Aptitude Test Model Question with Answer for Central Government Jobs (001)

1.A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?
A.120 metres
B.180 metres
C.324 metres
D.150 metres
Ans: D

2. A copper sphere of radius 3 cm is beaten and drawn into a wire of diameter 0.2 cm. The length of the wire in meters is ....

(a) 18
(b) 24
(c) 36
(d) 48
Ans: C

3. By selling 12 articles for a rupee, a man loses 20%. How many he should sell for a rupee to get a gain of 20%.

(a) 5
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 15
Ans: B

4.A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 km/hr in the same direction in which the train is going, in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is:

A.45 km/hr
B.50 km/hr
C.54 km/hr
D.55 km/hr
Ans: B

5.The length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr can cross in 30 seconds, is:

A.200 m
B.225 m
C.245 m
D.250 m
Ans: C



6. Fill in the missing letter in the following letter series; S, V, Y, B
(a) C
(b) D
(c) E
(d) F
Ans: C

7. The percentage profit earned on an article by selling it at Rs. 960 was 20, what was the cost price of the article?

(a) Rs. 600
(b) Rs. 900
(c) Rs. 840
(d) Rs. 800
Ans: D

8. Radius of a wheel is 0.25 m. How many rounds will it take to complete the distance of 11 km.
(a) 2800
(b) 7000
(c) 4000
(d) 5500
Ans: B

9.Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 27 seconds and 17 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23 seconds. The ratio of their speeds is:

A.1 : 3
B.3 : 2
C.3 : 4
D.None of these
Ans: B

10.A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length of the platform?

A.120 m
B.240 m
C.300 m
D.None of these
Ans: B

11. 3, 15, 35, ?, 99, 143
(a) 63
(b) 69
(c) 81
(d) 85
Ans: A

12. 2, 3, 5, ?, 11, 13
(a) 12
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 7
Ans: C

13. The middle term of an arithmetic series 3, 7, 11, ....., 147 is
(a) 71
(b) 75
(c) 79
(d) 83
Ans: B

14. If A, B and C are angles of a triangle and tan A=1, tan B = 2, then tan C is equal to
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) -3
(d) -1
Ans: B

15. If the volume of a sphere is divided by its surface area, the result is 27 cm. The radius of the sphere in cm is ....

(a) 9
(b) 27
(c) 81
(d) 243
Ans: C

16.A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform 650 m long?
A.65 sec
B.89 sec
C.100 sec
D.150 sec
Ans: B

17.Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at 46 km/hr and 36 km/hr. The faster train passes the slower train in 36 seconds. The length of each train is:

A.50 m
B.72 m
C.80 m
D.82 m
Ans: A

18. Sarla secured 24 marks more in Geography than in English. The difference between the marks obtained by her in English and Science is 16. What are her marks is Science?

(a) 36
(b) 40
(c) 60
(d) Data inadequate
Ans: D

19. What Should come in place of multiple marks (x)
7942 − 3587 = 6.5 x ?
(a) 640
(b) 760
(c) 670
(d) 680
Ans: C

20. The difference between two numbers is 8 and their ratio is 1:5. Which of the following is the smaller number?

(a) 24
(b) 8
(c) 16
(d) 2
Ans: D

21. If you are ninth person from both the ends in a row, then how many persons are there in the row?
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 17
(d) 19
Ans: C

22.A train 360 m long is running at a speed of 45 km/hr. In what time will it pass a bridge 140 m long?
A.40 sec
B.42 sec
C.45 sec
D.48 sec
Ans: A

23. When a number is divided by 7, the remainder 4. When the same number is divided by 6, the remainder is 3. What is the number?

(a) 39
(b) 37
(c) 48
(d) 56
Ans: A

24.Two trains are moving in opposite directions @ 60 km/hr and 90 km/hr. Their lengths are 1.10 km and 0.9 km respectively. The time taken by the slower train to cross the faster train in seconds is:

A.36
B.45
C.48
D.49
Ans: C

25.A jogger running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track in 240 metres ahead of the engine of a 120 metres long train running at 45 kmph in the same direction. In how much time will the train pass the jogger?

A.3.6 sec
B.18 sec
C.36 sec
D.72 sec
Ans: C

26. The average age of NutanPrakash, Gouri and Ramesh is 21 years. The average age of Gouri and Ramesh is 18 years. What is the average age of Nutan and Prakash?

(a) 24 years
(b) 26 years
(c) 20 years
(d) 22 years
Ans: A