ADF Aptitude Test Practice

1. What is 50% of 12?

1.2

6

10

12

50% of a number can be found by multiplying the number by 0.5. In this case, 50% of 12 is 12 multiplied by 0.5, which equals 6. Therefore, the correct answer is 6.

Explanation

50% of a number can be found by multiplying the number by 0.5. In this case, 50% of 12 is 12 multiplied by 0.5, which equals 6. Therefore, the correct answer is 6.

2.

A

B

C

D

E

F

Every second picture is vertical arrows pointing up. First one, then two and now three.

Explanation

Every second picture is vertical arrows pointing up. First one, then two and now three.

3. How is my mother's sister's brother's wife's child related to me?

Brother

Uncle

Cousin

Nephew

There is an extra relation here to confuse you. The mother's sister's brother is of course the mother's brother. And the brother's wife's child is also the brother's child.

So now you can read it as the mother's brother's child. This is easier to identify the answer as your cousin.

Explanation

There is an extra relation here to confuse you. The mother's sister's brother is of course the mother's brother. And the brother's wife's child is also the brother's child.

So now you can read it as the mother's brother's child. This is easier to identify the answer as your cousin.

4. Making it to the bus terminal before noon will give you the.......to do some shopping.

Luck

Opportunity

Possibilty

Ways

This is the only grammatically correct word. The only other word which comes close is 'possibility'. However then the sentence would read "...would make it possible to do some shopping."

Explanation

This is the only grammatically correct word. The only other word which comes close is 'possibility'. However then the sentence would read "...would make it possible to do some shopping."

5. Since an immediate change was needed on an emergency basis, _____ by the governor to curtail railway expenditure.

So it was proposed

Was proposed

Because of the proposal

It was proposed

The sentence starts with the connector "SINCE" and the blank is after the comma. This means you need a subject, verb or both. Options "A" and "C" are eliminated because they also have connectors. Options "B" is eliminated because it has no subject. Leaving option "D" as the correct option.

Explanation

The sentence starts with the connector "SINCE" and the blank is after the comma. This means you need a subject, verb or both. Options "A" and "C" are eliminated because they also have connectors. Options "B" is eliminated because it has no subject. Leaving option "D" as the correct option.

6.

Which comes next?

Every second box is the two dots in reverse positions. They are mirror image each time.

Explanation

Every second box is the two dots in reverse positions. They are mirror image each time.

7.

A

B

C

D

E

F

The image is a mirror image top to bottom. Or vertically mirrored.

Explanation

The image is a mirror image top to bottom. Or vertically mirrored.

8. Which of the following is the odd one out?

A

B

C

D

E

F

The dot is on the outside in 'f'. In all the other pictures it is on the inside.

Explanation

The dot is on the outside in 'f'. In all the other pictures it is on the inside.

9. A, e, i, m, q, u, _, _

Y, c

B, f

G, i

None

The letters are increasing by four increments. You can count this on your hand like this:

Thumb: a
Pointer Finger: b
Middle Finger c
Third finger: d
Pinky finger: e

This shows that each letter is on the thumb and pinky. Make sure you reset each count. So in this case 'e' becomes the thumb (so you sort of count it twice like this).

If you're really in a hurry on this it is a good guess that y,c is the correct response because this is the only answer that has a letter AFTER 'u'.

Explanation

The letters are increasing by four increments. You can count this on your hand like this:

Thumb: a
Pointer Finger: b
Middle Finger c
Third finger: d
Pinky finger: e

This shows that each letter is on the thumb and pinky. Make sure you reset each count. So in this case 'e' becomes the thumb (so you sort of count it twice like this).

If you're really in a hurry on this it is a good guess that y,c is the correct response because this is the only answer that has a letter AFTER 'u'.

10. Which box is next in the pattern:

A

B

C

D

E

F

A blank picture follows the bigger circle.

Explanation

A blank picture follows the bigger circle.

11. A father's age is five times his son's age. Four years ago the father was 9 times older than his son. How old are the father and son at present?

30yrs and 6yrs

25yrs and 5yrs

40yrs and 8yrs

None of these

You can solve this by rough estimation given you have multiple choice here. You can quickly see that each of the first 3 answers satisfy the condition that the father is currently 5 times the age of the son.

By subtracting 4 years from each age in each answer you will see them as follows:
a: 26 and 2
b: 21 and 1
c: 36 and 4

Now it is clear that the answer is c: 40 and 8 (because 4 x 9 = 36 and 5 x 8 = 40). These questions are why it is important to learn your multiplication tables prior to testing.

Explanation

You can solve this by rough estimation given you have multiple choice here. You can quickly see that each of the first 3 answers satisfy the condition that the father is currently 5 times the age of the son.

By subtracting 4 years from each age in each answer you will see them as follows:
a: 26 and 2
b: 21 and 1
c: 36 and 4

Now it is clear that the answer is c: 40 and 8 (because 4 x 9 = 36 and 5 x 8 = 40). These questions are why it is important to learn your multiplication tables prior to testing.

12.

A

B

C

D

E

F

Four shapes are paired with two shapes. And the shapes are different.

Explanation

Four shapes are paired with two shapes. And the shapes are different.

13. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child?

4 years

8 years

10 years

None of these

Let the ages of children be x, (x + 3), (x + 6), (x + 9) and (x + 12) years.

Then, x + (x + 3) + (x + 6) + (x + 9) + (x + 12) = 50

5x = 20

x = 4.

Age of the youngest child = x = 4 years.

Explanation

Let the ages of children be x, (x + 3), (x + 6), (x + 9) and (x + 12) years.

Then, x + (x + 3) + (x + 6) + (x + 9) + (x + 12) = 50

5x = 20

x = 4.

Age of the youngest child = x = 4 years.

14. What is twenty percent of 25 % of 20?

2

1

5

4

Explanation

15. Which of the following is the odd one out?

A

B

C

D

E

F

In the given figures, a pattern emerges where a closed shape consistently appears on the left side of the vertical line, while an open shape is on the right. Figure D deviates from this pattern, with the closed shape on the right and the open shape on the left, making it the odd one out.

Explanation

In the given figures, a pattern emerges where a closed shape consistently appears on the left side of the vertical line, while an open shape is on the right. Figure D deviates from this pattern, with the closed shape on the right and the open shape on the left, making it the odd one out.