Aptitude Test for Freshers - Set 4

1)   There was 25% off on handbags. Madhu bought a handbag. She also got a 10% discount for paying cash. She paid Rs. 405. What as the price tag on the handbag?

a. Rs. 575
b. Rs. 625
c. Rs. 450
d. Rs. 600
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rs. 600

Explanation:
discount


2)   Neil started a business and Michael joined him after 2 months. Neil spent Rs. 30,000 while Michael spent Rs. 45,000. Their one year profit came out to Rs. 54000. How much profit will Neil get?

a. Rs. 24000
b. Rs. 30000
c. Rs. 27000
d. Rs. 20000
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rs. 24000

Explanation:
partnership


3)   4.142+100.8+?+0.053 = 105.153. ? stands for

a. 0.248
b. 0.168
c. 0.158
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 0.158

Explanation:
decimals


4)   What is value of ? in 0.9637 + ? + 38.9+22.257 = 91.1207

a. 40
b. 25
c. 29
d. 35
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 29

Explanation:
decimals


5)   Paper charge is Rs. 60 per kg. How much expenditure would be there to cover a cube of edge 10m with a paper, if one kg of paper covers 20 sq.m. area?

a. Rs. 2250
b. Rs. 3600
c. Rs. 2700
d. Rs. 1800
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rs. 1800

Explanation:
volume and surface area


6)   A poster is on top of a building. Rajesh is standing on the ground at a distance of 50 m from the building. The angles of elevation to the top of the poster and bottom of the poster are 45° and 30° respectively. What is the height of the poster?

a. 50(3 - 1)/ 3 m
b. 503 m
c. 25/3 m
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 50(3 - 1)/ 3 m

Explanation:
height and distance


7)   54 toymakers can prepare 36 toys per day. Ajay wants 416 toys. How many toymakers should he employ to get the job done in 16 days?

a. 43
b. 39
c. 16
d. 24
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 39

Explanation:
chain rule


8)   Kabir paid Rs. 9600 as interest on a loan he took 5 years ago at 16% rate of simple interest. What was the amount he took as loan?

a. Rs. 16400
b. Rs. 12000
c. Rs. 12500
d. Rs. 18000
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rs. 12000

Explanation:
simple interest


9)   Sam borrowed some money from his friend at simple interest of 6% per annum. He returned his friend Rs. 15600. After how much time did Sam return the money if he borrowed Rs. 12000?

a. 8 years
b. 2.5 years
c. 5 years
d. 3.5 years
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 5 years

Explanation:
simple interest


10)   19.399 + 10.33 + 7.82 + 3.111 = ?

a. 40.66
b. 40.65
c. 90.856
d. 40.566
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 40.66

Explanation:
decimals


11)   A cistern has two taps attached to it. Tap B can empty the cistern in 45 minutes. But Tap A can fill the cistern in just 30 minutes. Rohit started both taps unknowingly but realized his mistake after 30 minutes. He immediately closed Tap B. Now after this, in how much time will the cistern be filled?

a. 30 minutes
b. 45 minutes
c. 15 minutes
d. 20 minutes
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 20 minutes

Explanation:
pipes and cisterns


12)   Ramesh has a metal cube. He paints all sides of the cube with green color. He divides the cube into smaller cubes of volume 1 cu.m. each. How many of these smaller cubes will not have green color on even one of its sides if the volume of larger cube is 27 cu.m.?

a. 9
b. 1
c. 0
d. 3
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1

Explanation:
volume and surface area


13)   20 girls can paint a house in 15 days. But the same house can be painted in just 10 days by 15 boys. If 10 boys and 10 girls are asked to work together, then in how many days will they complete the painting starting from scratch?

a. 30 minutes
b. 45 minutes
c. 15 minutes
d. 10 days
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 10 days

Explanation:
chain rule


14)   When Jaya divided surface area of a sphere by the sphere’s volume, she got the answer as 1/18 cm. What is the radius of the sphere?

a. 24 cm
b. 6 cm
c. 54 cm
d. 4.5 cm
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 54 cm

Explanation:
volume and surface area


15)   James hired some workers to build his house in 20 days. But on the day of starting of the construction, 12 men did not come. Rest of the people then built the entire house in 32 days. How many workers had he initially hired?

a. 64
b. 48
c. 32
d. 24
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 32

Explanation:
chain rule


16)   Dean has a cardboard box whose length, breadth and height are in the ratio 1:2:3. He makes a new box such that the length, breadth and height got increased by 100%, 200% and 200% respectively. How much less is volume of old box than the new box?

a. 12 times less
b. 16 times less
c. 17 times less
d. 24 times less
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 17 times less

Explanation:
volume and surface area


17)   If value of 28 is approximately 5.2915, then value of 7/4 is approximately

a. 1.2000
b. 0.5687
c. 1.3228
d. 1.4652
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1.3228

Explanation:
indices and surds


18)   What will be value of 1/0.0004659 if, 1/4.659 = .2146?

a. 214.6
b. 2146
c. 2.146
d. 21.46
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2146

Explanation:
decimals


19)   What will be value of (8.5 x 5.8+ 8.5 x 4.2)/(1.7 x 7.6 - 1.7 x 6.6) ?

a. 13.56
b. 5.25
c. 10
d. 50
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 50

Explanation:
decimals


20)   What will be value of 46.7856 if, (684)2= 467856?

a. 6.84
b. 0.0684
c. 0.684
d. 0.000684
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 6.84

Explanation:
indices and surds