# L&T Technology Services Aptitude Questions with Answers

8 previously-asked aptitude questions from L&T Technology Services's hiring process, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Written against the company's actual test pattern.

_Source: Astra (https://useastra.in). Updated 2026-09-05._

### 1. What is 60% of 300?

A. 180
B. 150
C. 200
D. 120

**Answer:** 180

**Explanation:** 60% of 300 = 0.60 * 300 = 180.

### 2. An item is sold for Rs 720 at a 20% profit. What is its cost price?

A. Rs 600
B. Rs 720
C. Rs 650
D. Rs 700

**Answer:** Rs 600

**Explanation:** Cost price = selling price / 1.20 = 720 / 1.2 = Rs 600.

### 3. A and B together finish a job in 8 days. A alone takes 12 days. How long does B alone take?

A. 24 days
B. 16 days
C. 20 days
D. 10 days

**Answer:** 24 days

**Explanation:** B one-day work = 1/8 minus 1/12 = 1/24, so B alone takes 24 days.

### 4. A man covers 60 km in 1.5 hours. What is his speed?

A. 40 km/h
B. 45 km/h
C. 50 km/h
D. 30 km/h

**Answer:** 40 km/h

**Explanation:** Speed = distance / time = 60 / 1.5 = 40 km/h.

### 5. Find the next term in the series: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, ?

A. 16
B. 15
C. 14
D. 17

**Answer:** 16

**Explanation:** The differences increase as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, so the next term is 11 + 5 = 16.

### 6. Engine is to Car as Heart is to ?

A. Body
B. Blood
C. Chest
D. Beat

**Answer:** Body

**Explanation:** An engine powers a car just as the heart powers the body.

### 7. Which of the following is a prime number?

A. 59
B. 51
C. 57
D. 63

**Answer:** 59

**Explanation:** 59 has no divisors other than 1 and itself; 51 = 3*17, 57 = 3*19, 63 = 9*7.

### 8. A person walks 4 km east and then 3 km north. How far is the person from the start?

A. 5 km
B. 7 km
C. 1 km
D. 12 km

**Answer:** 5 km

**Explanation:** This forms a right triangle, so distance = square root of (16 + 9) = 5 km.

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