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Chapter 3

Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and Reasoning

Lok Sewa Aayog (Public Service Commission) past exam questions

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15 questions set from this chapter. Most repeated first.

  • 2081 · Banking, Accounting, Mathematics and Computer · 5 marks

Two taps, A and B can fill an empty tank in 30 hours and 15 hours respectively. They both were turned on to fill the tank, but tap A was turned off after some time and tap B took 12 hours to fill the tank. After how much time was tap A turned off? Find out.

Answer

Let the time for which both taps A and B were kept open be xx hours.

Given:

  • Tap A fills the tank in 30 hours, so A’s rate =130=\frac{1}{30} tank/hour.
  • Tap B fills the tank in 15 hours, so B’s rate =115=\frac{1}{15} tank/hour.

When both taps are open, combined rate:

130+115=1+230=330=110\frac{1}{30}+\frac{1}{15} =\frac{1+2}{30} =\frac{3}{30} =\frac{1}{10}

So, in 1 hour, both taps fill 110\frac{1}{10} of the tank.

After tap A is turned off, tap B alone fills the tank in 12 hours.

Work done by B alone in 12 hours:

12×115=1215=4512 \times \frac{1}{15} =\frac{12}{15} =\frac{4}{5}

Remaining part of the tank to be filled by both taps:

1−45=151-\frac{4}{5} =\frac{1}{5}

Since both taps together fill 110\frac{1}{10} of the tank in 1 hour, the time required to fill 15\frac{1}{5} of the tank is:

15÷110=15×10=2 hours\frac{1}{5} \div \frac{1}{10} =\frac{1}{5} \times 10 =2 \text{ hours}

Therefore, tap A was turned off after 2 hours.

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  • 2081 · General Knowledge and General Intelligence Test · 1 mark

The expression (11.98+11.98+11.98)×(0.02+0.02)(11.98+11.98+11.98)\times(0.02+0.02) will be a perfect square for xx equal to: (अभिव्यक्ति (11.98+11.98+11.98)×(0.02+0.02)(11.98+11.98+11.98)\times(0.02+0.02) xx बराबरको लागि पूर्ण वर्ग हुन्छ।) A. 0.02 B. 0.2 C. 0.04 D. 0.4

Answer

The question is printed incorrectly: the expression (11.98+11.98+11.98)×(0.02+0.02)(11.98+11.98+11.98)\times(0.02+0.02) contains no xx, so "for xx equal to" cannot be solved as written (it evaluates to 35.94×0.04=1.437635.94\times0.04=1.4376, not a perfect square).

The standard version of this problem is: (11.98)2+11.98×x+(0.02)2(11.98)^2 + 11.98\times x + (0.02)^2 is a perfect square. Using a2+2ab+b2=(a+b)2a^2+2ab+b^2=(a+b)^2 with a=11.98a=11.98 and b=0.02b=0.02, the middle term must be 2ab=11.98×0.042ab = 11.98\times 0.04, so x=0.04x = 0.04.

If that is the intended question, the answer is (c) 0.04.

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  • 2081 · General Knowledge and General Intelligence Test · 1 mark

पूर्वीय दर्शन र पश्चिमा दर्शनबीच मुख्य भिन्नता के छ? A. आत्मा B. पुनर्जन्म C. ईश्वर D. ज्ञान

Answer

(a) आत्मा

पूर्वीय दर्शनमा आत्मालाई शाश्वत, अपरिवर्तनीय र ब्रह्मसँग एकत्व मानिन्छ, जबकि पश्चिमा दर्शनमा आत्माको सट्टा तर्क, ज्ञान र भौतिक जगत्‌लाई बढी जोड दिइन्छ। यसैले आत्माको अवधारणा मुख्य भिन्नता हो।

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  • 2081 · General Knowledge and General Intelligence Test · 1 mark

दिइएका विकल्पहरू मध्ये A, B, C र D मध्ये कुनै एकले प्रश्नचिन्ह (?) लाई प्रतिस्थापन गर्न सक्छ। उत्तर छान्नुहोस्।

