Read the Paragraph given below carefully and answer the following 5 question.

Mr. Raj Goel is an H.R. Manager of “Rajasthan Furniture Private Limited.” At the beginning of the new year he anticipated that the company will need 40 new additional persons to fill up different vacancies. He gave an advertisement in the newspaper inviting applications for filling up different vacant posts. As many as 220 applications were received. The same were scrutinized. Out of these, conditions of 55 applicants were not acceptable to the company. Letters of regret, giving reasons, were sent to them. Remaining candidates were called for preliminary interview. The candidates called for were asked to fill up blank application forms. Thereafter, they were given four tests. The objective of the first test was to find out how much interest the applicant takes in his work. The objective of the second test was to find out ‘specialization’ of the applicant in any particular area. Third test aimed at making sure whether the applicant was capable of learning through training or not. The purpose of the fourth test was to find out how much capability a person has to mix-up with other persons, and whether he can influence other persons and get influenced by them.

Third test aimed at making sure whether the applicant was capable of learning through training or not. Which of the following test is being referred to here?

Aptitude Test

The correct answer is option 3- Aptitude Test.

Aptitude test is a measure of individuals potential for learning new skills. It indicates the person’s capacity to develop. Such tests are good indices of a person’s future success score.