General Aptitude - Critical Reasoning - Arithmetical Reasoning

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Question - 1

Read the following information carefully and then answer the questions that follow
A publishing firm publishes newspapers A, B and C. In an effort to persuade advertisers to insert advertisements in these newpapers, the firm sends out the following statements to possible advertisers
A survey of representative sample of the whole population showa that----
Newspaper A is read by 26%
Newspaper B is read by 25%
Newspaper C is read by 14%
Newspaper A and B are read by 11%
Newspaper B and C are read by 10%
Newspaper C and A are read by 9%
Newspaper C  only is read by 0%.
The percentage of readers who read Newspapers A and B but not C, is

  • A 2
  • B 4
  • C 5
  • D 6

Question - 2

These Questions are based on the following information for an examination.

A. Candidates appeares  10500
B. Passed in all the five sbjects  5685
C. Passed in three subjects only  1498
D. Passed in two subjects only  1250
E. Passed in one subjects only  835
F. Failed in Wnglish only  78
G. Failed in Mathematics only  275
H. Failed in Physics only  149
I. Failed in Chemistry only  147
J. Filed in Biology only  221

How many candidates failed in all the subjects?

  • A 4815
  • B 3317
  • C 2867
  • D 362

Question - 3

These Questions are based on the following information for an examination.

A. Candidates appeares  10500
B. Passed in all the five sbjects  5685
C. Passed in three subjects only  1498
D. Passed in two subjects only  1250
E. Passed in one subjects only  835
F. Failed in Wnglish only  78
G. Failed in Mathematics only  275
H. Failed in Physics only  149
I. Failed in Chemistry only  147
J. Filed in Biology only  221

How many candidates passed in at least four subjects?

  • A 6555
  • B 5685
  • C 1705
  • D 870

Question - 4

These Questions are based on the following information for an examination.

A. Candidates appeares  10500
B. Passed in all the five sbjects  5685
C. Passed in three subjects only  1498
D. Passed in two subjects only  1250
E. Passed in one subjects only  835
F. Failed in Wnglish only  78
G. Failed in Mathematics only  275
H. Failed in Physics only  149
I. Failed in Chemistry only  147
J. Filed in Biology only  221

How many candidates failed because of having failed in four or less subjects?

  • A 4815
  • B 4453
  • C 3618
  • D 2368

Question - 5

10 yr age, Chandravati's mother was 4 times older than her dayghter. After 10 yr, the mother will be twice older than the daughter. The present age of Chandravati is

  • A 5 yr
  • B 10 yr
  • C 20 yr
  • D 30 yr

Question - 6

The sum of ages of a father and son is 45 yr. 5 yr ago the product of their ages was 4 times the father's age at that time. The present age of the father and son, respectively are

  • A 25 yr, 10 yr
  • B 36 yr, 9 yr
  • C 39 yr, 6 yr
  • D None of these

Question - 7

Jayesh is as much younger to Anil as he is older to Prashent. If the sum of the ages of Anil and Prashant be 48 yr, what is the age of jayesh?

  • A 20 yr
  • B 24 yr
  • C 30 yr
  • D Can not be determined

Question - 8

Rajan's age is 3 times than that of Ashok. In 12 yr, Rajan's age will be double the age of Ashok. Rajan's present age is

  • A 27 yr
  • B 32 yr
  • C 36 yr
  • D 40 yr

Question - 9

A number of friends decided to go on a picnic and planned to spend Rs.96 on eatables. Four of them, however, did not turn up. As a result, the remaining ones had to contrbute Rs.4 each extra. The number of those who attended the picnic was

  • A 8
  • B 12
  • C 16
  • D 24

Question - 10

A, B, C, D and E play a game of cards. A says to B. "if you give me three cards, you will have as many as E has and if I give you three cards, tou will have as many as D has." A and B togetherhave 10 cards more than what D and E together have, If B has two cards more than what C has abd the total number of cards be 133, how many cards does B have?

  • A 22
  • B 23
  • C 25
  • D 35