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General Aptitude Question 1:
Which statement is not correct with reference to modal verbs?
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General Aptitude Question 1 Detailed Solution
The correct answer is Option 3.
Key Points
- Modal verbs do not change their form according to the subject, unlike regular verbs (e.g., 'I can', 'he can' – not 'he cans').
- They are always followed by the base form of the verb without 'to' (e.g., 'can play', 'must go').
- Modal verbs express various nuances such as ability, permission, necessity, and possibility (e.g., 'can', 'should', 'must').
- Examples of modal verbs include 'can', 'could', 'may', 'might', 'must', 'shall', 'should', 'will', 'would', and 'ought to'.
Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.
Additional Information
- Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs used to modify the meaning of the main verb, often expressing the speaker's attitude or mood.
- Unlike regular verbs, modal verbs do not take '-s' for third-person singular (e.g., 'He can' – not 'He cans').
- They cannot stand alone as the main verb in a sentence and always require a main verb to complete their meaning.
General Aptitude Question 2:
In the following questions, an incomplete statement followed by fillers is given. Pick out the best filler to complete the incomplete statement, correctly and meaningfully
It was a pleasant surprise for the hutment dweller when the Govt. official told him that _______
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General Aptitude Question 2 Detailed Solution
- The sentence describes a situation where the hutment dweller receives a positive and unexpected surprise from the government.
- Out of all the options, Option 4 best aligns with the context of a "pleasant surprise" for the hutment dweller.
- Options 1, 2, and 3 are incorrect as they imply negative or neutral outcomes rather than a pleasant surprise.
- Option 1: "he had to vacate the hutment which he had been unauthorisedly occupying" contradicts the idea of a pleasant surprise as it implies a negative outcome.
- Option 2: "he would be arrested for encroaching on the pavement outside his dwelling" is incorrect as it conveys a threat rather than a surprise.
- Option 3: "they had received orders from the Court to take possession of his hutment" is incorrect as it implies a legal action against the dweller, not a pleasant surprise.
General Aptitude Question 3:
In the following questions, an incomplete statement followed by fillers is given. Pick out the best filler to complete the incomplete statement, correctly and meaningfully
Although initial investigations pointed towards him ________
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General Aptitude Question 3 Detailed Solution
- The statement begins with "Although initial investigations pointed towards him," which indicates a contrast or unexpected turn in the sentence.
- Among the given options, only Option 3 ("the subsequent evidence that surfaced proved that he was innocent") provides a meaningful and logical contrast to the initial clause.
- The other options either reinforce the initial suspicion (Option 1, 2, and 4), which does not align with the word "Although," or are irrelevant.
Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 3'.
Complete Sentence: Although initial investigations pointed towards him, the subsequent evidence that surfaced proved that he was innocent.
- Option 1: "The preceding events corroborated his involvement in the crime" contradicts the tone set by "Although."
- Option 2: "The additional information confirmed his guilt" also does not fit with the idea of contrast implied by "Although."
- Option 4: "He gave an open confession of his involvement in the crime" is irrelevant to the sentence structure.
General Aptitude Question 4:
Which of the following is an example of an Intensive Pronoun?
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General Aptitude Question 4 Detailed Solution
The correct answer is Option 2.
Key Points
- Intensive pronouns are used to emphasize a preceding noun or pronoun within the same sentence.
- They are formed by adding -self or -selves to personal pronouns (e.g., myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves).
- In the given options, "itself" is an example of an intensive pronoun.
- Intensive pronouns can be removed from the sentence without changing its basic meaning. For example, "I did it myself" can be reduced to "I did it" without altering the core message.
Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2.
Additional Information
- Option 1: "them" is a personal pronoun used as the object of a verb or preposition.
- Option 3: "whatever" is a relative pronoun used to refer to anything or everything.
- Option 4: "everybody" is an indefinite pronoun used to refer to all the people.
General Aptitude Question 5:
Father’s parents are
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General Aptitude Question 5 Detailed Solution
The correct answer is 'paternal grandparents'.
Key Points
- The term "paternal" refers to anything related to the father.
- Grandparents are the parents of one's parents.
- Therefore, "paternal grandparents" refers to the parents of your father.
- Paternal grandparents can be either your father’s mother (grandmother) or father’s father (grandfather).
- This term helps distinguish between the grandparents from the father’s side and the mother’s side.
- Understanding this distinction is important for proper family relationships and terminologies.
Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 3'.
Additional Information
- Daughter-in-law: The person married to your son, not your father’s parents.
- Maternal grandparents: The parents of your mother, not your father.
- More than one of the above: Only one option correctly fits this relationship.
- None of the above: Incorrect as paternal grandparents is the valid answer.
Top General Aptitude MCQ Objective Questions
A batsman makes a score of 97 runs in 15th inning and thus increases his average by 5. Find his average after 15th inning.
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General Aptitude Question 6 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
The batsman scores 97 runs in the 15th inning.
This increases his average by 5 runs.
Formula used:
Average = Total runs / Number of innings
Solution:
Let x be the batsman's average after 14 innings.
We know that the total runs scored by the batsman in 14 innings is 14x.
According to the question:
14x + 97 = 15(x + 5)
14x + 97 = 15x + 75
x = 22
Average after 15th innings = x + 22 = 5 + 22 = 27
∴ Option 3 is the correct answer.
Direction: Study the given graph and answer the question that follows.
The expenditure on Interest on Loans is by what percentage more than the expenditure on Taxes ?
