Recent questions in General Aptitude

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Statements:1. All heroes are winners.2. All winners are lucky people.Inferences:I. All lucky people are heroes.II. Some lucky people are heroes.III. Some winners are hero...
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A student was supposed to multiply a positive real number $p$ with another positive real number $q$. Instead, the student divided $p$ by $q$. If the percentage error in t...
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If the sum of the first $20$ consecutive positive odd numbers is divided by $20^{2}$, the result is$1$$20$$2$$1 / 2$
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The ratio of the number of girls to boys in class $\text{VIII}$ is the same as the ratio of the number of boys to girls in class $\text{IX}$. The total number of students...
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In the given text, the blanks are numbered $\text{(i)-(iv)}$. Select the best match for all the blanks.Yoko Roi stands $\text{(i)}$ as an author for standing $\text{(ii)}...
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Seven identical cylindrical chalk-sticks are fitted tightly in a cylindrical container. The figure below shows the arrangement of the chalk-sticks inside the cylinder.The...
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The plot below shows the relationship between the mortality risk of cardiovascular disease and the number of steps a person walks per day. Based on the data, which one of...
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Five cubes of identical size and another smaller cube are assembled as shown in Figure $\text{A}$. If viewed from direction $\text{X}$, the planar image of the assembly a...
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​​​​Visualize a cube that is held with one of the four body diagonals aligned to the vertical axis. Rotate the cube about this axis such that its view remains unchanged. ...
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The expression for computing the effective interest rate $\left(i_{\text {eff }}\right)$ using continuous compounding for a nominal interest rate of $5 \%$ is\[i_{\text {...
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​​​​​If ' $\rightarrow$ ' denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [simmer $\rightarrow$ seethe $\rightarrow$ smolder] is analogous to [break ...
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In a locality, the houses are numbered in the following way:The house-numbers on one side of a road are consecutive odd integers starting from $301$, while the house-numb...
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For positive integers $p$ and $q$, with $\frac{p}{q} \neq 1,\left(\frac{p}{q}\right)^{\frac{p}{q}}=p^{\left(\frac{p}{q}-1\right)}$. Then,$q^{p}=p^{q}$$q^{p}=p^{2 q}$$\sqr...
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​Which one of the given options is a possible value of $x$ in the following sequence?\[3,7,15, x, 63,127,255\]$35$$40$$45$$31$
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​​​​​On a given day, how many times will the second-hand and the minute-hand of a clock cross each other during the clock time $12:05:00$ hours to $12: 55: 00$ hours?$51$...
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​​​​​In the given text, the blanks are numbered $\text{(i)-(iv)}$. Select the best match for all the blanks.From the ancient Athenian arena to the modern Olympic stadiums...
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​​​​​Three distinct sets of indistinguishable twins are to be seated at a circular table that has $8$ identical chairs. Unique seating arrangements are defined by the rel...
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The chart given below compares the Installed Capacity (MW) of four power generation technologies, $\text{T}1, \text{T}2, \text{T}3$, and $\text{T}4$, and their Electricit...
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​​​​​In the $4 \times 4$ array shown below, each cell of the first three columns has either a cross $(X)$ or a number, as per the given rule.\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}\hlin...
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During a half-moon phase, the Earth-Moon-Sun form a right triangle. If the Moon-Earth-Sun angle at this half-moon phase is measured to be $89.85^{\circ}$, the ratio of th...
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The line ran _________ the page, right through the centre, and divided the page into two. across of betweenabout
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Kind : _________ :: Often : Seldom(By word meaning)CruelVarietyType Kindred
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In how many ways can cells in a $3 \times 3 $ grid be shaded, such that each row and each column have exactly one shaded cell? An example of one valid shading is shown. ...
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There are $4$ red, $5$ green, and 6 blue balls inside a box. If $N$ number of balls are picked simultaneously, what is the smallest value of $N$ that guarantees there wil...
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Consider a circle with its centre at the origin $(\mathrm{O})$, as shown. Two operations are allowed on the circle.Operation $1:$ Scale independently along the $\mathrm{x...
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Elvesland is a country that has peculiar beliefs and practices. They express almost all their emotions by gifting flowers. For instance, if anyone gifts a white flower to...
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Three husband-wife pairs are to be seated at a circular table that has six identical chairs. Seating arrangements are defined only by the relative position of the people....
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Based only on the following passage, which one of the options can be inferred with certainty?When the congregation sang together, Apenyo would also join, though her littl...
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If $x$ satisfies the equation $4^{8^{x}}=256$, then $x$ is equal to __________.$\frac{1}{2}$ $\log _{16} 8$$\frac{2}{3}$$\log _{4} 8$
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Consider a spherical globe rotating about an axis passing through its poles. There are three points $P, Q,$ and $R$ situated respectively on the equator, the north pole, ...
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"I have not yet decided what I will do this evening; I ______ visit a friend."mite wouldmight didn't
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Eject : Insert : : Advance : _________(By word meaning) Advent ProgressRetreat Loan
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In the given figure, $\text{PQRSTV}$ is a regular hexagon with each side of length $5\mathrm{~cm}.$ A circle is drawn with its centre at $ \mathrm{V}$ such that it passes...
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A duck named Donald Duck says "All ducks always lie."Based only on the information above, which one of the following statements can be logically inferred with certainty? ...
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A line of symmetry is defined as a line that divides a figure into two parts in a way such that each part is a mirror image of the other part about that line.The figure b...
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Based only on the truth of the statement 'Some humans are intelligent', which one of the following options can be logically inferred with certainty?No human is intelligen...
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Which one of the options can be inferred about the mean, median, and mode for the given probability distribution (i.e. probability mass function), $P(x)$, of a variable $...
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The James Webb telescope, recently launched in space, is giving humankind unprecedented access to the depths of time by imaging very old stars formed almost $13$ billion ...
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Let $a=30 !, b=50!,$ and $c=100!.$ Consider the following numbers:$$\log _a c, \quad \log _c a, \quad \log _b a, \quad \log _a b$$Which one of the following inequalities ...
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A square of side length $4 \mathrm{~cm}$ is given. The boundary of the shaded region is defined by one semi-circle on the top and two circular arcs at the bottom, each of...