Aptitude Question Papers



APTITUDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 291 to 300

291. The average height of 30 girls out of a class of 40 is 160 cms, and that of the remaining girls is 156 cms. The average height of the whole class is :

158 cms
158.5 cms.
159 cms
159.5 cms.

292. A runs 1 times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 60 metres, how far must the winning post be in order that A and B reach it at the same time?

105 metres
80 metres
140 metres
45 metres

293. Two trains A and B star from station X and Y toward Y and X respectively. After passing each other, they take 4 hours 48 minutes and 3 hour 20 minutes to reach Y and X respectively. If train A is moving at 45 km/hr. then the speed of train B is:

60 km/hr
54 km/hr
64.8 km/hr
37.5 km/hr

294. Rs. 2780 are invested partly in 4% stock at 75 and 5% stock at 80 to have equal amount of incomes. The investment in 5% stock is:

Rs. 1500
Rs. 1280
Rs. 1434.84
Rs. 1640

295. A shopkeeper mixes two varieties of tea, one costing Rs. 35 per kg and another at Rs. 45 per kg in the ratio 3:2 If he sells the mixed variety at Rs. 41.60 per kg, his gain or loss per cent is:

6 gain
6 loss
4% gain
4% loss

296. In a 300 metres race A beats B by 15 metres or 5 seconds. A�s time over the course is

100 second
95 second
105 seconds
90 seconds

297. A can run 100 metres in 27 seconds and B in 30 seconds. A will beat B by

9 metres
10 metres
11 metres
12 metres

298. A sum of Rs. 41 was divided among 50 boys and girls. Each boy gets 90 paise and a girl 65 paise. The number of boys is ?

16
34
14
36

299. A metal sheet 27 cm long, 8 cm broad and 1 cm thick is melted into a cube. The difference between the surface areas of two solids, is :

284 cm2
286 cm2
296 cm2
300 cm2

300. A sum is invested at compound interest payable annually. The interest in two successive years was Rs. 500 and Rs. 540. The sum is:

Rs. 3750
RS. 5000
RS. 5600
Rs. 6250
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