General Aptitude – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) and Answers
General Aptitude – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) and Answers
1-The net income of a business man after paying income tax at the rate of 5% is $ 209,000, then his gross income is
(A) 250,000
(B) 269,000
(C) 249,800
(D) 220,000
2-An item is sold in four instalments. Each successive instalment is one and half times the preceding instalment. If the second instalment is $ 3,000 then the cost of item is
(A) $ 24,375
(B) $ 16,250
(C) $ 17,625
(D) $ 20,000
3-A horse runs at the speed of 22.5 km/hour covers a distance of 4.05 km. The time taken by the horse is
(A) 10.8 minutes
(B) 2.2 minutes
(C) 20.3 minutes
(D) 2 minutes
4-* is the missing digit in the 7 digit number 4*8*8*4. If this number is divisible by 11, the missing digit is
(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 8
5-A car is sold at a profit of 12.5% for $ 4,500. Its cost price is
(A) $ 4,225
(B) $ 4,000
(C) $ 3,750
(D) $ 3,000
6-42 men earn $ 8,400 as wages working for 10 hours a day. The earnings of 50 men working for 12 hours a day if they are all paid at the same hourly rate is
(A) $ 6,000
(B) $ 12,000
(C) $ 18,000
(D) $ 24,000
7-A train is travelling at a constant speed covers a distance of 320 km in 6 hours 40 minutes. The distance covered by the train in 1 hour 15 minutes is
(A) 320 km
(B) 120 km
(C) 100 km
(D) 60 km
8-Identify the wrong in the following
(A) am x an = am+n
(B) (am)n x (an)m = a2mn
(C) [am / an]p = amp-np
(D) [am – an]p = amp+np
9-If the product of two consecutive natural numbers is equal to the sum of the numbers then what are the numbers satisfying the conditions?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 0 and 1
(C) 2 and 3
(D) such number do not exist
10-The ages of two friends A and B differ by 2 years. Age of the A’s father is 4 times the age of B and age of B’s father is 5 times the age of A. If the sum of the ages of all the four is 109 years, the ages of A and B are respectively
(A) 7 and 9
(B) 9 and 11
(C) 11 and 13
(D) 15 and 17
11-The compound interest on a sum of $ 10,000 for two years at the rate of 5% per annum is
(A) $ 1,500
(B) $ 1,025
(C) $ 1,250
(D) $ 2,000
12-The diameter of a circle is equal to the side of a square. Then the ratio of their areas is
(A) π : 4
(B) π : 8
(C) π : 16
(D) π : 2
ANSWERS:
1-(D), 2-(B), 3-(A), 4-(D), 5-(B), 6-(B), 7-(D), 8-(D), 9-(D), 10-(B), 11-(B), 12-(A)