Aptitude Test Paper

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Section 1

Bread is to eat as _________ is to drink

(a) Man (b) Mouth (c) Glass (d) Water (e) None of these

Day is to night as sun is to _________

(a) Star (b) Sky (c) Moon (d) Light (e) Noon

Broad is to narrow as _________ is to lane.

(a) Foot-path (b) Field (c) Pavement (d) Road (e) None of these

Pen is to ink as engine is to _________

(a) Petrol (b) Water (c) Lost (d) Machine (e) None of these

Parrot is to bird as Lizard is to ________

(a) Snake (b) Poison (c) Wall (d) Reptile (e) None of these

Island is to ocean as star is to _________

(a) Earth (b) Sky (c) Twinkle (d) Sun (e) Moon

Friend is to foe as brave is to __________

(a) Attack (b) Bravery (c) Coward (d) Weak (e) Strong

Wash is to soap as sweep is to __________

(a) Floor (b) Broom (c) Clean (d) Dirt (e) None of these

____________ is to pillow as floor is to mat.

(a) Quilt (b) Sheet (c) Cover (d) Bed (e) None of these

Drum is to beat as piano is to ____________

(a) Play (b) Sing (c) Strike (d) Kick (e) None of these

Mr. X started from his house, walked 2 kms. north, then 3 kms. west, then 6 kms. south. How far away from his house was he then ?

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

A boy walks 9 kms. due east and then 12 kms. due south. How far is he from the starting point ?

(a) 15 kms. (b) 6 kms. (c) 7 kms. (d) none of these

Mr. Z stands with his face pointing to the South-East direction. Z walked 15 metres and then turned Northwards and walked another 12 metres. How far was he then from the starting point ?

(a) 12 metres (b) 10 metres (c) 9 metres (d) 5 metres

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The time on the watch is quarter to three. If the minute-hand points to North-East, in which direction does the hour hand point.

(a) South-west (b) South-east (c) North-west (d) North-east

Soldier : Gun :: Chef : ?

(a) Hotel (b) Cooking gas (c) Knife (d) Kitchen

Cardiology : Heart :: Zoology : ?

(a) Science (b) Insect (c) Eggs (d) Animals

Resistance : Ohm :: Power : ?

(a) Energy (b) Force (c) Watt (d) PowerStation

Man : Child :: Duck : ?

(a) Duckling (b) Puppy (c) Larva (d) Kitten

Odometer : Speed :: Ammeter : ?

(a) Strains (b) Current (c) Thickness (d) Rain

Fresh : Stale :: Initial : ?

(a) Starting (b) End (c) Begin (d) Final

Sheep : Flock :: Cattle : ?

(a) Shed (b) Food (c) Field (d) Herd

Cloth : Mill :: Newspaper : ?

(a) Editor (b) Press (c) Paper (d) Reader

Wish : Desire :: Refuse : ?

(a) Deny (b) Abuse (c) Accept (d) Rebuff

House : Home :: Alight : ?

(a) Flight (b) Ladder (c) Descend (d) Delight

Television is related to cinema in the same way as Transistor is related to .

(a) Loudspeaker (b) Waves (c) Radio (d) Entertainment

Cloud is related to water in the same way as sapling is related to .

(a) Flower (b) Tree (c) Stem (d) Fruit

Epidemic is related to Disease in the same way as Flood is related to .

(a) Water (b) Rain (c) River (d) Ocean

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Doctor is related to patient in the same way as Lawyer is related to .

(a) Court (b) Magistrate (c) Client (d) Accused

Bread is related to Bakery in the same way as Brick is related to .

(a) Earth (b) Furnance (c) Kiln (d) Labourer

Sword is related to slaughter in the same way as Scalpet is related to .

(a) Surgery (b) Chopper (c) Knife (d) Sleep

Pointing to a person, a man said to a woman, His mother is the only daughter of your father. How was the woman related to the person ?

(a) Sister (b) Mother (c) Wife (d) Daughter (e) None of these

A man said to a woman, Your mothers husbands sister is my aunt. How the woman is related to the man ?

