APTITUDE

Aptitude TEST 2
1. After doing 3/5 of the biology homework on Monday night , Sanjay did 1/3 of the remaining home work on Tuesday night. What fraction of the original homework would Sanjay have to do on Wednesday night to complete the biology assignment
a. 1/15 b. 2/15 c. 4/15 d. 2/5
2. In a house society , 30 percent of the residents are men over the age of 18 and 40 percent are woman over the age of 18. If there are 24 children living in the housing society , then how many total residents live ?
a. 32 b. 80 c. 94 d. 112
3. The binary Ice Cream shopper sells two flavours: vanilla and chocolate . On Friday the ratio of sold was 2:3. If the store had 4 more vanilla cones , then the ratio of vanilla comes sold to the chocolate cones sold would have been 3:4. How many vanilla cones did the store sell on Friday
a. 32 b. 35 c. 42 d. 48
4. A store raised the price of an item by exactly 10 percent. Which of the following could not be the resulting price of the item ?
a. Rs. 5.50 b. Rs. 7.60 c. Rs. 11.00 d. Rs. 12.10
5. The price for a pair of cuff links is Rs. 1.00. The price for a 5-pair package of cuff links is Rs. 3.40. The 5-pair package is what percent cheaper per pair than 5 pairs purchased separately ?
a. 63% b. 62% c. 47% d. 32%
6. A company bought a total of 60 computers and 20 printers to modernize billing operations. If the price of each computer was three times the price of each printer, then what percent of the total cost of the purchase was the total cost of the printer ?
a. 10% b. 11% c. 15% d. 20%
7. At a college football game , 4/5 of the seats in the lower deck of the stadium were sold. If ¼ of all the seating in the stadium is located in the lower deck, and if 2/3 of all the seats ill the stadium were sold, then what fraction of the unsold seats in the stadium was in the lower deck ?
a. 3/20 b. 1/6 c. 1/5 d. 1/3
8. Peter got 30% of the maximum marks in an examination and failed by 10 marks. However, paul who took the same examination got 40% of the total marks and got 15 marks more than the passing marks. What were the passing marks in the examination
a. 35 b. 250 c. 75 d. 85
9. 37.85% and 92% alcoholic solutions are mixed to get 35 litres of an 89% alcoholic solutions. How many litres each solution are there in the new mixture ?
a. 10 of the first and 25 of the second b. 20 of the first and 15 of the second
c. 15 of the first and 20 of the second d. 12 of the first and 23 of the second
10. The length of a rectangular plot is increased by 25%. To keep its area unchanged, the width of the plot should be
a. Keep unchanged b. Increased by 25% c. Increased by 20% d. Reduced by 20%
11. The number of boys is more than the number of girls by 12% of the total strength of the class. The ratio of the number of boys to that of the girls is
a. 11:14 b. 14:11 c. 25:28 d. 28:25
12. A person has deposited Rs. 13,200 in a bank which pays 14% interest. He withdraws the money and invests in Rs. 100 stocks at Rs. 110 which pays a dividend of 15% how much does he gain or lose
a. Loses Rs. 48 b. Gains Rs. 48 c. Loses Rs. 132 d. Gains Rs. 132
13. The marked price of a certain commodity is 30% higher than its cost price . A discount of 20% on the marked price makes the selling price Rs. 208. What is the net profit as a percent of the cost price ?
a. 10% b. 4% c. 8% d. 12%
14. Cloth makers Inc has P spindles , each of which can produce Q meters of cloth on an average in r minute . If the spindles are made to run with no interruption, then how many hours will it take for 20,000 meters of cloth to be produced ?
a. 20000(pq)/r b. 20000(rq)/p c. 20000(pr)/(pq) d. 20000r/60(pq)
15. If a % of x equal to b% of y, then c% of y is what % of x ?
a. c% b. ac/b% c. bc/a% d. abc%
16. In a class , 40% of the boys are same as ½ of the girls and there are 20 girls . Total number of students in the class is
a. 70 b. 45 c. 35 d. 25
17. Machine A produces bolts at a uniform rate of 120 every 40seconds, and machine B produces bolts at a uniform rate of 100 every 20 seconds. If two machines run simultaneously, then how many seconds will it take them to produce a total of 200 bolts ?
a. 22 b. 25 c. 28 d. 32
18. In a shipment of 120 machine parts, 5 percent were defective. In a shipment of 80 machine parts , 10 percent were defective . For the two shipment combined , what percent of the machine parts were defective ?
a. 6.5% b. 7.0% c. 7.5% d. 8.0%
19. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles . If the profit is 25% , then the value of x is
a. 25 b. 18 c. 16 d. 15
20. A screw driver and a hammer currently have the same price . If the price of a screw driver rises by 5% and the price of hammer goes up by 3% , then how much more will it cost to buy 3 screw drivers and 3 hammers ?
a. 3% b. 4% c. 5% d. 8%
21. Village A has a population of 6800, which is decreasing at the rate of 120per year . Village B has a population of 4200, which is increasing at the rate of 80per year. In how many year will the population of the two villages be equal ?
a. 9 b. 11 c. 13 d. 16
22. Ravi’s salary is 150% of Amit’s salary. Amit’s salary is 80% of Ram salary. What is the ratio of Ram’s salary to Ravi’s salary?
a. 1 to 2 b. 2 to 3 c. 5to 6 d. 6 to 5
23. A scoter costs Rs. 25,000 when it is brand new. At the end of each year , its value is only 80% of what it was at the beginning of the 3 years ?
a. Rs. 10,000 b. Rs. 12,500 c. Rs. 12,800 d. Rs. 12,000
24. Running at the same constant rate , 6 identical machines can produce a total of 270 bottels per minute . At this rate , how many bottles could 10 such machines produce in 4 minutes
a. 648 b. 1,800 c. 2,700 d. 10,800
25. A man sells an article at 5% profit. If he had bought it at 5% less and sold it for Rs. 1 less , he would have gained 10% . The cost price of the article is
a. Rs. 200 b. Rs. 150 c. Rs. 250 d. Rs. 240





ANSWERS Aptitude TEST 2
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D
6. A 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. D
11. B 12. A 13. B 14. D 15. B
16. B 17. B 18. B 19. A 20. B
21. C 22. C 23. C 24. B 25. A