229 + Mcqs in Aptitude Test Series Page 1 McqOptions

1.	Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at least 2 tails?
A.	0.75
B.	0.5
C.	0.25
D.	0.2
Answer» C. 0.25

Discussion

2.	Radius of a circle is increased by 6%, determine the increase in area of the circle.
A.	12%
B.	12.36%
C.	12.64%
D.	6%
Answer» C. 12.64%

Discussion

3.	If Ajay drives at 4/5th of his usual speed to his office, he is 6 minutes late. What is his usual time to reach his office?
A.	36
B.	24
C.	30
D.	18
Answer» C. 30

Discussion

4.	For a race a distance of 224 meters can be covered by P in 28 seconds and Q in 32 seconds. By what distance does P defeat Q eventually?
A.	26m
B.	32m
C.	24m
D.	28m
Answer» C. 24m

Discussion

5.	Presently a mixture in a tub contains substances A and B in the ratio of 7:5. If 9 litres of this solution is drawn out and B is added to the mixture in certain quantity the resulting mixture becomes 7:9. How much litres of liquid A was kept in the tub initially?
A.	32
B.	20
C.	27
D.	21
Answer» E.

Discussion

6.	If a carpenter completes 3/8th of his work in 6 days, then how many more days will he require completing his remaining work?
A.	10
B.	12
C.	6
D.	16
Answer» B. 12

Discussion

7.	The ratio of the areas of a square and rhombus whose base is same is:
A.	1:2
B.	2:1
C.	1:1
D.	3:1
Answer» D. 3:1

Discussion

8.	If in a race of 80m, A covers the distance in 20 seconds and B in 25 seconds, then A beats B by:
A.	20m
B.	16m
C.	11m
D.	10m
Answer» C. 11m

Discussion

9.	The difference between the ages of two brothers is 8 years. If 12 years ago, the elder one was twice as old as his younger brother, what is the present age of the younger brother?
A.	20
B.	28
C.	24
D.	26
Answer» B. 28

Discussion

10.	5/8th of a job is completed in 10 days. If a person works at the same pace, how many days will he take to complete the job?
A.	4
B.	5
C.	6
D.	7
Answer» D. 7

Discussion

11.	Three coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two tails?
A.	7/8
B.	1/8
C.	2/8
D.	4/8
Answer» B. 1/8

Discussion

12.	If in a certain code 3 * 4 = 25 and 6 * 8 = 100 then what is the value of 12 * 5?
A.	144
B.	169
C.	154
D.	178
Answer» C. 154

Discussion

13.	The cost price of a particular amount of articles is same as the number of articles. Selling price of the articles comes out to be 20. Over the whole transaction 25% is gained. What is X?
A.	15
B.	18
C.	16
D.	20
Answer» D. 20

Discussion

14.	A boat has a speed of 14kmph in standing water. The stream has a speed of 1.2kmph. What time does the boat take to go to a distance of 4864 km and come back? (hours)
A.	700
B.	350
C.	1000
D.	4200
Answer» B. 350

Discussion

15.	20% of A is B, then B% of 20 is same as what?
A.	4% of A
B.	10% of A
C.	20% of A
D.	None
Answer» B. 10% of A

Discussion

16.	For a road work, a contractor was given a deadline to complete the work in 25 days. Hence, he employed a certain number of workers to accomplish the job. But from the very first day 9 workers were absent and the remaining workers could finish the work in 40 days. What number of workers did the contractor hired in the beginning?
A.	20
B.	30
C.	24
D.	16
Answer» D. 16

Discussion

17.	A container has 40L milk. 4L milk is taken out and replaced with water, the process done three times. What is the amount of milk now left?
A.	28L
B.	29L
C.	29.16L
D.	28.4L
Answer» D. 28.4L

Discussion

18.	If a certain number of people can dig earth 100m deep, 25m long, and 30m broad in 12 days, then find the number of days the same number of people will require to dig earth 75m deep, 20m long and 50m broad.
A.	12
B.	18
C.	6
D.	1
Answer» B. 18

Discussion

19.	If the salary of an employee is first increased by 20% and the decreased by 12%, then what is the change in his salary in percent?
A.	16% increase
B.	16% decrease
C.	5.6 % increase
D.	8 % increase
Answer» D. 8 % increase

Discussion

20.	A container contains 30 liters of milk. From this container 5 liter of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now contained by the container?
A.	18.45 liter
B.	23.44 liter
C.	17.36 liter
D.	21.87 liter
Answer» D. 21.87 liter

Discussion

21.	A inlet pipe can fill a tank in 12 hours and an outlet pipe can empty the tank in 16 hours. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, find the time taken to fill the tank.
A.	36 hours
B.	12 hours
C.	4 hours
D.	48 hours
Answer» E.

