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EXL aptitude questions
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Practice EXL aptitude questions for EXL Online Test.
EXL 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
A walks 10m North, turns right walks 5m, turns right walks 10m. Direction from start?
Correct answer: East (5m east of starting point)
Verbal
Find synonym of "Enormous"
Correct answer: Huge
Verbal
The idiom "once in a blue moon" means:
It means something that happens very rarely.
Verbal
Antonym of "Optimistic":
Optimistic ↔ pessimistic.
Reasoning
Find the next number: 8, 6, 9, 7, 10, ?
−2,+3 alternating → 10-2=8 → 8.
Quantitative
A man buys an article for ₹800 and sells it at 25% profit. Selling price is:
SP = 800 × 1.25 = ₹1,000.
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
Reasoning
Problem: What is the value of x? Statement 1: x² = 16 Statement 2: x > 0
From statement 1: x = 4 or -4 From statement 2: x > 0 Combining both: x = 4
Quantitative
Find x: 3x + 7 = 22
3x = 15 → x = 5.
Reasoning
Number Series - 37, 47, 58, ?, 79, 95
Correct answer: 70
Reasoning
All pens are books. Some books are papers. Conclusion: Some pens are papers.
No definite overlap between pens and papers.
Quantitative
If the probability of an event occurring is 0.3, what is the probability of it not occurring?
P(not occurring) = 1 - P(occurring) = 1 - 0.3 = 0.7
Quantitative
A person walks 5 km North, then 3 km East, then 2 km South. How far is he from starting point?
Correct answer: 3√2 km
Verbal
Antonym of "Permanent":
Permanent ↔ temporary/brief.
Quantitative
The price of a product is increased by 25%. By what percentage should the consumption be reduced so that the expenditure remains the same?
Correct answer: 20%
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Review
Question 1
Section titled “Question 1”If 30% of x = 150, x = ?
Answer: 500
Explanation: 0.3x=150 => x=500.
Question 2
Section titled “Question 2”Average of 5 numbers is 20. One number 30 replaced by 10. New average?
Answer: 16
Explanation: Sum 100 -> 80; avg 16.
Question 3
Section titled “Question 3”A finishes in 10 days, B in 15. Together?
Answer: 6 days
Explanation: 1/10+1/15=1/6.
Question 4
Section titled “Question 4”Probability of drawing an ace from a deck?
Answer: 1/13
Explanation: 4/52=1/13.
Question 5
Section titled “Question 5”Pipe A fills in 6h, B in 8h. Together to fill?
Answer: 24/7 hours
Explanation: 1/6+1/8=7/24.
Question 6
Section titled “Question 6”CP Rs.500, SP Rs.600. Profit percent?
Answer: 20%
Explanation: (100/500)*100=20%.
Question 7
Section titled “Question 7”Find next: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
Answer: 42
Explanation: n(n+1) pattern.
Question 8
Section titled “Question 8”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 9
Section titled “Question 9”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.
Question 10
Section titled “Question 10”Simple interest on Rs.8000 at 10% for 2 years?
Answer: Rs.1600
Explanation: SI = PRT/100 = 1600.
Extra Drill Set (EXL flavor)
Section titled “Extra Drill Set (EXL flavor)”Q17: A finishes work in 20 days, B in 15 days. Days together?
Rate = 1/20 + 1/15. 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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