55 + Mcqs in Aptitude test for MCA interview Page 1 McqOptions

1.	P and Q work together and get a payment of Rs. 1400. P can complete the work alone in just 30 days. But Q takes 40 days to complete the work alone. What is P’s share out of the wages they get?
A.	Rs. 800
B.	Rs. 600
C.	Rs. 1000
D.	Rs. 700
Answer» B. Rs. 600

Discussion

2.	Ramesh’s salary was reduced by 10% and then the reduced salary was increased by 10%. What was his ultimate loss?
A.	0%
B.	10%
C.	1%
D.	5%
Answer» D. 5%

Discussion

3.	A box has 6 black, 4 red, 2 white and 3 blue shirts. What is the probability that 2 red shirts and 1 blue shirt get chosen during a random selection of 3 shirts from the box?
A.	18/455
B.	7/15
C.	7/435
D.	7/2730
Answer» B. 7/15

Discussion

4.	Rice and wheat are in a mixture in the ratio 5:3. If 16 kg wheat is added to this mixture, the ratio of rice to wheat changes to 5:7. How much wheat is in new mixture?
A.	21 kg
B.	28 kg
C.	42 kg
D.	35 kg
Answer» C. 42 kg

Discussion

5.	Suman buys 160 chocolates for Rs. 480. She wanted to earn 30% profit by selling them. But Rakesh visited her and she gave him 25% of those chocolates at the cost price itself. But even after doing this, she earned a profit of 30% as decided. For how much did she sell each chocolate?
A.	Rs. 3.8
B.	Rs. 4.2
C.	Rs. 6
D.	Rs. 3
Answer» C. Rs. 6

Discussion

6.	Guddi buys some oranges in a shop at 4 per rupee. She goes to other shop and buys same number of oranges at 5 per rupee. She then combines them in a basket and sells them at 4 per rupee. Will she get a profit or loss? And how much?
A.	Profit = 100/9 %
B.	Loss = 100/9 %
C.	Profit = 116/9 %
D.	Loss = 116/9 %
Answer» B. Loss = 100/9 %

Discussion

7.	M, N and P invest equally in a business. M leaves after 8 months whereas N leaves after just 5 months. Only P remains for a year. What will be ratio of profits of M, N and P respectively, if M invests Rs. 216,800?
A.	9 : 5 : 12
B.	8 : 5 : 12
C.	4 : 7 : 1
D.	7 : 5 : 12
Answer» C. 4 : 7 : 1

Discussion

8.	Q invested 25% less than what R invested. Also P invested 20% more than what Q invested. What is investment of R if total investment done was Rs. 3710?
A.	Rs. 1400
B.	Rs. 1300
C.	Rs. 1800
D.	Rs. 1650
Answer» B. Rs. 1300

Discussion

9.	A bank has 6 digit account number with no repetition of digits within a account number. The first and last digit of the account numbers is fixed to be 4 and 7. How many such account numbers are possible?
A.	10080
B.	5040
C.	890
D.	1680
Answer» E.

Discussion

10.	A, B, C and D invest in a business in the ratio 3:6:2:5 respectively. But the capital was utilized in the proportion 5:3:2:6 respectively. What is share of C out of a profit of Rs. 33500?
A.	Rs. 4000
B.	Rs. 2000
C.	Rs. 1000
D.	Rs. 1500
Answer» C. Rs. 1000

Discussion

11.	At what time after 9 am, do hands of clock make a right angle?
A.	At 32(8/11) minutes past 9 am
B.	At 9 am
C.	At 3 pm
D.	At 29(8/11) minutes before 10 am
Answer» B. At 9 am

Discussion

12.	What will be angle between the two hands of a clock at 10.25 pm?
A.	120°
B.	146.5°
C.	162.5°
D.	126.45°
Answer» D. 126.45°

Discussion

13.	P, Q and R are in a cycle race of 4500 meters. P cycles twice as fast as Q. R cycles 1/3rd as fast as Q. R completes the race in 45 minutes. Then where was Q from the finishing line when P finished the race?
A.	300 m
B.	1500 m
C.	2250 m
D.	3000 m
Answer» D. 3000 m

Discussion

14.	Average of 3 numbers is 87. The 1st number is 4 times the 2nd number and 5 times the 3rd number. What will be difference between first and third number?
A.	99
B.	144
C.	132
D.	169
Answer» C. 132

Discussion

15.	In 3 fractions when the largest fraction is divided by smallest fraction, the result 5/4 is greater than the middle fraction by 1/2. If sum of the three fractions is 2(3/12) what will be the difference between largest and smallest fraction?
A.	5/12
B.	1/6
C.	7/24
D.	7/12
Answer» C. 7/24

Discussion

16.	What is increasing order of the fractions 14/17, 10/12, 6/7, 18/22?
A.	6/7, 14/17, 10/12, 18/22
B.	6/7, 10/12, 14/17, 18/22
C.	14/17, 10/12 , 6/7, 18/22
D.	18/22, 14/17, 10/12 , 6/7
Answer» C. 14/17, 10/12 , 6/7, 18/22

