Aptitude test for MBA students - Set 2

1)   30% discount on Rs. 1000 and 2 successive discounts of 15% and 15% will have a difference of

a. Rs. 22.5
b. Rs. 10
c. Rs. 150
d. Rs. 0
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rs. 22.5

Explanation:
discount


2)   Ramesh sets his grandfather’s clock to the right time at 2.00 am on Thursday. But he didn’t know that the clock gains 20s for every 3 hours. What will the clock indicate on Friday night 6.30 pm?

a. 6.32.00 pm
b. 6.32.46 pm
c. 6.38.56 pm
d. 6.34.30 pm
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 6.34.30 pm

Explanation:
clocks


3)   Jaggu set an alarm on his clock for Monday 11 am. He set his clock correctly on Sunday 1 am. He was unaware that the clock gains 20 min every 24 hours. When his alarm went off what was the actual time?

a. 28 minutes 20 seconds before 10 am
b. 28 minutes 20 seconds past 11 am
c. 31 minutes 40 seconds past 11 am
d. 31 minutes 40 seconds past 10 am
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 31 minutes 40 seconds past 10 am

Explanation:
clocks


4)   Raman has 2 urns. Both these urns have some pebbles. If 20 pebbles from urn B are shifted to urn A then, the number of pebbles in each urn become interchanged. But if 10 pebbles from urn A are put into urn B, then number of pebbles in B are twice the number in A. How many pebbles do A and B have respectively?

a. 60 and 40
b. 80 and 100
c. 70 and 90
d. 50 and 70
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 50 and 70

Explanation:
problems on numbers


5)   Since Raj was not paying attention in class, instead of multiplying M by 2/7, he divided M by 2/7. Raj’s value was 1(13/14)  more than expected value of M. What is M?

a. 3/5
b. 6/7
c. 3/4
d. 4/3
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3/5

Explanation:
fractions


6)   A fraction is divided by reciprocal of itself. It is then multiplied by the original fraction.  What is the fraction if the answer obtained is 11(25/64)?

a. 9/4
b. 27/8
c. 9/8
d. 2/3
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 9/4

Explanation:
fractions


7)   What least number when divided by 36, 24 and 16 leaves 11 as remainder in each case?

a. 36
b. 133
c. 144
d. 155
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 155

Explanation:
hcf lcm


8)   5 clocks ring automatically at intervals of 12 minutes, 8 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes and 10 minutes, respectively. In 8 hours from the moment they start, how many times will they ring together?

a. 12 times
b. 5 times
c. 3 times
d. 4 times
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 4 times

Explanation:
hcf lcm


9)   What is the difference between 1500 and nearest perfect square number?

a. 131
b. 100
c. 56
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: None of the above

Explanation:
square and cube root


10)   square and cube root

a. 2
b. 9
c. 8
d. 15
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 8

Explanation:
square and cube root


11)   Find value of   (a2+2a+b2)/(a3-2a2 ), if a + (b2/a)= 2?

a. 4/b2
b. (2a2)/b2
c. -2a2b2
d. 4/(- b2 )
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 4/(- b2 )

Explanation:
simplification


12)   What will be value of (m+n) if we know that
simplification


a. 4
b. 2
c. 0
d. 1
e. 32
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2

Explanation:
simplification


13)   What is value of 0.0065 x 1.0004?

a. 0.065000260
b. 0.260
c. 260
d. 0.0065026
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 0.0065026

Explanation:
decimals


14)   A box has 6 black, 4 red, 2 white and 3 blue shirts. What is probability of picking at least 1 red shirt in 4 shirts that are randomly picked?

a. 4/15
b. 24/455
c. 69/91
d. 22/91
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 69/91

Explanation:
probability


15)   One glass has juice and water in the ratio 5:2 while other glass has them in ratio 7:4, respectively. If both glasses poured in a vessel, then what will be final ratio of water to juice in the vessel?

a. 8:35
b. 52:25
c. 35:8
d. 25:52
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 25:52

Explanation:
mixture


16)   Rohit starts a travel agency by investing Rs. 40000. After 4 months Raj joins the agency. Raj invests Rs.50000. What will be profit share of Raj if they earn a total of Rs. 187000 as profit in the entire year?

a. Rs. 85000
b. Rs. 97000
c. Rs. 38800
d. Rs. 64666.67
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rs. 85000

Explanation:
partnership


17)   Ajay and Vijay’s investment is in ratio 5 : 2. Ajay gets Rs. 3420 as profit after donating 9% of total profit to orphanage. What is Vijay’s share?

a. Rs. 4788
b. Rs. 3420
c. Rs. 5320
d. Rs. 1900
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rs. 1900

Explanation:
partnership


18)   Ramesh gets a profit of 20% in one trade and suffers a loss of 20% in the second when he sells 2 cycles for Rs. 4000 each. What is his profit or loss in the entire trade?

a. Loss = 4%
b. Loss = 16%
c. Profit = 16%
d. Profit = 4%
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Loss = 4%

Explanation:
profit loss


19)   If  Suraj doesn’t want three vowels together, then in how many, can he arrange letters of the word 'MARKER'?

a. 500
b. 720
c. 240
d. 360
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 240

Explanation:
permutation combination


20)   A trekking group is to be formed having 6 members. They are to be selected from 3 girls, 4 boys and 5 teachers. In how many ways can the group be formed so that there are 3 teachers and 3 boys or 2 girls and 4 teachers?

a. 55
b. 90
c. 27
d. 144
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 55

Explanation:
permutation combination