(a) Grand-daughter (b) Daughter (c) Sister (d) Aunt (e) Mother

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Q R S T U V W X Y Z

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

If ABLE = 61

LABLE = 93

FARCE = 99, Then HORSE is

(a) 189 (b) 190 (c) 192 (d) 193

If SOIL = 151

LOIN = 125

FOIL = 99, Then COIN is

(a) 141 (b) 151 (c) 161 (d) 89

If FARE = 513

TAKE = 196

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BASE = 114, Then SAFE is

(a) 153 (b) 118 (c) 172 (d) 181

Suresh is 7 ranks ahead than Ashok in the class of 39. If Ashoks rank is 17th from the last, what is Sureshs rank from the start ?

(a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) 16 (e) None of these

Madhav ranks seventeenth in a class of thirty one. What is his rank from the last ?

(a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) 16 (e) 17

In a row of girls, if Seeta who is 10th from the left and Lina who is 9th from the right interchange their seats. Seeta becomes 15th from the left. How many girls are there in the row ?


In a row of children, Kamal is sixth from the left and Appu is fourth from the right. When Kamal and Appu exchange positions, Appu becomes seventeenth from the right. Which will be Kamals position from the left ?

(a) 20th (b) 19th (c) 21st (d) 7th (e) 4th

In a row of boys, if Ramesh who is 7th rank from the left and Rohit who is 9th from the right interchange their sets. Ramesh becomes 11th from the left. How many boys are there in a row ?


Six plays A, B, C, D, E and F of a famous play-wright are to be staged one on each day from Monday to Saturday. The schedule of the plays is to be in accordance with the following :

A must be staged on the previous day of the day on which E is staged.

C must not be staged on Tuesday.

B must be staged on a day which follows the day on which F is staged.

D must be staged on Friday only and should not be immediately preceded by B.

E must not be staged on the last day of the schedule.

Which of the following is the schedule of plays with the order of their staging from Monday ?

(a) EABFDC (b) AFBEDC (c) AFBCDE (d) FABEDC

(e) None of these

Play C cannot definitely be staged on which of the following days in addition to Tuesday ?

(a) Monday (b) Wednesday (c) Thursday (d) Friday

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(e) Saturday

Play D is between which of the pairs of plays ?

(a) C and E (b) E and F (c) A and E (d) B and E

(e) C and F

Which of the following plays immediately follows B ?

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

Which of the following plays is on Monday ?

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

Among five friends, Manish is taller than Harish, but not as tall as Jayesh. Jayesh is taller than Vijay and Sharad. Vijay is shorter than Harish but taller than the one who is shortest among them. Who is the fourth in the descending order of their heights ?

(a) Manish (b) Harish (c) Sharad (d) Cannot be determined

(e) none of these

Prakash is taller than Geetha. Amar is taller than Prabhat but not as tall as Geetha. Prabodh is taller than Prakash. Who among them is the shortest ?

(a) Prakash (b) Geetha (c) Amar (d) Prabodh (e) Prabhat

Of the six, towns, Dhulia is bigger than Amalner, Shrirampur is bigger than Nasik, Jalgaon is not as big as Shrirampur but bigger than Amalner, Amalner is smaller than Nasik but bigger than Manmad. Which is the smallest ?

(a) Amalner (b) Nasik (c) Jalgaon (d) Manmad

(e) Cannot be determined

Ashok is taller than Kavita but not as tall as Jayesh. Jayesh is shorter than Subodh who is not as tall as Probodh. Who is tallest in the group ?

(a) Probodh (b) Subodh (c) Kavita (d) Ashok (e) Jayesh

Ravi is taller than Jyoti who is shorter than Raju. Mohan is taller than Ramesh but shorter than Suresh. Raju is shorter than Ravi. Who is the tallest ?

(a) Ravi (b) Raju (c) Suresh (d) Ramesh

(e) Ravi or Suresh

Section 2

1.Bread is to eat as _________ is to drink

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(a) Man (b) Mouth (c) Glass (d) Water (e) None of these

2.Day is to night as sun is to _________

(a) Star (b) Sky (c) Moon (d) Light (e) Noon

3.Broad is to narrow as _________ is to lane.

(a) Foot-path (b) Field (c) Pavement (d) Road (e) None of these

4.Pen is to ink as engine is to _________

(a) Petrol (b) Water (c) Lost (d) Machine (e) None of these

5.Parrot is to bird as Lizard is to ________

(a) Snake (b) Poison (c) Wall (d) Reptile (e) None of these

6.Island is to ocean as star is to _________

(a) Earth (b) Sky (c) Twinkle (d) Sun (e) Moon

7.Friend is to foe as brave is to __________

(a) Attack (b) Bravery (c) Coward (d) Weak (e) Strong

8.Wash is to soap as sweep is to __________

(a) Floor (b) Broom (c) Clean (d) Dirt (e) None of these

9.____________ is to pillow as floor is to mat.

