Why aptitude decides your placement
For the majority of freshers, the aptitude test is the very first filter — and the most common reason for rejection. It's not that the questions are hard; it's that they're time-pressured. The students who clear it are the ones who practised until the standard question types became automatic.
What to practise
Quantitative Aptitude
- Number systems, LCM/HCF
- Percentages, profit & loss
- Ratio, proportion, averages
- Time, speed & distance; time & work
- Simple & compound interest
- Permutations, combinations & probability
Logical Reasoning
- Series (number & letter)
- Coding–decoding
- Blood relations & directions
- Syllogisms
- Seating arrangement & puzzles
- Data sufficiency
Verbal Ability
- Synonyms & antonyms
- Sentence correction & grammar
- Reading comprehension
- Para jumbles
- Fill in the blanks
Try these hand-verified samples
Below are sample questions in the exact style of real placement tests, with worked explanations. These are hand-verified — every answer is checked, never auto-generated.
Quantitative Aptitude
A train 150 m long is running at 90 km/hr. How long does it take to cross a pole?
A. 5 s
B. 6 s ✓
C. 7.5 s
D. 9 s
Why: 90 km/hr = 90 × 5/18 = 25 m/s. Time = distance / speed = 150 / 25 = 6 seconds.
If the cost price of 20 articles equals the selling price of 16 articles, the profit percent is:
A. 20%
B. 25% ✓
C. 16%
D. 10%
Why: Let CP of each = ₹1, so CP of 16 = ₹16 and SP of 16 = ₹20. Profit = 4 on 16 = 4/16 × 100 = 25%.
A sum doubles in 8 years at simple interest. In how many years will it become four times?
A. 16 years
B. 24 years ✓
C. 32 years
D. 20 years
Why: Doubling means interest = principal in 8 yrs, so rate = 12.5%. To become 4×, interest must be 3× principal = 3/0.125 = 24 years.
The average of first 20 natural numbers is:
A. 9.5
B. 10
C. 10.5 ✓
D. 11
Why: Average of first n natural numbers = (n+1)/2 = (20+1)/2 = 10.5.
Logical Reasoning
Find the next term: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
Why: Differences are 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 — so next term = 30 + 12 = 42. (Pattern: n² + n.)
In a certain code, MONDAY is written as NPOEBZ. How is FRIDAY written in that code?
A. GSJEBZ ✓
B. GSJEAZ
C. GSKEBZ
D. HSJEBZ
Why: Each letter moves one step forward: M→N, O→P, N→O, D→E, A→B, Y→Z. Apply to FRIDAY: F→G, R→S, I→J, D→E, A→B, Y→Z = GSJEBZ.
Pointing to a photo, a man said, 'She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son.' How is the girl related to the man?
A. Sister ✓
B. Daughter
C. Cousin
D. Aunt
Why: Grandfather's only son = the man's father. His father's daughter = the man's sister.
Verbal Ability
Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to 'BENEVOLENT'.
A. Generous
B. Malevolent ✓
C. Gracious
D. Kind
Why: Benevolent means kind/well-meaning. Its antonym is malevolent (wishing harm). The others are synonyms.
Fill in the blank: 'Neither the students nor the teacher ___ present.'
A. were
B. was ✓
C. have
D. are
Why: With 'neither…nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject — 'teacher' (singular) — so 'was'.
Identify the correctly spelled word:
A. Occassion
B. Ocassion
C. Occasion ✓
D. Ocasion
Why: The correct spelling is 'Occasion' — double 'c', single 's': O-c-c-a-s-i-o-n.
Practice thousands more in the app
Do this in the app: Aptitude Arena gives you a structured climb from Very Easy to Very Hard across all three categories, with timers, worked explanations and AI hints — modelled on TCS NQT, Infosys, Wipro, Accenture, AMCAT and eLitmus tests.
Frequently asked questions
Which aptitude topics are most important for placements?
Quantitative (percentages, time-speed-distance, profit-loss, interest), logical reasoning (series, coding-decoding, puzzles) and verbal (grammar, comprehension). Practise all three under time pressure.
Are these questions like the real tests?
Yes — the samples and Aptitude Arena questions are modelled on the difficulty and style of real tests (TCS NQT, Infosys, Wipro, AMCAT, eLitmus) and are hand-verified.
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