Recent questions in General Aptitude

$10\%$ of the population in a town is HIV+. A new diagnostic kit for HIV detection is available; this kit correctly identifies HIV+ individuals 95% of the time, and HIV i...

In a factory, two machines $M1$ and $M2$ manufacture $60\%$ and $40\%$ of the autocomponents respectively. Out of the total production $2\%$ of $M1$ and $3\%$ of $M2$ are...

Following table gives data on tourists from different countries visiting India in the year $2011$.$$\begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline \textbf{Country} & \textbf{Number of Touri...

If $\text{|-2X + 9| = 3}$ then the possible value of $|-X|-X^2$ would be:$30$$-30$$-42$$42$

All professors are researchers.Some scientists are professors.Which of the given conclusions is logically valid and is inferred from the above arguments:All scientists ar...

$\text{If}$ $3 \le X \le 5 \text{ and } 8 \le Y \le 11 \text{ then which of the following options is TRUE?}$$\frac{3}{5} \le \frac{X}{Y} \le \frac{8}{5}$$\frac{3}{11} \le...

The Headmaster ____________ to speak to you.Which of the following options is incorrect to complete the above sentence?is wantingwantswantwas wanting

Mahatama Gandhi was known for his humility ashe played an important role in humiliating exit of British from Indiahe worked for humanitarian causeshe displayed modesty in...

$\underset{I}{\underline{\text{All engineering students}}}\; \underset{II}{\underline{\text{should learn mechanics,}}} \;\underset{III}{\underline{\text{mathematics and}}...

Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the pair$\text{water: pipe::}$$\text{cart: road}$$\text{electricity: wire}$$\text{sea: bea...

Velocity of an object fired directly in upward direction is given by $V = 80-32 t$, where $t$ (time)is in seconds. When will the velocity be between $32 m/sec$ and $64 m/...

A political party orders an arch for the entrance to the ground in which the annual convention is being held. The profile of the arch follows the equation $y = 2x -0.1x^2...

Choose the grammatically INCORRECT sentence:They gave us the money back less the service charges of Three Hundred rupeesThis country’s expenditure is not less than that o...

Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below?MitigateDiminishDivulgeDedicateDenote

Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence:$\text{Despite several ________ the mission succeeded in its attem...

Wanted Temporary, Part-time persons for the post of Field Interviewer to conduct personal interviews to collect and collate economic data. Requirements: High School-pass,...

Which of the following assertions are CORRECT?P: Adding 7 to each entry in a list adds 7 to the mean of the listQ: Adding 7 to each entry in a list adds 7 to the standard...

An automobile plant contracted to buy shock absorbers from two suppliers $X$ and $Y$. $X$ supplies $60\%$ and $Y$ supplies $40 \%$ of the shock absorbers. All shock absor...

The cost function for a product in a firm is given by $5q^2$, where q is the amount of production. The firm can sell the product at a market price of ₹ 50 per unit. The ...

Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence:$\text{Suresh’s dog is the one $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ was hurt in the st...

The molarity of water in a water : ethanol mixture ($15 : 85$, v/v) is approximately$0.85$$5.55$$8.5$$55.5$

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 $60$ ...

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 correctly ...

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, stair...

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

For $0 \leq x \leq 2\pi$, $\sin x$ and $\cos x$ are both decreasing functions in the interval __________.$\bigg( 0, \dfrac{\pi}{2} \bigg) \\$$\bigg( \dfrac{\pi}{2}, \pi ...

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 $10$ cm, $8$ cm and $6$ cmA cube of side $8$ cmA cylinde...