Recent questions in General Aptitude

In the summer of $2012$, in New Delhi, the mean temperature of Monday to Wednesday was $41^\circ\text{C}$ and of Tuesday to Thursday was $43^\circ\text{C}$. If the temper...

Find the sum to $n$ terms of the series $10+84+734+….$$\frac{9(9^n+1)}{10}+1$$\frac{9(9^n-1)}{8}+1$$\frac{9(9^n-1)}{8}+n$$\frac{9(9^n-1)}{8}+n^2$

The set of values of $\text{p}$ for which the roots of the equation $3\text{x}^2+2\text{x}+\text{p}\text{(p-1)}=0$ are of opposite sign is $(-\infty,\;0)$$(0,\;1)$$(1,\;\...

A car travels $8\;\text{km}$ in the first quarter of an hour, $6\;\text{km}$ in the second quarter and $16\;\text{km}$ in the third quarter. The average speed of the car ...

What is the chance that a leap year, selected at random, will contain $53$ Saturdays?$2/7$$3/7$$1/7$$5/7$

$\text{Statement:}$ There were different streams of freedom movements in colonial India carried out by the moderates, liberals, radicals, socialists, and so on.Which one ...

$\text{Statement:}$ You can always give me a ring whenever you need.Which one of the following is the best inference from the above statement?Because I have a nice caller...

Complete the sentence:Dare _____________ mistakes.committo commitcommittedcommitting

Choose the grammatically $\text{CORRECT}$ sentence:Two and two add fourTwo and two become fourTwo and two are fourTwo and two make four

$\text{A}$ and $\text{B}$ are friends. They decide to meet between $\text{1 PM}$ and $\text{2 PM}$ on a given day. There is a condition that whoever arrives first will no...

The data given in the following table summarizes the monthly budget of an average household.$$\begin{array}{|l|c|}\hline \textbf{Category} & \textbf{Amount (Rs.)} \\\hlin...

There are eight bags of rice looking alike, seven of which have equal weight and one is slightly heavier. The weighing balance is of unlimited capacity. Using this balanc...

Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence:$\text{If the tired soldier wanted to lie down, he___ the mattress...

If $(1.001)^{1259}=3.52$ and $(1.001)^{2062}=7.85,$ then $(1.001)^{3321}=$$2.23$$4.33$$11.37$$27.64$

One of the parts $\text{(A, B, C, D)}$ in the sentence given below contains an $\text{ERROR}$. Which one of the following is $\text{INCORRECT}$?$\text{I requested that he...

Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below?$\text{Latitude}$EligibilityFreedomCoercionMeticulousness

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence:$\text{Given the seriousness of the situation that he had to face, his __...

Raju has $14$ currency notes in his pocket consisting of only $\text{Rs. 20}$ notes and $\text{Rs. 10}$ notes. The total money value of the notes is $\text{Rs. 230}$. The...

One of the legacies of the Roman legions was discipline. In the legions, military law prevailed and discipline was brutal. Discipline on the battlefield kept units obedie...

A set of $4$ parallel lines intersect with another set of $5$ parallel lines. How many parallelograms are formed?$20$$48$$60$$72$

To pass a test, a candidate needs to answer at least $2$ out of $3$ questions correctly. A total of $6,30,000$ candidates appeared for the test. Question $A$ was correctl...

If $x^{2}+ x - 1 = 0$ what is the value of $x^4 + \dfrac{1}{x^4}$?$1$$5$$7$$9$

In a detailed study of annual crow births in India, it was found that there was relatively no growth during the period $2002$ to $2004$ and a sudden spike from $2004$ to ...

"When she fell down the ________ , she received many _________ but little help."The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence arestairs, staresstairs, stairss...

"In spite of being warned repeatedly, he failed to correct his _________ behaviour ."The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence isrationalreasonableerrantgo...

For $0\leq{x}\leq{2\pi}$, $\sin x \text{ and } \cos x$ are both decreasing functions in the interval _________ .$\left(0,\dfrac{\pi}{2}\right)$$\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2},\pi\r...

The area of an equilateral triangle is $\sqrt{3}$. What is the perimeter of the triangle$?$$2$$4$$6$$8$

Arrange the following three-dimensional objects in the descending order of their volumes: A cuboid with dimensions $\text{10 cm, 8 cm and 6 cm}$ A cube of side $\text...

An automobile travels from city $A$ to city $B$ and returns to city $A$ by the same route. The speed of the vehicle during the onward and return journeys were constant at...