Maruti Suzuki 2024 aptitude
Quantitative, reasoning, and verbal drills with solutions
This page collects Maruti Suzuki placement papers from 2024 with practice questions, worked solutions, and the exam pattern students reported that cycle. Use it when you want drive history: what the first round looked like, which topics repeated, and how to approach solutions. Work the sets below under a timer, then compare with newer material so your prep matches both established Maruti Suzuki patterns and recent shifts.
Maruti Suzuki 2024 aptitude
Quantitative, reasoning, and verbal drills with solutions
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Timed placement-style MCQs with score and explanations after you submit. Use it to check speed and accuracy before the real test.
Reasoning
In a row of 40 students, A is 11th from left and B is 31st from right. How many between A and B?
B from left = 40−31+1 = 10th. A is 11th. They are adjacent → 0 between.
Reasoning
Statements: All roses are flowers. Some flowers are red. Conclusions: I. Some roses are red. II. All red things are roses.
Analyzing the statements: - All roses are flowers (A → B) - Some flowers are red (B → C, some) Conclusion I: Some roses are red - Valid Conclusion II: All red things are roses - Invalid
Verbal
Choose the correct form: "Neither the teacher nor the students _____ present."
Correct answer: were
Quantitative
The LCM of 12 and 18 is:
LCM(12,18) = 36.
Quantitative
Find x: 3x + 7 = 22
3x = 15 → x = 5.
Quantitative
If "COMPUTER" is coded as "EQORWVGT", how is "KEYBOARD" coded?
Correct answer: MGADQCTF
Verbal
Find synonym of "Courageous"
Correct answer: Brave
Reasoning
Find the next number: 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, ?
Correct answer: 216
Quantitative
If "APPLE" is coded as "1225165", how is "MANGO" coded?
Pattern: A=1, B=2, C=3... Z=26 APPLE: A=1, P=16, P=16, L=12, E=5 → 1225165 MANGO: M=13, A=1, N=14, G=7, O=15 → 13114715
Verbal
Problem: Choose the correct sentence: a) The data are incorrect b) The data is incorrect c) The datas are incorrect
"Data" can be singular or plural, but in modern usage, it's often treated as singular. "The data is incorrect" is more commonly accepted.
Reasoning
Complete the series: AZ, BY, CX, ?
First letter +1, second −1 → DW.
Quantitative
A person walks 5 km at 5 km/h and 10 km at 10 km/h. Average speed is:
Time = 1 h + 1 h = 2 h. Average = 15/2 = 7.5 km/h.
Quantitative
In what ratio should water be mixed with milk costing ₹12 per liter to get a mixture worth ₹8 per liter?
Using alligation: Water (₹0) Milk (₹12) \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / ₹8 Ratio = (12-8):(8-0) = 4:8 = 1:2
Reasoning
Statements: All engineers are professionals. Some professionals are managers. Conclusions: I. Some engineers are managers. II. All managers are engineers.
Analyzing the statements: - All engineers are professionals (A → B) - Some professionals are managers (B → C, some) Conclusion I: Some engineers are managers - Since all engineers are professionals, and some professionals are managers, we can say some engineer
Verbal
Choose the correct sentence:
Neither takes singular verb; "options" is plural noun with of.
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| Section | What shows up | Prep focus |
|---|---|---|
| Technical / domain | Syllabus aligned to the notification | Topic checklist |
| Aptitude | Quant + reasoning | Speed with accuracy |
| Interview | Subject depth + projects | Clear fundamentals |
First round: Maruti Online Test
Skills emphasized: Aptitude, mechanical/auto basics, GD
Languages: C/C++ for electronics tracks
These are practice-style questions aligned to patterns students report for Maruti Suzuki drives around 2024. They are not leaked live papers. Work them timed, then read the solutions only after you have an answer.
Problem: Find simple interest on ₹5000 at 8% per annum for 3 years.
Solution: SI = 5000 × 8 × 3 / 100 = ₹1200.
Answer: ₹1200
Problem: A boat’s speed in still water is 15 km/h and the stream is 3 km/h. How long to cover 36 km upstream?
Solution: Upstream speed = 15 − 3 = 12 km/h. Time = 36 / 12 = 3 hours.
Answer: 3 hours
Problem: A mixture has milk and water in the ratio 4:1. If 5 litres of water are added to 20 litres of mixture, what is the new milk:water ratio?
Solution: In 20 L: milk = 16 L, water = 4 L. After adding 5 L water: milk 16, water 9. Ratio = 16:9.
Answer: 16:9
Problem: Find compound interest on ₹10,000 at 10% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually.
Solution: Amount = 10000 × (1.1)² = 10000 × 1.21 = ₹12,100. CI = 12100 − 10000 = ₹2100. (SI for same period would be ₹2000; the extra ₹100 is interest on first-year interest.)
