Numerical Aptitude Sample Problems

1. A large field of 700 hectares is divided into two parts. The difference of the areas of
the two parts is one-fifth of the average of the two areas. What is the area of the
smaller part in hectares?
A. 225
B. 280
C. 300
D. 315
2. The ratio between the length and the perimeter of a rectangular plot is 1:3. What is
the ratio between the length and breadth of the plot?
A. 1:2
B. 2:1
C. 3:2
D. Data
inadequate
3. The last day of a century cannot be
A. Monday
B. Wednesday
C. Tuesday
D. Friday
4. Today is Tuesday. After 61 days ,it will be
A. Wednesday
B. Sunday
C. Tuesday
D. Thursday
5. At 15:15 pm railway time, what will be the angle between minute and hour hand?
a) 0 degrees
b) 180 degrees
c) 360 degrees
d) Both a and c
6. Let Raj be 3 years older than Ravi and Hema be two years younger than Ravi. Raj is
three times as old as Rahul who is Hema's brother. The ratio of the ages of Hema and
Her brother is 3:2. Find by how much percentage Raj's age is more than Hema's
when Raj will be 20 years old.
a) 33.33
b) 40
c) 60
7. A flagstaff 17.5 m high casts a shadow of length 40.25 m.The height of the
building,which casts a shadow of length 28.75 m under similar conditions will be :
A. 10 m
B. 12.5 m
C. 17.5 m
D. 21.25 m
8. An accurate clock shows 8 oclock in the morning. Through how many degree will the
hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 oclock in the afternoon .
A. 144
B. 150
C. 168
D. 180
9. A hat vendor bought hats at Rs 5 per 3 hats. He sold them at Rs 10 per 4 hats. What
was his profit percentage?
a) 25
b) 50
c) 30
10. log 2162 to the base 6 is equal to
A. 3
B. 3/2
C. 7/2
D. None of
these
11. A six digit number which is consisting of only one digits either 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or
9, e.g., 111111, 222222... etc.This number is always divisible by :
A. 7
B. 11
C. 13
D. All of these
12. In a cricket match, Team A scored 232 runs without losing a wicket. The score
consisted to byes, wides and runs scored by two opening batsmen: Ram and Shyam.
The runs scored by the two batsman are 26 times wides. There are 8 more byes than
wides. If the ratio of the runs scored by Ram and Shyam is 6 : 7, then the runs scored
by Ram is
A. 88
B. 96
C. 102
D. 112
13. Find the number which doesnt belongs to the given series 25, 36, 49, 81, 121, 169,
225
A. 36
B. 49
C. 121
D. 169
14. Three partners A, B, C start a business. Twice As capital is equal to thrice Bs capital
and Bs capital is four times Cs capital. Out of a total profit of Rs.16,500 at the end
of the year ,Bs share is :
A. Rs.4000
B. Rs.6000
C. Rs.7500
D. Rs.6600

15. Twenty times a positive integer is less than its square by 96. What is the integer?
A. 20
B. 24
C. 30
D. None of these
16. The figure shown can be folded into the shape of a cube. In the resulting cube,
which of the lettered faces is
opposite the face marked x?

17. The fourteen digits of a credit card are to be written in the boxes
shown above. If the sum of every three consecutive digits is 18, then the value of x is :

a. 3
d. 1

b. cannot be determined from the given information.

c. 2

18. a, b, c are non negative integers such that 28a+30b+31c = 365. a + b + c = ?

a) Greater than 14

b) less than or equal to 11

c) 13

d) 12

19. The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in

a decade. What is the average % increase of population per year?
a). 4%

b). 6%

c). 5%

d). 50%

20. A and B walk around a circular track. A and B walk at a speed of 2 rounds per hour and 3
rounds per hour respectively. If they start at 8 a.m. from the same point in opposite
directions, how many times shall they cross each other before 9.30 a.m.?
A. 5

B. 6

C. 7

D. 8