Aptitude Test

Registration No :_______________________________ Total Marks : 60

Student Name : ________________________________ Total Time : 60 minutes
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Q 1. If A speaks the truth 80% of the times, B speaks the truth 60% of the times. What is the
probability that they tell the truth at the same time?

(a) 0.8 (b) 0.48 (c) 0.6 (d) 0.14

Q 2. In a right angled triangle the acute angles are in the proportion of 1:2 .What is the value of the
smallest angle ?

(a) 60 (b) 30 (c) 45 (d) 40

Q 3. If x + y = 3 and y/x= 2 then y = ?

(a) 2 (b) 1/2 (c) 1 (d) 3/2

Q 4. Last year pandit was thrice his sister's age. Next year he is only twice her age. After 5 years
what is pandit's age ?

(a) 2 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 14

Q 5. If taxi fares were Rs 1.00 for the first 1/5 mile and Rs 0.20 for each 1/5 miles thereafter. The
taxi fare for a 3-mile ride was

(a) Rs 1.56 (b) Rs 2.40 (c) RS 3.00 (d) Rs 3.80

Q 6. How many positive integer solutions does the equation 2x+3y = 100 have?

(a) 50 (b) 33 (c) 16 (d) 35

Q 7. The wheel of a motor car makes 1000 revolutions in moving 440 m. find the diameter of the
wheel?
(a) 14 cm (b) 12cm (c) 9.5 cm (d) 11cm

Q 8. 10^2(10^8+10^8) = -------------- 10^4

(a) 2(10)^4 (b) 2(10)^6 (c) 10^8 (d) 2(10)^8 (e) 10^10

Q 9. (1/10)18 - (1/10)20 = ?

(a) 99/1020 (b) 99/10 (c) 0.9 (d) none of these

Q 10. HCL prototyping machine can make 10 copies every 4 seconds. At this rate, How many
copies can the machine make in 6 min.?

(a) 900 (b) 600 (c) 360 (d) 240

Q 11. A goat is tied to one corner of a square plot of side 12m by a rope 7m long. Find the area it
can graze?
(a)38.5sq.m (b) 155sq.m (c) 144sq.m (d) 19.25sq.m

Q 12. Workman work on a particular jog place. They take lunch outside on workdays when canteen
doesn’t serve them fish. They take lunch on workdays when canteen serves them fish. Which of the
following statement is true?

(a) It is a workday and canteen serves no fish

(b) It is not a workday and canteen serves a fish
(c) It is not a workday and canteen serves no fish
(d) It is a workday and canteen serves a fish
(e) None of above

Q 13. The following is a planar cube (E, V, F)

(a) (12, 8, 6) (b) (12, 6, 8) (c) (6, 6, 8) (d) (6, 8, 6)

Q 14. At some diamond shop, a burglary happened. Police got hold of 3 suspects named Robbert,
Davis and Andy. Each one of them pointed the other for the robbery. Robbert said one of the other 2
has done it. I have not done that. Latter police came to know that r

(a) Davis (b) Andy (c) Robert (d) can't say

Q 15. If the sum of the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c=0 is equal to the sum of the squares of
their reciprocals then a/c, b/a, c/b are in

(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) None of these

Q 16. A man speaks the truth 3 out of 4 times. He throws a die and reports it to be a 6. What is the
probability of it being a 6?

(a) 3/8 (b) 5/8 (c) 3/4 (d) None of these

Q 17. For a sphere of radius 10 cm, the numerical value of surface area is what percent of the
numerical value of its volume?

(a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 35

Q 18. Javagal, who decided to go to weekend trip should not exceed 8 hours driving in a day. The
average speed of forward journey is 40 miles/hr due to traffic on Sundays, the return journey's
average speed is 30 m/h. How far he can select a picnic spot?

(a) 120 miles (b) 141 miles (c) 140 miles (d) 142 miles

Q 19. A car is filled with four and half gallons of fuel for a round trip. If the amount of fuel taken
while going is 1/4 more than the amount taken for coming, what is the amount of fuel consumed
while coming back?

