Recent questions in General Aptitude

A sphere of radius $r$ $\text{cm}$ is packed in a box of cubical shape. What should be the minimum volume (in $\text{cm}^{3}$) of the box that can enclose the sphere?$\fr...

Pipes $\text{P}$ and $\text{Q}$ can fill a storage tank in full with water in $10$ and $6$ minutes, respectively. Pipe $\text{R}$ draws the water out from the storage tan...

Six persons $\text{P, Q, R, S, T and U}$ are sitting around a circular table facing the center not necessarily in the same order. Consider the following statements:$\text...

A building has several rooms and doors as shown in the top view of the building given below. The doors are closed initially.What is the minimum number of doors that need ...

Rice, a versatile and inexpensive source of carbohydrate, is a critical component of diet worldwide. Climate change, causing extreme weather, poses a threat to sustained ...

A game consists of spinning an arrow around a stationary disk as shown below. When the arrow comes to rest, there are eight equally likely outcomes. It could come to rest...

Consider the following inequalities.$3p \:– q < 4$$3q \:– p < 12$Which one of the following expressions below satisfies the above two inequalities?$p + q < 8$$p + q = 8$$...

Given below are three statements and four conclusions drawn based on the statements.Statement $1:$ Some engineers are writers.Statement $2:$ No writer is an actor.Stateme...

Which one of the following sets of pieces can be assembled to form a square with a single round hole near the center? Pieces cannot overlap.

Getting to the top is ______________ than staying on top.more easymuch easyeasiesteasier

The mirror image of the above text about the $\text{X}$-axis is

In a company, $35\%$ of the employees drink coffee, $40\%$ of the employees drink tea and $10\%$ of the employees drink both tea and coffee. What $\%$ of employees drink ...

​​​​​​​$\bigoplus$ and $\bigodot$ are two operators on numbers $\text{p}$ and $\text{q}$ such that $p \bigoplus q=\dfrac{p^{2}+q^{2}}{pq}$ and $p \bigodot q=\dfrac{p^{2}}...

Four persons $\text{P, Q, R}$ and $\text{S}$ are to be seated in a row, all facing the same direction, but not necessarily in the same order. $\text{P}$ and $\text{R}$ ca...

$\text{Statement:}$ Either $\text{P}$ marries $\text{Q}$ or $\text{X}$ marries $\text{Y}$Among the options below, the logical $\text{NEGATION}$ of the above statement is ...

Consider two rectangular sheets, Sheet $\text{M}$ and Sheet $\text{N}$ of dimensions $6\:cm \times 4\:cm$ each.$\text{Folding operation 1}$ : The sheet is folded into hal...

Five line segments of equal lengths, $\text{PR, PS, QS, QT}$ and $\text{RT}$ are used to form a star as shown in the figure above.The value of $\theta$, in degrees, is __...

A function, $\lambda$, is defined by$\lambda \left ( p,q \right )=\left\{\begin{matrix} \left ( p-q \right )^{2} , & \text{if} \:p\geq q, \\ p+q, &\text{if} \: p< q.\end{...

Humans have the ability to construct worlds entirely in their minds, which don't exist in the physical world. So far as we know, no other species possesses this ability. ...

He is known for his unscrupulous ways. He always sheds ___________ tears to deceive people.fox’scrocodile’scrocodilefox

Jofra Archer, the England fast bowler, is _____________ than accurate.more fastfasterless fastermore faster

Select the word that fits the analogy:$\text{Build : Building :: Grow :}$ _______________GrownGrewGrowthGrowed

I do not think you know the case well enough to have opinions. Having said that, I agree with your other point.What does the phrase “having said that” mean in the given t...

Define $[x]$ as the greatest integer less than or equal to $x$, for each $x \; \in \; [-\infty,\infty]$. If $y=[x],$ then area under $y$ for $x \; \in \; [1,4]$ is _____...

Crowd funding deals with mobilisation of funds for a project from a large number of people, who would be willing to invest smaller amounts through web-based platforms in ...

$\text{P, Q, R and S}$ are to be uniquely coded using $\alpha$ and $\beta$. If $P$ is coded as $\alpha\alpha$ and $Q$ as $\alpha\beta,$ then $R$ and $S$, respectively, ca...

The sum of the first $n$ terms in the sequence $\text{8, 88, 888, 8888,$\dots$}$ is __________.$\frac{81}{80}(10^n-1)+\frac{9}{8}n$$\frac{81}{80}(10^n-1)-\frac{9}{8}n$$\f...

Select the graph that schematically represents $\text{BOTH} \;y=x^m$ and $y=x^{1/m}$ properly in the interval $0\leq x\leq 1$, for integer values of $m$, where $m>1$.

The bar graph shows the data of the students who appeared and passes in an examination for four schools $\text{P, Q, R and S.}$ The average of success rates (in percentag...

The event would have been successful if you____________able to come.$are$$had\;been$$have\;been$$would\;have\;been$

There was no doubt that their work was $\underline{thorough}$.Which of the words below is closest in meaning to the underlined word above?prettycompletesloppyhaphazard

Four cards lie on a table. Each card has a number printed on one side and a colour on the other. The faces visible on the cards are $2,\;3,\;red,\;and\;blue$.Proposition:...

What is the value of $x$ when $81\times\left(\frac{16}{25}\right)^{x+2}\div\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)^{2x+4}=144$ ?$1$$-1$$-2$Cannot be determined

Two dice are thrown simultaneously. The probability that the product of the numbers appearing on the top faces of the dice is a perfect square is$\frac{1}{9}$$\frac{2}{9}...

Bhaichung was observing the pattern of people entering and leaving a car service centre. There was a single window where customers were being served. He saw that people i...

A map shows the elevations of Darjeeling, Gangtok, Kalimpong, Pelling, and Siliguri. Kalimpong is at a lower elevation than Gangtok, Pelling is at a lower elevation than ...

$P,\;Q,\;R,\;S,\;T\;and\;U$ are seated around a circular table, $R$ is seated two places to the right of $Q,P$ is seated three places to the left of $R,S$ is seated oppos...

Budhan covers a distance of $\text{19 km}$ in $2$ hours by cycling one fourth of the time and walking the rest. The next day he cycles (at the same speed as before) for h...

The points in the graph below represent the halts of a lift for durations of $1$ minute, over a period of $1$ hour.Which of the following statements are correct?The eleva...