Aptitude Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: An article is sold at a loss of 20 %. It yields Rs. 60 more when it is sold at a gain of 20 %. The cost price of the article is
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- 2Rs. 150true
- 3Rs. 140false
- 4Rs. 120false
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Answer : 2. "Rs. 150 "
Q: If 5500 copies are published and the transportation cost on them amounts to Rs. 82,500, then what should be the selling price of the book so that the publisher can earn a profit of 25%?
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- 1Rs. 187.50true
- 2Rs. 191.50false
- 3Rs. 175false
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 187.50"
Explanation :
For the publisher to earn a profit of 25% S.P = 125% of C.P.
Also Transportation Cost = 10% of C.P.
Let the S.P of 5500 books be Rs. x.
Then, 10 : 125 = 82500 : x ⇒ x = Rs. 
= Rs. 1031250.
⸫ S.P. of one book = Rs. 
= Rs. 187.50.
Q: The length, breadth and height of a hall are 144 m, 180 m and 384 m respectively. The length of the longest scale that can measure the three dimensions of the hall exactly is:
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60ffd6f9dca5042dc1d3f139- 130 mfalse
- 212 mtrue
- 315 mfalse
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Answer : 2. "12 m"
Q: If a clock strikes 12 in 33 seconds, it will strike 6 in how many seconds?
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- 3$${33\over 2} $$false
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Answer : 4. "15"
Q: In a group of students, 70 % can speak English and 65 % can speak Hindi. If 27 % of the students can speak none of the two languages, then what percent of the group can speak both the languages?
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5e32700d7a6228708566372b- 138%false
- 262%true
- 328%false
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Answer : 2. "62% "
Q: On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is ? 3102 05b5cc74fe4d2b4197774fb3a
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- 2Rs. 60true
- 3Rs. 65false
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Answer : 2. "Rs. 60"
Explanation :
Answer: B) Rs. 60 Explanation: Let the cost price of a ball is Rs.xGiven, on selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 ballsThe equation is :17x - 720 = 5xSolving the equation we get x = 60Therefore, cost price of a ball is Rs. 60.
Q: A sofa-set listed at ₹ 800 is sold to a retailer at successive discounts of 25% and 15% by the wholesaler. Then the cost price of the sofa-set for retailer is-
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Answer : 2. "510"
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Q: If for an edition of the book, the cost of paper is Rs. 56250, then find the promotion cost for this edition?
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- 1Rs. 20,000false
- 2Rs. 22,500true
- 3Rs. 25,500false
- 4Rs. 28,125false
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Answer : 2. "Rs. 22,500"
Explanation :
Let the Promotion cost for this edition be Rs. p.
Then, 25 : 10 = 56250 : p ⇒ p = Rs. 
= Rs. 22500.