(1/10)20=? (a)99/1020 (b)99/10 (c)0.9 (d)noneofthese Ans.(a) 4)PipeAcanfillin20minutesandPipeBin30minsandPipeCcanemptythesamein40 mins.Ifallofthemworktogether,findthetimetakentofillthetank (a)171/7mins (b)20mins (c)8mins (d)noneofthese Ans.(a)

5)Thirtymentake20daystocompleteajobworking9hoursaday.Howmanyhouraday should40menworktocompletethejob? (a)8hrs (b)71/2hrs (c)7hrs (d)9hrs Ans.(b) 6)FindthesmallestnumberinaGPwhosesumis38andproduct1728 (a)12 (b)20 (c)8 (d)noneofthese Ans.(c) 7)Aboattravels20kmsupstreamin6hrsand18kmsdownstreamin4hrs.Findthespeedofthe boatinstillwaterandthespeedofthewatercurrent? (a)1/2kmph (b)7/12kmph (c)5kmph (d)noneofthese Ans.(b) 8)Agoatistiedtoonecornerofasquareplotofside12mbyarope7mlong.Findtheareaitcan graze? (a)38.5sq.m (b)155sq.m (c)144sq.m (d)19.25sq.m Ans.(a) 9)Mr.Shahdecidedtowalkdowntheescalatorofatubestation.Hefoundthatifhewalksdown

26steps,herequires30secondstoreachthebottom.However,ifhestepsdown34stairshe wouldonlyrequire18secondstogettothebottom.Ifthetimeismeasuredfromthemomentthe topstepbeginstodescendtothetimehestepsoffthelaststepatthebottom,findouttheheight ofthestairwayinsteps? Ans.46steps. Theaverageageof10membersofacommitteeisthesameasitwas4yearsago,becauseanold memberhasbeenreplacedbyayoungmember.Findhowmuchyoungeristhenewmember? Ans.40years. ABCEisanisoscelestrapezoidandACDEisarectangle.AB=10andEC=20.Whatisthe lengthofAE? Ans.AE=10. Inthegivenfigure,PAandPBaretangentstothecircleatAandBrespectivelyandthechord BCisparalleltotangentPA.IfAC=6cm,andlengthofthetangentAPis9cm,thenwhatisthe lengthofthechordBC? Ans.BC=4cm. Threecardsaredrawnatrandomfromanordinarypackofcards.Findtheprobabilitythatthey willconsistofaking,aqueenandanace. Ans.64/2210. Anumberofcatsgottogetheranddecidedtokillbetweenthem999919mice.Everycatkilledan equalnumberofmice.Eachcatkilledmoremicethantherewerecats.Howmanycatsdoyou thinktherewere? Ans.991. IfLog2x5Logx+6=0,thenwhatwouldthevalue/valuesofxbe? Ans.x=e2ore3. Thesquareofatwodigitnumberisdividedbyhalfthenumber.After36isaddedtothe quotient,thissumisthendividedby2.Thedigitsoftheresultingnumberarethesameasthose intheoriginalnumber,buttheyareinreverseorder.Theten'splaceoftheoriginalnumberis equaltotwicethedifferencebetweenitsdigits.Whatisthenumber? Ans.46 Canyoutenderaonerupeenoteinsuchamannerthatthereshallbetotal50coinsbutnoneof themwouldbe2paisecoins.? Ans.45onepaisacoins,2fivepaisecoins,2tenpaisecoins,and1twentyfivepaisecoins.

Amonkeystartsclimbingupatree20ft.tall.Eachhour,ithops3ft.andslipsback2ft.How muchtimewouldittakethemonkeytoreachthetop? Ans.18hours. Whatisthemissingnumberinthisseries? 8214611?1461812 Ans.9 AcertaintypeofmixtureispreparedbymixingbrandAatRs.9akg.withbrandBatRs.4akg.Ifthe mixtureisworthRs.7akg.,howmanykgs.ofbrandAareneededtomake40kgs.ofthemixture? Ans.BrandAneededis24kgs.

