APTITUDE QUIZ
Q (1 – 5 ) Find the missing number in the following number series
1) 3 9 23 97 ___ 2881
a) 438
b) 479
c) 379
d) 437
e) None of these
2) 24 12 __ 18 36 90 270
a) 12
b) 13
c) 16
d) 18
e) 15
3) 264 252 216 156 72 __
a) 36
b) 24
c) -36
d) -24
e) 10
4) 15 31 66 141 __ 621
a) 298
b) 278
c) 398
d) 128
e) None of these
5) 1 1.5 3.5 __ 44 357
a) 9.5
b) 10.5
c) 11
d) 10
e) None of these
Q 6-10) What will come in place of blank space in the given number series?
6) __, 174, 116, 58, 23.2
a) 185
b) 188
c) 183
d) 182
e) None of these
7) 48, 72, 90, __, 118.125
a) 106
b) 105
c) 104
d) 103
e) None of these
8) 529, 841, 961, 1369, __
a) 1525
b) 1681
c) 1623
d) 1728
e) None of these
9) 375, __, 407, 437, 479
a) 387
b) 388
c) 389
d) 390
e) None of these
10) 3375, 4096, 4913, 5832, __
a) 6889
b) 6879
c) 6858
d) 6859
e) None of these
11) If Lalit bought 5 roses for Rs.2. At what price should she sell 25 roses if she wants to make a profit of 20%?
a) Rs.10
b) Rs.8
c) Rs.12
d) Rs.15
e) None of these
12) If a shopkeeper gives 20% discount on its marked price, he makes a loss of 11.11%. What % profit will the shopkeeper make if the article is sold at 10% discount on its marked price?
a) 8%
b) 2%
c) 10%
d) No profit or loss
e) None of these
13) A pot seller marks his pots up by 50% and then offers a discount on the marked price. If after the discount the pot seller making no profit or loss, then what is the percentage discount offered by the pot seller?
a) 12.5%
b) 33.33%
c) 24.28%
d) 25%
e) 30%
14) Two companies A & B, sold each computer for Rs.24000. If company A computes his profit on cost price, while company B computes his profit on selling price, they end up making profits of 20% respectively. By how much is the profit made by company B greater than that of company A?
a) 25%
b) 10%
c) 20%
d) 15%
e) None of these
15) A shopkeeper bought furniture at 20% discount on the label price. If shopkeeper wants to make a profit of 10% after allowing a discount of 20%, by what % was marked price is greater than the labelled price?
a) 15%
b) 20%
c) 10%
d) 12%
e) None of these
16) Ram bought two shirts for Rs.1000. He sells one of them at a profit of 25% and the other at a loss of 16.67% and makes no profit or loss in the end. What is the selling price of the shirt that he sold at a loss? (Approximately)
a) Rs.600
b) Rs.400
c) Rs.500
d) Rs.550
e) RS.450
17) The Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of a product is 40% above its manufacturing cost. The product is sold through a retailer, who earns 25% profit on his cost price. What is the profit percentage for the manufacturer who sells his product to the retailer?
a) 20%
b) 10%
c) 15
d) 12%
e) None of these
18) The marked price of a car is 40% above its cost price. The profit amount is doubled when selling price is increased by 20%. If original marked price was Rs.280000, then what is the selling price?
a) Rs 260000
b) Rs 250000
c) Rs 235000
d) Rs 246000
e) None of these
19) A cap seller marked the price of a cap with a profit of 30% but allowed a discount of 20% on marked price. What is his actual profit?
a) 4%
b) 5%
c) 8%
d) 20%
e) 15%
20) A merchant allows 20% discount on marked price and still makes a profit of 10%. If he gains Rs.35 on one article, then what is the marked price?
a) Rs.455.50
b) Rs.481.25
c) Rs.420.75
d) Rs.475.25
e) None of these
ANSWERS
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. E
7. B
8. B
9. A
10. D
11. C
12. D
13. B
14. C
15. C
16. C
17. D
18. B
19. A
20. B
