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ADP aptitude questions
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Section titled “Overview”Practice ADP aptitude questions for ADP Online Test.
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
Question 1
Section titled “Question 1”Simple interest on Rs.8000 at 10% for 2 years?
Answer: Rs.1600
Explanation: SI = PRT/100 = 1600.
Question 2
Section titled “Question 2”If 30% of x = 150, x = ?
Answer: 500
Explanation: 0.3x=150 => x=500.
Question 3
Section titled “Question 3”Average of 5 numbers is 20. One number 30 replaced by 10. New average?
Answer: 16
Explanation: Sum 100 -> 80; avg 16.
Question 4
Section titled “Question 4”A finishes in 10 days, B in 15. Together?
Answer: 6 days
Explanation: 1/10+1/15=1/6.
Question 5
Section titled “Question 5”Probability of drawing an ace from a deck?
Answer: 1/13
Explanation: 4/52=1/13.
Question 6
Section titled “Question 6”Pipe A fills in 6h, B in 8h. Together to fill?
Answer: 24/7 hours
Explanation: 1/6+1/8=7/24.
Question 7
Section titled “Question 7”CP Rs.500, SP Rs.600. Profit percent?
Answer: 20%
Explanation: (100/500)*100=20%.
Question 8
Section titled “Question 8”Find next: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
Answer: 42
Explanation: n(n+1) pattern.
Question 9
Section titled “Question 9”A train 120 m long runs at 54 km/h. Time to pass a pole?
Answer: 8 seconds
Explanation: 54 km/h = 15 m/s; t = 120/15 = 8 s.
Question 10
Section titled “Question 10”Ratio of ages A:B = 4:5. After 6 years = 6:7. A present age?
Answer: 12 years
Explanation: 4x+6 / 5x+6 = 6/7 => x=3 => A=12.
Extra Drill Set (ADP flavor)
Section titled “Extra Drill Set (ADP flavor)”Q17: A finishes work in 12 days, B in 19 days. Days together?
Rate = 1/12 + 1/19. Days = reciprocal of that sum.
Answer: compute exactly before the exam; practice the fraction form daily.
Q18: Price increases by 20%. Consumption reduction to keep spend constant?
Reduction % = r/(100+r)×100 with r=20.
Answer: 20/(100+20)×100 (simplify).
Q19: Average of 7 numbers is 18. One number 24 replaced by 10. New average?
Sum 126 → 112 → average 16.
Answer: 16
Q20: SI on ₹8000 at 7.5% for 2 years?
SI = 8000×7.5×2/100 = ₹1200.
Answer: ₹1200
Q21: Synonym of “Mitigate”
Answer: Alleviate / reduce
Q22: Series: 3, 9, 27, 81, ?
Multiply by 3 → 243.
Answer: 243
Q23: If NORTH is coded as 13 (letter count? or positions), prefer position-sum drills for your mock bank.
Practice coding-decoding patterns: +1/−1, reverse, position sums.
Answer: pattern-dependent; master 4 common patterns.
Q24: All engineers are graduates. Some graduates are managers. Conclusion: some engineers are managers?
Does not follow necessarily.
Answer: Does not follow
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