Aptitude Test

1. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of
the train?
A
2. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days
can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?
A
3. A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%?
A
4.

The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the
age of the youngest child?
A

5. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run
rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?
A
6. A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive
months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale
of Rs. 6500?
A
7. 7. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'CORPORATION' be arranged so
that the vowels always come together?
A
8. 8. Let N be the greatest number that will divide 1305, 4665 and 6905, leaving the same
remainder in each case. Then sum of the digits in N is:
A
9. 9. The cube root of .000216 is:
A
10. 10. 3 pumps, working 8 hours a day, can empty a tank in 2 days. How many hours a day
must 4 pumps work to empty the tank in 1 day?
A
11. A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B is the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 liters of mixture
are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. How many
liters of liquid A was contained by the can initially?
A
12. A man buys Rs. 20 shares paying 9% dividend. The man wants to have an interest of 12%
on his money. The market value of each share is:
A
13. The banker's gain on a sum due 3 years hence at 12% per annum is Rs. 270. The banker's
discount is:
A
14. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?
A
15. How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 450 to yield Rs. 81 as interest at 4.5% per
annum of simple interest?
A
16. A, B, C subscribe Rs. 50,000 for a business. A subscribes Rs. 4000 more than B and B Rs.
5000 more than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 35,000, A receives:
A
17. Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be:
A
18. A rectangular park 60 m long and 40 m wide has two concrete crossroads running in the
middle of the park and rest of the park has been used as a lawn. If the area of the lawn is
2109 sq. m, then what is the width of the road?
A
19. How many of the following numbers are divisible by 132 ?
264, 396, 462, 792, 968, 2178, 5184, 633
A
20. If 2994 ÷ 14.5 = 172, then 29.94 ÷ 1.45 = ?
A
21. If 5a = 3125, then the value of 5(a - 3) is:
A
22. Two pipes A and B together can fill a cistern in 4 hours. Had they been opened
separately, then B would have taken 6 hours more than A to fill the cistern. How much
time will be taken by A to fill the cistern separately?
A
23. If log 27 = 1.431, then the value of log 9 is:
A
24. What is the probability of getting a sum 9 from two throws of a dice?
A
25. 10, 25, 45, 54, 60, 75, 80,..,
A
26. The angle of elevation of a ladder leaning against a wall is 60º and the foot of the ladder
is 4.6 m away from the wall. The length of the ladder is:
A
27. The compound interest on Rs. 30,000 at 7% per annum is Rs. 4347. The period (in years)
is:
A
28. At what rate of compound interest per annum will a sum of Rs. 1200 become Rs. 1348.32
in 2 years?
A
29. Albert invested an amount of Rs. 8000 in a fixed deposit scheme for 2 years at compound
interest rate 5 p.c.p.a. How much amount will Albert get on maturity of the fixed
deposit?
A
30. What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?
A
31. If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as: A 4% of a
A
32. How many times in a day, are the hands of a clock in straight line but opposite in
direction?
A
33. 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
34. 66 cubic centimeters of silver is drawn into a wire 1 mm in diameter. The length of the
wire in meters will be:
A
35. Three times the first of three consecutive odd integers is 3 more than twice the third.
The third integer is:
A
36. The price of 10 chairs is equal to that of 4 tables. The price of 15 chairs and 2 tables
together is Rs. 4000. The total price of 12 chairs and 3 tables is:
A
37. In a mixture 60 liters, the ratio of milk and water 2 : 1. If the this ratio is to be 1 : 2, then
the quantity of water to be further added is:
A
38. A motorboat, whose speed in 15 km/hr in still water goes 30 km downstream and comes
back in a total of 4 hours 30 minutes. The speed of the stream (in km/hr) is:
A
39. In a 100 m race, A beats B by 10 m and C by 13 m. In a race of 180 m, B will beat C by:
A
40. If Rs. 10 be allowed as true discount on a bill of Rs. 110 due at the end of a certain time,
then the discount allowed on the same sum due at the end of double the time is:
A

