Quantitative Aptitude Test - Part 2

Solve these Quantitative Aptitude Questions and post your answers in the comment section below. These questions have been selected form previous years' aptitude question papers of various recruiters including TCS, Infosys, Satyam.

There are 25 questions, try to solve them within 40 minutes.

1. One of Mr. Horton,his wife,their son,and Mr. Horton's mother is a doctor and
   another is a lawyer.
   a)If the doctor is younger than the lawyer, then the doctor and the lawyer are
   not blood relatives.
   b)If the doctor is a woman, then the doctor and the lawyer are blood relatives.
   c)If the lawyer is a man, then the doctor is a man.
   Whose occupation you know?


2. Mr. and Mrs. Aye and Mr. and Mrs. Bee competed in a chess tournament.Of the
   three games played:
   a)In only the first game were the two players married to each other.
   b)The men won two games and the women won one game.
   c)The Ayes won more games than the Bees.
   d)Anyone who lost game did not play the subsequent game.
   Who did not lose a game?


3. Three piles of chips--pile I consists one chip, pile II consists of chips, and pile
   III consists of three chips--are to be used in game played by Anita and
   Brinda.The game requires:
   a)That each player in turn take only one chip or all chips from just one pile.
   b)That the player who has to take the last chip loses.
   c)That Anita now have her turn.
   From which pile should Anita draw in order to win?
   


4. What is the maximum number of half-pint bottles of cream that can be filled
   with a 4-gallon can of cream(2 pt.=1 qt. and 4 qt.=1 gal)
   A.16
   B.24
   C.30
   D.64
   


5. If the operation,^ is defined by the equation x ^ y = 2x + y,what is the value
   of a in 2 ^ a = a ^ 3
   A.0
   B.1
   C.-1
   D.4
   


6. There are 200 questions on a 3 hr examination.Among these questions are 50
   mathematics problems.It is suggested that twice as much time be spent on each
   maths problem as for each other question.How many minutes should be spent on
   mathematics problems
   A.36
   B.72
   C.60
   D.100
   


7. In a group of 15,7 have studied Latin, 8 have studied Greek, and 3 have not
   studied either.How many of these studied both Latin and Greek
   A.0
   B.3
   C.4
   D.5
   


8. In June a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its game
   played. After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its average to 50%
   .How many games must the team have won in a row to attain this average?
   A. 12
   B. 20
   C. 24
   D. 30
   


9. A company contracts to paint 3 houses. Mr.Brown can paint a house in 6 days
   while Mr.Black would take 8 days and Mr.Blue 12 days. After 8 days Mr.Brown
   goes on vacation and Mr. Black begins to work for a period of 6 days. How many
   days will it take Mr.Blue to complete the contract?
   A. 7
   B. 8
   C. 11
   D. 12
   


10. If 9x-3y=12 and 3x-5y=7 then 6x-2y = ?
    A.-5
    B. 4
    C. 2
    D. 8
    


11. There are 5 red shoes, 4 green shoes. If one draw randomly a shoe what is
    the probability of getting a red shoe?
    


12. The cost of an item is Rs 12.60. If the profit is 10% over selling price what is
    the selling price ?
    


13. There are 6 brown shoes & 4 black shoes . If two of brown shoes are drawn what
    is the probability of getting brown shoes?
    


14. If the value of x lies between 0 & 1 which of the following is the largest?
    (a) x
    (b) x2
    (c) -x
    (d) 1/x
    


15. Each side of a rectangle is increased by 100% .By what percentage does the
    area increase?
    


16. For a bicycle, Perimeter of the back wheel = 9 feet, front wheel = 7 feet on a certain
    distance, the front wheel gets 10 revolutions more than the back wheel .What is
    the distance covered by bicycle?
    


17. 20% of a 6 litre solution and 60% of 4 litre solution are mixed. What
    percentage is the mixture of solution?
    


18. City A's population is 68000, decreasing at a rate of 80 people per year. City B
    having population 42000 is increasing at a rate of 120 people per year. In how
    many years both the cities will have same population?
    


19. In a class, except 18 all are above 50 years.
    15 are below 40 years of age. How many people are there
    (a) 30
    (b) 33
    (c) 36
    (d) none of these
    


20. If a boat is moving in upstream with velocity of 14 km/hr and goes
    downstream with a velocity of 40 km/hr, then what is the speed of the stream ?
    (a) 13 km/hr
    (b) 26 km/hr
    (c) 34 km/hr
    (d) none of these
    


21. Find (7x + 4y ) / (x-2y) if x/2y = 3/2 ?
    (a) 7
    (b) 8
    (c) 10
    (d) none of these
    


22. If on an item a company gives 25% discount, they earn 25% profit. If they
    now give 10% discount then what is the profit percentage.
    (a) 40%
    (b) 55%
    (c) 35%
    (d) 30%
    


23. In simple interest what sum amounts of Rs.1120/- in 4 years and Rs.1200/-
    in 5 years ?
    (a) Rs. 500
    (b) Rs. 600
    (c) Rs. 800
    (d) Rs. 900
    


24. How many mashes are there in 1 square meter of wire gauge if each mesh
    is 8mm long and 5mm wide ?
    (a) 2500
    (b) 25000
    (c) 250
    (d) 250000


25. The price of sugar increases by 20%, by what % should a housewife reduce
    the consumption of sugar so that expenditure on sugar can be same as before ?
    (a) 15%
    (b) 16.66%
    (c) 12%
    (d) 9%

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