Aptitude Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Sujatha sold 75% of her goods at a profit of 24% and the remaining at a loss of 40%. What is her gain/loss percentage on the whole transaction?

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    8% gain
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    10% gain
    Correct
    Wrong
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    7.5 % loss
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    9 % loss
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "8% gain"

Q:

For an edition of 12,500 copies, the amount of Royalty paid by the publisher is Rs. 2,18,250. What should be the selling price of the book if the publisher desires a profit of 5%?

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    Rs. 152.50
    Correct
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    Rs. 157.50
    Correct
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  • 3
    Rs. 162.50
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 167.50
    Correct
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Answer : 2. "Rs. 157.50"
Explanation :

Clearly, S.P. of the book = 105% of C.P.
Let the selling price of this edition (of 12500 books) be Rs. x.
Then, 15 : 105 = 281250 : x ⇒ x = Rs.  = Rs. 1968750.
⸫ S.P of one book = Rs.  = Rs. 157.50

Q:

The following line graph gives the percentage of the number of candidates who qualified an examination out of the total number of candidates who appeared for the examination over a period of seven years from 1994 to 2000.

In which pair of years was the number of candidates qualified, the same?

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    1995 and 1997
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    1995 and 2000
    Correct
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    1998 and 1999
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Data inadequate
    Correct
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    None of these
    Correct
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Answer : 4. "Data inadequate"

Q:

Direction: Percentage of different types of employees in a company in two consecutive years.

If the number of D type employees in 1998 was 5000. What would have been its approximate percentage in the company? 

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    14
    Correct
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    10
    Correct
    Wrong
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    12
    Correct
    Wrong
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    16
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "10 "

Q:

Rashid borrowed Rs.15000 at the rate of 10% p.a. rate of compound interest, compound annually. He repaid a certain amount at the end of the first. Then he paid Rs. 12100 at the end of the 2nd year to completely discharge the loan. What amount did he repay at the end of 1st year?

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    4500
    Correct
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    5500
    Correct
    Wrong
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    6500
    Correct
    Wrong
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    5800
    Correct
    Wrong
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    None of these
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Answer : 2. "5500"

Q:

Manoj gave 60% of his salary to his wife and invested rest amount in mutual funds. His wife spends 30% amount on grocery and 20% on rent. From remaining amount, she purchased gold worth Rs. 18000. Find salary of Manoj.

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    Rs 60000
    Correct
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    Rs 54000
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs 64000
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs 58000
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs 66000
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "Rs 60000"

Q:

A 300-meter-long train moving with an average speed of 126 km/hr. crosses a platform in 24 seconds. A man crosses the same the same platforms in 5 minutes. What is the speed of man in meter/second?

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    1.5 metre/second
    Correct
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    1.2 metre/second
    Correct
    Wrong
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    1.5 metre/second
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Cannot be determined
    Correct
    Wrong
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    None of these
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Answer : 1. "1.5 metre/second"

Q:

A wholesaler had 200 dozen of mangoes. He sold some of these mangoes at 20 % profit and the rest at 10 % profit, so that he made 13 % profit on selling all the mangoes. How many mangoes in dozens) did he sell at 20 % profit? 

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    80
    Correct
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    120
    Correct
    Wrong
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    140
    Correct
    Wrong
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    60
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "60 "

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