Question papers

  • 1.
    Aptitude Test 1. Atrain running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train? A 2. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day? A 3. A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%? A 4. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child? A 5. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs? A 6. A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6500? A 7. 7. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'CORPORATION' be arranged so that the vowels always come together? A 8. 8. Let N be the greatest number that will divide 1305, 4665 and 6905, leaving the same remainder in each case. Then sum of the digits in N is: A 9. 9. The cube root of .000216 is: A 10. 10. 3 pumps, working 8 hours a day, can empty a tank in 2 days. How many hours a day must 4 pumps work to empty the tank in 1 day? A
  • 2.
    11. A cancontains a mixture of two liquids A and B is the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 liters of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. How many liters of liquid A was contained by the can initially? A 12. A man buys Rs. 20 shares paying 9% dividend. The man wants to have an interest of 12% on his money. The market value of each share is: A 13. The banker's gain on a sum due 3 years hence at 12% per annum is Rs. 270. The banker's discount is: A 14. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour? A 15. How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 450 to yield Rs. 81 as interest at 4.5% per annum of simple interest? A 16. A, B, C subscribe Rs. 50,000 for a business. A subscribes Rs. 4000 more than B and B Rs. 5000 more than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 35,000, A receives: A 17. Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be: A 18. A rectangular park 60 m long and 40 m wide has two concrete crossroads running in the middle of the park and rest of the park has been used as a lawn. If the area of the lawn is 2109 sq. m, then what is the width of the road? A 19. How many of the following numbers are divisible by 132 ? 264, 396, 462, 792, 968, 2178, 5184, 633 A 20. If 2994 ÷ 14.5 = 172, then 29.94 ÷ 1.45 = ? A 21. If 5a = 3125, then the value of 5(a - 3) is: A
  • 3.
    22. Two pipesA and B together can fill a cistern in 4 hours. Had they been opened separately, then B would have taken 6 hours more than A to fill the cistern. How much time will be taken by A to fill the cistern separately? A 23. If log 27 = 1.431, then the value of log 9 is: A 24. What is the probability of getting a sum 9 from two throws of a dice? A 25. 10, 25, 45, 54, 60, 75, 80,.., A 26. The angle of elevation of a ladder leaning against a wall is 60º and the foot of the ladder is 4.6 m away from the wall. The length of the ladder is: A 27. The compound interest on Rs. 30,000 at 7% per annum is Rs. 4347. The period (in years) is: A 28. At what rate of compound interest per annum will a sum of Rs. 1200 become Rs. 1348.32 in 2 years? A 29. Albert invested an amount of Rs. 8000 in a fixed deposit scheme for 2 years at compound interest rate 5 p.c.p.a. How much amount will Albert get on maturity of the fixed deposit? A 30. What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit? A 31. If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as: A 4% of a A 32. How many times in a day, are the hands of a clock in straight line but opposite in direction? A
  • 4.
    33. A hallis 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 34. 66 cubic centimeters of silver is drawn into a wire 1 mm in diameter. The length of the wire in meters will be: A 35. Three times the first of three consecutive odd integers is 3 more than twice the third. The third integer is: A 36. The price of 10 chairs is equal to that of 4 tables. The price of 15 chairs and 2 tables together is Rs. 4000. The total price of 12 chairs and 3 tables is: A 37. In a mixture 60 liters, the ratio of milk and water 2 : 1. If the this ratio is to be 1 : 2, then the quantity of water to be further added is: A 38. A motorboat, whose speed in 15 km/hr in still water goes 30 km downstream and comes back in a total of 4 hours 30 minutes. The speed of the stream (in km/hr) is: A 39. In a 100 m race, A beats B by 10 m and C by 13 m. In a race of 180 m, B will beat C by: A 40. If Rs. 10 be allowed as true discount on a bill of Rs. 110 due at the end of a certain time, then the discount allowed on the same sum due at the end of double the time is: A