(a) Quilt (b) Sheet (c) Cover (d) Bed (e) None of these

10.Drum is to beat as piano is to ____________

(a) Play (b) Sing (c) Strike (d) Kick (e) None of these

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11.Mr. X started from his house, walked 2 kms. north, then 3 kms. west, then 6 kms. south. How far away from his house was he then ?

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

12.A boy walks 9 kms. due east and then 12 kms. due south. How far is he from the starting point ?

(a) 15 kms. (b) 6 kms. (c) 7 kms. (d) none of these

13.Mr. Z stands with his face pointing to the South-East direction. Z walked 15 metres and then turned Northwards and walked another 12 metres. How far was he then from the starting point ?

(a) 12 metres (b) 10 metres (c) 9 metres (d) 5 metres

14.The time on the watch is quarter to three. If the minute-hand points to North-East, in which direction does the hour hand point.

(a) South-west (b) South-east (c) North-west (d) North-east

15.Soldier : Gun :: Chef : ?

(a) Hotel (b) Cooking gas (c) Knife (d) Kitchen

16.Cardiology : Heart :: Zoology : ?

(a) Science (b) Insect (c) Eggs (d) Animals

17.Resistance : Ohm :: Power : ?

(a) Energy (b) Force (c) Watt (d) PowerStation

18.Man : Child :: Duck : ?

(a) Duckling (b) Puppy (c) Larva (d) Kitten

19.Odometer : Speed :: Ammeter : ?

(a) Strains (b) Current (c) Thickness (d) Rain

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20.Fresh : Stale :: Initial : ?

(a) Starting (b) End (c) Begin (d) Final

21.Sheep : Flock :: Cattle : ?

(a) Shed (b) Food (c) Field (d) Herd

22.Cloth : Mill :: Newspaper : ?

(a) Editor (b) Press (c) Paper (d) Reader

23.Wish : Desire :: Refuse : ?

(a) Deny (b) Abuse (c) Accept (d) Rebuff

24.House : Home :: Alight : ?

(a) Flight (b) Ladder (c) Descend (d) Delight

25.Television is related to cinema in the same way as Transistor is related to .

(a) Loudspeaker (b) Waves (c) Radio (d) Entertainment

26.Cloud is related to water in the same way as sapling is related to .

(a) Flower (b) Tree (c) Stem (d) Fruit

27.Epidemic is related to Disease in the same way as Flood is related to .

(a) Water (b) Rain (c) River (d) Ocean

28.Doctor is related to patient in the same way as Lawyer is related to .

(a) Court (b) Magistrate (c) Client (d) Accused

29.Bread is related to Bakery in the same way as Brick is related to .

(a) Earth (b) Furnance (c) Kiln (d) Labourer

30.Sword is related to slaughter in the same way as Scalpet is related to .

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(a) Surgery (b) Chopper (c) Knife (d) Sleep

31.Pointing to a person, a man said to a woman, His mother is the only daughter of your father. How was the woman related to the person ?

(a) Sister (b) Mother (c) Wife (d) Daughter (e) None of these

32.A man said to a woman, Your mothers husbands sister is my aunt. How the woman is related to the man ?

(a) Grand-daughter (b) Daughter (c) Sister (d) Aunt (e) Mother

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Q R S T U V W X Y Z

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

33.If ABLE = 61

LABLE = 93

FARCE = 99, Then HORSE is

(a) 189 (b) 190 (c) 192 (d) 193

34.If SOIL = 151

LOIN = 125

FOIL = 99, Then COIN is

(a) 141 (b) 151 (c) 161 (d) 89

35.If FARE = 513

TAKE = 196

BASE = 114, Then SAFE is

(a) 153 (b) 118 (c) 172 (d) 181

36.Suresh is 7 ranks ahead than Ashok in the class of 39. If Ashoks rank is 17th from the last, what is Sureshs rank from the start?


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37.Madhav ranks seventeenth in a class of thirty one. What is his rank from the last ?

(a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) 16 (e) 17

38.In a row of girls, if Seeta who is 10th from the left and Lina who is 9th from the right interchange their seats. Seeta becomes 15th from the left. How many girls are there in the row ?


