The Tech Mahindra quantitative aptitude section gives you 12 MCQs in 15 minutes — that is 75 seconds per question, with negative marking in recent drives and no going back. The questions below are from memory-based Tech Mahindra papers; every answer has been re-verified and explained.
What actually gets asked
Profit & loss with marked price and discount, simple interest, averages, time & work, and trains/average-speed problems dominate. The arithmetic is formula-friendly — speed comes from recognising the setup instantly, not from long calculation.
Practice Tech Mahindra aptitude questions
A retail merchant marks up his goods so that after allowing a 25% discount he still earns a 25% profit on cost price. If he reduces the discount to 10%, what is his new profit percentage?
A 280 m long train travels at a constant speed of 60 km/h. How much time does it take to completely cross a stationary platform that is 220 m long?
The average age of five friends is 80 years, while the average age of another 10 friends is 65 years. What is the combined average age of all 15 friends?
Section strategy
- Memorise the workhorse identities: average speed = 2xy/(x+y), m₁d₁ = m₂d₂, gain%−loss% difference = 10% of CP for ±5%.
- With negative marking, skip a question you cannot set up within 20 seconds — a blank beats a wrong guess.
- Practice with a 75-second-per-question timer so exam pace feels normal.
Continue with Logical Reasoning and Verbal Ability, or try the mixed placement paper.