IBS Bangalore

Aptitude Proficiency Test

1. 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

2. 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

3. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum
is:

A. Rs. 650 B.Rs. 690 C.Rs. 698 D.Rs. 700

4. Reena took a loan of Rs. 1200 with simple interest for as many years as the rate of interest. If she
paid Rs. 432 as interest at the end of the loan period, what was the rate of interest?

A.3.6 B.6 C.18 D.Cannot be determined E.None of these

5. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the
value of x is:

A. 15 B.16 C.18 D.25

6. A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22.5% on his cost price. If in a week, his sale was of Rs. 392, what
was his profit?

A.Rs. 18.20 B.Rs. 70 C.Rs. 72 D.Rs. 88.25

7. Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and
his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:

A.39, 30 B.41, 32 C.42, 33 D.43, 34

8. If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as:

A. 4% of a B.5% of a C.20% of a D.None of these

9. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the
remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?

A.6.25 B.6.5 C.6.75 D.7

10. A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive months.
How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6500?

A. Rs. 4991 B.Rs. 5991 C.Rs. 6001 D.Rs. 6991

11. How many of the following numbers are divisible by 132 ? 264, 396, 462, 792, 968, 2178, 5184,
6336

A.4 B.5 C.6 D.7

12. The largest 4 digit number exactly divisible by 88 is:

A.9944 B.9768 C.9988 D.8888 E.None of these

13. The H.C.F. of two numbers is 23 and the other two factors of their L.C.M. are 13 and 14. The larger
of the two numbers is:

A.276 B.299 C.322 D.345

14. If a - b = 3 and a2 + b2 = 29, find the value of ab.

A.10 B.12 C.15 D.18

15.
(469 + 174)2 - (469 - 174)2
=?
A.2 (469 x 174) B.4 C.295 D.643

16. If 5a = 3125, then the value of 5(a - 3) is:

A. 25 B.125 C.625 D.1625

17. A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, find
the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream.

A.2 hours B.3 hours C.4 hours D.5 hours

18. A motorboat, whose speed in 15 km/hr in still water goes 30 km downstream and comes back in a
total of 4 hours 30 minutes. The speed of the stream (in km/hr) is:

A. 4 B.5 C.6 D.10

19. If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. The actual
distance travelled by him is:

A.50 km B.56 km C.70 km D.80 km

20. A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach point B
75 kms away from A at the same time. On the way, however, the train lost about 12.5 minutes while
stopping at the stations. The speed of the car is:

A.100 kmph B.110 kmph C.120 kmph D.130 kmph

21. A, B, C subscribe Rs. 50,000 for a business. A subscribes Rs. 4000 more than B and B Rs. 5000 more
than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 35,000, A receives:

A.Rs. 8400 B.Rs. 11,900 C.Rs. 13,600 D.Rs. 14,700

22. A starts business with Rs. 3500 and after 5 months, B joins with A as his partner. After a year, the
profit is divided in the ratio 2 : 3. What is B's contribution in the capital?

A.Rs. 7500 B.Rs. 8000 C.Rs. 8500 D.Rs. 9000

23. Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit. After 8 years, he would be two and a half times
of Ronit's age. After further 8 years, how many times would he be of Ronit's age?

A.2 times B.2 1/2 times C.2 3/4 times D.3 times

24. At 3:40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of:

A.120 B.125 C.130 D.135

25. An error 2% in excess is made while measuring the side of a square. The percentage of error in the
calculated area of the square is:

A.2% B.2.02% C.4% D.4.04%

26. A rectangular park 60 m long and 40 m wide has two concrete crossroads running in the middle of
the park and rest of the park has been used as a lawn. If the area of the lawn is 2109 sq. m, then what
is the width of the road?

A.2.91 m B.3 m C.5.82 m D.None of these

27. If one-third of one-fourth of a number is 15, then three-tenth of that number is:

A.35 B.36 C.45 D.54

28. A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 8. When 18 is added to the number,
then the digits are reversed. The number is:

A.18 B.24 C.42 D.81

29. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a college is 7 : 8. If the percentage increase in the
number of boys and girls be 20% and 10% respectively, what will be the new ratio?
A.8 : 9 B.17 : 18 C.21 : 22 D.Cannot be determined

30. A sum fetched a total simple interest of Rs. 4016.25 at the rate of 9 p.c.p.a. in 5 years. What is the
sum?

A. Rs. 4462.50 B.Rs. 8032.50 C.Rs. 8900 D.Rs. 8925 E.None of these

31. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then
the value of x is:

A.15 B.16 C.18 D.25

32. The average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 5050. The average monthly income of Q and R is Rs.
6250 and the average monthly income of P and R is Rs. 5200. The monthly income of P is:

A.3500 B.4000 C.4050 D.5000

33. (12)3 x 64 432 = ?

A. 5184 B.5060 C.5148 D.5084 E.None of these

34. 8597 - ? = 7429 - 4358

A.5426 B.5706 C.5526 D.5476 E.None of these

35. In order to obtain an income of Rs. 650 from 10% stock at Rs. 96, one must make an investment of:

A.Rs. 3100 B.Rs. 6240 C.Rs. 6500 D.Rs. 9600