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. 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. 16 men complete one-fourth of a piece of work in 12 days. What is the additional number of men required to complete the work in 12 more days ?
Op 1: 48
Op 2: 36
Op 3: 30
Op 4: 16
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4


Ques. A takes thrice as long to do a piece of work, as B takes. A and B together can do a piece of work in 7.5 days. A alone can do in:
Op 1: 30 days
Op 2: 40 days
Op 3: 50 days
Op 4: 60 days
Op 5: None of these
Correct Op : 1

Ques. A cistern can be filled by two pipes A and B in 10 and 15 hours respectively and is then emptied by a tap in 8 hours. If all the taps are opened, the cistern will be fill in:
Op 1: 21 hours
Op 2: 22 hours
Op 3: 23 hours
Op 4: 24 hours
Op 5: None of these
Correct Op : 4


Ques. A locomotive engine, without any wagons
attached to it, can go at a speed of 40 km/hr. Its speed is diminished by a quantity that varies proportionally as the square root of the number of wagons attached. With 16 wagons, its speed is 28 km/hr. The
Op 1: 99
Op 2: 100
Op 3: 101
Op 4: 120
Op 5:
Correct Op : 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