Monday, January 31, 2011

Aptitude Test Sample Questions & Answers for All Government Jobs (003)

1. A boat moves downstream at the rate of 8 kmph and upstream at a rate of 5 kmph. The speed of the boat in still water is?
1. 6 kmph
2. 6.5 kmph
3. 7 kmph
4. 7.5 kmph
Ans: 2

2. The number 6 400 082 in words is?
a) six million, four thousand, eighty two
b) six million, forty thousand, eighty two
c) six million, four hundred, eighty two
d) six million, four hundred thousand, eighty two
e) sixty four million, eighty two
Ans: D

3. How many bonds are present in CO2 molecule?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
Ans: 4

4. Choose the answer which best completes the number pattern: 12 18 _?_ 30 36?
a) 20
b) 24
c) 22
d) 28
e) none of these
Ans: B

5. If the Arithmetic mean is 34 and geometric mean is 16 then what is greatest number in that series of numbers?
1. 448
2. 56
3. 64
4. 74
Ans: 3



6. If a jet travels at 612 km per hour, approximately how many kilometres will it travel in 13 hours?
a) 8500
b) 8000
c) 7500
d) 7000
e) 2500
Ans: B

7. I went to have my glasses _____.?
1. fit
2. fitted
3. fit on
4. fitted on
Ans: 2

8. Round 8 764 to the nearest hundred?
a) 8000
b) 8700
c) 8760
d) 8800
e) 9000
Ans: D

9. Add the following quantities: 932 + 37 + 1242?
a) 2201
b) 2211
c) 2111
d) 2301
e) 2212
Ans: B

10. A car travels a certain distance taking 7 hrs in forward journey, during the return journey increased speed 12km/hr takes the times 5 hrs. What is the distance
travelled?
1. 210 kms
2. 30 kms
3. 20 kms
4. none of these
Ans: 2

11. 38 people at a party decide to order pizza and pop for a snack. Each person will have 3 slices of pizza and two pops. If each pizza has eight slices and pop comes in 6-packs, how many pizzas and 6-packs of pop should they order?
a) 16 pizzas and 10 packs of pop
b) 10 pizzas and 5 packs of pop
c) 15 pizzas and 13 packs of pop
d) 14 pizzas and 12 packs of pop
e) 20 pizzas and 10 packs of pop
Ans: C

12. Find the next term in the series 0,5,8,17
1. 18
2. 24
3. 32
4. 48
Ans: 2

13. A new drill bit is regularly priced at $49.95. It is on sale with a discount of 10%. Approximately how much would be saved by purchasing the drill bit at the sale
price?
a) $5.00
b) $10.00
c) $15.00
d) $45.00
e) $60.00
Ans: A

14. She would ___________ the truth in his teeth, and he could do what he chose?
1. scribble
2. fling
3. operate
4. blend
Ans: 2

15. Add the following quantities: 3742 + 4719 + 11 + 374?
a) 8736
b) 8746
c) 8836
d) 8846
e) 8814
Ans: D

16. If the wheel of a bicycle makes 560 revolutions in travelling 1.1 km, what is its radius?
1. 31.25 cm
2. 33.25 cm
3. 32.25 cm
4. 30.25 cm
Ans: 1

17. Gary answered all 50 questions on a test. If he scored 78% on the test, how many questions did he get wrong?
a) 39
b) 38
c) 22
d) 12
e) 11
Ans: D

18. Under normal conditions, 1 ½ feet of snow will melt to become 2 inches of water. How many inches of water will result from 6 ¾ feet of melted snow?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 8
d) 9
e) 12
Ans: D

19. Subtract 346.14 from 3792.182?
a) 3757.568
b) 3446.168
c) 3446.042
d) 330.782
e) none of these
Ans: C

20. Multiply 371.4 x 4248.72?
a) 1577974.6
b) 157797.46
c) 15779.746
d) 1577.975
e) 1577.23
Ans: A

21. A contractor calculates 35% labour, 45% material and 20% miscellaneous expenses. What is the material cost, if the labour cost is $385.00?
a) $173.25
b) $495.00
c) $715.00
d) $650.00
e) $853.75
Ans: B

22. Which decimal fraction expresses the value of 4 ¾?
a) 4.12
b) 4.25
c) 4.50
d) 4.75
e) 4.34
Ans: D

23. Some metric measures of length are: (1) metre, (2) centimetre, (3) kilometre, (4) millimetre. In increasing order of length, the correct order for listing these units is?
a) (2), (4), (1), (3).
b) (1), (2), (3), (4).
c) (3), (1), (2), (4).
d) (4), (2), (1), (3).
Ans: D

24. When liquids or gases are heated, they?
a) Shrink in volume and become less dense
b) Shrink in volume and become more dense
c) Expand in volume and become more dense
d) Expand in volume and become less dense
e) Stay the same there is no change
Ans: D

25.A speed of 14 metres per second is the same as?
1. 28 km / hr
2. 46.6 km / hr
3. 50.4 km / hr
4. 70 km / hr
Ans: 3

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