Aptitude Questions 1

Aptitude questions to sharpen your minds... every week. Enjoy this week's questions. Answers coming friday!




1) A : B = 5 : 9
    B : C = 4 : 7
    A : B : C = ?

a) 21 : 36 : 63
b) 20 : 36 : 63
c) 21 : 30 : 63
d) 216 : 31 : 44


2) A takes 8 days to do a job B takes 10 days to do same job. How long should it take both A and B working together but independently to do the same job?

a) 40/9
b) 44/7
c) 40
d) 45


3) How can you add eight 8's to get the number 1,000? (only use addition)


4)  What was the day of the week on 28th may 2006?

a) monday
b) tuesday
c) sunday
d) friday


5) If selling price is doubled, the profit triples find the profit %

 a) 10%
b) 80%
c) 40%
d) 100%


6) In a commitee, 8 persons shake each others' hand. How many handshakes in total have taken place?

a) 8
b) 28
c) 25
d) 15


7) The average of 5 consective even numbers A,B,C,D and E is 52 what is the product of B and E?

a)  2912
b) 2688
c) 3024
d) 2800


8) E  M  H
    N  O  A
    I    ?   D

a) F
b) M
c) C
d) X


9) 4 ? 4 ? 4 ? 4 = 20 use +,-,/,* and solve it.


10) A man bought a horse and a cart. If he sold the horse at 10 % loss and the cart
at 20 % gain, he would not lose anything; but if he sold the horse at 5% loss
and the cart at 5% gain, he would lose Rs. 10 in the bargain. The amount paid
by him was Rs._______ for the horse and Rs.________ for the cart.

a) 400,200
b) 800,400
c) 200,400
d)1000,400