EEDC Aptitude Test Questions and Answers

EEDC Aptitude Test Questions and Answers

Here are aptitude questions for the EEDC (Enugu Electricity Distribution Company) exam, along with options and the correct answers:

If the cost of 6 notebooks is equal to the cost of 4 pens, and the cost of 5 pens is equal to the cost of 3 pencils, then how many pencils can be bought with the cost of 30 notebooks?

a) 15

b) 18

c) 20

d) 25

Correct answer: b) 18

A train travels at a speed of 80 km/h for the first 30 minutes and then increases its speed to 100 km/h for the next 1 hour. What is the average speed of the train?

a) 84 km/h

b) 88 km/h

c) 92 km/h

d) 96 km/h

Correct answer: b) 88 km/h

The ratio of the angles of a quadrilateral is 3:4:5:8. Find the smallest angle of the quadrilateral.

a) 36 degrees

b) 48 degrees

c) 60 degrees

d) 72 degrees

Correct answer: a) 36 degrees

If the area of a square is 64 square meters, what is the length of its diagonal?

a) 4 meters

b) 8 meters

c) 12 meters

d) 16 meters

Correct answer: c) 12 meters

A shopkeeper sells a pair of shoes at a 20% discount. If the discounted price is $480, what is the original price of the shoes?

a) $600

b) $640

c) $720

d) $800

Correct answer: d) $800

The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in a class is 3:4. If there are 35 students in the class, how many boys are there?

a) 12

b) 15

c) 18

d) 21

Correct answer: d) 21

What is the next number in the series: 2, 5, 10, 17, ...?

a) 24

b) 27

c) 30

d) 33

Correct answer: b) 27

A car covers a distance of 360 kilometers in 6 hours. What is its average speed in meters per second?

a) 20 m/s

b) 30 m/s

c) 40 m/s

d) 50 m/s

Correct answer: b) 30 m/s

A man spends 30% of his monthly salary on rent, 20% on groceries, and 10% on transportation. What percentage of his salary is left?

a) 40%

b) 45%

c) 50%

d) 55%

Correct answer: c) 50%

In a class, 40% of the students play football, 30% play cricket, and 20% play both sports. What percentage of the students play neither football nor cricket?

a) 10%

b) 20%

c) 30%

d) 40%

Correct answer: b) 20%

The length of a rectangle is increased by 20%, and its width is decreased by 10%. What is the percentage change in its area?

a) 8%

b) 10%

c) 12%

d) 15%

Correct answer: a) 8%

A container has 8 liters of milk. If 25% of the milk is consumed, how many liters of milk are left in the container?

a) 4 liters

b) 5 liters

c) 6 liters

d) 7 liters

Correct answer: b) 5 liters

What is the square root of 625?

a) 25

b) 30

c) 35

d) 40

Correct answer: a) 25

If x + 1/x = 5, what is the value of x^2 + 1/x^2?

a) 20

b) 23

c) 25

d) 28

Correct answer: c) 25

A bag contains 4 red balls and 6 blue balls. If a ball is randomly drawn from the bag, what is the probability of drawing a blue ball?

a) 2/5

b) 3/5

c) 4/9

d) 6/10

Correct answer: b) 3/5

The area of a circle is 154 square centimeters. What is the circumference of the circle?

a) 22 cm

b) 28 cm

c) 44 cm

d) 56 cm

Correct answer: c) 44 cm

If a number is increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%, what is the overall percentage change in the number?

a) 2%

b) 5%

c) 10%

d) 15%

Correct answer: a) 2%

A car travels a distance of 360 km in 4 hours. If the speed is increased by 20 km/h, how long will it take to cover the same distance?

a) 3 hours

b) 3.5 hours

c) 4.5 hours

d) 5 hours

Correct answer: b) 3.5 hours

In a bag, there are 8 red balls, 6 green balls, and 4 blue balls. If a ball is randomly drawn from the bag, what is the probability of drawing a red or green ball?

a) 0.5

b) 0.6

c) 0.7

d) 0.8

Correct answer: d) 0.8

The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 87. What is the middle number?

a) 27

b) 29

c) 31

d) 33

Correct answer: c) 31

These questions cover various topics in aptitude, including ratios, percentages, geometry, probability, and arithmetic. Make sure to thoroughly practice these concepts to prepare for the EEDC aptitude exams.