Aptitude Questions
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Aptitude Questions
Questions 25.
A man ate 100 bananas in five days, each day eating 6 more than the previous
day. How many bananas did he eat on the first day?
Ans. Eight.
Questions 26.
If it takes five minutes to boil one egg, how long will it take to boil four
eggs?
Ans. Five minutes.
Questions 27.
The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 64 minutes
of correct time. How much a day does the clock gain or lose?
Ans. 32 8/11 minutes.
Questions 28.
Solve for x and y: 1/x - 1/y = 1/3, 1/x2 + 1/y2 = 5/9.
Ans. x = 3/2 or -3 and y = 3 or
-3/2.
Questions 29.
Daal is now being sold at Rs. 20 a kg. During last month its rate was Rs. 16 per
kg. By how much percent should a family reduce its consumption so as to keep
the expenditure fixed?
Ans. 20 %.
Questions 30.
Find the least value of 3x + 4y if x2y3 = 6.
Ans. 10.
Questions 31.
Can you find out what day of the week was January 12, 1979?
Ans. Friday.
Questions 32.
A garrison of 3300 men has provisions for 32 days, when given at a rate of 850
grams per head. At the end of 7 days a reinforcement arrives and it was found
that now the provisions will last 8 days less, when given at the rate of 825
grams per head. How, many more men can it feed?
Ans. 1700 men.
Questions 33.
From 5 different green balls, four different blue balls and three different
red balls, how many combinations of balls can be chosen taking at least one
green and one blue ball?
Ans. 3720.
Questions 34.
Three pipes, A, B, & C are attached to a tank. A & B can fill it in 20 & 30
minutes respectively while C can empty it in 15 minutes. If A, B & C are kept
open successively for 1 minute each, how soon will the tank be filled?
Ans. 167 minutes.
Questions 35.
A person walking 5/6 of his usual rate is 40 minutes late. What is his usual
time? Ans. 3 hours 20 minutes.
Questions
36.For a
motorist there are three ways going from City A to City C. By way of bridge the
distance is 20 miles and toll is $0.75. A tunnel between the two cities is a
distance of 10 miles and toll is $1.00 for the vehicle and driver and $0.10 for
each passenger. A two-lane highway without toll goes east for 30 miles to city B
and then 20 miles in a northwest direction to City C.
1. Which is the shortest route from B to C
(a) Directly on toll free
highway to City C
(b) The bridge
(c) The Tunnel
(d) The bridge or the tunnel
(e) The bridge only if traffic is
heavy on the toll free highway
Ans. (a)
2.
The most economical way of going from City A to City B, in terms of toll and
distance is to use the
(a) tunnel
(b) bridge
(c) bridge or tunnel
(d) toll free highway
(e) bridge and highway
Ans. (a)
3. Jim usually drives alone from City C to City A every
working day. His firm deducts a percentage of employee pay for lateness. Which
factor would most influence his choice of the bridge or the tunnel ?
(a) Whether his wife goes with him
(b) scenic beauty on the route
(c) Traffic conditions on the
road, bridge and tunnel
(d) saving $0.25 in tolls
(e) price of gasoline consumed in
covering additional 10 miles on the bridge
Ans. (a)
4. In choosing between the use of
the bridge and the tunnel the chief factor(s) would be:
I. Traffic and road conditions
II. Number of passengers in the
car
III. Location of one's homes in
the center or outskirts of one of the cities
IV. Desire to save $0.25
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) II and III only
(d) III and IV only
(e) I and II only
Ans.
(a)
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