Answer

यो प्रश्न अपूर्ण छ: प्रश्नचिन्ह (?) भएको श्रेणी वा आकृति र विकल्प A, B, C, D पाठमा दिइएको छैन। त्यसैले सही विकल्प निर्धारण गर्न सकिँदैन। यस्ता प्रश्नमा आकृति/श्रेणीको नियम (घुमाइ, सङ्ख्यात्मक क्रम वा प्रतिबिम्ब) पहिचान गरी त्यही नियम पूरा गर्ने विकल्प छानिन्छ।

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  • 2081 · General Knowledge and General Intelligence Test · 1 mark

दिइएका विकल्पहरू मध्ये कुन चित्रले भोक, तिर्खा र निद्रालाई जनाउँछ?
  1. भोक 2) तिर्खा 3) निद्रा

Answer

यो प्रश्न त्रुटिपूर्ण छ: "कुन चित्रले भोक, तिर्खा र निद्रालाई जनाउँछ" भनिएको छ, तर दिइएका विकल्प (भोक, तिर्खा, निद्रा) एक-एक वटा आवश्यकता मात्र हुन् र चित्र पाठमा छैन। भोक, तिर्खा र निद्रा तीनवटै शरीरका आधारभूत जैविक (शारीरिक) आवश्यकता हुन्, तर कुनै एक विकल्पले तीनवटैलाई जनाउँदैन। त्यसैले चित्रबिना सही विकल्प निश्चित गर्न सकिँदैन।

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  • 2081 · General Knowledge and General Intelligence Test · 1 mark

Problem figures मा दिइएका आकृतिहरूको श्रेणी अनुसार अर्को आकृति छान्नुहोस्।

Answer

यो प्रश्न अपूर्ण छ: श्रेणीका आकृतिहरू र विकल्प (a), (b), (c), (d) पाठमा दिइएका छैनन्, त्यसैले सही विकल्प निर्धारण गर्न सकिँदैन। यस्ता प्रश्नमा दिइएका आकृतिहरूमा भित्री चिह्नको स्थान, घुमाइ वा संख्यामा हुने क्रमिक परिवर्तनको नियम पहिचान गरी त्यही क्रम पूरा गर्ने अर्को आकृति छानिन्छ।

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  • 2081 · General Knowledge and General Intelligence Test · 1 mark

दिइएका विकल्पहरू मध्येबाट उत्तर आकृति छान्नुहोस्।

Answer

यो प्रश्न अपूर्ण छ: उत्तर आकृति छान्नुपर्ने मूल आकृति/श्रेणी र विकल्पहरू पाठमा दिइएका छैनन्, त्यसैले सही विकल्प निर्धारण गर्न सकिँदैन। यस्ता प्रश्नमा दिइएको श्रेणीको नियम (घुमाइ, प्रतिबिम्ब वा क्रमिक परिवर्तन) पहिचान गरी त्यो नियम पूरा गर्ने विकल्प छानिन्छ।

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  • 2081 · General Knowledge and General Intelligence Test · 1 mark

दिइएका विकल्पहरू मध्येबाट उत्तर आकृति छान्नुहोस्।

Answer

यो प्रश्न अपूर्ण छ: उत्तर आकृति छान्नुपर्ने मूल आकृति/श्रेणी र विकल्पहरू पाठमा दिइएका छैनन्, त्यसैले सही विकल्प निर्धारण गर्न सकिँदैन। यस्ता प्रश्नमा दिइएको श्रेणीको नियम (घुमाइ, प्रतिबिम्ब वा क्रमिक परिवर्तन) पहिचान गरी त्यो नियम पूरा गर्ने विकल्प छानिन्छ।

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दिइएका विकल्पहरू मध्येबाट उत्तर आकृति छान्नुहोस्।

Answer

यो प्रश्न अपूर्ण छ: उत्तर आकृति छान्नुपर्ने मूल आकृति/श्रेणी र विकल्पहरू पाठमा दिइएका छैनन्, त्यसैले सही विकल्प निर्धारण गर्न सकिँदैन। यस्ता प्रश्नमा दिइएको श्रेणीको नियम (घुमाइ, प्रतिबिम्ब वा क्रमिक परिवर्तन) पहिचान गरी त्यो नियम पूरा गर्ने विकल्प छानिन्छ।