Discussion

17.	What is value of (13.8 x 1.9 ÷ 5.7 + 11.2 of (1/16) - (1/20))?
A.	5.50
B.	5.225
C.	55.22
D.	5.25
Answer» E.

Discussion

18.	What least number when divided by 20, 48 and 36 leaves the remainders 13, 41 and 29, respectively?
A.	720
B.	713
C.	727
D.	187
Answer» C. 727

Discussion

19.	How much would be (n-m)/(n+m) , if 2.5m = 0.035n?
A.	250/493
B.	350/507
C.	7/5
D.	493/507
Answer» E.

Discussion

20.	What least number should be multiplied with 384 to make it a perfect square?
A.	3
B.	6
C.	2
D.	8
Answer» C. 2

Discussion

21.	Speed of river is 6 km/hr. Speed of a motorboat in still water is 30km/hr. How much distance can it cover downstream in 24minutes?
A.	9.8 km
B.	864 m
C.	12.8 km
D.	14.4 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

22.	Gurpreet went to a shop and bought a sofa. She got a 20% discount on it. Had she gotten 25% discount she would have saved Rs. 1000 more. How much did she pay for the sofa?
A.	Rs. 5000
B.	Rs. 10,000
C.	Rs. 20,000
D.	Rs. 25000
Answer» D. Rs. 25000

Discussion

23.	Rajesh has a container which has a mixture of wine and water in it. Wine and water are in the ratio 4:1. Rajesh spills some of the mixture by accident. He then replaces the spilled amount with water of same quantity. But now the wine to water ratio became 3:2. How much water did Rajesh add?
A.	3/5
B.	1/2
C.	1/4
D.	2/7
Answer» D. 2/7

Discussion

24.	A has two grandsons P and Q. 13 year old P gets some money from A’s wealth and 14 year old Q gets rest of the money. But P and Q will get money only when they turn 25 years old. Till then the money is in a bank getting interest at rate 4% compounded annually. When both turn 25, they receive the same amount. How much had A given Q initially, if total money with A was Rs.25500?
A.	Rs. 12500
B.	Rs. 13000
C.	Rs. 15000
D.	Rs. 11500
Answer» C. Rs. 15000

Discussion

25.	What will be share of Rajesh, if together Ramesh and Suresh complete only 7/11 of the task, and all three had been given the contract to finish the task for Rs. 1100?
A.	Rs. 350(4/11)
B.	Rs. 200
C.	Rs. 400
D.	Rs. 650
Answer» D. Rs. 650

Discussion

26.	P and Q together earn Rs. 188 per day. Q and R together earn Rs. 152 per day. P, Q and R when working together earn Rs. 300 per day. How much does Q earn daily?
A.	Rs. 43
B.	Rs. 56
C.	Rs. 45
D.	Rs. 40
Answer» E.

Discussion

27.	P and Q work together on a task for 5 days. They then leave and rest of the task is done by R in just 2 days. All the three together are paid Rs. 450. What will be R’s share out of the payment if P alone could do the task in 10 days and Q alone can do the task alone in 15 days?
A.	Rs. 100
B.	Rs. 75
C.	Rs. 225
D.	Rs. 50
Answer» C. Rs. 225

Discussion

28.	Ram and Shyam have been given a task of painting a house for Rs. 800. With the help of Rita, they complete the job in just 3 days. Had Ram alone be doing the task, he would need 6 days. If Shyam alone would be doing the task, he would need 8 days. How much money will Rita get?
A.	Rs. 80
B.	Rs. 150
C.	Rs. 100
D.	Rs. 125
Answer» D. Rs. 125

Discussion

29.	Rs. 8400 is divided among A, B, C and D in such a way that the shares of A and B, B and C, and C and D are in the ratios of 2:3, 4:5 and 6:7 respectively. The share of A is
A.	Rs. 1280
B.	Rs. 8400
C.	Rs. 8210
D.	Rs. 1320
Answer» B. Rs. 8400

Discussion

30.	The price of cooking oil has increased by 25%. By what percent should a family reduce the consumption of cooking oil so as not to increase the expenditure in this account?
A.	20%
B.	25%
C.	18%
D.	16%
Answer» B. 25%

Discussion

31.	In Daya’s bag there are 3 books of History, 4 books of Science and 2 books of Maths. In how many ways can Daya arrange the books so that all the books of same subject are together?
A.	9
B.	6
C.	8640
D.	1728
Answer» E.