Discussion

22.	An empty bottle weighs 1/6th of the full bottle. When a certain percent of water was removed and the bottle was weighed, the weight of the bottle turned out to be 1/3rd of the bottle when it was full. What is the percent of water removed?
A.	70%
B.	85%
C.	80%
D.	75%
Answer» D. 75%

Discussion

23.	In a class, 20% of the students were absent for an exam. 30% failed by 20 marks and 10% just passed. Find the average score of the class if the remaining students scored an average of 65 marks and the cut off for passing the exam is 40.
A.	45
B.	49
C.	36
D.	40
Answer» D. 40

Discussion

24.	The batting average of a particular batsman is 60 runs in 46 innings. If the difference in his highest and lowest score is 150 runs and his average excluding these two innings is 58 runs, find his highest score.
A.	179
B.	208
C.	210
D.	None of these
Answer» B. 208

Discussion

25.	-2, 5, 24, 61, ?
A.	122
B.	124
C.	118
D.	120
Answer» B. 124

Discussion

26.	A shopkeeper sells his goods at cost price but uses a faulty meter that weighs 950 grams. Find the profit percent.
A.	100/17%
B.	100/23%
C.	100/19%
D.	100/13%
Answer» D. 100/13%

Discussion

27.	A shopkeeper sells an item at Rs 36 and incurs a loss of 10 %. At what price should the shopkeeper sell it to gain 30 % ? (in Rs)
A.	45.5
B.	65
C.	58.5
D.	52
Answer» E.

Discussion

28.	What is the investment made if one invests in 15% stock at 50 and earns Rs.2000?
A.	8000
B.	7000
C.	5000
D.	6000
Answer» D. 6000

Discussion

29.	1, 2, 9, 64, ?
A.	125
B.	625
C.	225
D.	525
Answer» C. 225

Discussion

30.	W, S, Q, M, ?
A.	I
B.	J
C.	K
D.	L
Answer» D. L

Discussion

31.	Find number which is 70% less than 60.
A.	18
B.	42
C.	20
D.	40
Answer» B. 42

Discussion

32.	A cab on its way to Bangalore overtakes an auto also going in the same direction at 11 am. The cab reaches Bangalore at 1.30 pm and starts the return journey after taking a break of 1 hour. On its way back it meets the auto at 3 pm. At what time will the auto reach Bangalore?
A.	3 p.m.
B.	3.30 p.m.
C.	5 p.m
D.	4 p.m
Answer» E.

Discussion

33.	In a decade, a town’s population increases from 175000 to 262500. What is the average % increase of population each year?
A.	4%
B.	6%
C.	5%
D.	50%
Answer» D. 50%

Discussion

34.	How many times do the hands of the clock coincide in a day?
A.	22
B.	24
C.	20
D.	21
Answer» B. 24

Discussion

35.	A man bought 6 pencils for Rs 5 and sold them at 5 pencils for Rs. 6. Calculate his gain percentage
A.	30%
B.	33%
C.	33.33%
D.	44%
Answer» E.

Discussion

36.	A man walks with 3kmph speed in the direction of a train. How much time will a 500m long train take to overtake him at a speed of 63kmph?
A.	42 seconds
B.	30 seconds
C.	50 seconds
D.	36 seconds
Answer» C. 50 seconds

Discussion

37.	If the sum of three consecutive even numbers is 44 more than the average of these numbers, then the largest of these numbers is?
A.	20
B.	24
C.	22
D.	None of these
Answer» C. 22

Discussion

38.	If in a book a total of 3209 digits are used for numbering, then find out the total number of pages in the book.
A.	1079
B.	1000
C.	1100
D.	1075
Answer» B. 1000

Discussion

39.	Eleven bags are bought for Rs.1000 and sold at 10 for Rs.1100. What is the gain or loss in percentage?
A.	10%
B.	21%
C.	25%
D.	20%
Answer» C. 25%

Discussion

40.	If Harsh sold a match ticket for Rs.340 at a profit of 25%, at what price did he purchased the ticket?
A.	280
B.	255
C.	300
D.	272
Answer» E.

