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		Logical and Aptitude Test Questions with Answers

	The largest museum in the world is the American Museum of Natural History.
	The lowest mountain range in the world is the Buena Bhaile.
	The country known as the Land of Cakes is Scotland.
	The place known as the Garden of England is Kent.
	The tallest tower in the world is the C. N. Tower, Toronto, Canada.
	The country famous for its fish catch is Japan.
	The old name of Taiwan was Farmosa.
	Montreal is situated on the bank of River Ottawa.
	The city of Bonn is situated in Germany.
	The literal meaning of Renaissance is Revival.
	Julius Caesar was killed by Brutus.
	The title of Desert Fox was given to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
	The largest airport in the world is the King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia.
	The city in Russia which faced an earthquake in the year 1998 was Armenia.
	The largest bay in the world is Hudson Bay, Canada.
	The largest church in the world is Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican City, Rome.
	The largest peninsula in the world is Arabia.
	The largest gulf in the world is Gulf of Mexico.
	The tallest statue in the world is the Motherland, Volgograd Russia.
	The largest railway tunnel in the world is the Oshimizu Tunnel, Japan.
	The world's loneliest island is the Tristan da cunha.
	The word 'Quiz' was coined by Jim Daly Irishman.
	The original meaning of 'Quiz' was Trick.
	The busiest shopping centre of London is Oxford Street.
	The residence of the Queen in London is Buckingham Palace.
	Adolf Hitler was born in Austria.
	The country whose National Anthem has only music but no words is Bahrain.
	The largest cinema in the world is the Fox theatre, Detroit, USA.
	The country where there are no Cinema theatres is Saudi Arabia.
	The world's tallest office building is the Sears Tower, Chicago.
	In the year 1811, Paraguay became independent from Spain.
	The cross word puzzle was invented by Arthur Wynne.
	The city which was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire was Persepolis.
	WHO stands for World Health Organization.
	WHO (World Health Organization) is located at Geneva.
	FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization.
	FAO is located at Rome and London.
	UNIDO stands for United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
	UNIDO is located at Vienna.
	WMO stands for World Meteorological Organization.
	WMO is located at Geneva.
	International Civil Aviation Organization is located at Montreal.
	The Angel Falls is located in Venezuela.
	The Victoria Falls is located in Rhodesia.
	Ice Cream was discovered by Gerald Tisyum.
	The number regarded as lucky number in Italy is thirteen.
	Napoleon suffered from alurophobia which means Fear of cats.
	The aero planes were used in war for the first time by Italians. (14 Oct.1911)
	Slavery in America was abolished by Abraham Lincoln.
	The Headquarters of textile manufacturing in England is Manchester.
	The famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson River is Manhattan.
	The founder of plastic industry was Leo Hendrik Baekeland.
	The country where military service is compulsory for women is Israel.
	The country which has more than 10,000 golf courses is USA.
	The famous painting 'Mona Lisa' is displayed at Louvre museum, Paris.
	The earlier name for tomato was Love apple.
	The first President of USA was George Washington.
	The famous words 'Veni Vidi Vici' were said by Julius Caesar.
	The practice of sterilization of surgical instruments was introduced by Joseph Lister.
	The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens was nine.
	Mercury is also known as Quick Silver.
	Disneyland is located in California, USA.
	The country which built the first powerful long range rockets is Germany.
	Sewing Machine was invented by Isaac M. Singer.
	Adding Machine was invented by Aldrin.
	The national emblem of Spain is Eagle.
	Archimedes was born in Sicily.
	The total area of Vatican City is 0.272 square kilometers.
	The largest temple in the world is Angkor Wat in Kampuchea.
	The largest dome in the world is Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, USA.
	The largest strait in the world is Tartar Strait.
	The Mohenjo-Daro ruins are found in Larkand District of Sind, Pakistan.
	The largest city of Africa is Cairo.
