Aptitude Questions and Answers for PLACEMENTS

Ques. If |x| + |y| = 7, then what is the sum of minimum and maximum values of x + y?
Op 1: 3/2
Op 2: -7
Op 3: 7
Op 4: 0
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4
Ques. 832.58-242.31 =779.84- ?
Op 1: 179.57
Op 2: 199.57
Op 3: 295.05
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4
Ques. Which is the closest approximation to the product 0.3333 * 0.25 * 0.499 * 0.125 * 24 ?
Op 1: 1/8
Op 2: 3/4
Op 3: 3/8
Op 4: 2/5
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1
Ques. The simplification of (0.2 * 0.2 + 0.02 * 0.02 - 0.4 * 0.02) / 0.36
Op 1: 0.009
Op 2: 0.09
Op 3: 0.9
Op 4: 9
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2

Aptitude Questions and Answers for PLACEMENTS

Ques. If 33 untrained labourers can do a work in 15 days of 12 hr. each, how many trained labourers can do 50% more work in 11 days of 9 hr each ? (It may be assumed that it takes 2 trained labourers to do the work of 5 untrained labourers)
Op 1: 42
Op 2: 36
Op 3: 90
Op 4: 100
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2


Ques. Which of the following fractions is less than 7/8 and greater than 1/3 ?
Op 1: 1/4
Op 2: 23/24
Op 3: 11/12
Op 4: 11/24
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4


Ques. 892.7 - 573.07 - 95.007 = ?
Op 1: 224.623
Op 2: 224.777
Op 3: 233.523
Op 4: 414.637
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1


Ques. Which is the closest approximation to the product 0.3333 x 0.25 x 0.499 x 0.125 x 24 ?
Op 1: 1/8
Op 2: 3/4
Op 3: 3/8
Op 4: 2/5
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1

Aptitude Questions and Answers for PLACEMENTS

Ques. If 7 spiders make 7 webs in 7 days, then 1 spider will make 1 web in how many days ?
Op 1: 1
Op 2: 7/2
Op 3: 7
Op 4: 49
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3


Ques. Some persons can do a piece of work in 12 days. Two times the number of such persons will do half of that work in:
Op 1: 6 days
Op 2: 4 days
Op 3: 3 days
Op 4: 12 days
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3


Ques. A and B can do a work in 12 days, B and C in 15 days, C and A in 20 days. If A, B and C work together, they will complete the work in:
Op 1: 5 days
Op 2: 47/6 days
Op 3: 10 days
Op 4: 47/3 days
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3


Ques. A and B can do a job together in 7 days. A is 7/4 times as efficient as B. The same job can be done by A alone in:
Op 1: 28/3 days
Op 2: 11 days
Op 3: 49/4 days
Op 4: 49/3 days
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2

Aptitude Questions and Answers for PLACEMENTS

Ques. A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7:5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7:9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially ?
Op 1: 10
Op 2: 20
Op 3: 21
Op 4: 25
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3




Ques. A man bought a number of clips at 3 for a rupee and an equal number at 2 for a rupee. At what price per dozen should he sell them to make a profit of 20% ?
Op 1: Rs 4
Op 2: Rs 5
Op 3: Rs 6
Op 4: Rs 7
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3



Ques. Padam purchased 30 kg of rice at the rate of 17.50 per kg and another 30 kg rice at a certain rate. He mixed the two and sold the entire quantity at the rate of Rs. 18.60 per kg and made 20% overall profit. At what price per kg did he purchase the lot
Op 1: Rs.12.50
Op 2: Rs. 13.50
Op 3: Rs. 14.50
Op 4: Rs. 15.50
Op 5:
correct opt:2

Aptitude Questions and Answers for PLACEMENTS

Ques. The probability of occurrence of event X is 0.8 and that of event Y is 0.05. The events are mutually exclusive. What is the probability of occurrence of either X or Y?
Op 1: 0.85
Op 2: 0.75
Op 3: 0
Op 4: Cannot be determined
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1



Ques. 10% of the voters did not cast their vote in an election between two candidates. 10% of the votes polled were found invalid. The successful candidate got 54% of the valid votes and won by a majority of 1620 votes. The number of voters enrolled on the vo
Op 1: 25000
Op 2: 33000
Op 3: 35000
Op 4: 40000
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1