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General Aptitude Question 7 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
Percentage of Taxes = 5
Percentage of Interest on Loans = 7.5
Calculation:
Difference between the expense of Interest on Loans and Taxes = 7.5 - 5
⇒ 2.5
∴ The required percentage = 2.5/5 × 100
⇒ 50%
Study the given graph and answer the question that follows.
In which year was the percentage increase in the revenue as compared to that in its preceding year below 6%?
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General Aptitude Question 8 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFFormula used:
Percentage Increase = [
Calculation:
Increase percent in 2015 = (350 - 320)/ 320 × 100 = 30/320 × 100 = 9.37%
Increase percent in 2016 = (380 - 350)/ 350 × 100 = 30/350 × 100 = 8.57%
Increase percent in 2017 = (400 - 380)/ 380 × 100 = 20/380 × 100 = 5.26%
Decrease percent in 2018 = (400 - 280)/ 400 × 100 = 120/400 × 100 = 30%
Increase percent in 2019 = (300 - 280)/ 280 × 100 = 20/280 × 100 = 7.14%
∴ In 2017 the percentage increase in the revenue as compared to its preceding year is below 6%.
The line graph shows the production (in tonnes) and the sales (in tonnes) of a company.
What percentage (approximately) of the total production of the company is the total sales of the company in all the years together? (correct to 2 decimal places)
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General Aptitude Question 9 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFCalculation:
Total production = (600 + 628 + 750 + 500 + 570) tones = 3048 tons
Total sales = (450 + 525 + 500 + 400 + 516) tons = 2391 tons
∴ Percentage of the total sales = 2391/3048 × 100
⇒ 78.44%
A and B are two typists. One afternoon, they were each given 80 pages for typing. They divided the work equally, but B finished 40 minutes before A, who took 4 hours for the same. The next afternoon, they were again given 121 pages to type. However, this time they decided to divide the work such that they finished typing simultaneously. How many pages did A have to type?
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General Aptitude Question 10 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven data:
A's time for 80 pages: 4 hours
B's time for 80 pages: 3 hours 20 minutes
Concept: Work and time ratio.
Calculation:
The ratio of work rates of A and B = B's time/A's time = 4/3.333 = 1.2
Ratio of pages = 1.2 : 1 = 6 ∶ 5
A's share of 121 pages = 5/11 × 121 = 55 pages
Hence, A had to type 55 pages.
A bus travels from station P to station Q at a speed of 70 km/h, and from station Q to station P at a speed of 90 km/h. What is the average speed of the bus during the entire journey?
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General Aptitude Question 11 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
Speed from station P to station Q: 70 km/h
Speed from station Q to station P: 90 km/h
Formula:
Average speed = 2xy/x + y
Solution:
Average speed = (2 × 70 × 90)/70 + 90 = 78.75 km/h
Therefore, the average speed of the bus during the entire journey is 78.75 km/h
Study the given bar chart and answer the question that follows.
The bar chart shows the production of medicines by a company (in 1000 tonnes) over six years 2010 to 2015.
If in each of the following years, the percentage increase in production as compared to the previous year is taken, then the ratio for increase production of the year 2011 to increase production of year 2015 is:
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General Aptitude Question 12 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFFormula used:
Percentage Increase = (Production of current year - Production of previous year)/ Production of Previous year × 100
Calculation:
Percentage increase in the production of medicines of the year 2011 = (60 - 40)/40 × 100 = 20/40 × 100 = 50%
Percentage increase in the production of medicines of the year 2015 = (80 - 60)/60 × 100 = 20/60 × 100 = 100/3%
∴ The required ratio = 50% : 100/3%
⇒ 1 : 2/3
⇒ 3 : 2
A company has six departments. The given bar graph shows the number of employees in each department for the years 2015 and 2018. The company added 80 new employees and fired some employees between the years 2015 and 2018. All the employees who were fired were from department C. If the employees of department C had NOT been fired, then the employee strength of department C in 2018 would have been greater by______.
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General Aptitude Question 13 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFCalculation:
In 2015, No. of employees in all department = 20 + 40 + 50 + 70 + 80 + 30 = 290
In 2018, No. of employees in all department = 30 + 70 + 80 + 90 + 60 + 30 = 360
Difference = 360 - 290 = 70
According to question,
No of employees added = 80
Fired employees from C = 80 - 70 = 10
Strength of C in 2018 = 80 (Given)
If not fired, strength of C in 2018 = 80 + 10 = 90
Strength of department C in 2018 would have been greater by = (10/80) × 100
⇒ 12.5%
∴ Option 1 is the correct answer.
Study the histogram that shows the marks obtained by students in an examination and answer the question that follows.
By what percentage is the number of students who obtained marks between 200 and 300 more than the number of students who obtained 350 or more marks?
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General Aptitude Question 14 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
No of the students who obtained marks between 200 and 300
⇒ 45 + 60 = 105
No of students who obtained marks between 350 or more marks
⇒ 40 + 35 = 75
Calculation:
⇒ The required percent = (105 - 75)/75 × 100
⇒ 30/75 × 100
⇒ 40%
∴ The answer is 40%.
Study the following bar graph and answer the question that follows.
In how many years was the export more than the average for the given period?
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General Aptitude Question 15 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFCalculation:
Average Export diamonds for 7 years = Total export / Total no of years
⇒ (7.2 + 8.5 + 9.8 + 10.9 + 11.8 + 11.5 + 12.4)/7 = 72.1/7
⇒ 10.3 crores
In the given 4 years, the export is more than the average export:
⇒ 2011 = 10.9 crores
⇒ 2012 = 11.8 crores
⇒ 2013 = 11.5 crores
⇒ 2014 = 12.4 crores
∴ The no of years where export is more than the average export is 4.