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HDFC Bank Aptitude Questions
Overview
This page has HDFC Bank aptitude questions with full solutions - numerical ability, verbal, and logical reasoning - in the style students report for the HDFC Bank Online Assessment. Start with the timed mock quiz, then work the solved set and log every miss by topic.
HDFC Bank 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
Identify the error type: "He don't know the answer."
He doesn't / does not - subject-verb agreement.
Quantitative
A sum of money doubles itself in 5 years at simple interest. In how many years will it become 4 times?
Correct answer: 15 years
Reasoning
Two trains of lengths 100m and 150m are running in the same direction at speeds of 50 km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively. Find the time taken by faster train to overtake the slower train.
Relative speed = 50 - 40 = 10 km/hr = 10 × 5/18 = 25/9 m/s Distance to cover = 100 + 150 = 250m Time = 250 / (25/9) = 250 × 9/25 = 90 seconds
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.
Verbal
Antonym of "Optimistic":
Optimistic ↔ pessimistic.
Verbal
Choose the correct form: "If I _____ rich, I would travel the world."
Second conditional uses "were" for all subjects (subjunctive mood).
Reasoning
In each question a set of six statements is given. Identify the answer choice in which the statements are logically related. A: All green is blue B: All green is white C: All green is black D: All black is white E: All blue is yellow F: All blue is white
Correct answer: ABF
Quantitative
If a train travels at 60 km/hr, how long will it take to cover 180 km?
Correct answer: 3 hours
Reasoning
Find next number: 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, ?
Pattern: Each number = previous × 2 3×2=6, 6×2=12, 12×2=24, 24×2=48 Next: 48×2 = 96
Quantitative
Find the next letter: A, D, G, J, ?
Pattern: A(+3)→D(+3)→G(+3)→J(+3)→M Next letter = M
Verbal
Find the synonym of "Benevolent".
Correct answer: Kind
Reasoning
In how many ways can 5 people be arranged in a row if two particular people must sit together?
Treat the two people as one unit: 4 units to arrange = 4! ways The two people can be arranged among themselves in 2! ways Total = 4! × 2! = 24 × 2 = 48 ways
Quantitative
Price rises 25%. By what % should consumption fall to keep expenditure same?
Reduction = r/(100+r)×100 = 25/125×100 = 20%.
Quantitative
A train crosses a platform in 30 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 18 seconds. If the speed of the train is 60 km/hr, find the length of the platform.
Correct answer: 200 m
Quantitative
A number is first increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. Find the net percentage change.
Let number = 100 After 25% increase: 100 + 25 = 125 After 20% decrease: 125 - 20% of 125 = 125 - 25 = 100 Net change = 0%
Your score
0/15(0%)
Review
HDFC Bank 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: Work efficiency
Problem: A is twice as efficient as B. Together they finish in 12 days. How many days does A alone need?
Solution: Let B = x days, A = x/2. 1/(x/2) + 1/x = 1/12 → 2/x + 1/x = 1/12 → 3/x = 1/12 → x = 36. A alone = 18 days.
Answer: 18 days
Q2: Marked price discount
Problem: A shopkeeper marks goods 20% above cost and then gives a 10% discount. What is the profit percentage?
Solution: Let CP = ₹100. Marked price = ₹120. Discount = 10% of 120 = ₹12. SP = 120 − 12 = ₹108. Profit % = 8%.
Answer: 8%
Q3: Train platforms
Problem: A 200 m train at 72 km/h crosses a 160 m platform. Time taken?
Solution: Speed = 72 × 5/18 = 20 m/s. Distance = 200+160 = 360 m. Time = 360/20 = 18 s.
Answer: 18 seconds
Q4: Average of averages
Problem: Average of 10 numbers is 25. Average of first 6 is 20. Average of last 4?
Solution: Total = 250. First 6 sum = 120. Last 4 sum = 130. Average = 130/4 = 32.5.
Answer: 32.5
Q5: Discount successive
Problem: Two successive discounts of 10% and 20% equal a single discount of?
Solution: Net multiplier = 0.9 × 0.8 = 0.72 → 28% single discount.
Answer: 28%
Q6: 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
Q7: CI half yearly
Problem: CI on ₹8000 at 10% p.a. for 1 year compounded half-yearly?
Solution: Rate per half-year = 5%. Amount = 8000 × (1.05)² = 8000 × 1.1025 = 8820. CI = 820.
Answer: ₹820
Q8: 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
Q9: Percentage of percentage
Problem: What is 15% of 20% of 400?
Solution: 20% of 400 = 80. 15% of 80 = 12.
Answer: 12
Q10: Square garden path
Problem: A square park of side 40 m has a 2 m wide path outside. Area of the path?
Solution: Outer side = 44. Outer area = 1936. Inner = 1600. Path = 336 m².
Answer: 336 m²
Verbal ability questions
Q11: Error spotting tense
Problem: Identify the error: He go to school yesterday.
Solution: Past time marker needs past tense: went.
Answer: go → went
Q12: Fill blank preposition
Problem: She is good _____ mathematics. (in / at / on / of)
Solution: Standard collocation: good at.
Answer: at
Q13: Synonym - resilient
Problem: Best synonym of ‘resilient’?
Solution: Able to recover quickly → tough / flexible.
Answer: Tough / adaptable
Q14: Synonym - abundant
Problem: Choose the best synonym of ‘abundant’.
Solution: ‘Abundant’ means present in large quantity. Closest match: plentiful.
Answer: Plentiful
Q15: 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
Q16: 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
Reasoning ability questions
Q17: Odd one shapes
Problem: Odd one out: Circle, Square, Triangle, Cube
Solution: Cube is 3D; others are 2D shapes.
Answer: Cube
Q18: Odd one out
Problem: Find the odd one out: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
Solution: 3, 5, 7, and 11 are prime. 9 = 3×3 is composite, so it is the odd one out.
Answer: 9
Q19: Coding opposite
Problem: If ROAD is coded as URDG, how is RACE coded?
Solution: Each letter +3: R→U, O→R, A→D, D→G. R→U, A→D, C→F, E→H → UDFH.
Answer: UDFH
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: 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
Q22: Syllogism some
Problem: All pens are books. Some books are desks. Conclusion: Some pens are desks?
Solution: No forced overlap between pens and desks. Does not follow.
Answer: Does not follow
Timed practice tips for HDFC Bank
- 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