HP Placement Papers - Aptitude Questions

HP Placement Papers - Aptitude Questions

It has been observed that the HP written Test is divided in four sections: Aptitude, Reasoning, English and Passage.

The students can expect around 20 questions in this each sections.

Here are a few aptitude questions asked in the written test of HP-

1. Some words translated from an artificial language.
If agnoscrenia means poisonous spider
delanocrenia means poisonous snake
agnosdeery means brown spider

Which word could mean "black widow spider"?
A. deeryclostagnos
B. agnosvitriblunin
C. agnosdelano
D. trymuttiagnos

2. Some words translated from an artificial language.
migenlasan means cupboard
lasanpoen means boardwalk
cuopdansa means Pullman

Which word could mean "walkway"?
A. cuopeisel
B. poenmigen
C. lasandansa
D. poenforc

3. What will be the average of first 40 natural numbers?
A. 20.5
B. 25.5
C. 26.5
D.23.3

4. M and N can do a piece of work in 18 days; N and O can do it in 24 days M and O can do it in 36 days. In how many days will M, N and O finish it together and separately?
A. 144 days
B. 125 days
C. 175 days
D. 150 days

5. The ratio between a two-digit number and the sum of the digits of that
number is 4 : 1.If the digit in the unit's place is 3 more than the digit in the ten’s place, what is the number?
A. 65
B. 36
C. 40
D. 25

6. Two dice are thrown together .What is the probability that the sum of the number on the two faces is divided by 4 or 6
A. 7/18
B. 5/18
C. 3/18
D. 9/18

7. If the typewriter is sold for Rs 490 and sold for Rs 465.50. What will be the loss percentage?
A. 7%
B. 8%
C. 4%
D. 5%

8. Choose the word that best completes the analogy .PLANE : AIRPORT :: SHIP :
A. Berth
B. Pier
C. Station
D. Depot

9. Choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given words.
MORTAL
A. Immortal
B. Divine
C. Spiritual
D. Eternal

10. Each question consist of two words which have a certain relationship to each other followed by four pairs of related words, Select the pair which has the same relationship.

SYMPHONY:COMPOSER

A. Leonardo: music
B. Fresco: painter
C. Colours: pallet
D. Art: appreciation

11. What will be the speed of the train if a train 100 metres long takes 6 seconds to cross a man walking at 5 kmph in the direction opposite to that of the train.

A. 65 kmph
B. 55 kmph
C. 45 kmph
D. 75 kmph

12. In a game of 80 points; P can give Q 5 points and R 15 points. Then how many points Q can give R in a game of 60?
A. 5 points
B. 8 points
C. 7 points
D. 10 points

13. The question has an underlined word followed by four answer choices. You will choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word language.
A. slang
B. tongue
C. writing
D. words

14. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.

CMM, EOO, GQQ, _____, KUU

A. GSS
B. GRR
C. ITT
D. ISS

15. Find the statement that must be true according to the given information.

Vineet has a paper route. Each morning, he delivers 37 newspapers to customers in his neighbourhood. It takes Vineet 50 minutes to deliver all the papers. If Vineet is sick or has other plans, his friend Tauseef, who lives on the same street, will sometimes deliver the papers for him.

A. Vineet and Tauseef live in the same neighbourhood.
B. It takes Tauseef more than 50 minutes to deliver the papers.
C. It is dark outside when Vineet begins his deliveries.
D. Tauseef would like to have his own paper route.

16. The question presents a situation and asks you to make a judgment regarding that particular circumstance. Choose an answer based on given information.

Mrs. Seems took a taxi to meet her three friends for lunch. They were waiting for her outside the restaurant when she pulled up in the car. She was so excited to see her friends that she left her tote bag in the taxi. As the taxi pulled away, she and her friends took notice of the license plate number so they would be able to identify the car when they called the taxi company.

#1: The four women seem to agree that the plate starts out with the letter J.

#2: Three of them agree that the plate ends with 12M.

#3: Three of them think that the second letter is X, and a different three think that the third letter is K.

The four license plate numbers below represent what each of the four women thinks she saw. Which one is most likely the license plate number of the taxi?

A. JXK 12M
B. JYK 12M
C. JXK 12M
D. JXX 12M

17. Choose the word that best completes the analogy INEPT : SKILL :: FLIMSY :
A. Weight
B. Power
C. Strength
D. Thickness

18. In the question below, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled up. Rearrange these parts which are labelled A, B, C and D to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.

Since the beginning of history

A : have managed to catch
B : the Eskimos and Red Indians
C : by a very difficult method
D : a few specimens of this aquatic animal

The Proper sequence should be:

A. BCAD
B. DBAC
C. DBCA
D. BADC

19. Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

CANTANKEROUS

A. Quarrelsome
B. Noisy
C. Disrespectful
D. Rash