Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Reasoning ability and Numerical Aptitude Test -3 for ibps exam

1. A man bought some fruits at the rate of 16 for Rs. 24 and sold them at the rate of 8 for Rs. 18. What is the
profit per cent?
(a) 50%
(b) 60%
(c) 40%
(d) 25%
(e) None of these


2. A cow is tethered in the middle of a field with a 14 feet long rope. If the cow grazes 100 sq feet per day approximately. What time will be taken by the cow to graze the grazeable area of the field?
(a) 2 days
(b) 18 days
(c) 24 days
(d) 6 days
(e) None of these


3. 7/8 of 3/7 of a number is equal to 25% of 45% of another number. What is the ratio of the first and the second numbers respectively?
(a) 3 : 7
(b) 9: 10
(c) 3 : 10
(d) 3 : 2
(e) None of these


4. Mr. Rahul spends 30% of his monthly salary on domestic expenses. He spends respectively 20% and 10% of the remaining salary on education of children and conveyance. Of the remaining amounts now he spends respectively 20% and 30% on entertainment and maintenance of house. He saves Rs. 5512.50. what is the monthly salary of Mr. Rahul?
(a) Rs. 22,500
(b) Rs. 20,000
(c) Rs. 25,000
(d) Rs. 24,500
(e) None of these


5. The ratio of the present ages of Suman and Renu is 5 : 7 respectively. Four years hence the ratio will become 3 : 4 respectively. What is the present age of Renu in years?
(a) 28
(b) 24
(c) 20
(d) 21
(e) None of these


6. If instead of multiplying a number by 7 the number was divided by 7. What should be the percentage error?
(a) 100%
(b) 96.8%
(c) 92.70%
(d) 97.9%
(e) None of these


7. A car covers a certain distance taking 7 hours in forward journey. During the return journey, speed was
increased by 12 kmph and it takes 5 hours. What is total distance covered?
(a) 210 km
(b) 70 km
(c) 440 km
(d) 220 km
(e) None of these


8. The LCM of two numbers is 2079 and their HCF is 27. If one of the numbers is 189, find the other number.
(a) 248
(b) 128
(c) 297
(d) 336
(e) None of these


9. The average between a two digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the digits is 9. What is the difference between the two digits of the number?
(a) 8
(b) 2
(c) 5
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these


10. A circle and a rectangle have the same perimeter. The sides of the rectangle are 18 cm and 26 cm. What will be the area of the circle?
(a) 88 cm2
(b) 1250 cm2
(c) 154 cm2
(d) 128 cm2
(e) None of these


11. The difference between a number and its three-fifth is 50. What is the number?
(a) 75
(b) 100
(c) 125
(d) 80
(e) None of these


12. Some persons decide to raise Rs. 3 lakhs by equal contribution from each of them. If they contributed Rs. 50 extra each, the contribution increased to Rs. 3.25 lakhs. How many persons were there ?
(a) 400
(b) 500
(c) 600
(d) 700
(e) None of these


13. A sample of milk contains 5% water. What quantity of pure milk should be added to 10 litres of milk to reduce the water content to 2%?
(a) 5 litres
(b) 7 litres
(c) 15 litres
(d) 12 litres
(e) None of these


14. The difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on a certain sum of money at 5% per annum for 2 years is Rs. 1.50. Find the sum.
(a) Rs. 800
(b) Rs. 1200
(c) Rs. 400
(d) Rs. 600
(e) None of these


15. A, B and C contract a work for Rs. 550. Together A and B are supposed to do 7/11th of the work. How much does C get?
(a) Rs. 270
(b) Rs. 200
(c) Rs. 310
(d) Rs. 175
(e) None of these


Directions (Qs. 16-20) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:There is a five storey building including the ground floor and each floor has only one flat. All these
flats have been occupied by the five Bank Probationary Officers. Each officer owns a different car. The cars
are : Indica, Ikon, Indigo, Elentra and Santro. The five officers?A, B, X, Y and Z ? are employed in the different banks, viz., State Bank of India (SBI), Punjab National Bank (PNB), UCO Bank, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank but not necessarily in the same order. Mr. X works in HDFC Bank and lives on the ground floor. The officer who lives on fourth (top) floor does not own Elentra or Santro. Mr. B works in PNB and owns Elentra car. The officer who works in UCO Bank and lives on second floor owns Indica car. Mr.
Y lives on third floor and owns Indigo. Mr. Z works in ICICI Bank and Mr. Y works in State Bank of India.
16. Who among the following does own Santro car ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) X
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these


17. Who lives on the second floor ?
(a) X
(b) Y
(c) Z
(d) A
(e) None of these


18. On which floor does B live ?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Fourth
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these


19. Who among the following owns Indica car ?
(a) X
(b) A
(c) Y
(d) B
(e) None of these


20. Which of the following combinations of the officer
and car is correct ?
(a) Mr. X : Elentra
(b) Mr. Y : Ikon
(c) Mr. A : Santro
(d) Mr. Z : Ikon
(e) None of these

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