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  • 2081 · General Knowledge and General Intelligence Test · 1 mark

दिइएका विकल्पहरू मध्येबाट उत्तर आकृति छान्नुहोस्।

Answer

यो प्रश्न अपूर्ण छ: उत्तर आकृति छान्नुपर्ने मूल आकृति/श्रेणी र विकल्पहरू पाठमा दिइएका छैनन्, त्यसैले सही विकल्प निर्धारण गर्न सकिँदैन। यस्ता प्रश्नमा दिइएको श्रेणीको नियम (घुमाइ, प्रतिबिम्ब वा क्रमिक परिवर्तन) पहिचान गरी त्यो नियम पूरा गर्ने विकल्प छानिन्छ।

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  • 2082 · Management, Accounts, Economics, Agricultural Development bank and Banking Related Mathematics, Computer and General Knowledge (Objective) · 1 mark

What is the value of 34+45−56+212\frac{3}{4} + \frac{4}{5} - \frac{5}{6} + 2\frac{1}{2}? (a) 4920\frac{49}{20} (b) 5112\frac{51}{12} (c) 5312\frac{53}{12} (d) 6115\frac{61}{15}

Answer

Add the fractions using the LCM of the denominators, which is 60.

34+45−56+212=45+48−50+15060=19360≈3.22\frac{3}{4}+\frac{4}{5}-\frac{5}{6}+2\frac{1}{2}=\frac{45+48-50+150}{60}=\frac{193}{60}\approx 3.22

The exact value is 19360\frac{193}{60}. None of the printed options (a) 4920\frac{49}{20}, (b) 5112\frac{51}{12}, (c) 5312\frac{53}{12} or (d) 6115\frac{61}{15} equals it, so the question or its options are probably mis-transcribed and should be checked against the original paper.

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  • 2082 · Management, Accounts, Economics, Agricultural Development bank and Banking Related Mathematics, Computer and General Knowledge (Objective) · 1 mark

The LCM of two numbers is 60 and their HCF is 5. If one of the numbers is 15, what is the other number? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 30

Answer

(b) 20

Since LCM × HCF = product of the two numbers,
60×5=15×x⇒x=30015=2060 \times 5 = 15 \times x \Rightarrow x = \frac{300}{15} = 20.

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  • 2082 · Management, Accounts, Economics, Agricultural Development bank and Banking Related Mathematics, Computer and General Knowledge (Objective) · 1 mark

What is the compound interest of Rs. 4000 at 10% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually? (a) Rs. 800 (b) Rs. 810 (c) Rs. 820 (d) Rs. 840

Answer

(d) Rs. 840

Compound interest = P[(1+R100)T−1]=4000[(1.1)2−1]=4000×0.21=Rs. 840P\left[(1+\frac{R}{100})^T - 1\right] = 4000\left[(1.1)^2 - 1\right] = 4000 \times 0.21 = \text{Rs. } 840.

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  • 2082 · Management, Accounts, Economics, Agricultural Development bank and Banking Related Mathematics, Computer and General Knowledge (Objective) · 1 mark

The average of five numbers is 20. If one of the numbers is 30, what is the average of the remaining four numbers? (a) 17.5 (b) 18.5 (c) 19.5 (d) 20.5

Answer

(a) 17.5

Total of five numbers =5×20=100=5\times20=100.
Remaining four sum =100−30=70=100-30=70.
Average of remaining four =704=17.5=\frac{70}{4}=17.5.

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  • 2082 · Management, Accounts, Economics, Agricultural Development bank and Banking Related Mathematics, Computer and General Knowledge (Objective) · 1 mark

If A and B are in the ratio 3:4 and B and C in the ratio 12:13, what will be the ratio of A and C? (a) 3:13 (b) 9:13 (c) 36:13 (d) 13:9

Answer

(b) 9:13

A : B = 3 : 4 = 9 : 12 and B : C = 12 : 13, so A : B : C = 9 : 12 : 13. Hence A : C = 9 : 13.

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