Aptitude - 2

Placement paper Arithmetic

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

There are 30 students in a class. The average age of the first 10 students is 13.5 years. The average age of the next 20 students is 14.1 years. What is the average age of the whole class?

  1. 13.0 years
  2. 13.5 years
  3. 13.7 years
  4. 13.9 years
  5. 13.8 years
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The number 473312 is divisible by

  1. 3
  2. 7
  3. 6
  4. 11
  5. 15
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Father's age is four less than five times the age of his son and the product of their ages is 288. Find the age of the father.

  1. 35
  2. 7
  3. 8
  4. 31
  5. 36
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The population of a city increases at the rate of 4% per annum. There is an additional annual increase of 1% in the population due to the influx of job seekers. What will be the % increase in the population after 2 years?

  1. 8.16
  2. 10.25
  3. 5.00
  4. 10.75
  5. 12.36
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The L.C.M and H.C.F of two numbers are 84 and 21, respectively. If the ratio of two numbers is 1 : 4, which of the following is the greater of the two numbers?

  1. 21
  2. 168
  3. 84
  4. 48
  5. 88
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Vishal requires 40% marks to pass. If he gets 185 marks, and falls short by 15 marks, what was the maximum he could have got?

  1. 462.5
  2. 200
  3. 500
  4. 1000
  5. 525
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A dishonest hair dresser uses a mixture having 6 parts of pure aftershave lotion and 4 parts of pure water. After taking out some quantity of the mixture, he adds equal amount of pure water to the remaining mixture such that the amount of aftershave lotion and water becomes equal. What part of the mixture was taken out?

  1. 1/7
  2. 2/7
  3. 1/8
  4. 10/6
  5. 1/6
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A man purchases two watches at Rs. 630. He sells one at 20% profit and other at 15% loss. He neither gains nor loses. Find the cost price of each watches.

  1. Rs. 260, Rs. 370
  2. Rs. 200, Rs. 300
  3. Rs. 270, Rs. 360
  4. Rs. 200, Rs. 360
  5. Rs. 250, Rs. 370
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The true discount on a bill due by 6 months at 12% per annum is Rs. 189. Find the amount of the bill.

  1. Rs. 3150
  2. Rs. 3498
  3. Rs. 3339
  4. Rs. 3338
  5. Rs. 451.5
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A man completes 9/12 of a job in 21 days. At this rate, how many more days will it take him to finish the job?

  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 9
  4. 10
  5. 12
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What will be the difference between the simple interest and compound interest compounded annually at the rate of 12% per annum on Rs. 5000 for two years?

  1. Rs. 47.50
  2. Rs. 72
  3. Rs. 70
  4. Rs. 128
  5. Rs. 63
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In partnership between A, B and C, A's capital is Rs. 5000. If in a profit of Rs. 1000, A's share is Rs. 400 and C's share is Rs. 200, what is B's capital?

  1. Rs. 8000
  2. Rs. 2500
  3. Rs. 5000
  4. Rs. 10,000
  5. Rs. 6000
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A train 110 m in length travels at 60 km/h. How much time does the train take in passing a man walking at 6 km/h in the opposite direction of the train?

  1. 5.67 s
  2. 7.34 s
  3. 1.67 s
  4. 6 sec
  5. 5.82 sec
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A triangle and a parallelogram are constructed on the same base such that their areas are equal. If the altitude of the parallelogram is 300 m, what is the altitude of the triangle?

  1. 600 m
  2. 400 m
  3. 300 m
  4. 660 m
  5. 173.21 m
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The sum of digits of a two digit number is 16. If the number formed by reversing the digits is less than the original number by 18. Find the original number.

  1. 97
  2. 79
  3. 88
  4. 67
  5. 44