Discussion

41.	40 feet rope is cut into 2. One piece is 18 feet longer than the other. What is the length of the shorter piece?
A.	11
B.	12
C.	18
D.	22
Answer» B. 12

Discussion

42.	In what ratio must one add water to milk so as to gain 16.666% on the selling this mixture at the cost price?
A.	1:6
B.	1:3
C.	6:1
D.	3:1
Answer» B. 1:3

Discussion

43.	In an entrance exam, 3 marks is awarded for every correct answer and (-1) for every wrong answer. If a student gets 38 marks after attempting all questions, find the number of questions answered correctly if the total questions were 70.
A.	38
B.	40
C.	27
D.	43
Answer» D. 43

Discussion

44.	In a partnership for a business, Jay invests Rs.6000 for complete year & Viru invests Rs.3000 for 6 months. What is Viru’s share if they earn Rs.240 as profit?
A.	120
B.	80
C.	192
D.	48
Answer» E.

Discussion

45.	A man sells 45 lemons for Rs 40 and loses 20%. At how much price should he sell 24 lemons to the next customer to make a 20% profit?
A.	32
B.	20
C.	24
D.	16
Answer» B. 20

Discussion

46.	Ram can finish a puzzle in 3 hours and Shyam can do the same in 2 hours. Both of them finish the puzzle and get 15 candies. What is Ram’s share?
A.	3
B.	6
C.	11
D.	12
Answer» C. 11

Discussion

47.	Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 24 minutes and 32 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, after how much time should B be closed so that the tank is full in 18 minutes?
A.	5 minutes
B.	6 minutes
C.	8 minutes
D.	9 minutes
Answer» D. 9 minutes

Discussion

48.	Find the odd man out: 5, 8, 20, 42, 124, 246
A.	20
B.	42
C.	124
D.	246
Answer» B. 42

Discussion

49.	A box has 10 black and 10 white balls. What is the probability of getting two balls of the same color?
A.	10/19
B.	9/38
C.	9/19
D.	5/38
Answer» D. 5/38

Discussion

50.	A dice is rolled twice. What is the probability of getting sum 9?
A.	2/3
B.	1/3
C.	1/9
D.	3/9
Answer» D. 3/9

Discussion

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Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at least 2 tails?

Radius of a circle is increased by 6%, determine the increase in area of the circle.

If Ajay drives at 4/5th of his usual speed to his office, he is 6 minutes late. What is his usual time to reach his office?

For a race a distance of 224 meters can be covered by P in 28 seconds and Q in 32 seconds. By what distance does P defeat Q eventually?

Presently a mixture in a tub contains substances A and B in the ratio of 7:5. If 9 litres of this solution is drawn out and B is added to the mixture in certain quantity the resulting mixture becomes 7:9. How much litres of liquid A was kept in the tub initially?

If a carpenter completes 3/8th of his work in 6 days, then how many more days will he require completing his remaining work?

The ratio of the areas of a square and rhombus whose base is same is:

If in a race of 80m, A covers the distance in 20 seconds and B in 25 seconds, then A beats B by:

The difference between the ages of two brothers is 8 years. If 12 years ago, the elder one was twice as old as his younger brother, what is the present age of the younger brother?

5/8th of a job is completed in 10 days. If a person works at the same pace, how many days will he take to complete the job?

Three coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two tails?

If in a certain code 3 * 4 = 25 and 6 * 8 = 100 then what is the value of 12 * 5?

The cost price of a particular amount of articles is same as the number of articles. Selling price of the articles comes out to be 20. Over the whole transaction 25% is gained. What is X?

