Aptitude Questions
Aptitude Questions
2. Alice and Bob start from the same place M at the same time towards N, which are 60 km
apart. Alice’s speed is 4 km/hr more than that of Bob. Alice turns back after reaching N and
meets Bob at a 12 km distance from N. Find the speed of Bob.
a) 7
b) 8
c) 10
d) 9
3. Person A can complete a task in 4 hours. When persons B and C work together, they can
finish the task in 3 hours, and when persons A and C work together, they can complete it in 2
hours. What is the time it takes for person B alone to complete the task?
a) 13
b) 12
c) 14
d) 26
4. A, B, and C can individually complete a task in 10, 12, and 15 days, respectively. They start
working together, but A leaves after 2 days, and B leaves 3 days before the completion of the
task. Find the total number of days required to complete the entire task.
a) 5 days
b) 6 days
c) 7 days
d) 8days
5. A person can row at a speed of 5 km/hr in still water. With a current velocity of 1 km/hr, it
takes him 1 hour to row to a place and come back. What is the distance to the place?
a) 3.5
b) 4.5
c) 2.5
d) 6.5
6. A boatman can row a boat at a speed of 5 km/h upstream and 15 km/h downstream. It
takes him 2.5 hours to cover upstream and 10 hours to cover downstream. Find the speed of
the stream and the speed of the boat in still water.
a) 5km/hr
b) 6km/hr
c) 3km/hr
d) 4km/hr
7. A tap drips at a rate of one drop per second, and it takes 800 drops to make 100 ml. The
number of liters of water wasted in 30 days of a month is?
a) 322
b) 323
c) 324
d) 325
8. Two pipes, A and B, can individually fill a tank in 15 minutes and 20 minutes, respectively.
When both pipes are opened simultaneously, they work together for 4 minutes. After this
initial 4 minutes, pipe A is turned off. What is the total time needed to completely fill the
tank?
a) 13 mins 40 sec
b) 14 mins 40 sec
c) 15 mins 40 sec
d) 16 mins 40 sec
9. A dealer wants to mark the price of an article such that by offering a 5 % discount, he is
able to get 33 % profit. Find the percent of CP above which the article should be marked.
a) 40%
b) 50%
c) 60%
d) 70%
10. A man purchased an article of Rs 2500 and sold it at 40% above the cost price. If he has
to pay Rs 250 as tax on it his net profit percentage will be:
a) 60%
b) 50%
c) 40%
d) 30%
11. A person pays Rs 8000 as an amount on the sum of Rs 6000 that he had borrowed for 3
years. What will be the rate of interest?
a) 12%
b) 13.44%
c) 11%
d) None of these
12A man took loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After 3 years he had
to pay Rs. 5400 interest only for the period. The principal amount borrowed by him was:
a) 15000
b) 16000
c) 17000
d) 18000
13A financier borrows funds at an annual interest rate of 5%, settling the interest at the
close of the year. Subsequently, the financier extends loans at an 8% per annum compound
interest rate, compounded semi-annually, and receives the accumulated interest at the
conclusion of the year. Through this strategy, the financier achieves a gain of Rs 120.08
annually. The amount of money he borrows:
a) Rs 3000
b) Rs 3800
c) Rs 4000
d) Rs 4800
14. Given that the simple interest accrued on a certain amount over a period of 2 years at
an annual rate of 5% is Rs. 50, determine the compound interest for the same principal, at
the same rate, and over the same time frame.
a) 63.8
b) 55.44
c) 51.25
d) 65
15. What is the total number of possible motor vehicle registration plates for Haryana, each
following the format (HR 12Q 8702), where the digits 0 to 6 are used without repetition, and
a consonant is placed at the alphabetical position?
a) 95450
b) 95670
c) 95689
d) 95760
16.How many different arrangements are possible for the letters in the word ‘LEADER’?
a) 360
b) 450
c) 480
d) 490
17. If a pen is randomly drawn and replaced from a bag containing pens numbered 1 to 17,
and this process is repeated, what is the probability that the first drawn pen has an even
number, and the second drawn pen has an odd number?
a) 72/279
b) 86/289
c) 72/289
d) 86/279
18. When three unbiased coins are flipped, what is the probability of getting either zero,
one, or two heads?
a) 1/8
b) 7/8
c) 5/8
d) 6/8
19In a day, how many times it occur when the hands of a clock align in a straight line but
move in opposite directions?
a) 22
b) 24
c) 26
d) 28
20. The current age of a mother is three years greater than three times her daughter’s age.
In three years, the mother’s age will exceed twice the daughter’s age by 10 years. Determine
the mother’s current age.
a) 33 years
b) 34 years
c) 35 years
d) Data inadequate
21. The current ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio 5:4. In three years, this ratio is
expected to change to 11:9. What is Anand’s current age?
a) 24
b)27
c) 29
d)30
22. What is the smallest digit that can replace * in the number 517*324 to ensure that the
resulting number is divisible by 3?
a) 4
b) 1
c) 5
d) 2
23. When (6767 + 67) is divided by 68, what will be the reminder?:
a) 60
b) 94
c) 66
d) 98
24. The batsman’s average increased by 5 runs after scoring 120 runs in his 16th innings.
Determine the batsman’s current average.
a) 45
b) 85
c) 20
d) 50
25. The car owner purchases petrol at Rs. 7.50, Rs. 8, and Rs. 8.50 per liter in 3 consecutive
years, spending Rs. 4000 each year. What is the approximate average cost per liter of petrol
over the three years?
a) 6.78
b) 7.98
c) 7
d) 5
26. A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3. What will be the percentage error
in the calculation?
a) 74%
b) 94%
c) 84%
d) 64%
27. The broker applies a commission of 5% on orders up to Rs. 10,000 and 4% on orders
exceeding Rs. 10,000. After deducting his commission, he remits Rs. 31,100 to his client.
