# Recent questions tagged general-aptitude

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Once the team of analysis identify the problem, we ____ in a better position to comment on the issue. Which of the following choices CANNOT fill the given blank? will be were to be are going to be might be
A final examination is the ____ of a series of evaluations that a student has to go through culmination consultation desperation insinuation
If IMHO=JNIP; IDK=JEL; and SO=TP, then IDC=______ JDE JED JDC JCD
The product of three integers $X$, $Y$ and $Z$ is $192$. $Z$ is equal to $4$ and $P$ is equal to the average of $X$ and $Y$. What is the minimum possible value of $P$? $6$ $7$ $8$ $9.5$
Are there enough seats here? There are ____ people here than I expected many most least more
Fiscal deficit was $4 \%$ of the GDP in $2015$ and that increased to $5 \%$ in $2016$. If the GDP increased by $10 \%$ from $2015$ to $2016$, the percentage increase in the actual fiscal deficit is ____ $37.50$ $35.70$ $25.00$ $10.00$
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Two pipes $P$ and $Q$ can fill a tank in $6$ hours and $9$ hours respectively, while a third pipe $R$ can empty the tank in $12$ hours. Initially, $P$ and $R$ are open for $4$ hours, Then $P$ is closed and $Q$ is opened. After $6$ more hours $R$ is closed. The total time taken to fill the tank (in hours) is ____ $13.50$ $14.50$ $15.50$ $16.50$
While teaching a creative writing class in India, I was surprised at receiving stories from the students that were all set in distant places: in the American West with cowboys and in Manhattan penthouses with clinking ice cubes. This was, till an eminent Caribbean ... India None of the students had written about ice cubes and cowboys Some of the students had written about ice cubes and cowboys
Mola is a digital platform for taxis in a city. It offers three types of rides - Pool, Mini and Prime.The table below presents the number of rides for the past four months. The platform earns one US dollar per ride. What is the percentage share of the revenue contributed by Prime to the total revenues ... $16.24$ $23.97$ $25.86$ $38.74$
$X$ is an online media provider. By offering unlimited and exclusive online content at attractive prices for a loyalty membership, $X$ is almost forcing its customers towards its loyalty membership. If its royalty membership continues to grow at its current rate, ... cable television Cable television operators don't subscribe to $X's$ loyalty members The $X$ is cancelling accounts of non-members
John Thomas, an _________ writer, passed away in $2018$. imminent prominent eminent dominant
____I permitted him to leave, I wouldn’t have had any problem with him being absent, ____ I? Had, wouldn’t Have, would Had, would Have, wouldn’t
A worker noticed that the hour hand on the factory clock had moved by $225$ degrees during her stay at the factory. For how long did she stay in the factory? $3.75$ hours $4$ hours and $15$ mins $8.5$ hours $7.5$ hours
The sum and product of two integers are $26$ and $165$ respectively. The difference between these two integers is ______ $2$ $3$ $4$ $6$
The minister avoided any mention of the issue of women’s reservation in the private sector. He was accused of ______ the issue. collaring skirting tying belting
Under a certain legal system, prisoners are allowed to make one statement. If their statements turns out to be true then they are hanged. If the statements turns to be false then they are shot. One prisoner made a statement and the judge had no option but to set ... of the following could be that statement? I did not commit the crime I committed the crime I will be shot You committed the crime
A person divided an amount of Rs. $100,000$ into two parts and invested in two different schemes. In one he got $10 \%$ profit and in the other he got $12 \%$. If the profit percentages are interchanged with these investments he would have got Rs. $120$ less. Find the ratio between his investments in the two schemes. $9:16$ $11:14$ $37:63$ $47:53$
Congo was named by Europeans, Congo's dictator Mobuto later changed the name of the county and the river to Zaire with the objective of Africanising names of persons and spaces. However, the name Zaire was a Portuguese alteration of Nzadi O Nzere, a local ... to Africanise names was prevented by the Portuguese As a dictator Mobuto ordered the Portuguese to alter the name of the river to Zaire
A firm hires employees at five different skill levels P, Q, R, S, T. The shares of employment at these skills levels of total employment in $2010$ is given in the pie chart as shown. There were a total of $600$ employees in $2010$ and the total employment increased by $15\%$ ... $40 \%$ from $2010$ to $2016$, how many employees were there at skill level T in $2016$? $30$ $35$ $60$ $72$
