Aptitude Questions

==>> A radio when sold at a certain price gives a gain of 20%. What will be the gain percent, if sold for thrice the price?

A) 260%
B) 150%
C) 100%
D) 50%
E) None of these

Ans: 260%

Sol. Let x be original cost of the radio.
The solding price = (100+20)x=120x
If , it is sold for thrice the price ,then 3*120x=360x

So, gain percent is (360-100)=260%.

==>> If the Arithmetic mean is 34 and geometric mean is 16 then what is greates number in that series of numbers?

Ans. 64

Sol. Let two numbers be x, y;
Arthmetic mean=34=>( x+y)/2=34
x+y=68
geometric mean=16=>(xy)pow 1/2=16
xy=16*16=256
By trail and error 16*16=64*4

And 64+4/2=34
So the greatest number int hat series is 64.

==>> The diameter of the driving wheel of a bus is 140cm. How many revolutions per minute must the wheel make in order to keep a speed of 66 kmph?

Ans. 250

Sol. Distance to be covered in 1 min=(66*1000)/60 m=1100m
Circumference of the wheel =(2*22/7*0.70)m=4.4m.
So, Number of revolutions per min=1100/4.4=250.

==>> The boys and girls in a college are in the ratio 3:2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are adults, the percentage of students who are not adults is:??

Ans.78%

Sol: Suppose boys = 3x and girls = 2x
Not adults = (80*3x/100) + (75*2x/100) = 39x/10
Required percentage = (39x/10)*(1/5x)*100 = 78%

==>> Vivek travelled 1200km by air which formed 2/5 of his trip.One third of the whole trip , he travelled by car and the rest of the journey he performed by train. The distance travelled by tain was???

Ans.800km

Sol: Let the total trip be x km.
Then 2x/5=1200
x=1200*5/2=3000km
Distance travelled by car =1/3*3000=1000km
Journey by train =[3000-(1200+1000)]=800km.

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