39.In a row of children, Kamal is sixth from the left and Appu is fourth from the right. When Kamal and Appu exchange positions, Appu becomes seventeenth from the right. Which will be Kamals position from the left ?

(a) 20th (b) 19th (c) 21st (d) 7th (e) 4th

40.In a row of boys, if Ramesh who is 7th rank from the left and Rohit who is 9th from the right interchange their sets. Ramesh becomes 11th from the left. How many boys are there in a row ?


41. Six plays A, B, C, D, E and F of a famous play-wright are to be staged one on each day from Monday to Saturday. The schedule of the plays is to be in accordance with the following :

(a)A must be staged on the previous day of the day on which E is staged.

(b)C must not be staged on Tuesday.

(c)B must be staged on a day which follows the day on which F is staged.

(d)D must be staged on Friday only and should not be immediately preceded by B.

(e)E must not be staged on the last day of the schedule.

41.Which of the following is the schedule of plays with the order of their staging from Monday ?

(a) EABFDC (b) AFBEDC (c) AFBCDE (d) FABEDC (e) None of these

42. Play C cannot definitely be staged on which of the following days in addition to Tuesday ?

(a) Monday (b) Wednesday (c) Thursday (d) Friday (e) Saturday

43. Play D is between which of the pairs of plays ?

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(a) C and E (b) E and F (c) A and E (d) B and E (e) C and F

44.Which of the following plays immediately follows B ?

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

45.Which of the following plays is on Monday ?

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

46.Among five friends, Manish is taller than Harish, but not as tall as Jayesh. Jayesh is taller than Vijay and Sharad. Vijay is shorter than Harish but taller than the one who is shortest among them. Who is the fourth in the descending order of their heights ?

(a) Manish (b) Harish (c) Sharad (d) Cannot be determined (e) none of these

47.Prakash is taller than Geetha. Amar is taller than Prabhat but not as tall as Geetha. Prabodh is taller than Prakash. Who among them is the shortest ?

(a) Prakash (b) Geetha (c) Amar (d) Prabodh (e) Prabhat

48.Of the six, towns, Dhulia is bigger than Amalner, Shrirampur is bigger than Nasik, Jalgaon is not as big as Shrirampur but bigger than Amalner, Amalner is smaller than Nasik but bigger than Manmad. Which is the smallest ?

(a) Amalner (b) Nasik (c) Jalgaon (d) Manmad (e) Cannot be determined

49.Ashok is taller than Kavita but not as tall as Jayesh. Jayesh is shorter than Subodh who is not as tall as Probodh. Who is tallest in the group ?

(a) Probodh (b) Subodh (c) Kavita (d) Ashok (e) Jayesh

50.Ravi is taller than Jyoti who is shorter than Raju. Mohan is taller than Ramesh but shorter than Suresh. Raju is shorter than Ravi. Who is the tallest ?

(a) Ravi (b) Raju (c) Suresh (d) Ramesh (e) Ravi or Suresh

Section 3

DATA SUFFICIENCY SECTION

Directions: For questions in this section mark

(a) If condition (i) alone is sufficient

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(b) If condition (ii) alone is sufficient

(c) If both conditions together are sufficient

(d) If condition (i) alone & (ii) alone are sufficient

(e) information not sufficient

1.Did ABC company made profit in 1980?

(i) ABC company made a profit in 1979.

(ii) ABC company made a profit in 1981.

Ans: (e)

2.How much is Janes salary?

(i). Janes salary is 70% of John's salary

(ii). Johns salary is 50% of Mary's salary

Ans: (e)

3.Is x>1

(i) x+y=2

(ii) y

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7.A rectangular field is 40 yards long. Find the area of the field.

(i). A fence around the boundary of the field is 140 yards long

(ii). The field is more than 20 yards width

Ans: (a)

8.An industrial plant produces bottles. In 1961 the number of bottles produced by the plant was twice the number of produced in 1960. How many bottles were produced altogether in the year 1960, 61,&62

(i). In 1962 the number of bottles produced was 3 times the number of produced in 1980

(ii). In 1963 the number of bottles produced was one half the total produced in the years 1960,1961,1962.

Ans: (e)

9.Is xy > 1? If x & y are both positive

(i) x is less than 1

(ii) y is greater than 1

Ans: (e)

10.Is it a Rhombus

(i) All four sides are equal

(ii) Total internal angle is 360

Ans: (e)

11.How many books are in the bookshelf

(i) The bookshelf is 12 feet long

(ii). The average weight of each book is 1.2 pound

Ans: (e)

12.What is the area of the circle?

