Numerical Reasoning questions and answers

Numerical Reasoning Questions and Answers

Numerical Reasoning test is a set of multiple choice questions and answers that assesses your ability to deal with numbers quickly and accurately. This test contains questions that assess your knowledge of concepts such as arithmetics, percentages, ratios, averages, simplification, algebra, logarithm etc.

Practise with our Numerical Resoning test questions to help you know what to expect, improve your speed and confidence and be really prepared for the actual test.

21.

In a class, 3/5 of the students are girls and rest are boys. If 2/9 of the girls and 1/4 of the boys are absent, what part of the total number of students is present ?

A.

17/25

B.

18/49

C.

23/30

D.

23/36

View answer & explanation

Correct answer is C

.

22.

A fires 5 shots to B's 3 but A kills only once in 3 shots while B kills once in 2 shots. When B has missed 27 times, A has killed

A.

30 birds

B.

60 birds

C.

72 birds

D.

90 birds

View answer & explanation

Correct answer is A

.

23.

A father tells his son, "I was of your present age when you were born". If the father is 36 now, how old was the boy five years back ?

A.

13

B.

15

C.

17

D.

20

View answer & explanation

Correct answer is A

Let the father's age be x and the son's age be y.

Then, x - y = y or x = 2y,

Now, x = 36. So, 2y = 36 or y = 18.

Therefore Son's present age = 18 years.

So, son's age 5 years ago = 13 years.

24.

In a group of cows and hens, the number of legs are 14 more than twice the number of heads. The number of cows is

A.

5

B.

7

C.

10

D.

12

View answer & explanation

Correct answer is B

Let the number of cows be x and the number of hens be y.

Then, 4x + 2y = 2 (x + y) + 14 ⇔ 4x + 2y = 2x + 2y + 14 ⇔ 2x = 14 ⇔ x = 7.

25.

If a clock takes seven seconds to strike seven, how long will it take to strike ten ?

A.

7 seconds

B.

9 seconds

C.

10 seconds

D.

None of these

View answer & explanation

Correct answer is D

.

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