Answer: ₹2100
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°
Problem: In how many ways can 5 different books be arranged on a shelf?
Solution: Arrangements of 5 distinct items = 5! = 120.
Answer: 120
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
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
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
Problem: A person walks 5 km north, then 3 km east, then 5 km south. How far is he from the start, and in which direction?
Solution: North 5 and south 5 cancel. He is 3 km east of the start.
Answer: 3 km east
Problem: Find the next number: 3, 9, 27, 81, ?
Solution: Each term is multiplied by 3. Next = 81 × 3 = 243.
Answer: 243
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
Problem: Find the first non-repeating character in a string and return its index, or -1 if none exists.
Approach: Count frequencies in one pass (hash map or array of 26 for lowercase). Second pass returns the first index with count 1.
Complexity: O(n) time
Maruti Suzuki tip: Restate the problem, sketch a brute-force idea, then tighten it. Call out edge cases (empty input, single element, overflow) before you write code.
Problem: Design a stack that supports push, pop, top, and getMin in average O(1) time.
Approach: Keep a parallel min-stack (or store pairs). When pushing, also push the new minimum. When popping, pop both stacks.
Complexity: O(1) per operation amortized
Maruti Suzuki tip: Restate the problem, sketch a brute-force idea, then tighten it. Call out edge cases (empty input, single element, overflow) before you write code.
Problem: Given an integer array, find the contiguous subarray with the largest sum and return that sum. Example: [-2,1,-3,4,-1,2,1,-5,4] → 6 (from [4,-1,2,1]).
Approach: Keep a running sum. If the running sum drops below 0, reset it to 0 before taking the next element (or track the best ending-here value). Track the global maximum as you scan once from left to right.
Complexity: O(n) time, O(1) extra space
Maruti Suzuki tip: Restate the problem, sketch a brute-force idea, then tighten it. Call out edge cases (empty input, single element, overflow) before you write code.
Problem: Given a mutable character array representing a string, reverse it in place without allocating another array of the same size.
Approach: Use two pointers at the start and end. Swap characters, then move inward until the pointers meet. Watch empty and single-character inputs.
Complexity: O(n) time, O(1) extra space
Maruti Suzuki tip: Restate the problem, sketch a brute-force idea, then tighten it. Call out edge cases (empty input, single element, overflow) before you write code.
Problem: Write a function that returns true if n is prime and false otherwise. Handle n < 2 correctly.
Approach: Return false for n < 2. Trial-divide from 2 to floor(sqrt(n)). If any divisor divides n evenly, it is composite; otherwise prime.
Complexity: O(√n) time
Maruti Suzuki tip: Restate the problem, sketch a brute-force idea, then tighten it. Call out edge cases (empty input, single element, overflow) before you write code.
Problem: Given a string containing only ‘()[]’, decide whether the brackets are balanced and correctly nested.
Approach: Scan left to right with a stack. Push opening brackets. On a closing bracket, the stack top must be the matching opener. At the end the stack must be empty.
Complexity: O(n) time, O(n) space
Maruti Suzuki tip: Restate the problem, sketch a brute-force idea, then tighten it. Call out edge cases (empty input, single element, overflow) before you write code.
Problem: Given an array of integers and a target, return indices of two numbers that add up to the target. Assume exactly one solution and you may not use the same element twice.
Approach: Walk the array once. For each value x, check whether target − x was seen earlier in a hash map of value → index. If yes, return both indices; else store x.
Complexity: O(n) time, O(n) space
Maruti Suzuki tip: Restate the problem, sketch a brute-force idea, then tighten it. Call out edge cases (empty input, single element, overflow) before you write code.
Problem: Given a string s, find the length of the longest substring without repeating characters. Example: ‘abcabcbb’ → 3 (‘abc’).
Approach: Sliding window with a map (or last-seen index) of characters. Expand the right pointer; when a duplicate appears inside the window, move the left pointer past the previous occurrence.
Complexity: O(n) time
Maruti Suzuki tip: Restate the problem, sketch a brute-force idea, then tighten it. Call out edge cases (empty input, single element, overflow) before you write code.
Students usually say the first round is time-tight - easy marks vanish if you sit too long on one hard question. For Maruti Suzuki, skim the paper in a couple of minutes, mark what you can finish cleanly, and protect accuracy. Languages people commonly use: C/C++ for electronics tracks.
| Area | Why it matters at Maruti Suzuki |
|---|---|
| Aptitude | What usually helps you clear the first round |
| Core CS (OOPs / DBMS / OS) | Technical interview depth |
| Automotive Manufacturing awareness | Helps in managerial / HR conversations |
| Communication | Explain your approach clearly; keep a few real examples ready for HR |
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