PWC Sample Aptitude Questions and Answers

Q1 How many more ways can the word POTATO be re-arranged?

Q2 You bought 24 oranges for $10 and sold 1/3rd of it at a loss of 30% and 2/3rd of it at a 40% profit. The next day, you again bought 24 oranges for $15 and sold 1/3rd of it at a 20% loss. At what loss or profit should you sell the rest of the parts this time to nullify your overall loss or profit? In the end, you should not have any profit or loss from your transactions for the last two days.

Q3 The difference between simple interest and compound interest compounded annually on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 8% per annum is $12.80. Find the principal amount.

Q4 You bought a premium handbag for $1200. There was a discount of 70% on the bag. This was the price you paid after the discount. How much did the handbag cost originally?

Q5 Tap A fills a cistern in 2 hours and tap B empties it in 3 hours. How much time will the cistern take to be filled if both taps are opened at the same time?

Q6 You are riding a bike at 30 miles per hour. In how many minutes will you cover 20 miles?

Q7 At a particular examination. Sam got 16 more marks than John. who got 10% (of total marks) less than Adam. Also, Adam scored 2% (Of total marks) more than Peter. If Peter had a score of 500 out of 600. What percentage of marks did Sam get?

Q8 Alice walks a distance and rides back to her initial position in 3 hours. She can walk in both directions in 4 hours. How many hours does she require to ride in both directions?

Q9 40% of the students in a school are boys. In a particular school examination attended by all the students, only 25% of the girls passed, though 30% of all the students had passed. Find the percentage of boys who passed the test.

Q10 You sold your laptop. If your cost price to selling price is 6:8; have you earned a profit or loss? What is the percentage of profit or loss?

Q11 A shopkeeper buys four pencils for ₹2 and sells six pencils for ₹4. How much does the shopkeeper gain?

Q12 Xand Y entered into a partnership with $700 and $600 respectively. After 3 months, X withdrew 2/7 of his stock but after 3 months, he put back 3/5 of what he had withdrawn. If the profit at the end of the year is $726, then X should receive how much amount?

Q13 If the buying cost of 20 pencils is equal to the selling cost of 30 pencils, then how much is the profit or loss percentage?

Q14 Two stations A and B are 720 miles apart. Train P starts from station A and runs towards B at 60 mph. Train Q starts from station B and runs towards A at 30 mph. Both trains start at the same time and run non-stop between stations A and B at a constant speed. The trains will meet each other miles from station A and miles from station B.

Q15 How many different ways can the alphabets of the word PLEASING be arranged in such a way that the vowels always come together?

Q16 In an office building, there are 1400 people. There are twice as many visitors as the staff and twice as many staff as the security guards. How many of each are there?

---- staff, ---- security guards.---- visitors

Q17 A bullet train in Japan covers 1600 miles in 5 hours. In order to cover the same distance in 2 hours, how much speed does the train need to gain (in miles per hour) from its current speed?

Q18 A certain piece of property having depreciated by $2360 is now worth $1416. By what percentage has it depreciated?

Q19 After simplification the value of the expression is:

[(957 + 899)^2 (957-899)^2]/(957 x 899)

Q20 Francis left home and walked 27 km towards south, then turned right and ran 15 km. He then took a rest for twelve minutes at the same spot and then turned right and ran 32 km. After this, he turned left and ran 23 km to the cricket ground. How many kilometres will he have to run/walk to get back home?