(a) Less than 2 gallons (b) 2 gallons (c) 21/2 gallons (d) 3 gallons
Q 20. A can done a piece of work done in 8 days, B can work three times faster than the A, C can
work five times faster than A. How many days will they take to do the work together ?

(a) 4 days (b) 8/9 days (c) 4 days (d) can't say

Q 21. There are 5 distinct pairs of white socks and 5 pairs of black socks in a cupboard. In the
dark, how many socks do I have to pull out to ensure that I have at least 1 correct pair of white
socks?
(a) 3 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 16

Q 22. Bhanu spends 30% of his income on petrol on scooter. ¼ of the remaining on house rent and
the balance on food. If he spends Rs.300 on petrol then what is the expenditure on house rent?

(a) Rs.525 (b) Rs.1000 (c) Rs.675 (d) Rs.175

Q 23. Four girls A,B,C, and D and four boys E,F,G, and H are sitting around an octagonal table. No
two boys can sit adjacent to each other. Also , it is known that A sits to the right of E and opposite to
D. F sits to the left of B. G sits to the left of C, but not next to D. B is sitting between__________

(a) F&G (b) E&F (c) H&F (d) G&D

Q 24. If HEATER is written as KBDQHO, how will you encode COOLER?

(a) ALRIHV (b) FLRIHO (c) FLIRHO (d) FRLIHO

Q 25. Two equal cubes are used. The first cube is divided into 512 smaller cubes . The second
cube is divided into 216 smaller cubes . They are then placed horizontally together to form a
cuboid. The resulting structure is painted black.
How many cubes are NOT painted black on any face ?

(a) 256 (b) 272 (c) 332 (d) 346

Q 26. There are six steps that lead from the first to the second floor. No two people can be on the
same step
Mr. A is two steps below Mr. C
Mr. B is a step next to Mr. D
Only one step is vacant ( No one standing on that step )
Denote the first step by step 1 and second step by step 2 etc.

If there were two steps between the step that A was standing and the step that B was
standing on, and A was on a higher step than D , A must be on step

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1

Q 27. Six swimmers A B C D E F compete in a race. There are no ties. The out comes are as
follows.
1. B does not win.
2. Only two swimmers separate E & D
3. A is behind D & E
4. B is ahead of E, with one swimmer intervening
5. F is a head of D
 Who is fifth ?

(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

Q 28. If "PROMPT" is coded as QSPLOS ,then "PLAYER" should be

(a) QMBZFS (b) QWMFDW (c) QUREXM (d) URESTI

Q 29. Find the next term in series - Y W U S Q O M ?

(a) P (b) J (c) L (d) None of these

Q 30. Number of edges, faces, vertices and of a cube

(a) 12,8,6 (b) 6,8,12 (c) 4 ,6, 8 (d) 8,12,6

Q 31. Hacking is illegal entry into another computer. This happens mostly because of lack of
knowledge of computer networking. With networks one machine can access to another machine.
Hacking go about without knowing that each network is accredited to use network facility.
Hackers never break the code of the company that they work for

(a) Yes (b) No (c) Can't Say (d) Nil

Q 32. Senior managers warned the workers that because of the introduction of Japanese industry in
the car market there is the threat to the workers. They also said that there would be the reduction in
the purchase of the sales of car in public. The interest rates of the car will be increased with the loss
in demand.
Managers said car interests would go down after seeing the raise in interest rates.

(a) Yes (b) No (c) Can't Say (d) Nil

Q 33. Is x greater than y

(1) x=2k
(2) k=2y

(a) (1) alone sufficient

(b) (2) alone sufficient
(c) both together are sufficient
(d) (1) alone & (2) alone sufficient
(e) Information not sufficient

Q 34. A person travels 6km towards west, then travels 5km towards north ,then finally travels 6km
towards west. Where is he with respect to his starting position?

