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Aptitude Test with Answers

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1. If the digits of my present age are reversed then it get the age of my son.If 1 year ago my age was twice as that of my son.Find my present age.

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2. There are 6561 balls out of them 1 is heavy.Find the min. no. of times the balls have to be weighed for finding out the heavy ball.

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3. If i walk with 30 miles/hr i reach 1 hour before and if i walk with 20 miles/hr i reach 1 hour late.Find the distance between 2 points and the exact time of reaching destination is 11 am then find the speed with which it walks.

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4. The product of 5 different temperatures is 12.If all of then r integers then find all the temperatures

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5.There r 9 cities numbered 1 to 9.From how many cities the flight can start so as to reach the city 8 either directly or indirectly such the path formed is divisible by 3.
eg. 1368-Flights goes through 1-3-6-8.

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6. Replace each letter by a digit. Each letter must be represented by the same digit and no beginning letter of a word can be 0.
O N E
O N E
O N E
O N E
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T E N
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7. Ann, Boobie, Cathy and Dave are at their monthly business meeting. Their occupations are author, biologist, chemist and doctor, but not necessarily in that order. Dave just told the biologist that Cathy was on her way with doughnuts. Ann is sitting across from the doctor and next to the chemist. The doctor was thinking that Boobie was a goofy name for parent's to choose,but didn't say anything. What is each person's occupation?

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8. Sometime after 10:00 PM a murder took place. A witness claimed that the clock must have stopped at the time of the shooting. It was later found that the postion of both the hands were the same but their positions had interchanged. Tell the time of the shooting (both actual and claimed).
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9. Shahrukh speaks truth only in the morning and lies in the afternoon, whereas Salman speaks truth only in the afternoon. A says that B is Shahrukh. Is it morning or afternoon and who is A - Shahrukh or Salman?

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10. Two trains starting at same time, one from Bangalore to Mysore and other in opposite direction arrive at their destination 1 hr and 4 hours respectively after passing each other. How nuch faster is one train from other?

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1. father-73, son-37
2. 8
3. 120miles and 24 miles/hr
4. -2,-1,1,2,3
5.
6. 0 =1, N = 8 ,E = 2, T = 7.
7. Since Dave spoke to the biologist and Ann sat next to the chemist and across the doctor, Cathy must be the author and Ann the biologist. The doctor didn't speak, but David did, so Bobbie is the doctor and Dave the chemist.
8. Time of shooting = 11:54 PM Claimed Time = 10:59 PM.
9. Afternoon.A is Salman.
10. Twice

A1 - A10

2008-04-30T18:40:00.000-07:00

Ans: 1 ( Initially x x x
Now x-4 x-4 x-4 )
Equation is 3x-12 = x
So x=6

Ans2: 200miles. ( Distance traveled by plane = 1/10 distance traveled by ship + 180 )

Ans3: O =1, N = 8 ,E = 2, T = 7

Ans4: 0.8

Ans5: 224. (No number has digits more than 4. All of them are 1 , 2, 4, 8 , 16 , 32 , 64 converted to base 5 )

Ans6: 33 years.

Ans7 : 383 + 1 = 384

Ans8: 50%

Ans9: 10 1/2 seconds

Ans10: 41.45 seconds
(Let the distance between two poles = x, Hence 11x:24::19x:? )

Questions 1 to 10

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1. Three friends divided some bullets equally. After all of them shot 4 bullets the total number of bullets remaining is equal to the bullets each had after division. Find the original number divided.

2. A ship went on a voyage. After it had traveled 180 miles a plane started with 10 times the speed of the ship.
Find the distance when they meet from starting point.

3. Replace each letter by a digit. Each letter must be represented by the same digit and no beginning letter of a word can be 0.
O N E
O N E
O N E
O N E
T E N

4. In a railway station, there are two trains going. One in the harbor line and one in the main line, each having a frequency of 10 minutes. The main line service starts at 5 o'clock and the harbor line starts at 5.02A.M. A man goes to the station every day to catch the first train that comes. What is the probability of the man catching the first train?

5. Next number in the series is: 1 , 2 , 4 , 13 , 31 , 112 , ?

6. Father's age is three years more than three times the son's age. After three years, father's age will be ten years more than twice the son's age. What is the father's present age?

7. Light glows for every 13 seconds . How many times did it glow between 1:57:58 and 3:20:47 am.

8.From a vessel, 1/3rd of the liquid evaporates on the first day. On the second day 3/4th of the remaining liquid evaporates. What fraction of the volume is present at the end of the second day.

9. Supposing a clock takes 7 seconds to strike 7. How long will it take to strike 10?

10. There are 20 poles with a constant distance between each pole. A car takes 24 second to reach the 12th pole.
How much will it take to reach the last pole.

Fish Solution

2008-04-28T01:53:00.000-07:00

Fish Problem

2008-04-28T01:50:00.000-07:00

Can you make the fish swim in reverse direction by just moving 3 lines and the eye?