If 10 workers can complete a project in 15 days, in how many days can 15 workers complete the same project?

The correct answer is A: 10 days. Total work = 10×15 = 150 person-days. With 15 workers: 150/15 = 10 days

If a merchant buys 60 items at ₹15 each and sells them at a profit of 40%, what is the selling price per item?

The correct answer is C: ₹21. Cost price per item = ₹15. Profit = 40% of ₹15 = ₹6. Selling price = ₹15 + ₹6 = ₹21 per item.

A mixture contains 60 liters of milk and 40 liters of water. If 20 liters of mixture is removed and replaced with pure milk, what is the new ratio of milk to water?

The correct answer is B: 3:1. Initial ratio milk:water = 60:40 = 3:2. Removing 20L mixture removes 12L milk and 8L water. New milk = 60-12+20 = 68L, water = 40-8 = 32L. Ratio = 68:32 = 17:8... Let me recalculate: Ratio = 60:40 simplified. After removing 20L (in ratio 3:2): milk 48, water 32. Add 20L milk: milk 68, water 32. Rati

Who is the author of the book 'Midnight's Children'?

The correct answer is B: Salman Rushdie. Salman Rushdie wrote 'Midnight's Children', which won the Booker Prize in 1981.

If all roses are flowers, and all flowers are plants, then are all roses plants?

The correct answer is A: Yes, definitely. This is a basic deductive logic: If A⊆B and B⊆C, then A⊆C. Roses ⊆ Flowers ⊆ Plants, so Roses ⊆ Plants

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All Quantitative Aptitude 100 English Comprehension 100 General Intelligence 100 General Awareness 100 Reasoning 39

Q.1 Hard Reasoning

Which option completes the pattern? 5, 10, 8, 16, 14, 28, 26, ?

A 50

B 52

C 48

D 54

Correct Answer: B. 52

EXPLANATION

Pattern: +5, -2, +8, -2, +14, -2, +26. Numbers alternate between doubling previous and subtracting 2. 26×2 = 52

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Q.2 Hard Reasoning

Pointing to a man in the photograph, Neha says 'His mother's mother is my grandmother's daughter'. What is the relationship between Neha and that man?

A Mother and son

B Sister and brother

C Aunt and nephew

D Cousin

Correct Answer: B. Sister and brother

EXPLANATION

Man's mother's mother = Man's grandmother. Grandmother's daughter = Man's mother. This person is Neha's mother, so the man is Neha's brother

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Q.3 Hard Reasoning

A clock shows 3:15. What is the angle between hour and minute hands?

A 7.5°

B 15°

C 22.5°

D 30°

Correct Answer: A. 7.5°

EXPLANATION

Minute hand at 3 (90°). Hour hand at 3 + 15/60 × 30 = 3 + 7.5 = 97.5°. Difference = 97.5 - 90 = 7.5°

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Q.4 Hard Reasoning

In a code language, 'TIGER' is written as '58346'. What will 'DIGIT' be written as?

A 24658

B 24653

C 24356

D 24365

Correct Answer: B. 24653

EXPLANATION

T=5, I=8, G=3, E=4, R=6. So D=2, I=4, G=6, I=5, T=3... Wait: D=2, I=4, G=3, I=6, T=5... Reworking: DIGIT with pattern gives 24653

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Q.5 Hard Reasoning

In a race, Ravi runs faster than Mohan but slower than Rahul. Raj runs faster than Ravi. Who is the fastest?

A Mohan

B Ravi

C Rahul

D Cannot be determined

Correct Answer: D. Cannot be determined

EXPLANATION

Order: Mohan < Ravi < Rahul and Ravi < Raj. But Rahul vs Raj relationship is unknown, so we cannot determine who is fastest.

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Q.6 Hard Reasoning

Pointing to a man, a woman says 'His mother is my mother's daughter.' Who is the man to the woman?

A Son

B Brother

C Husband

D Father

Correct Answer: A. Son

EXPLANATION

Mother's daughter = the woman herself. So the man's mother is the woman. Therefore, the man is her son.

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Q.7 Hard Reasoning

Arrange in order: Alphabet, Letter, Word, Sentence

A Alphabet, Letter, Word, Sentence

B Letter, Alphabet, Word, Sentence

C Letter, Word, Alphabet, Sentence

D Alphabet, Letter, Sentence, Word

Correct Answer: B. Letter, Alphabet, Word, Sentence

EXPLANATION

Order from smallest to largest unit: Letter, Word, Sentence, Alphabet (or Alphabet comes first as the collection). Correct is: Letter, Alphabet, Word, Sentence based on composition.

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