(a) 13km east (b) 13km northeast (c) 13km northwest (d) 13km west

Q 35. pick the odd one out

(a) SMTP (b) ARP (c) HTTP (d) BAAN (e)WAP

Q 36. What is the area of circle?
(1). Radius r is given
(2). Perimeter is 3 times the area

(a) (1) alone sufficient

(b) (2) alone sufficient
(c) both together are sufficient
(d) (1) alone & (2) alone sufficient
(e) Information not sufficient

Q 37. A certain city is served by subway lines A,B and C and numbers 1 2 and 3. When it snows ,
morning service on B is delayed. When it rains or snows , service on A, 2 and 3 are delayed both in
the morning and afternoon . When temp. falls below 30 degrees Fahrenheit afternoon service is
canceled in either the A line or the 3 line, but not both. When the temperature rises over 90 degrees
Fahrenheit, the afternoon service is canceled in either the line C or the 3 line but not both. When the
service on the A line is delayed or canceled, service on the C line which connects the A line, is
delayed. When service on the 3 line is canceled, service on the B line which connects the 3 line is
delayed.
On Jan 10th, with the temperature at 15 degree Fahrenheit, it snows all day. On how many
lines will service be affected, including both morning and afternoon.

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

Q 38. Senior managers warned the workers that because of the introduction of Japanese industry in
the car market there is the threat to the workers. They also said that there would be the reduction in
the purchase of the sales of car in public. The interest rates of the car will be increased with the loss
in demand.
Japanese workers are taking over the jobs of Indian industry

(a) Yes (b) No (c) Can't Say (d) Nil

Q 39. In a certain language do the thin is called as 'pa tu k' and the good thin is called ‘ka tu do’.
‘good’ is coded as:

(a) do (b) pa (c) tu (d) ka

Q 40. Did ABC company made profit in 1980?

(1). ABC company made a profit in 1979.
(2). ABC company made a profit in 1981.
(a) (1) alone sufficient
(b) (2) alone sufficient
(c) both together are sufficient
(d) (1) alone & (2) alone sufficient
(e) Information not sufficient

Q 41. In a certain society, there are two marriage groups, Red and Brown. No marriage is permitted
within a group. On marriage, males become part of their wife's group: women remain in their own
group. Children belong to the same group as their parents. Widowers and divorced males revert to
the group of their birth. Marriage to more than one person at the same time and marriage to a direct
descendant are forbidden
Which of the following is not permitted under the rules stated?
 (a) A Brown male marrying his father's sister
(b) A Red female marrying her mother's brother
(c) A man born Red, who is now a widower, marrying his brother's widow
(d) A widower marrying his wife's sister
(e) A widow marrying her divorced daughter's ex-husband

Q 42. ZOOLOGY : ANIMALS

(a) Ecology : pollution
(b) Botany : plants
(c) Chemistry : atoms
(d) History : people
(e) Mathematics : geometry

Q 43. Senior managers in a leading company said that new Japanese investment in India was
transforming the car industry, and warned that jobs were under threat from Japanese competition.
They stated that increasing competition would be coupled with an inevitable downturn in the car
market and the recent rise interest rates which has already hit demand.
" The perception of the senior managers is the new Japanese investment in India is leading
to more automation of the car industry ''

(a) True (b) False (c) Can't Say (d) Nil

Q 44. Statistics show that millions of vehicles have been carried by shuttle over the past 30 years
through Alpine tunnels without one ever catching fire. In the Alpine tunnels, drivers and passengers
sit in their vehicles on the shuttle trains. Only one vehicle has ever caught fire on the busy French
monorail equivalent system. This sort of accident is not possible in a closed shuttle. Assertion that a
vehicle fire will lead to catastrophe have no basis. Since the resources exist to detect, control and
extinguish a fire, and to remove any persons present safely to an adjoining wagon, leaving any
surviving fire facing rapid extinction within a wagon built to contain fire for 30 minutes,
catastrophe seems very unlikely.
"No accident can occur in the closed tunnels".

