Aptitude test for MCA interview - Set 2

1)   A box has 6 black, 4 red, 2 white and 3 blue shirts. What is the probability that 2 red shirts and 1 blue shirt get chosen during a random selection of 3 shirts from the box?

a. 18/455
b. 7/15
c. 7/435
d. 7/2730
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 18/455

Explanation:
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2)   Rice and wheat are in a mixture in the ratio 5:3. If 16 kg wheat is added to this mixture, the ratio of rice to wheat changes to 5:7. How much wheat is in new mixture?

a. 21 kg
b. 28 kg
c. 42 kg
d. 35 kg
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 28 kg

Explanation:
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3)   M, N and P invest equally in a business. M leaves after 8 months whereas N leaves after just 5 months. Only P remains for a year. What will be ratio of profits of M, N and P respectively, if M invests Rs. 216,800?

a. 9 : 5 : 12
b. 8 : 5 : 12
c. 4 : 7 : 1
d. 7 : 5 : 12
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 8 : 5 : 12

Explanation:
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4)   Q invested 25% less than what R invested. Also P invested 20% more than what Q invested. What is investment of R if total investment done was Rs. 3710?

a. Rs. 1400
b. Rs. 1300
c. Rs. 1800
d. Rs. 1650
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rs. 1400

Explanation:
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5)   Guddi buys some oranges in a shop at 4 per rupee. She goes to other shop and buys same number of oranges at 5 per rupee. She then combines them in a basket and sells them at 4 per rupee. Will she get a profit or loss? And how much?

a. Profit = 100/9 %
b. Loss = 100/9 %
c. Profit = 116/9 %
d. Loss = 116/9 %
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Profit = 100/9 %

Explanation:
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6)   Suman buys 160 chocolates for Rs. 480. She wanted to earn 30% profit by selling them. But Rakesh visited her and she gave him 25% of those chocolates at the cost price itself. But even after doing this, she earned a profit of 30% as decided. For how much did she sell each chocolate?

a. Rs. 3.8
b. Rs. 4.2
c. Rs. 6
d. Rs. 3
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rs. 4.2

Explanation:
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7)   A bank has 6 digit account number with no repetition of digits within a account number. The first and last digit of the account numbers is fixed to be 4 and 7. How many such account numbers are possible?

a. 10080
b. 5040
c. 890
d. 1680
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1680

Explanation:
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8)   A, B, C and D invest in a business in the ratio 3:6:2:5 respectively. But the capital was utilized in the proportion 5:3:2:6 respectively. What is share of C out of a profit of Rs. 33500?

a. Rs. 4000
b. Rs. 2000
c. Rs. 1000
d. Rs. 1500
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rs. 2000

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   Ramesh was getting two offers on a book having marked price Rs. 800. Either two successive discounts of 20% each or two successive discounts of 30% and 10%. If Ramesh chose the better scheme, how much more he must have saved compared to other scheme?

a. 16
b. 24
c. 8
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 16

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   P, Q and R are in a cycle race of 4500 meters. P cycles twice as fast as Q. R cycles 1/3rd as fast as Q. R completes the race in 45 minutes. Then where was Q from the finishing line when P finished the race?

a. 300 m
b. 1500 m
c. 2250 m
d. 3000 m
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2250 m

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!