AwizardnamedNeposays"Iamonlythreetimesmyson'sage.Myfatheris40yearsmorethantwice myage.Togetherthethreeofusareamere1240yearsold."HowoldisNepo? Ans.360yearsold. Onedogtellstheotherthattherearetwodogsinfrontofme.Theotheronealsoshoutsthathetoohad twobehindhim.Howmanyarethey? Ans.Three. Amanate100bananasinfivedays,eachdayeating6morethanthepreviousday.Howmanybananas didheeatonthefirstday? Ans.Eight. Ifittakesfiveminutestoboiloneegg,howlongwillittaketoboilfoureggs? Ans.Fiveminutes. Theminutehandofaclockovertakesthehourhandatintervalsof64minutesofcorrecttime.How muchadaydoestheclockgainorlose? Ans.328/11minutes. Solveforxandy:1/x1/y=1/3,1/x2+1/y2=5/9. Ans.x=3/2or3andy=3or3/2. DaalisnowbeingsoldatRs.20akg.DuringlastmonthitsratewasRs.16perkg.Byhowmuch

percentshouldafamilyreduceitsconsumptionsoastokeeptheexpenditurefixed? Ans.20%. Findtheleastvalueof3x+4yifx2y3=6. Ans.10. CanyoufindoutwhatdayoftheweekwasJanuary12,1979? Ans.Friday. Agarrisonof3300menhasprovisionsfor32days,whengivenatarateof850gramsperhead.Atthe endof7daysareinforcementarrivesanditwasfoundthatnowtheprovisionswilllast8daysless, whengivenattherateof825gramsperhead.How,manymoremencanitfeed? Ans.1700men. From5differentgreenballs,fourdifferentblueballsandthreedifferentredballs,howmany combinationsofballscanbechosentakingatleastonegreenandoneblueball? Ans.3720. Threepipes,A,B,&Careattachedtoatank.A&Bcanfillitin20&30minutesrespectivelywhileC canemptyitin15minutes.IfA,B&Carekeptopensuccessivelyfor1minuteeach,howsoonwill thetankbefilled? Ans.167minutes. Apersonwalking5/6ofhisusualrateis40minuteslate.Whatishisusualtime? Ans.3hours20minutes.

ForamotoristtherearethreewaysgoingfromCityAtoCityC.Bywayofbridgethedistanceis20 milesandtollis$0.75.Atunnelbetweenthetwocitiesisadistanceof10milesandtollis$1.00forthe vehicleanddriverand$0.10foreachpassenger.Atwolanehighwaywithouttollgoeseastfor30 milestocityBandthen20milesinanorthwestdirectiontoCityC. 1.WhichistheshortestroutefromBtoC (a)DirectlyontollfreehighwaytoCityC

(b)Thebridge (c)TheTunnel (d)Thebridgeorthetunnel (e)Thebridgeonlyiftrafficisheavyonthetoll freehighway Ans.(a) 2.ThemosteconomicalwayofgoingfromCityAtoCityB,intermsoftollanddistanceistouse the (a)tunnel (b)bridge (c)bridgeortunnel (d)tollfreehighway (e)bridgeandhighway Ans.(a) 3.JimusuallydrivesalonefromCityCtoCityAeveryworkingday.Hisfirmdeductsa percentageofemployeepayforlateness.Whichfactorwouldmostinfluencehischoiceofthe bridgeorthetunnel? (a)Whetherhiswifegoeswithhim (b)scenicbeautyontheroute (c)Trafficconditionsontheroad,bridgeandtunnel (d)saving$0.25intolls (e)priceofgasolineconsumedincoveringadditional 10milesonthe bridge Ans.(a) 4.Inchoosingbetweentheuseofthebridgeandthetunnelthechieffactor(s)wouldbe: I.Trafficandroadconditions II.Numberofpassengersinthecar III.Locationofone'shomesinthecenteror outskirtsofoneofthe cities IV.Desiretosave$0.25 (a)Ionly