	The founder of KODAK Company was Eastman.
	The Cape of Good Hope is located in South Africa.
	The Heathrow Airport is located in London.
	The neon lamp was invented by Georges Claude.
	The last letter of the Greek alphabet iSomega.
	The place known as the land of Lincoln is Illinois.
	The Kalahari Desert is located in Africa.
	The Patagonian desert is located in Argentina.
	The person known as the father of aeronautics is Sir George Cayley.
	The most densely populated Island in the world is Honshu.
	The two nations Haiti and the Dominion Republic together form the Island of Hispaniola.
	The largest auto producer in the USA is General Motors.
	The largest auto producing nation is Japan.
	The famous ‘General Motors’ company was founded by William Durant.
	The country that brings out the FIAT is Italy.
	The first actor to win an Oscar was Emil Jannings.
	The first animated colour cartoon of full feature length was Snow White and Seven Dwarfs.
	The first demonstration of a motion picture was held at Paris.
	The first country to issue stamps was Britain.
	The actor who is considered as the biggest cowboy star of the silent movies is Tom Mix.
	The Pentagon is located at Washington DC.
	The world's largest car manufacturing company is General Motors, USA.
	The world's biggest manufacturer of bicycles is Hero cycles, Ludhiana.
	The world's oldest underground railway is at London.
	The White House was painted white to hide fire damage.
	The largest oil producing nation in Africa is Nigeria.
	The longest river in Russia and Europe is Volga River.
	The first Emperor of Germany was Wilhelm.
	The last French Monarch was Louis Napoleon III.
	"History is Bunk" was said by Henry Ford.
	The term 'astrology' literally means Star Speech.
	Togo is situated in Africa.
	Coal is also known as Black Diamond.
	The first Boxer to win 3 gold medals in Olympics was Laszlo Papp.
	The first ruler who started war games for his soldiers was Genghis Khan.
	The first cross word puzzle in the world was published in 1924 by London Sunday Express.
	The lightest known metal is Lithium.
	The Atacama Desert is located in North Chile.
	The oil used to preserve timber is Creosote oil.
	The founder of USA was George Washington.
	The first talkie feature film in USA was 'The Jazz Singer'.
	The chemical name of laughing gas is Nitrous oxide.
	The US state known as 'Land of 1000 Lakes' is Arkansas.
	The popular detective character created by Agatha Christie is Hercule Poirot.
	The Pakistani President who died in an air crash was Zia-ul-Huq.
	Yoghurt means Fermented milk.
	Yankee is the nickname of American.
	The International court of Justice is located in Hague, Holland.
	The headquarters of World Bank is located at Washington DC.
	Victoria Falls was discovered by David Livingstone.
	The technique to produce the first test tube baby was evolved by Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards.
	The oldest residential university of Britain is the Oxford University.
	The name of the large clock on the tower of the House of Parliament in London is called Big Ben.
	Prado Museum is located in Madrid.
	The number of keys in an ordinary piano is Eighty eight.
	'Man is a Tool Making Animal' was said by Benjamin Franklin.
	The term 'anesthesia' was coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
	The first man to reach Antarctica was Fabian Gottlieb.
	The Kilimanjaro volcano is situated in Tanzania.
	The invention that is considered to have built America is Dynamite.
	Words that contains all the vowels: Authentication, Remuneration, Education, Automobile, Miscellaneous and many more.
	Words that contain all the vowels in order: Facetious and Abstemious.
	Words that contain all the vowels in reverse order: Uncomplimentary, Unproprietary, Unoriental and Subcontinental.
	Words with no vowel in them: Myth, Fly, Sky, Dry, Cry, Rhythm, Crypt.
	Which country declares independence on 18th Feb 2008? - Kosovo.
	Who was the founder of the kindergarten education system? - German educator Friedrich Froebel.
	What is the scientific name of Vitamin C? - Ascorbic Acid
	What is the full form of GPRS? - General Packet Radio Service
	Which was the first university established in the world? - Nalanda University
	What is full form of CEO, CFO & CIO titles? Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Information Officer.

