Cognizant Aptitude Screening 5

Question 1

A and B invest ₹5000 and ₹8000 in a business. After 1 year the profit is ₹6500. What is B's share?

Accepted Answer

₹4000

Answer

₹2500

Answer

₹3000

Answer

₹3500

Question 2

A ladder 10 m long leans against a wall. Its foot is 6 m from the wall. How high does it reach on the wall?

Accepted Answer

8 m

Answer

6 m

Answer

7 m

Answer

9 m

Question 3

The cost price of 25 articles equals the selling price of 20 articles. What is the profit percent?

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

20%

Answer

30%

Answer

15%

Question 4

A bag contains 5 red, 4 blue, and 3 green balls. What is the probability of picking 2 red balls at random?

Accepted Answer

2/11

Answer

5/33

Answer

10/66

Answer

1/6

Question 5

Find the value of x: 3x − 7 = 2(x + 5) + x − 3

Accepted Answer

No solution

Answer

x = 10

Answer

x = 0

Answer

x = 7

Question 6

If 40% of a number is 120, what is 75% of that number?

Accepted Answer

225

Answer

200

Answer

250

Answer

300

Question 7

In a class of 60 students, the average marks of boys is 70 and of girls is 60. If the class average is 66, how many boys are in the class?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

30

Answer

40

Answer

24