(b)IIonly (c)IIandIIIonly (d)IIIandIVonly (e)IandIIonly Ans.(a) ThelettersA,B,C,D,E,FandG,notnecessarilyinthatorder,standforsevenconsecutiveintegers from1to10 Dis3lessthanA Bisthemiddleterm FisasmuchlessthanBasCisgreaterthanD GisgreaterthanF 1.Thefifthintegeris (a)A (b)C (c)D (d)E (e)F Ans.(a) 2.AisasmuchgreaterthanFaswhichintegerislessthanG (a)A (b)B (c)C (d)D (e)E Ans.(a) 3.IfA=7,thesumofEandGis (a)8 (b)10 (c)12 (d)14 (e)16 Ans.(a)

4.AF=? (a)1 (b)2 (c)3 (d)4 (e)Cannotbedetermined Ans.(a) 5.AnintegerTisasmuchgreaterthanCasCisgreaterthanE.TcanbewrittenasA+E.What isD? (a)2 (b)3 (c)4 (d)5 (e)Cannotbedetermined Ans.(a) 6.ThegreatestpossiblevalueofCishowmuchgreaterthanthesmallestpossiblevalueofD? (a)2 (b)3 (c)4 (d)5 (e)6 Ans.(a) IncountryX,democratic,conservativeandjusticepartieshavefoughtthreecivilwarsintwentyyears. TOrestorestabilityanagreementisreachedtorotatethetopofficesPresident,PrimeMinisterand ArmyChiefamongthepartiessothateachpartycontrolsoneandonlyoneofficeatalltimes.The threetopofficeholdersmusteachhavetwodeputies,onefromeachoftheotherparties.Eachdeputy mustchooseastaffcomposedofequallymembersofhisorherchiefspartyandmemberofthethird party. WhenJusticepartyholdsoneofthetopoffices,whichofthefollowingcannotbetrue (a)Someofthestaffmemberswithinthatofficeare justicepartymembers (b)Someofthestaffmemberswithinthatofficeare democraticparty

members (c)Twoofthedeputieswithintheotherofficesare justicepartymembers (d)Twoofthedeputieswithintheotherofficesare conservative partymembers (e)Someofthestaffmemberswithintheotheroffices arejustice partymembers. Ans.(a) Whenthedemocraticpartyholdspresidency,thestaffoftheprimeminister'sdeputiesare composed I.Onefourthofdemocraticpartymembers II.Onehalfofjusticepartymembersandonefourth ofconservative partymembers III.Onehalfofconservativepartymembersand onefourthofjustice partymembers. (a)Ionly (b)IandIIonly (c)IIorIIIbutnotboth (d)IandIIorIandIII (e)Noneofthese Ans.(a) Whichofthefollowingisallowableundertherulesasstated: (a)Morethanhalfofthestaffwithinagivenoffice belongingtoa singleparty (b)Halfofthestaffwithinagivenofficebelonging toasingleparty (c)Anypersonhavingamemberofthesamepartyas hisorher immediatesuperior (d)Halfthetotalnumberofstaffmembersinall threeoffices

belongingtoasingleparty (e)Halfthestaffmembersinagivenofficebelonging toparties differentfromthepartyofthetopofficeholderin thatoffice. Ans.(a) TheofficeoftheArmyChiefpassesfromConservativetoJusticeparty.Whichofthefollowing mustbefired. (a)Thedemocraticdeputyandallstaffmembers belongingtoJusticeparty (b)Justicepartydeputyandallhisorhersstaff members (c)JusticepartydeputyandhalfofhisConservative staffmembersin thechiefofstaffoffice (d)TheConservativedeputyandallofhisorher staffmembers belongingtoConservativeparty (e)Nodeputiesandallstaffmembersbelongingto conservativeparties. Ans.(a) Inrecommendationstotheboardoftrusteesatuitionincreaseof$500peryear,thepresidentofthe universitysaid"Therewerenostudentdemonstrationsoverthepreviousincreasesof$300lastyear and$200theyearbefore".Ifthepresident'sstatementisaccuratethenwhichofthefollowingcanbe validlyinferredfromtheinformationgiven: I.Moststudentsinpreviousyearsfeltthattheincreaseswerejustifiedbecauseofincreasedoperating costs. II.Studentapathywasresponsibleforthefailureofstudentstoprotesttheprevioustuitionincreases. III.Studentsarenotlikelytodemonstrateovernewtuitionincreases. (a)Ionly (b)IIonly (c)IorIIbutnotboth (d)I,IIandIII (e)None Ans.(a)

