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ADP Aptitude Questions
Overview
This page has ADP aptitude questions with full solutions - numerical ability, verbal, and logical reasoning - in the style students report for the ADP Online Test. Start with the timed mock quiz, then work the solved set and log every miss by topic.
ADP Aptitude Mock Quiz
Timed placement-style MCQs with score and explanations after you submit. Use it to check speed and accuracy before the real test.
Questions15
Time10 min
Verbal
Antonym of "Victory":
Victory ↔ defeat.
Reasoning
In a row of 60 students, A is 20th from the left. Rank from the right is:
From right = 60-20+1 = 41.
Reasoning
Odd one out: 8, 27, 64, 100, 125
Others are perfect cubes; 100 is not.
Verbal
Antonym of "Optimistic":
Optimistic ↔ pessimistic.
Reasoning
All roses are flowers. Some flowers fade quickly. Conclusion: All roses fade quickly.
Only some flowers.
Reasoning
A person walks 5 km north, then 3 km east, then 2 km south. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
Net north = 5 - 2 = 3 km Net east = 3 km Distance = √(3² + 3²) = √18 = 3√2 km Direction = Northeast
Verbal
There _____ many books on the table.
Many books → plural.
Verbal
The idiom "a piece of cake" means:
It means: very easy.
Reasoning
Odd one out: Triangle, Square, Circle, Rectangle
Circle has no straight sides.
Quantitative
A team can process loan applications in 10 days. Another team can do it in 15 days. How long if they work together?
Correct answer: 6 days
Quantitative
A train 150 meters long passes a pole in 15 seconds. What is its speed in km/hr?
Distance = 150 meters = 0.15 km Time = 15 seconds = 15/3600 hours = 1/240 hours Speed = Distance/Time = 0.15 / (1/240) = 0.15 × 240 = 36 km/hr
Quantitative
A shopkeeper offers two successive discounts of 20% and 15%. What is the effective discount percentage?
Correct answer: 32%
Quantitative
Two numbers are in ratio 3:5 and their sum is 56. The larger number is:
Parts = 8. Larger = 5/8 × 56 = 35.
Quantitative
A is twice as old as B. 10 years ago, A was 4 times as old as B. Find the present age of A.
Correct answer: 30 years
Quantitative
A student scored 60, 70, and 80 in three subjects. If the weights are 2, 3, and 5 respectively, find the weighted average.
Correct answer: 73
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Review
ADP aptitude topics students usually practice
- Numerical / quantitative: percentages, profit and loss, ratios, time and work, averages, SI/CI, speed-distance
- Logical reasoning: series, coding-decoding, blood relations, seating, syllogisms
- Verbal ability: grammar, vocabulary, error spotting, idioms
Numerical ability questions
Q1: Geometry triangle
Problem: A right triangle has legs 6 and 8. Hypotenuse?
Solution: √(36+64)=√100=10.
Answer: 10
Q2: Average after replace
Problem: The average of five numbers is 20. One number 30 is replaced by 10. What is the new average?
Solution: Old sum = 5 × 20 = 100. New sum = 100 − 30 + 10 = 80. New average = 80 / 5 = 16.
Answer: 16
Q3: Clock angle
Problem: What is the angle between the hour and minute hands at 3:00?
Solution: At 3:00 the hands are exactly 90° apart (one quarter of the circle).
Answer: 90°
Q4: Relative speed trains
Problem: Two trains 120 m and 180 m long run at 40 and 50 km/h in opposite directions. Time to cross?
Solution: Relative speed = 90 km/h = 25 m/s. Distance = 300 m. Time = 12 s.
Answer: 12 seconds
Q5: Chain rule copies
Problem: 8 printers print 800 pages in 4 hours. How many printers for 1200 pages in 3 hours?
Solution: Pages ∝ printers × time. 800/(8×4)=1200/(p×3) → 25 = 1200/(3p) → 75p=1200 → p=16.
Answer: 16
Q6: Consecutive integers
Problem: If the sum of three consecutive integers is 72, what is the smallest of these integers?