Determine the amount of the order.
a) 30,500
b) 13,500
c) 27,500
d) 33,500
28. If x varies inversely as y-1 and is equal to 30 when y=8, find x when y=11.
a) 16
b) 21
c) 25
d) 33
29. In a 60-liter mixture, the ratio of milk to water is initially 2:1. If the desired ratio is to be
changed to 1:2, what quantity of water needs to be additionally added?
a) 26 litres
b) 36 litres
c) 45 litres
d) 60 litres
30. What was the day on 15th august 1947 ?
a) Saturday
b) Friday
c) Wednesday
d) Monday
31 A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 2. If 5% of the total profit goes to charity and
A's share is Rs. 855, the total profit is :
a) 500 b) 1000
c) 1500 d) 2000
32. Various terms of an alphabet series are given with one or more terms missing. Select the
missing terms from the choices. AZ, GT, MN, ?, YB.
KF
RX
SH
TS
33. What is the compound interest on a sum of ₹40,000 for 33 years at the rate of 11% per
annum?
₹14444.25
₹14706.26
₹14322.10
₹14705.24
34. Kushal and Maya started a business by investing Rs. 36,000 and RS. 63,000. Find the
share of each, out of the annual profit of Rs. 5500.
Rs. 3500, Rs. 2500
Rs. 2500, Rs. 3500
Rs.4000, Rs. 3500
Rs. 2000, Rs. 3500
35. A train is moving at a speed of 132kmph. If the length of the train is 110 meters, how
long will it take to cross a railway platform 165 m long?
6.0 s
7.5 s
7.0 s
8.5 s
36. Out of 10 teachers of a Private school, one teacher retires, and in place of her, a new
teacher 25 years old teachers join the faculty. As a result of its average age of the teachers
reduces by 3 yrs. What is the age of the retired teacher?
55
65
45
75
37. The digit in the unit's place in the square root of 15876 is
2
4
6
8
38. The difference between the value of the number increased by 20 % and the value of the
number decreased by 25 % is 36. What is the number?
720
80
7.2
0.8
39. 40 % is the passing marks. A student gets 250 marks yet fails by 38 marks. What are the
maximum marks?
800
840
720
750
40. A tower standing on a horizontal plane subtends a certain angle at a point 160 m apart
from the foot of the tower. On advancing 100 m towards it, the tower is found to subtend an
angle twice as before. The height of the tower is
80 m
90 m
160 m
270 m
41. A bag contains 50 P, 25 P and 10 P coins in the ratio 5: 9: 4, amounting to Rs. 206. Find
the number of coins of each type respectively.
42. A problem is given to three students whose chances of solving it are 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4
respectively. What is the probability that the problem will be solved?
A) 1/4 B) 1/2
C) 3/4 D) 7/12
43. The least perfect square, which is divisible by each of 21, 36 and 66 is:
A) 213444
B) 214344
C) 214434
D) 231444
44. A hall is 15 m long and 12 m broad. If the sum of the areas of the floor and the ceiling is
equal to the sum of the areas of four walls, the volume of the hall is:
a) 720
b) 900
c) 1200
d) 1800
45. A hollow iron pipe is 21 cm long and its external diameter is 8 cm. If the thickness of the
pipe is 1 cm and iron weighs 8 g/cm3, then the weight of the pipe is:
a) 3.6 kg
b) 3.696 kg
c) 36 kg
d) 36.9 kg
46. A boatman goes 2 km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along
the current in 10 minutes. How long will it take to go 5 km in stationary water?
a) 40 minutes
b) 1 hour
c) 1 hr 15 min
d) 1 hr 30 min
47. A large tanker can be filled by two pipes A and B in 60 minutes and 40 minutes
respectively. How many minutes will it take to fill the tanker from empty state if B is used for
half the time and A and B fill it together for the other half?
a) 15 min
b) 20 min
c) 27.5 min
d) 30 min
48. The L.C.M. of two numbers is 48. The numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3. Then sum of the
number is:
a)28
b)32
c)40
d)64
49. The greatest number which on dividing 1657 and 2037 leaves remainders 6 and 5
respectively, is:
a)123
b)127
c)235
d)305
50. How many kilogram of sugar costing Rs. 9 per kg must be mixed with 27 kg of sugar
costing Rs. 7 per kg so that there may be a gain of 10% by selling the mixture at Rs. 9.24 per
kg?
a)36 kg
b)42 kg
c)54 kg
d)63 kg