TheofficestaffofXYZcorporationpresentlyconsistsofthreebookeepersA,B,Cand5secretaries D,E,F,G,H.Themanagementisplanningtoopenanewofficeinanothercityusing2bookeepersand 3secretariesofthepresentstaff.Todosotheyplantoseperatecertainindividualswhodon'tfunction welltogether.Thefollowingguidelineswereestablishedtosetupthenewoffice I.BookeepersAandCareconstantlyfindingfault withoneanother andshouldnotbesenttogethertothenewofficeasa team II.CandEfunctionwellalonebutnotasateam, theyshouldbe seperated III.DandGhavenotbeenonspeakingtermsand shouldn'tgotogether IVSinceDandFhavebeencompetingforpromotion theyshouldn'tbea team IfAistobemovedasoneofthebookeepers,whichofthefollowingcannotbeapossibleworking unit. A.ABDEH B.ABDGH C.ABEFH D.ABEGH Ans.B IfCandFaremovedtothenewoffice,howmanycombinationsarepossible A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4 Ans.A IfCissenttothenewoffice,whichmemberofthestaffcannotgowithC A.B B.D C.F D.G

Ans.B Undertheguidelinesdeveloped,whichofthefollowingmustgotothenewoffice A.B B.D C.E D.G Ans.A IfDgoestothenewoffice,whichofthefollowingis/aretrue I.Ccannotgo II.Acannotgo III.Hmustalsogo A.Ionly B.IIonly C.IandIIonly D.IandIIIonly Ans.D Aftermonthsoftalentsearchingforanadministrativeassistanttothepresidentofthecollegethefield ofapplicantshasbeennarroweddownto5A,B,C,D,E.Itwasannouncedthatthefinalistwouldbe chosenafteraseriesofalldaygrouppersonalinterviewswereheld.Theexaminingcommitteeagreed uponthefollowingprocedure I.Theinterviewswillbeheldonceaweek II.3candidateswillappearatanyalldayinterview session III.Eachcandidatewillappearatleastonce IV.Ifitbecomesnecessarytocallapplicantsfor additionalinterviews,nomore1suchapplicantshouldbeasked toappearthe nextweek V.Becauseofadetailinthewrittenapplications,it wasagreedthat whenevercandidateBappears,Ashouldalsobe present. VI.BecauseoftraveldifficultiesitwasagreedthatC willappearfor only1interview.

> AtthefirstinterviewthefollowingcandidatesappearA,B,D.Whichofthefollowing combinationscanbecalledfortheinterviewtobeheldnextweek. A.BCD B.CDE C.ABE D.ABC Ans.B Whichofthefollowingisapossiblesequenceofcombinationsforinterviewsin2successiveweeks A.ABC;BDE B.ABD;ABE C.ADE;ABC D.BDE;ACD Ans.C IfA,BandDappearfortheinterviewandDiscalledforadditionalinterviewthefollowing week,which2candidatesmaybeaskedtoappearwithD? I.A IIB III.C IV.E A.IandII B.IandIIIonly C.IIandIIIonly D.IIIandIVonly Ans.D Whichofthefollowingcorrectlystate(s)theprocedurefollowedbythesearchcommittee I.Afterthesecondinterviewallapplicantshave appearedatleastonce II.Thecommitteeseeseachapplicantasecondtime III.Ifathirdsession,itispossibleforall applicantstoappearat leasttwice

