Corporate & Industry Relations

Problem Solving Skills (Aptitude)

Practice Test Robert Bosch (35 Questions/30 Mins)

1. A book was sold for Rs.27.50 with a profit of 10%.If it were sold for Rs.25.75, then what
would have been the percentage of profit or loss?
A. 2% B. 3% C. 4% D. 5%

2. Sam purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of Rs. 375 per dozen. He sold each one of them at
the rate of Rs. 33. What was his percentage profit?
A. 3.5 B. 4.5 C. 5.6 D. 6.5

3. A and B walk a circular track. They start at 8 a.m from the same point in the opposite
directions. A and B walk at a speed 0f 2 rounds per hour and 3 rounds per hour respectively.
How many times shall they cross each other before 9.30 a.m?
A. 5 B. 7 C. 9 D. 11

4. Ronald and Elan are working on an assignment. Ronald takes 6 hours to type 32 pages on a
computer, while Elan takes 5 hours to type 40 pages. How much time will they take, working
together on two different computers to type an assignment of 110 pages?
A. 7 hours 30 minutes B. 8 hours
C. 8 hours 15 minutes D. 8 hours 25 minutes

5. A, B and C enter into a partnership. They invest Rs. 40,000 , Rs. 80,000 and Rs.1,20,000
respectively. At the end of the first year, B withdraws Rs. 40,000 while at the end of the second
year, C withdraws Rs.80,000. In what ratio will the profit be shared at the end of 3 years?
A. 2 : 3 : 5 B. 3 : 4 : 7 C. 4 : 5 : 9 D. None of these

6. In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green balls. One ball is picked up randomly. What is the
probability that it is neither red nor green?
A. 2/ 3 B. 3/ 4 C. 7/ 19 D. 8/ 21

7. A boat takes 19 hours for travelling downstream from point A to point B and coming back to
a point C midway between A and B. If the velocity of the stream is 4 kmph and the speed of the
boat in still water is 14 kmph, what is the distance between A and B ?
A. 160 km B. 180 km C. 200 km D. 220 km

8. Speed of a boat in standing water is 9 kmph and the speed of the stream is 1. 5 kmph. A man
rows to a place at a distance of 105 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time
taken by him is
A. 16 hours B. 18 hours C. 20 hours D. 24 hours

9. In what ratio must be a grocer mix two varieties of tea worth Rs. 60 a kg and Rs. 65 a Kg so
that by selling the mixture at Rs. 68.20 a Kg he may gain 10% ?
A. 3 : 4 B. 3 : 2 C. 3 : 5 D. 4 : 5

10. Kunal bought a suitcase with 15% discount on the labeled price. He said the suitcase for
Rs.2880 with 20% profit on the labeled price. At what price did he buy the suitcase?
A. Rs.2040 B. Rs.2400 C. Rs.2604 D. Rs.2640

11. An express train travelled at an average speed of 100 km/ hr, stopping for 3 minutes after
every 75 km. How long did it take to reach its destination 600 km from the starting point?
A. 6 hrs 21 min B. 6 hrs 24 min C. 6 hrs 27 min D. 6 hrs 30 min

12. 10 men and 15 women together can complete a work in 6 days. It takes 100 days for one man
alone to complete the same work. How many days will be required for one woman alone to
complete the same work?
A. 90 B. 145 C. 150 D. 225

13. Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the
probability taht the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5?
A. 1/ 2 B. 2/ 5 C. 8/ 15 D. 9/ 20

14. There is a road beside a river. Two friends started from a place A, moved to a temple
situated at another place B and then returned to A again. One of them moves on a cycle at a
speed of 12 km/ hr, while the other sails on a boat at a speed of 10 km/ hr. If the river flows at
the speed of 4 km/ hr, which of the two friends will return to place A first ?
A. 5.4 km / hr B. 7.2 km / hr C. 8.4 km/ hr D. 9.6 km / hr

15. 8 litres are drawn from a cask full of wine and is then filled with water. This operation is
performed three more times. The ratio of the quantity of wine now left in cask to that of the
water is 16 : 65. How much wine the cask hold originally ?
A. 18 litres B. 24 litres C. 32 litres D. 42 litres

16. How many kilograms of sugar costing Rs. 9 per kg must be mixed with 27 kg of sugar
costing Rs. 7 per Kg so that there may be a gain of 10 % by selling the mixture at
Rs. 9.24 per Kg?
A. 36 Kg B. 42 Kg C. 54 Kg D. 63 Kg
17. Samant bought a microwave oven and paid 10 % less than the original price. He sold it with
30% profit on the price he had paid. What percentage of profit did Samant earn on the original
price?
A. 17% B. 20% C. 27% D. 32%