Solution: Let the integers be x, x+1, and x+2.
x + (x+1) + (x+2) = 72 3x + 3 = 72 3x = 69 x = 23
So the integers are 23, 24, and 25.
Answer: 23
Q7: Train and pole
Problem: A train 150 meters long passes a pole in 15 seconds. What is its speed in km/h?
Solution: Distance = 150 m = 0.15 km. Time = 15 s = 15/3600 h = 1/240 h. Speed = 0.15 ÷ (1/240) = 0.15 × 240 = 36 km/h.
Faster check: 150/15 = 10 m/s → 10 × 18/5 = 36 km/h.
Answer: 36 km/h
Q8: Profit on a pen
Problem: If the cost price of a pen is ₹40 and it is sold at a 25% profit, what is the selling price?
Solution: Profit = 25% of 40 = ₹10. Selling price = 40 + 10 = ₹50.
Or SP = CP × 1.25 = 40 × 1.25 = ₹50.
Answer: ₹50
Q9: A and B together
Problem: A can finish a job in 10 days and B in 20 days. How long will they take working together?
Solution: A’s one-day work = 1/10. B’s one-day work = 1/20. Together = 1/10 + 1/20 = 3/20 per day. Time = 20/3 ≈ 6.67 days (6 days 16 hours).
Answer: 20/3 days
Q10: Sum of naturals
Problem: What is the sum of the first 50 natural numbers?
Solution: Sum of first n naturals = n(n+1)/2. For n = 50: 50 × 51 / 2 = 1275.
Answer: 1275
Verbal ability questions
Q11: Idiom
Problem: What does ‘hit the nail on the head’ mean?
Solution: It means to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem; to be precisely right.
Answer: To be exactly right
Q12: Synonym - obsolete
Problem: Choose the best synonym of ‘obsolete’.
Solution: ‘Obsolete’ means no longer in use. Closest: outdated.
Answer: Outdated
Q13: Idiom - piece of cake
Problem: What does ‘a piece of cake’ mean?
Solution: It means something very easy.
Answer: Very easy
Q14: Error spotting tense
Problem: Identify the error: He go to school yesterday.
Solution: Past time marker needs past tense: went.
Answer: go → went
Q15: Fill blank preposition
Problem: She is good _____ mathematics. (in / at / on / of)
Solution: Standard collocation: good at.
Answer: at
Q16: Synonym - resilient
Problem: Best synonym of ‘resilient’?
Solution: Able to recover quickly → tough / flexible.
Answer: Tough / adaptable
Reasoning ability questions
Q17: Blood uncle
Problem: A is B’s brother. C is A’s mother. D is C’s father. How is B related to D?
Solution: D is C’s father; C is mother of A and B. B is D’s grandchild.
Answer: Grandchild
Q18: Input output step
Problem: Input: 34 12 57 23. Step1 sorts ascending: 12 23 34 57. What is Step1 third element?
Solution: Sorted: 12, 23, 34, 57. Third = 34.
Answer: 34
Q19: Number series gap
Problem: Find the missing number: 5, 11, 23, 47, ?
Solution: ×2+1 pattern: 5→11→23→47→95.
Answer: 95
Q20: Mirror clock
Problem: A clock shows 3:15. What is the mirror image time approximately (12-hour mirror)?
Solution: Mirror of h:m is roughly 12:00 − 3:15 → 8:45.
Answer: 8:45
Q21: Seating hint
Problem: Five friends sit in a row. A is to the left of B but right of C. D is to the right of B and left of E. Who is in the middle?
Solution: Order from left to right: C, A, B, D, E. The middle seat is B.
Answer: B
Q22: Matrix letter
Problem: If in a code A=1, B=2, … Z=26, what is the value of CAB?
Solution: C=3, A=1, B=2; sum = 6 (if additive coding).
Answer: 6
Timed practice tips for ADP
- First pass: only high-confidence questions
- Mark and skip time sinks early
- Keep verbal accuracy high - these are easy marks if you stay calm
- Run the mock quiz at least three times a week under real timing
- Sleep properly the night before; fatigue hurts DI and calculation accuracy
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