Aptitude Questions and Answers for PLACEMENTS

Ques. Which of the following multipliers will cause a number to be increased by 29.7% ?
Op 1: 1.297
Op 2: 12.97
Op 3: 129.7
Op 4: 1297
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1


Ques. If 2A = 3B and 4B = 5C, then A: C is:
Op 1: 4 : 3
Op 2: 8 : 15
Op 3: 15 : 8
Op 4: 3 : 4
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3


Ques. 0.4777 . . . is the recurring decimal for the fraction:
Op 1: 4777/100000
Op 2: 477/100
Op 3: 437/1000
Op 4: 43/90
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4


Ques. 0.8888 ÷ 0.011 is equal to:
Op 1: 8.08
Op 2: 80.8
Op 3: 0.808
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2

Aptitude Questions and Answers for PLACEMENTS

Ques. The manufacturer of a certain item can sell all he can produce at the selling price of Rs. 60 each. It costs him Rs. 40 in materials and labour to produce each item and he has overhead expenses of Rs. 3000 per week in order to operate the plant. The numb
Op 1: 200
Op 2: 250
Op 3: 300
Op 4: 400
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1


Ques. A sells a bicycle to B at a profit of 20%. B sells it to C at a profit of 25%. If C pays Rs. 225 for it, the cost price of the bicycle for A is:
Op 1: Rs. 110
Op 2: Rs.120
Op 3: Rs. 125
Op 4: Rs. 150
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4


Ques. If 5% more is gained by selling an article for Rs. 350 than by selling it for Rs. 340, the cost of the article is:
Op 1: Rs. 50
Op 2: Rs. 160
Op 3: Rs. 200
Op 4: Rs. 225
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3

Aptitude Questions and Answers for PLACEMENTS

Ques. Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1:1:2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be:
Op 1: Rs. 169.50
Op 2: Rs. 170
Op 3: Rs. 175.50
Op 4: Rs. 180
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3

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

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