Discussion

32.	A’s salary is 50% more than B’s. How much percent is B’s salary less than A’s?
A.	33(1/4)%
B.	33(1/3)%
C.	33(1/2)%
D.	33%
Answer» C. 33(1/2)%

Discussion

33.	A sells a car to B at 10% loss. If B sells it for Rs. 54000 and gains 20%, the cost price of the car for A was
A.	Rs. 25000
B.	Rs. 50000
C.	Rs. 37500
D.	Rs. 60000
Answer» C. Rs. 37500

Discussion

34.	On a railway line there are 20 stops. A ticket is needed to travel between any 2 stops. How many different tickets would the government need to prepare to cater to all possibilities?
A.	760
B.	190
C.	380
D.	72
Answer» D. 72

Discussion

35.	After deducting a commission of 5%, a TV set costs Rs. 9595. Its marked price is
A.	Rs. 10000
B.	Rs. 10074.75
C.	Rs. 10100
D.	Rs. 12000
Answer» C. Rs. 10100

Discussion

36.	The surface area of a sphere is same as the curved surface area of a right circular cylinder whose height and diameter are 12cm each. The radius of the sphere is.
A.	12cm
B.	3cm
C.	6cm
D.	4cm
Answer» D. 4cm

Discussion

37.	Raj got a new chair for 35% discount. Had Raj got no discount, Raj would have had to pay Rs. 224 more. How much did Raj pay for the chair?
A.	Rs. 416
B.	Rs. 640
C.	Rs. 208
D.	Rs. 224
Answer» B. Rs. 640

Discussion

38.	In a library, the ratio of number of story books to that of non-story books was 4:3 and total number of story books was 1248. When some more story books were bought, the ratio became 5:3. Find the number of story books bought.
A.	312
B.	321
C.	936
D.	1560
Answer» B. 321

Discussion

39.	In the India-Australia one day match, due to rain, India needed 324 runs in 48 overs to win. In initial 10 overs, the average scoring rate was 6, but in next 10 overs it increased to 8.5. It then declined to 5.5 in next 10 overs and again rose to 7 in next 10 overs. To win the match now what average is needed?
A.	8.25
B.	6.75
C.	7.75
D.	7.0
Answer» C. 7.75

Discussion

40.	A man goes to Mumbai from Pune at a speed of 4 km/hr and returns to Pune at speed of 6km/hr. What is his average speed of the entire journey?
A.	4.8km/hr
B.	5 km/hr
C.	4.2 km/hr
D.	5.6 km/hr
Answer» B. 5 km/hr

Discussion

41.	What will be ratio of simple to compound interest on two same sums invested in SBI at rate of interest of 8% kept for 3 years?
A.	1875/2029
B.	1/2.5
C.	1903/2156
D.	4/9
Answer» B. 1/2.5

Discussion

42.	A fort has provision for 42 days. After 10 days, a reinforcement of 200 men arrives and the food will now last only for 24 days. How many men were there in the fort in the beginning?
A.	600
B.	575
C.	550
D.	520
Answer» B. 575

Discussion

43.	The ratio of the present age of father to that of son is 7:2. After 10 years their ages will be in the ratio of 9:4. The present ages of the father is
A.	35 years
B.	40 years
C.	30 years
D.	25 years
Answer» B. 40 years

Discussion

44.	What is value of 945.341-1042.792+875.435+31.025?
A.	908.004
B.	810.008
C.	795.659
D.	809.009
Answer» E.

Discussion

45.	A fruit seller buys lemons at 2 for a rupee and sells then at 5 for three rupees. His gain percent is
A.	10%
B.	15%
C.	20%
D.	25%
Answer» D. 25%

Discussion

46.	A person sold a stove for Rs. 423 and incurred a loss of 6%. At what price would it be sold so as to earn a profit of 8%?
A.	Rs. 525
B.	Rs. 500
C.	Rs. 490
D.	Rs. 486
Answer» E.

Discussion

47.	Rohit has to reach Mumbai which is 500 km away in 10 hours. His starting speed for 3 hours was 60 km/hr. For the next 200 km his speed was 50km/hr. By what speed he must travel now so as to reach Mumbai in decided time of 10 hours?
A.	40km/hr
B.	50 km/hr
C.	60 km/hr
D.	20 km/hr
Answer» B. 50 km/hr

Discussion

48.	A milkman had water and milk mixture in a can with water to milk ratio 5:7. He accidently spills 9 liters of the mixture. He then fills the can with water equal in quantity to spilled mixture. This makes the water to milk ratio 9:7. How much milk did the can initially have?
A.	21 liters
B.	24 liters
C.	16 liters
D.	20 liters
Answer» B. 24 liters

Discussion

49.	What will be difference in population 3 years ago and 2 years ago of Devon village, whose current population is 100000 and which is increasing at a rate of 25% every year?
A.	15250
B.	13900
C.	16400
D.	12800
Answer» E.

Discussion

50.	Find the ratio of swimming speed of Raj in still water to speed of river, if ratio of time taken to go 10km upstream to time taken to go 10km downstream is 11:5?
A.	11:5
B.	4:2
C.	8:3
D.	6:5
Answer» D. 6:5

Discussion

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How much would be (n-m)/(n+m) , if 2.5m = 0.035n?

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What will be share of Rajesh, if together Ramesh and Suresh complete only 7/11 of the task, and all three had been given the contract to finish the task for Rs. 1100?

P and Q together earn Rs. 188 per day. Q and R together earn Rs. 152 per day. P, Q and R when working together earn Rs. 300 per day. How much does Q earn daily?

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What will be ratio of simple to compound interest on two same sums invested in SBI at rate of interest of 8% kept for 3 years?

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What is value of 945.341-1042.792+875.435+31.025?

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A person sold a stove for Rs. 423 and incurred a loss of 6%. At what price would it be sold so as to earn a profit of 8%?

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