A boat has a speed of 14kmph in standing water. The stream has a speed of 1.2kmph. What time does the boat take to go to a distance of 4864 km and come back? (hours)

20% of A is B, then B% of 20 is same as what?

A container has 40L milk. 4L milk is taken out and replaced with water, the process done three times. What is the amount of milk now left?

If a certain number of people can dig earth 100m deep, 25m long, and 30m broad in 12 days, then find the number of days the same number of people will require to dig earth 75m deep, 20m long and 50m broad.

If the salary of an employee is first increased by 20% and the decreased by 12%, then what is the change in his salary in percent?

A container contains 30 liters of milk. From this container 5 liter of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now contained by the container?

A inlet pipe can fill a tank in 12 hours and an outlet pipe can empty the tank in 16 hours. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, find the time taken to fill the tank.

An empty bottle weighs 1/6th of the full bottle. When a certain percent of water was removed and the bottle was weighed, the weight of the bottle turned out to be 1/3rd of the bottle when it was full. What is the percent of water removed?

In a class, 20% of the students were absent for an exam. 30% failed by 20 marks and 10% just passed. Find the average score of the class if the remaining students scored an average of 65 marks and the cut off for passing the exam is 40.

The batting average of a particular batsman is 60 runs in 46 innings. If the difference in his highest and lowest score is 150 runs and his average excluding these two innings is 58 runs, find his highest score.

-2, 5, 24, 61, ?

A shopkeeper sells his goods at cost price but uses a faulty meter that weighs 950 grams. Find the profit percent.

A shopkeeper sells an item at Rs 36 and incurs a loss of 10 %. At what price should the shopkeeper sell it to gain 30 % ? (in Rs)

What is the investment made if one invests in 15% stock at 50 and earns Rs.2000?

1, 2, 9, 64, ?

W, S, Q, M, ?

Find number which is 70% less than 60.

A cab on its way to Bangalore overtakes an auto also going in the same direction at 11 am. The cab reaches Bangalore at 1.30 pm and starts the return journey after taking a break of 1 hour. On its way back it meets the auto at 3 pm. At what time will the auto reach Bangalore?

In a decade, a town’s population increases from 175000 to 262500. What is the average % increase of population each year?

How many times do the hands of the clock coincide in a day?

A man bought 6 pencils for Rs 5 and sold them at 5 pencils for Rs. 6. Calculate his gain percentage

A man walks with 3kmph speed in the direction of a train. How much time will a 500m long train take to overtake him at a speed of 63kmph?

If the sum of three consecutive even numbers is 44 more than the average of these numbers, then the largest of these numbers is?

If in a book a total of 3209 digits are used for numbering, then find out the total number of pages in the book.

Eleven bags are bought for Rs.1000 and sold at 10 for Rs.1100. What is the gain or loss in percentage?

If Harsh sold a match ticket for Rs.340 at a profit of 25%, at what price did he purchased the ticket?

40 feet rope is cut into 2. One piece is 18 feet longer than the other. What is the length of the shorter piece?

In what ratio must one add water to milk so as to gain 16.666% on the selling this mixture at the cost price?

In an entrance exam, 3 marks is awarded for every correct answer and (-1) for every wrong answer. If a student gets 38 marks after attempting all questions, find the number of questions answered correctly if the total questions were 70.

In a partnership for a business, Jay invests Rs.6000 for complete year &amp; Viru invests Rs.3000 for 6 months. What is Viru’s share if they earn Rs.240 as profit?

A man sells 45 lemons for Rs 40 and loses 20%. At how much price should he sell 24 lemons to the next customer to make a 20% profit?

Ram can finish a puzzle in 3 hours and Shyam can do the same in 2 hours. Both of them finish the puzzle and get 15 candies. What is Ram’s share?

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 24 minutes and 32 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, after how much time should B be closed so that the tank is full in 18 minutes?

Find the odd man out: 5, 8, 20, 42, 124, 246

A box has 10 black and 10 white balls. What is the probability of getting two balls of the same color?

A dice is rolled twice. What is the probability of getting sum 9?

In a partnership for a business, Jay invests Rs.6000 for complete year & Viru invests Rs.3000 for 6 months. What is Viru’s share if they earn Rs.240 as profit?