18. A shopkeeper give 12% additional discount on the discounted price, after giving an initial
discount of 20% on the labeled price of a radio. If the final sale price of the radio is Rs.704, then
what is its labeled price?
A. Rs. 844.80 B. Rs. 929.28 C. Rs. 1000 D. Rs. 1044.80

19. A tyre has punctures. The first puncture alone would have made the tyre flat in 9 minutes
and the second alone would have done it in 6 minutes. If air leaks out at a constant rate, how
long does it take both the punctures together to make it flat?
A. 1x1/ 2 minutes B. 3x1/ 2 minutes C. 3x3/ 5 minutes D. 4x1/ 4 minutes

20. Aman started a business investing Rs. 70,000. Rakhi joined him after six months with an
amount of Rs.. 1,05,000 and Sagar joined them with Rs. 1.4 lakhs after another six months. The
amount of profit earned should be distributed in what ratio among Aman, Rakhi and Sagar
respectively, 3 years after Aman started the business?
A. 7 : 6 : 10 B. 12 : 15 : 16 C. 42 : 45 : 56 D. cannot be determined

21. Two dice are thrown together. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers on the
two faces is divisible by 4 or 6?
A. 5/ 18 B. 7/ 18 C. 9/ 18 D. 12/ 18

22. A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture
are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. How many litres of
liquid A was contained by the can initially?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 21 D. 25

23. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18%
profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The Quantity sold at 18% profit is
A. 400 kg B. 560 kg C. 600 kg D. 640 kg

24. A boat takes 90 minutes less to travel 36 miles downstream than to travel the same distance
upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 10 mph, the speed of the stream is
A. 2 mph B. 2.5 mph C. 3 mph D. 4 mph

25. A, B and C are employed to do a piece of work for Rs.529. A and B together are supposed to
do 19/ 23 of the work and Band C together 8/ 23 of the work. What amount should A be paid?
A. Rs.315 B. Rs.345 C. Rs.355 D. Rs.375

26. A man in a train notices that he can count 21 telephone posts in one minute. If they are
known to be 50 metres apart, then at what speed is the train travelling?
A. 55 km/ hr B. 57 km/ hr C. 60 km/ hr D. 63 km/ hr

27. A shopkeeper professes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a weight of 800 gm instead of
kilogram weight.Thus, he makes a profit of
A. 20% B. 22% C. 25% D. None of these

28. Peter purchased a machine for Rs. 80,000 and spent Rs.5000 on repair and Rs.1000 on
transport and sold it with 25% profit. At what price did he sell the machine?
A. Rs. 1,05,100 B. Rs. 1,06,250 C. Rs. 1,07,500 D. Rs. 1,17,500

29. Sound is said to travel in air at about 1100 feet per second. A man hears the axe striking the
tree, 11/ 5 seconds after he sees it strike the tree. How far is the man from the wood chopper?
A. 2197 ft B. 2420 ft C. 2500 ft D. 2629 ft

30. Sekar started a business investing Rs.25,000 in 1999. In 2000, he invested an additional
amount of Rs. 10,000 and Rajeev joined him with an amount of Rs. 35,000. In 2001, Sekar
invested another additional amount of Rs.10,000 and Jatin joined them with an amount of
Rs.35,000. What will be Rajeev's share in the profit of Rs.1,50,000 earned at the end of 3 years
from the start of the business in 1999?
A. Rs. 45,000 B. Rs. 50,000 C. Rs. 70,000 D. Rs. 75,000

31. A and B together can complete a work in 12 days. A alone can complete it in 20 days. If B
does the work only for half a day daily, then in how many days A and B together will complete
the work?
A. 10 days B. 11 days C. 15 days D. 20 days

32. Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two heads?
A. 3/ 4 B. 1/ 4 C. 3/ 8 D. 7/ 8

33. A person has to cover a distance of 6 km in 45 minutes. If he covers one-half of the distance
in two-thirds of the total time; to cover the remaining distance in the remaining time, his
speed(in Km/ hr) must be
A. 6 B. 8 C. 12 D. 15

34. A box contains 20 electric bulbs, out of which 4 are defective. Two bulbs are chosen at
random from this box. The probability that at least one of these is defective is
A. 4/ 19 B. 7/ 19 C. 12/ 19 D. 21/ 95

35. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 6 hours and 4 hours respectively. If they are opened on
alternate hours and if pipe A is opened first, in how many hours, the tank shall be full ?
A. 4 hrs B. 5 hrs C. 7 hrs D. 9 hrs