Ques. A, B, C started a business with their investments in the ratio 1:3:5. After 4 months, A invested the same amount as before and B as well as C withdrew half of their investments. The ratio of their profits at the end of the year is:
Op 1: 4:3:5
Op 2: 5:6:10
Op 3: 6:5:10
Op 4: 10:5:6
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2

Aptitude Questions and Answers for PLACEMENTS

Ques. Shikhar has a bag with 2 balls, each of which can be black or white with equal probability. Now, he draws out a ball and it turns out to be black. After this event, what is the probability that both balls are black?
Op 1: 1/2
Op 2: 1/4
Op 3: 1
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1


Ques. A coin is tossed thrice. What is the probability that the first toss of coin lands head, second tail and third lands tail as well?
Op 1: 1/16
Op 2: 3/8
Op 3: 1/8
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3

Ques. The probability of occurrence of event A is 0.1 and that of event B is 0.2. The events are mutually exclusive. What is the probability of occurrence of both A and B?
Op 1: 0.1
Op 2: 0
Op 3: 1
Op 4: Cannot be determined
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2

Aptitude Questions and Answers for PLACEMENTS

Ques. Three numbers are chosen from 1 to 30 randomly. The probability that they are not consecutive is:
Op 1: 1/145
Op 2: 144/145
Op 3: 139/140
Op 4: 1/140
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2


Ques. A bag is full of 20 bananas and no other fruit. Rajeev draws a fruit from the bag. What is the probability that he will draw a banana?
Op 1: 1
Op 2: 0
Op 3: 1/2
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1


Ques. An unbiased dice is rolled 5 times and the outcomes are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. If it is rolled again, what is the probability that the outcome is 6?
Op 1: 1
Op 2: 5/6
Op 3: 1/6
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3

Apptitude Questions and Answers for PLACEMENTS

Ques. How many litres of a 90% solution of concentrated acid needs to be mixed with a 75% solution of concentrated acid to get a 30 L solution of 78% concentrated acid?
Op 1: 24 L
Op 2: 22.5 L
Op 3: 6 L
Op 4: 17.5 L
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3

Ques. If x is a positive number and y = x2, then which of the following is true?
Op 1: y is always more than x
Op 2: x is always more than y
Op 3: x is always equal to y
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4

Ques. Rajiv has a number x in his mind. He finds out that the square of x is less than x. What is the range of x?
Op 1: x is more than 0
Op 2: x is less than 1
Op 3: x is more than 0, but less than 1
Op 4: This is not possible
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3

Ques. In an examination, 70% of students passed in physics, 65% in chemistry, 27% failed in both subjects. The percentage of students who passed is:
Op 1: 66%
Op 2: 62%
Op 3: 69%
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2


Ques. An article was sold for Rs. 2770. Had it been sold for Rs. 3000 there would have been an additional gain of 10%. Cost Price of the article is:
Op 1: Rs. 2100
Op 2: Rs. 2200
Op 3: Rs. 2300
Op 4: Rs. 2400
Op 5: None of these
Correct Op : 3

Ques. Rakesh buys a scooter worth Rs. 10,000. He sells it to Mohan at a profit of 10%. If after sometime Mohan sells it back to Rakesh at a loss of 10%, then totally:
Op 1: Rakesh loses Rs. 100
Op 2: Rakesh loses Rs. 1100
Op 3: Rakesh gains Rs. 100
Op 4: Rakesh gains Rs. 1100
Op 5: None of these
Correct Op : 4

Ques. Walking 6/7th of his usual speed, a man is 12 minutes too late. The usual time taken by him to cover that distance is:
Op 1: 1 hour
Op 2: 1 hr 12min
Op 3: 1 hr 15 min
Op 4: 1 hr 20 min
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2



Ques. A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 minutes to cover a certain distance, while it takes 4 hours to cover the same distance running downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of the boat and speed of the water current respectively ?
Op 1: 2 : 1
Op 2: 3 : 2
Op 3: 8 : 3
Op 4: Cannot be determined
Op 5: None of these
Correct Op : 3


Ques. In a 100 m race, A can beat B by 25 m and B can beat C by 4 m. In the same race, A can beat C by:
Op 1: 21 m
Op 2: 26 m
Op 3: 28 m
Op 4: 29 m
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3