Preparation guide
CRED Aptitude Questions
Overview
This page has CRED aptitude questions with full solutions - numerical ability, verbal, and logical reasoning - in the style students report for the CRED Online Assessment. Start with the timed mock quiz, then work the solved set and log every miss by topic.
CRED 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
Reasoning
Statements: All pens are books. Some books are papers. Conclusion: Some pens are papers.
No definite overlap between pens and papers.
Reasoning
If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West, then what does West become?
Directions rotate 135° anticlockwise; West → South-East.
Quantitative
If the average of five numbers is 25, what is their total sum?
Average = Sum / Count 25 = Sum / 5 Sum = 25 × 5 = 125
Verbal
Choose the correctly spelled word:
Correct spelling is Accommodation.
Reasoning
If every letter is shifted +2 in the alphabet, BAT becomes:
Each letter +2 → DCV.
Quantitative
If Thursday was the day after the day before yesterday five days ago, what is the least number of days ago when Sunday was three days before the day after tomorrow?
Correct answer: Requires careful day calculation (typically 2-4 days ago)
Quantitative
Simple interest on ₹5,000 at 8% p.a. for 3 years is:
SI = PRT/100 = 5000×8×3/100 = ₹1,200.
Verbal
The company's profits have been _____ steadily over the past year.
Correct answer: declining
Quantitative
A mixture contains milk and water in ratio 3:2. If 10 liters of water is added, ratio becomes 2:3. Find initial quantity of mixture.
Let initial: Milk = 3x, Water = 2x After adding 10L water: Milk = 3x, Water = 2x + 10 3x / (2x + 10) = 2/3 9x = 4x + 20 5x = 20 x = 4 Initial quantity = 3x + 2x = 5x = 20 liters
Verbal
Synonym of "Modest":
Modest means humble.
Quantitative
A shopkeeper sells an item at 20% profit. If he had bought it at 10% less and sold it for ₹40 less, he would have gained 25%. Find the cost price.
Correct answer: ₹800
Verbal
Choose correct: The news _____ good.
"News" is singular → is.
Quantitative
What is the probability of getting a head when a coin is tossed?
Correct answer: 0.5 or 1/2
Reasoning
A is taller than B but shorter than C. D is shorter than B. Who is tallest?
C > A > B > D → C is tallest.
Reasoning
Statements: 1) All cups are plates, 2) All plates are tables Conclusions: I) All cups are tables, II) All tables are cups, III) Some tables are cups, IV) Some tables are plates.
Correct answer: Only I, III, and IV follow
Your score
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Review
CRED 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: 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°
Q2: Algebra ages
Problem: Father is 3 times as old as son. After 12 years he will be twice as old. Son’s present age?
Solution: 3x + 12 = 2(x + 12) → 3x + 12 = 2x + 24 → x = 12.
Answer: 12 years
Q3: 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
Q4: Compound ratio
Problem: If two ratios are 3:5 and 5:7, what is the compound ratio?
Solution: Compound ratio = (3/5) × (5/7) = 3/7, written as 3:7.
Answer: 3:7
Q5: Man days leftover
Problem: 15 men can do a job in 20 days. After 5 days, 5 men leave. How many more days to finish?
Solution: Work done in 5 days = 15×5 = 75 man-days. Total = 300. Left = 225. Remaining men = 10. Days = 225/10 = 22.5 days.
Answer: 22.5 days
Q6: 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
Q7: Consumption cut
Problem: If the price of an item rises by 25%, by what percent should consumption fall so that expenditure stays the same?
Solution: Required reduction = r/(100+r) × 100 with r = 25. = 25/125 × 100 = 20%.
Answer: 20%
Q8: Population growth
Problem: A town’s population is 20,000. It grows 10% yearly. Population after 2 years?
Solution: After 2 years: 20000 × 1.1 × 1.1 = 24200.
Answer: 24,200
Q9: Mean median hint
Problem: Numbers 2, 5, 8, 11, x have mean 8. Find x.
Solution: Sum = 40. 2+5+8+11+x=40 → x=14.
Answer: 14
Q10: Percentage recover
Problem: If 30% of a number is 150, what is the number?
Solution: 0.3x = 150 → x = 150 / 0.3 = 500.
Answer: 500
Verbal ability questions
Q11: Fill in the blank
Problem: She _____ to the office every day by metro. (go / goes / going / gone)
Solution: Third-person singular present needs ‘goes’.
Answer: goes
Q12: Idiom - hit the nail
Problem: What does ‘hit the nail on the head’ mean?
Solution: To describe exactly the right point.
Answer: Be exactly right
Q13: Phrase - by and large
Problem: Meaning of ‘by and large’?
Solution: Generally / on the whole.
Answer: Generally
Q14: Synonym - obsolete
Problem: Choose the best synonym of ‘obsolete’.
Solution: ‘Obsolete’ means no longer in use. Closest: outdated.
Answer: Outdated
Q15: Fill blank article
Problem: He is _____ honest man. (a / an / the / no article)
Solution: ‘Honest’ begins with vowel sound → an.
Answer: an
Q16: Error spotting
Problem: Spot the error: ‘Neither of the boys have submitted their assignment.’
Solution: ‘Neither’ is singular, so the verb should be ‘has’ (and ideally ‘his’ / ‘their’ per style guide). Correct: Neither of the boys has submitted his assignment.
Answer: have → has
Reasoning ability questions
Q17: Syllogism
Problem: Statements: All engineers are graduates. Some graduates are managers. Conclusion: Some engineers are managers. Does it follow?
Solution: The ‘some graduates’ who are managers need not overlap with the engineers. The conclusion does not follow necessarily.
Answer: Does not follow
Q18: Statement assumption
Problem: Statement: Use public transport to reduce pollution. Assumption: Public transport causes less pollution than private vehicles.
Solution: The advice assumes public transport is cleaner. Assumption is implicit.
Answer: Implicit / valid
Q19: Series multiply
Problem: Find the next number: 3, 9, 27, 81, ?
Solution: Each term is multiplied by 3. Next = 81 × 3 = 243.
Answer: 243
Q20: Puzzle order
Problem: P finishes before Q but after R. S finishes after Q. Who finished first?
Solution: Order: R, P, Q, S. First is R.
Answer: R
Q21: Analogy
Problem: Book is to Reading as Fork is to ?
Solution: A book is used for reading; a fork is used for eating.
Answer: Eating
Q22: Venn conclusion
Problem: Some doctors are teachers. All teachers are writers. Conclusion: Some doctors are writers?
Solution: Some doctors who are teachers must be writers. Follows.
Answer: Follows
Timed practice tips for CRED
- 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