APTITUDE QUIZ
1. In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was :
A) 2500
B) 2700
C) 2900
D) 3100
2. If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as :
A) 4% of a
B) 6% of a
C) 8% of a
D) 10% of a
3. Fresh fruit contains 68% water and dry fruit contains 20% water. How much dry fruit can be obtained from 100 kg of fresh fruits ?
A) 20
B) 30
C) 40
D) 50
4. The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 10% every year. It was purchased 3 years ago. If its present value is Rs. 8748, its purchase price was :
A) 10000
B) 12000
C) 14000
D) 16000
5. A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 125 marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks are :
A) 500
B) 600
C) 800
D) 1000
6. A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3, What is the percentage error in the calculation ?
A) 54 %
B) 64 %
C) 74 %
D) 84 %
7. If the price of a book is first decreased by 25% and then increased by 20%, then the net change in the price will be :
A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 40
8. A man spends 35% of his income on food, 25% on children’s education and 80% of the remaining on house rent. What percent of his income he is left with ?
A) 6 %
B) 8 %
C) 10 %
D) 12 %
9. Gaurav spends 30% of his monthly income on food articles, 40% of the remaining on conveyance and clothes and saves 50% of the remaining. If his monthly salary is Rs. 18,400, how much money does he save every month ?
A) 3864
B) 4903
C) 5849
D) 6789
10. 405 sweets were distributed equally among children in such a way that the number of sweets received by each child is 20% of the total number of children. How many sweets did each child recieve ?
A) 9
B) 10
C) 11
D) 12
11. If A’s height is 40% less than that of B, how much percent B’s height is more than that of A?
A) 66.66%
B) 76.66%
C) 96.66%
D) 86.66%
12. In an election only two candidates contested 20% of the voters did not vote and 120 votes were declared as invalid. The winner got 200 votes more than his opponent thus he secured 41% votes of the total voters on the voter list. Percentage votes of the defeated candidate out of the total votes casted is:
A) 47.5%
B) 41%
C) 38%
D) 45%
13. If 75% of a number is added to 75, then the result is the number itself. The number is :
A) 100
B) 200
C) 300
D) 400
14. A number is decreased by 10% and then increased by 10%. The number so obtained is 10 less than the original number. What was the original number ?
A) 1000
B) 2000
C) 3000
D) 4000
15. What percent of 7.2 kg is 18 gms ?
A) .25%
B) .5%
C) .75%
D) 1%
16. A’s salary is 40% of B’s salary which is 25% of C’s salary. What percentage of C’s salary is A’s salary ?
A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 40
17. A salesman gets commission on total sales at 9%. If the sale is exceeded Rs.10,000 he gets an additional commission as bonus of 3% on the excess of sales over Rs.10,000. If he gets total commission of Rs.1380, then the bonus he received is:
A) Rs.180
B) Rs.120
C) Rs.480
D) data insufficient
18. The population of a town was 1,60,000 three years ago, If it increased by 3%, 2.5% and 5% respectively in the last three years, then the present population in
A) 155679
B) 167890
C) 179890
D) 177366
19. In a History examination, the average for the entire class was 80 marks. If 10% of the students scored 35 marks and 20% scored 90 marks, what was the average marks of the remaining students of the class ?
A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 100
20. A bag contains 600 coins of 25 p denomination and 1200 coins of 50 p denominations. If 12% of 25 p coins and 24% of 50 p coins are removed, the percentage of money removed from the bag is nearly :
A) 21.6 %
B) 15.3 %
C) 14.6 %
D) 12.5 %
ANSWERS
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. A
11. A
12. D
13. C
14. A
15. A
16. A
17. B
18. D
19. C
20. A