A.Ionly B.IIonly C.IIIonly D.BothIandII Ans.A AcertaincityisservedbysubwaylinesA,BandCandnumbers12and3Whenitsnows,morning serviceonBisdelayedWhenitrainsorsnows,serviceonA,2and3aredelayedbothinthemorning andafternoonWhentemp.fallsbelow30degreesFahrenheitafternoonserviceiscancelledineither theAlineorthe3line, butnotboth.Whenthetemperaturerisesover90degreesFahrenheit,theafternoonserviceiscancelled ineitherthelineCorthe3linebutnotboth.WhentheserviceontheAlineisdelayedorcancelled, serviceontheClinewhichconnectstheAline,isdelayed.Whenserviceonthe3lineiscancelled, serviceontheBlinewhichconnectsthe3lineisdelayed. OnJan10th,withthetemperatureat15degreeFahrenheit,itsnowsallday.Onhowmanylines willservicebeaffected,includingbothmorningandafternoon. (A)2 (B)3 (C)4 (D)5 Ans.D OnAug15thwiththetemperatureat97degreesFahrenheititbeginstorainat1PM.Whatis theminimumnumberoflinesonwhichservicewillbeaffected? (A)2 (B)3 (C)4 (D)5 Ans.C Onwhichofthefollowingoccasionswouldservicebeonthegreatestnumberoflinesdisrupted. (A)Asnowyafternoonwiththetemperatureat45 degreefarenheit (B)Asnowymorningwiththetemperatureat45degree farenheit (C)Arainyafternoonwiththetemperatureat45 degreefarenheit (D)Arainyafternoonwiththetemperatureat95

degreefarenheit Ans.B Inacertainsociety,therearetwomarriagegroups,redandbrown.Nomarriageispermittedwithina group.Onmarriage,malesbecomepartoftheirwivesgroups;womenremainintheirowngroup. Childrenbelongtothesamegroupastheirparents.Widowersanddivorcedmalesreverttothegroup oftheirbirth.Marriagetomorethanonepersonatthesametimeandmarriagetoadirectdescendant areforbidden Q1.AbrownfemalecouldhavehadI.AgrandfatherbornRed II.AgrandmotherbornRed IIITwograndfathersbornBrown (A)Ionly (B)IIIonly (C)I,IIandIII (D)IandIIonly Ans.D Q2.Amalebornintothebrowngroupmayhave (A)Anuncleineithergroup (B)Abrowndaughter (C)Abrownson (D)Asoninlawbornintoredgroup Ans.A Q3.Whichofthefollowingisnotpermittedundertherulesasstated. (A)Abrownmalemarryinghisfather'ssister (B)Aredfemalemarryinghermother'sbrother (C)Awidowermarryinghiswife'ssister (D)Awidowmarryingherdivorceddaughter's exhusband Ans.B Q4.Ifwidowersanddivorcedmalesretainedtheirgrouptheyhaduponmarryingwhichofthe followingwouldbepermissible(Assumethatnopreviousmarriageoccurred) (A)Awomanmarryingherdeadsister'shusband (B)Awomanmarryingherdivorceddaughter's exhusband (C)Awidowermarryinghisbrother'sdaughter

(D)Awomanmarryinghermother'sbrotherwhoisa widower. Ans.D Therearesixstepsthatleadfromthefirsttothesecondfloor.Notwopeoplecanbeonthesamestep Mr.AistwostepsbelowMr.CMr.BisastepnexttoMr.DOnlyonestepisvacant(Noonestanding onthatstep)Denotethefirststepbystep1andsecondstepbystep2etc. 1.IfMr.Aisonthefirststep,Whichofthefollowingistrue? (a)Mr.Bisonthesecondstep (b)Mr.Cisonthefourthstep. (c)ApersonMr.E,couldbeonthethirdstep (d)Mr.DisonhigherstepthanMr.C. Ans:(d) 2.IfMr.Ewasonthethirdstep&Mr.BwasonahigherstepthanMr.Ewhichstepmustbe vacant (a)step1 (b)step2 (c)step4 (d)step5 (e)step6 Ans:(a) 3.IfMr.Bwasonstep1,whichstepcouldAbeon? (a)2&eonly (b)3&5only (c)3&4only (d)4&5only (e)2&4only Ans:(c) 4.IfthereweretwostepsbetweenthestepthatAwasstandingandthestepthatBwasstanding on,andAwasonahigherstepthanD,Amustbeonstep (a)2 (b)3

