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. The probability of drawing an apple from a bag of fruits is 6/25. How many apples should Ravi draw, so that there is a chance he will draw 12 apples on average?
Op 1: 25
Op 2: 50
Op 3: 12
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2



Ques. What is the probability for a day to be Sunday?
Op 1: 1/7
Op 2: 1/5
Op 3: 52/365
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1

Ques. Rani has a bag with three blue and three yellow coins. She takes out a coin, sees its colour and puts it back in the bag. She does this thrice. What is the probability that she saw all blue coins.
Op 1: 1/8
Op 2: 1/2
Op 3: 1/3
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1