SNAP Reasoning questions

SNAP 2018 Reasoning questions

Question 1

Ram places three identical cones of radius on a table in such a way that each cone base touches the other two, also the altitude of the cone is perpendicular to the table. The radius
of the circle drawn through the cone vertices would be?

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Question 2


Three lamps A, B and C as shown in the figure above are burning using oil as its source of energy. Three incense sticks, E, F and G are taken. E is dipped in oil, F is dipped in petrol and G is dipped in water and are immediately placed over the wick of A, B and C respectively. Then

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Question 3

Ramu has several friends and all of them are well settled in India. $$\frac{1}{5^{th}}$$ of Ramu's friends went to Mumbai and $$\frac{1}{3^{rd}}$$ of his friends went to Delhi, three times the difference of these two went to Chennai and only one went to Pune. How many of his friends went to Mumbai?

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Question 4

Which of the below pendulums will move the slowest, if each one of them is displaced by an angle of $$60^\circ$$ from the center?

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Question 5

A fast train leaves Chennai to Bengaluru and at the same point in time a slow train leaves from Bengaluru to Chennai. The fast train moves at a speed of 60 km /hr and the slow train moves at half of the speed of the fast train. Both these trains meet at a point after some time. Which of these trains are further away from Chennai when they meet? (Do not consider the length of the train)

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SNAP 2014 Reasoning questions

Instruction for set 1:

Read the following information answer the question that follow:
Some people enter a conference room and get seated around a circular table.
The following is known about them.
(i) The first to enter sits opposite to one who belongs to Durgapur but right of Ranchi.
(ii) Teacher belongs to Kolkata and is right to IT professional.
(iii) The guy from Durgapur is adjacent to teacher and architect and opposite to doctor.
(iv) The guy from Ranchi is opposite to architect who is not from Dharbhanga.
(v) The doctor belongs to Chennai and sits adjacent to those who came at 3rd and 6th positions.
(vi) The guy from Burdwan is adjacent to guys who came at 3rd and 5th positions.
(vii) Professor who didn’t come at 5th position is equidistant from guys from Ranchi and Durgapur.

Question 1

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SNAP 2011 Reasoning questions

Question 1

Many people argue that the death penalty deters murder. However, the notorious killer Tom Hanks deliberately moved to a state that imposes the death penalty just before embarking on a series of ferocious murders. Thus, it seems clear that the existence of the death penalty does not serve as a deterrent to murder. The argument above may best be characterized as:

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SNAP 2010 Reasoning questions

Question 1

Four children A, B, C and D are having some chocolates each.
A gives B as many as he already has, he gives C twice of what C already has and he gives D thrice of what D already has.
Now, D gives (1/8)th of his own chocolates to B.
Then A gives 10% chocolates he now owns to C and 20% to B.
Finally, all of them have 35 chocolates each. What is the original number of chocolates each had in the beginning?

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Question 2

Ramaswami was studying for his examinations and the lights went off. It was around 1:00 a.m. He lighted two uniform candles of equal length but one thicker than the other. The thick candle is supposed to last six hours and the thin one two hours less. When he finally
went to sleep, the thick candle was twice as long as the thin one. For how long did Ramaswami study in candle light?

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Question 3

The numerator and denominator of a fraction is in the ratio 2:3. If 6 are subtracted from the numerator the value of the fraction becomes $$\frac{2}{3}$$ of the original fraction. The numerator of the original fraction is,

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Question 4

A person wanted to withdraw X rupees and Y paise from the bank. But cashier made a mistake and gave him Y rupees and X paise. Neither the person nor the cashier noticed that. After spending 20 paise, the person counts the money. To his surprise, he has double the amount he wanted to withdraw.
Find X and Y. (1 Rupee = 100 Paise)

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Question 5

A drawer contains 10 black and 10 brown socks which are all mixed up. What is the fewest number of socks you can take from the drawer without looking and be sure to get a pair of the same color?

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Question 6

If for a particular value of the variable x, the following holds good, $$17 = \frac{17x}{(1 - x)}$$, then compute the value of (2x)*x.

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SNAP 2008 Reasoning questions

Question 1

In a certain language, (A) 'Sun shines brightly' is written as 'ba lo sul'; (B) ' Houses are brightly lit' is written as 'kado udo ari ba'; and (C) 'Light comes from sun' as 'dapi kup lo nro'. What words will be written for 'sun' and 'brightly'?

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Question 2

Beautiful beaches attract people, no doubt about that. Just look at the city’s most beautiful beaches, which are amongst the most overcrowded places in the state. Which of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning similar to the one exhibited in the argument above?

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Question 3

Steel cylinders are made so that each one has a large and small hole through the middle. In the drawing six cylinders have been stacked on top of each other. To stop the cylinders from rolling on the smooth floor they are wedged by heavy blocks at each side of bottom row. If the heavy blocks are removed what would be the position of the cylinder when they stopped rolling?

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SNAP 2007 Reasoning questions

Question 1

A man has a job which requires him to work 8 straight days and rest on the ninth day. If he started work on a Monday, the 12th time he rests will be on what day of the week?

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Question 2

Jaideep was given some money by his mother on his birthday. Jaideep spent all of it in five
stores. In each store he spent one rupee more than half of what he had when he came in.
How much did he get from his mother?

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SNAP 2006 Reasoning questions

Question 1

Sonal, a mathematician defines a number as 'connected by 6' if it is divisible by 6, or if the sum of digits is 6, or if 6 is one of the digits of the number.Other numbers are 'not connected by 6'. As per the definition, the number of integers, from 1-60 (both inclusive) which are not connected with 6 is

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