(c)4 (d)5 (e)6 Ans:(c) 5.Whichofthefollowingisfalse i.B&Dcanbebothonoddnumberedstepsinone configuration ii.InaparticularconfigurationAandCmusteither bothanodd numberedstepsorbothanevennumberedsteps iii.ApersonEcanbeonastepnexttothevacant step. (a)ionly (b)iionly (c)iiionly (d)bothiandiii Ans:(c)

SixswimmersA,B,C,D,E,Fcompeteinarace.Theoutcomeisasfollows. i.Bdoesnotwin. ii.OnlytwoswimmersseparateE&D iii.AisbehindD&E iv.BisaheadofE,withoneswimmerintervening v.FisaheadofD 1.Whostoodfifthintherace? (a)A (b)B (c)C (d)D (e)E Ans:(e) 2.HowmanyswimmersseparateAandF? (a)1 (b)2

(c)3 (d)4 (e)cannotbedetermined Ans:(d) 3.TheswimmerbetweenC&Eis (a)none (b)F (c)D (d)B (e)A Ans:(a) 4.Iftheendoftherace,swimmerDisdisqualifiedbytheJudgesthenswimmerBfinishesin whichplace (a)1 (b)2 (c)3 (d)4 (e)5 Ans:(b) FivehousesletteredA,B,C,D,&Earebuiltinarownexttoeachother.Thehousesarelinedupinthe orderA,B,C,D,&E.Eachofthefivehouseshasacoloredchimney.Theroofandchimneyofeach housemustbepaintedasfollows. i.Theroofmustbepaintedeithergreen,red,oryellow. ii.Thechimneymustbepaintedeitherwhite,black, orred. iii.Nohousemayhavethesamecolorchimneyasthe colorofroof. iv.Nohousemayuseanyofthesamecolorsthatthe everynexthouse uses. v.HouseEhasagreenroof. vi.HouseBhasaredroofandablackchimney 1.Whichofthefollowingistrue? (a)Atleasttwohouseshaveblackchimney.

(b)Atleasttwohouseshaveredroofs. (c)Atleasttwohouseshavewhitechimneys (d)Atleasttwohouseshavegreenroofs (e)Atleasttwohouseshaveyellowroofs Ans:(c) 2.Whichmustbefalse? (a)HouseAhasayellowroof (b)HouseA&Chavedifferentcolorchimney (c)HouseDhasablackchimney (d)HouseEhasawhitechimney (e)HouseB&Dhavethesamecolorroof. Ans:(b) 3.IfhouseChasayellowroof.Whichmustbetrue. (a)HouseEhasawhitechimney (b)HouseEhasablackchimney (c)HouseEhasaredchimney (d)HouseDhasaredchimney (e)HouseChasablackchimney Ans:(a) 4.Whichpossiblecombinationsofroof&chimneycanhouse I.Aredroof7ablackchimney II.Ayellowroof&aredchimney III.Ayellowroof&ablackchimney (a)Ionly (b)IIonly (c)IIIonly (d)I&IIonly (e)I&II&III Ans:(e) Findx+2y (i).x+y=10 (ii).2x+4y=20

Ans:(b) IsangleBACisarightangle (i)AB=2BC (2)BC=1.5AC Ans:(e) Isxgreaterthany (i)x=2k (ii)k=2y Ans:(e)