A collection of some logical and aptitude test questions for interview or quiz preparation.

Answers are provided at the bottom of this article.

1. A man decides to buy a nice horse. He pays $60 for it, and he is very content with the strong animal. After a year, the value of the horse has increased to $70 and he decides to sell the horse. But already a few days later he regrets his decision to sell the beautiful horse, and he buys it again. Unfortunately he has to pay $80 to get it back, so he loses $10. After another year of owning the horse, he finally decides to sell the horse for $90. What is the overall profit the man makes?

2. A bus run at 100 km/hr top speed. It can carry a maximum of 6 persons. If speed of bus decreases in fixed proportion with increase in number of person, find speed when three person are traveling in bus.

3. A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened. A club member knocked on the door and the doorman said, "twelve." The member replied, "six" and was let in. A second member came to the door and the doorman said, "six." The member replied, "three" and was let in. The man thought he had heard enough and walked up to the door. The doorman said, "ten" and the man replied, "five". But he was not let in. What should have he said?

4. There are 20 pieces of bread to divide among 20 people. A man eats 3 pieces, woman eats 2 pieces and a child eats half piece of bread. Tell the correct combination of men, women and children so that they are 20 people in total and everyone gets the bread. Note that a man cannot eat less than 3 or more than 3. A woman cannot eat less than 2 or more than 2 and the child cannot eat less than half or more than half piece of the bread. You have to tell there are how may are men, women and children in those 20 people.

5. A cube of side 4cm is painted with 3 colors red, blue and green in such a way that opposite sides are painted in the same color. This cube is now cut into 64 cubes of equal size.

	How many have at least two sides painted in different colors.
	How many cubes have only one side painted.
	How many cubes have no side painted.
	How many have exactly one side not painted.

6. How many squares are there on a normal chessboard?

7. Three people picked 65 apples altogether. At the first tree they each picked the same number of apples. At the second tree they each picked 3 times as many as they picked at the first tree. When they finished at the third tree, the group had 5 times as many apples as they had when they started at that tree. At the fourth tree the group picked just 5 apples. How many apples did each person pick at the first tree?

8. 4 criminals are caught and are to be punished. The Judge allows them to be freed if they can solve a puzzle. If they do not, they will be hung. They agreed. The 4 criminals are lined up on some steps (shown in picture). They are all facing in the same direction. A wall separates the fourth man from the other three.

logical and aptitude test puzzle

To Summarize

	Man 1 can see men 2 and 3.
	Man 2 can see man 3.
	Man 3 can see none of the others.
	Man 4 can see none of the others.

The criminals are wearing hats. They are told that there are two white hats and two black hats. The men initially don't know what color hat they are wearing. They are told to shout out the color of the hat that they are wearing as soon as they know for certain what color it is.

	They are not allowed to turn round or move.
	They are not allowed to talk to each other.
	They are not allowed to take their hats off.
	Now the question is "Who is the first person to shout out and why?"

Answers
1. Consider the trade-story as if it describes two separate trades, where: In the first trade, the man buys something for $60 and sells it again for $70, so he makes a profit of $10. In the second trade, the man buys something for $80 and sells it again for $90, so he makes again a profit of $10.

Conclusion: The man makes an overall profit of $10 + $10 = $20.

You can also look at the problem as follows:
The total expenses are $60 + $80 = $140 and the total earnings are $70 + $90 = $160. The overall profit is therefore $160 - $140 = $20.

2. 100 Km/hr because that is the top speed of the bus.

3. The man had to reply the number of characters in the word the Doorman was asking. He should have replied "Three" instead of "Five".

4. There are 5 women, 1 man and 14 children.

5. Here are the answers.

	Cubes that have at least two sides painted in different colors are 24 + 8 = 32.
	Cubes that have only one side painted are 24.
	Cubes that have no side painted = 8.
	Cubes that have exactly one side not painted = 0.

6. There are actually 204 squares on a chessboard. Surprised! Here is the explanation. There are 64 (1x1) squares. There are 49 (2x2) squares. There are 36 (3x3) squares. There are 25 (4x4) squares. There are 16 (5x5) squares. There are 9 (6x6) squares. Then there are 4 (7x7) squares and 1 big 8x8 square. So, there are a total of 204 squares on a normal chessboard.

7. One Apple

8. Man 1 will shout first. If Man1 will not shout then Man 2 surely shouts.

Logical and aptitude test chess-board puzzle

Reason: Man 1 can see the other two criminals’ hats. If the hats are same color then he told his hat is opposite color of remaining two hats. So he shouts first. If Man 1 does not shout, it means that the hats of Man 2 and Man 3 are of different color. So Man 2 sees the color of Man 3 hat and he tells that the color of his hat is opposite to the color of Man 3 Hat.