List of top General Aptitude Questions

In a coding system, each letter in a word is replaced by the letter that is two positions ahead in the alphabet (e.g., A becomes C, B becomes D, ..., Z becomes B). If the word "CAT" is coded using this system, what will be the code for the word "DOG"?

In a sequence of numbers, each term is generated by multiplying the previous term by 2 and then subtracting 1. If the first term is 3, what is the fourth term in the sequence?

Two trains, A and B, start from stations X and Y, 300 km apart, and travel towards each other. Train A travels at 60 km/h, and Train B travels at 90 km/h. If Train A starts 1 hour earlier than Train B, how long will it take for the two trains to meet after Train B starts?

A person invests Rs 5000 at a simple interest rate of 8 % per annum for 3 years. What is the total interest earned by the person at the end of the period?

A shopkeeper buys an item for Rs 2000 and marks it up by 50% to set the marked price. He then offers a 20% discount on the marked price. What is the profit earned by the shopkeeper?

A cylindrical water tank has a radius of 7 meters and a height of 10 meters. If the tank is completely filled with water, what is the volume of water in the tank? (Use \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\))
In a coding system, each letter in a word is replaced by the letter that is two positions ahead in the alphabet (e.g., A becomes C, B becomes D, ..., Z becomes B). If the word "CAT" is coded using this system, what will be the code for the word "DOG"?
In a sequence of numbers, each term is generated by multiplying the previous term by 2 and then subtracting 1. If the first term is 3, what is the fourth term in the sequence?
Two trains, A and B, start from stations X and Y, 300 km apart, and travel towards each other. Train A travels at 60 km/h, and Train B travels at 90 km/h. If Train A starts 1 hour earlier than Train B, how long will it take for the two trains to meet after Train B starts?

A person invests 5000 at a simple interest rate of 8% per annum for 3 years. What is the total interest earned by the person at the end of the period?

A shopkeeper buys an item for 2000 and marks it up by 50% to set the marked price. He then offers a 20% discount on the marked price. What is the profit earned by the shopkeeper?

A cylindrical water tank has a radius of 7 meters and a height of 10 meters. If the tank is completely filled with water, what is the volume of water in the tank? (Use \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\))
Find the odd one out from the following series: 5, 10, 20, 40, 100, 150, 200
MNO : PQR :: XYZ : ?
Images of vowels of the capital English alphabets are observed in a mirror. What is the number of images of these vowels that look like their original shapes?
How is P related to R? Statements:
I. Q is the son of R.
II. Q is the brother of P.
A is the brother of R. C is the mother of B. M is the sister of C. How is M related to B?
Images of consonants of the capital English alphabets are observed in a mirror. What is the number of images of these which look like their original shapes?
The sum of the following infinite series is: \[ 1 + \frac{1}{1!} + \frac{1}{2!} + \frac{1}{3!} + \frac{1}{4!} + \frac{1}{5!} + \dots \]

In the given figure, the numbers associated with the rectangle, triangle, and ellipse are 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Which one among the given options is the most appropriate combination of \( P \), \( Q \), and \( R \)?

A thin wire is used to construct all the edges of a cube of 1 m side by bending, cutting, and soldering the wire. If the wire is 12 m long, what is the minimum number of cuts required to construct the wire frame to form the cube?
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word "PECUNIARY":
The government's new policy proved to be a ............ remedy, solving one problem while inadvertently creating five others.
Identify the option that has the most appropriate sequence such that a coherent paragraph is formed: P. At once, without thinking much, people rushed towards the city in hordes with the sole aim of grabbing as much gold as they could.
Q. However, little did they realize about the impending hardships they would have to face on their way to the city: miles of mud, unfriendly forests, hungry beasts and inimical local lords – all of which would reduce their chances of getting gold to almost zero.
R. All of them thought that easily they could lay their hands on gold and become wealthy overnight.
S. About a hundred years ago, the news that gold had been discovered in Kolar spread like wildfire and the whole State was in raptures.
Two cars, P and Q, start from a point X in India at 10 AM. Car P travels North with a speed of 25 km/h and car Q travels East with a speed of 30 km/h. Car P travels continuously but car Q stops for some time after travelling for one hour. If both the cars are at the same distance from X at 11:30 AM, for how long (in minutes) did car Q stop?