$M$ and $N$ had four children $P$, $Q$, $R$ and $S$. Of them, only $P$ and $R$ were married. They had children $X$ and $Y$ respectively. If $Y$ is a legitimate child of $W$, which of the following statements is necessarily FALSE? $M$ is the grandmother of $Y$ $R$ is the father of $Y$ $W$ is the wife of $R$ $W$ is the wife of $P$
The value of the expression $\dfrac{1}{1+ \log_u \: vw} + \dfrac{1}{1+ \log_v \: wu} + \dfrac{1}{1+\log_w uv}$ is _______ $-1$ $0$ $1$ $3$
A contract is to be completed in $52$ days and $125$ identical robots were employed, each operational for $7$ hours a day. After $39$ days, five-seventh of the work was completed. How many additional robots would be required to complete the work on time, if each robot is now operational for $8$ hours a day? $50$ $89$ $146$ $175$
A wire would enclose an area of $1936 \: m^2$, if it is bent to a square. The wire is cut into two pieces. The longer piece is thrice as long as the shorter piece. The long and the short pieces are bent into a square and a circle, respectively. Which of the following choices is closest to the sum of the areas enclosed by the two pieces in square meters? $1096$ $1111$ $1243$ $2486$
Forty students watched films A, B and C over a week. Each student watched either only one film or all three. Thirteen students watched film A, sixteen students watched film B and nineteen students watched film C. How many students watched all three films? $0$ $2$ $4$ $8$
A house has a number which need to be identified. The following three statements are given that can help in identifying the house number? If the house number is a multiple of $3$, then it is a number from $50$ to $59$. If the house number is NOT a multiple of $4$, then it is a number ... is NOT a multiple of $6$, then it is a number from $70$ to $79$. What is the house number? $54$ $65$ $66$ $76$
An unbiased coin is tossed six times in a row and four different such trials are conducted. One trial implies six tosses of the coin. If H stands for head ans T stands for tail, the following are the observations from the four trials. HTHTHT TTHHHT HTTHHT HHHT_ _ Which statement describing ... correct? Two T will occur. One H and one T will occur. Two H will occur. One H wll be followed by one T.
" The judge's standing in the legal; community, though shaken by false allegations of wrongdoing. remained ______ ." The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is undiminished damaged illegal uncertain
"The dress ______ her so well that they all immediately _______ her on her appearance." The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are complemented, complemented complimented, complemented complimented, complimented complemented, complimented
Find the missing group of letters in the following series: BC, FCH, LMNO, ______ UVWXY TUVWX STUVW RSTUV
The perimeters of a circle. a square and en equilateral triangle are equal. Which one of the following statements is true? The circle has the largest area The square has the largest area The equilateral triangle has the largest area All the three shapes have the same area
Consider the following three statements: Some roses are red. All red flowers fade quickly. some roses fade quickly. Which of the following statements can be logically inferred from the above statements? If (i) is true and (ii) is false, then (iii) is false. If (i) is true and (ii) is false, ... is true. If (i) and (ii) are true, then (iii) is true. If (i) and (ii) are false, then (iii) is false.
Which of the following functions describe the graph shown in the below figure? $y=\mid \mid x \mid + 1 \mid -2$ $y=\mid \mid x \mid - 1 \mid -1$ $y=\mid \mid x \mid + 1 \mid -1$ $y=\mid \mid x - 1 \mid -1\mid$
From the time the front of a train enters a platform, it takes $25$ seconds for the back of the train to leave the platform, while traveling at a constant speed of $54$ km/h. At the same speed, it takes $14$ seconds to pass a man running at $9$ km/h in the same direction as ... and that of the platform in meters, respectively? $210$ and $140$ $162.5$ and $187.5$ $245$ and $130$ $175$ and $200$
A rectangle becomes a square when its length and breadth are reduced by $10$ m and $5$ m, respectively. During this process, the rectangle loses $650 m^2$ of area. What is the area of the original rectangle in square meters? $1125$ $2250$ $2924$ $4500$
A number consists of two digits. The sum of the digits is $9$. If $45$ is subtracted from the number, its digits are interchanged. What is the number? $63$ $72$ $81$ $90$
Given that $a$ and $b$ are integers and $a+a^2 b^3$ is odd, which of the following statements is correct? $a$ and $b$ are both odd $a$ and $b$ are both even $a$ is even and $b$ is odd $a$ is odd and $b$ is even
Seven machines take $7$ minutes to make $7$ identical toys. At the same rate, how many minutes would it take for $100$ machine to make $100$ toys? $1$ $7$ $100$ $700$
For integers, $a$, $b$ and $c$, what would be the minimum and maximum values respectively of $a+b+c$ if $\log \mid a \mid + \log \mid b \mid + \log \mid c \mid =0$? $\text{-3 and 3}$ $\text{-1 and 1}$ $\text{-1 and 3}$ $\text{1 and 3}$