(a) True (b) False (c) Can't Say (d) Nil

Q 45. Choose the word or phrase, which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in bold
letters, and mark the answer of your choice
PLUMB

(a) Reversed (b) Lofty (c) Horizontal (d) Thin

Q 46. Tom wishes to enroll in Latin AA, Sanskrit A, Armenian Literature 221, and Celtic Literature
701. Latin AA meets five days a week, either from 9 to 11 A.M or from 2 to 4 P.M. Sanskrit A meets
either Tuesday and Thursday from 12 noon to 3 P.M., or Monday

(a) Latin in the afternoon and Armenian Literature Monday, Wednesday and Friday
(b) Sanskrit on Tuesday and Thursday and Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday.
(c) Latin in the afternoon and Armenian Literature Tuesday and Thursday
(d) Latin in the morning
Q 47. Opposite in meaning of BACCHANAL:

(a) Cautious (b) Grave (c) cunning (d) sober

Q 48. Opposite in meaning of ACERBITY

(a) noteworthiness (b) hypocrisy (c) mildness of temperament (d) lack of anxiety

Q 49. horns:bull ::
(a) mane:lion
(b) wattles:turkey
(c) antlers:stag
(d) hooves:horse
(e) wings:eagle

Q 50. James Madison understood that interests groups will inevitably develop within a free
political system. The problem, as Madison saw it, was to prevent any single interest group from
becoming so strong that it was able to dominate the political system. This could be accomplished by
legislating restrictions on political behavior, but that solution meant a sacrifice of some of the
freedom that Madison prized so highly. A better solution, he thought, was to extend the territorial
scope of the government. This would allow for greater diversity of interests in the nation, and a
greater number of groups competing for power. Each interest group would thereby find it more
difficult to appeal to a majority of the people, and to dominate the political process
"The more interest groups there are in a political system, the less freedom there is for everyone."
(a) True (b) False (c) Can't Say (d) Nil

Q 51. In a certain society, there are two marriage groups, Red and Brown. No marriage is permitted
within a group. On marriage, males become part of their wife's group: women remain in their own
group. Children belong to the same group as their parents. Widowers and divorced males revert to
the group of their birth. Marriage to more than one person at the same time and marriage to a direct
descendant are forbidden
A male born into the Brown group may have
(a) an uncle in either group
(b) a Brown daughter
(c) a Brown son
(d) a son-in-law born into the Red group
(e) a daughter-in-law in the Red group

Q 52. President Anwar el – Sadat of Egypt, disregarding ____ criticism in the Alab world and in
his own Government, ____ accepted prime minister Menahem Begin’s invitation to visit Israel in
order to address the Israeli parliament

(a) Acrimonious formally

(b) Blemished stiffly
(c) Categorical previously
(d) Malignant plaintively
(e) Charismatic meticulously

Q 53. DELETERIOUS

(a) experimental (b) harmful (c) graduating (d) glorious

Q 54. Pick out the word that is most opposite in meaning to the word given.
Comply :

(a) Deny (b) Refuse (c) Return (d) Accept

Q 55. Carpenter : saw ::

(a) stenographer : typist

(b) painter : brush
(c) lawyer : brief
(d) runner : sneakers
(e) seamstress : scissors

Q 56. Abide :

(a) retract an offer (b) refuse to endure (c) shield from harm (d) exonerate

Q 57. BENIGN :

(a) kindly (b) malignant (c) envy (d) tenfold

Q 58. bracket:shelf ::
(a) hammer:anvil
(b) girder:rivet
(c) strut:rafter
(d) valve:pipe
(e) bucket:well

Q 59. BOLSTER :

(a) defeat (b) to strengthen (c) be angry (d) depth

Q 60. ERRATIC :

(a) unromantic (b) free (c) popular (d) wondering