Quiz for General Aptitude

Q1: If the ratio of men to women in a company is 3:4 and the total number of employees is 140, how many men are there?

A. 60 B. 70 C. 80 D. 100

Q2: A train 240 meters long is running at a speed of 72 km/h. How long will it take to cross a bridge 360 meters long?

A. 30 sec B. 45 sec C. 40 sec D. 50 sec

Q3: What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ...?

A. 36 B. 40 C. 42 D. 48

Q4: A shopkeeper offers a discount of 10% on the marked price. If the marked price is Rs. 500, what is the selling price?

A. Rs. 400 B. Rs. 450 C. Rs. 500 D. Rs. 550

Q5: If the simple interest on a sum of money for 3 years at 5% per annum is Rs. 150, what is the principal?

A. Rs. 1000 B. Rs. 900 C. Rs. 800 D. Rs. 750

Q6: A rectangle has a length of 10 m and a width of 7 m. What is its perimeter?

A. 34 m B. 24 m C. 17 m D. 70 m

Q7: If x + 1/x = 5, what is the value of x^2 + 1/x^2?

A. 23 B. 24 C. 25 D. 26

Q8: What is the area of a circle with radius 7 cm?

A. 154 cm² B. 144 cm² C. 100 cm² D. 168 cm²

Q9: If the ratio of speeds of two cars is 3:4, what is the ratio of the time taken by them to cover the same distance?

A. 3:4 B. 4:3 C. 1:1 D. 7:12

Q10: What is 20% of 250?

A. 50 B. 40 C. 30 D. 45

Q11: A clock is set right at 8 AM and gains 5 minutes every hour. What will be the true time when the clock shows 10 PM?

A. 9:20 PM B. 9:30 PM C. 8:50 PM D. 9:00 PM

Q12: In a certain code, if "CAT" is written as "3120" and "DOG" is written as "4157", how is "BAT" written?

A. 2120 B. 3121 C. 2119 D. 2121

Q13: The ratio of the present ages of A and B is 5:7. After 5 years, the ratio will be 3:4. What is the sum of their present ages?

A. 72 B. 60 C. 65 D. 80

Q14: A man borrows Rs. 1200 at 10% per annum simple interest. What is the amount after 2 years?

A. Rs. 1440 B. Rs. 1200 C. Rs. 1300 D. Rs. 1500

Q15: If sin θ = 3/5, what is cos θ?

A. 4/5 B. 5/3 C. 3/4 D. 1/5

Q16: What is the value of log10(1000)?

A. 3 B. 2 C. 4 D. 5

Q17: The probability of an event happening is 0.3. What is the probability of it not happening?

A. 0.7 B. 0.3 C. 0.5 D. 1

Q18: A sum of money doubles itself in 8 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest?

A. 12.5% B. 10% C. 15% D. 20%

Q19: Find the median of the data set: 3, 7, 8, 12, 15.

A. 8 B. 7 C. 12 D. 10

Q20: What is the next term in the series: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ...?

A. 36 B. 30 C. 49 D. 35