(i) Radius r is given

(ii) Perimeter is 3 times the area

Ans: (a)

ARITHMETIC SECTION

13.If the total distance of a journey is 120 km .If one goes by 60 kmph and comes back at 40kmph what is the average speed during the journey?

Ans: 48kmph

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14.A school has 30% students from Maharashtra .Out of these 20% are Bombey students. Find the total percentage of Bombay?

Ans: 6%

15.An equilateral triangle of sides 3 inch each is given. How many equilateral triangles of side 1 inch can be formed from it?

Ans: 9

16.If A/B = 3/5,then 15A = ?

Ans : 9B

17.Each side of a rectangle is increased by 100% .By what percentage does the area increase?

Ans : 300%

18.Perimeter of the back wheel = 9 feet, front wheel = 7 feet on a certain distance, the front wheel gets 10 revolutions more than the back wheel .What is the distance?

Ans : 315 feet.

19.Perimeter of front wheel =30, back wheel = 20. If front wheel revolves 240 times. How many revolutions will the back wheel take?

Ans: 360 times

20.20% of a 6 litre solution and 60% of 4 litre solution are mixed. What percentage of the mixture of solution

Ans: 36%

21.City A's population is 68000, decreasing at a rate of 80 people per year. City B having population 42000 is increasing at a rate of 120 people per year. In how many years both the cities will have same population?

Ans: 130 years

22.Two cars are 15 kms apart. One is turning at a speed of 50kmph and the other at 40kmph . How much time will it take for the two cars to meet?

Ans: 3/2 hours

23.A person wants to buy 3 paise and 5 paise stamps costing exactly one rupee. If he buys which of the following number of stamps he won't able to buy 3 paise stamps.

Ans: 9

24.Which of the following fractions is less than 1/3

A. 22/62

B. 15/46

C. 2/3

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D. 1

Ans: (b)

25.There are two circles, one circle is inscribed and another circle is circumscribed over a square. What is the ratio of area of inner to outer circle?

Ans: 1 : 2

Directions for questions 15-17: The questions are based on the information given below

Miss Dean wants to rennovate her house. She hires a plumber, a carpenter, a painter, an electrician and an interior decorator. The work to be finished in one working (Monday - Friday ).

Each worker will take the full day to do his job. Miss Dean permits only one person to work each day.

I. The painter can work only after the plumber and the carpenter have finished their jobs

II. The interior decorator must do his job before the electrician.

III. The carpenter cannot work on Monday or Tuesday

26.If the painter work on Thursday, which one of the following alternatives is possible?

A.The electrician works on Tuesday.

B. The electrician works on Friday.

C. The interior decorator works after the painter does.

D. The painter works on consecutive days.

E. Miss Dean cannot fit all of the workers int schedule

Ans: (b)

27.If the painter works on Friday which of the following must be false?

A. The carpenter may works on Wednesday

B. The carpenter and the electrician may work on consecutive days

C. If the carpenter works on Thursday, the electrician has to work on Wednesday

D. The plumber may work before the electrician does

E. The electrician may work on Tuesday

Ans: (c)

28.Which argument is possible?

A. The electrician will works on Tuesday and the interior decorator on Friday

B. The painter will work on wednesday and plumber on Thursday

C. The carpenter will works on Tuesday and the painter on Friday

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D. The painter will work on Monday and the carpenter on Thursday

E. The carpenter will work on Wednesday and the plumber on Thursday

29.Three types of tea the a,b,c costs Rs. 95/kg,100/kg and70/kg respectively.

How many kgs of each should be blended to produce 100 kg of mixture worth Rs.90/kg, given that the quntities of band c are equal

A. 70,15,15

B. 50,25,25

C. 60,20,20

D. 40,30,30

Ans. (b)

30 What is the percentage represented by 0.03 * 0.05?

A. 0.0015

B. 0.000015

C. 0.15

D. 15

Ans.B

31. 2. (x-a)(x-b)(x-c)....(x-z) = ?

A. 1

B. 1

C. 0

D. Can't be determined

Ans. C

32. If a = 1, b = 2, c = 3.......z = 26 what is the value of p+q+r ?

A. 33

B. 51

C. 52

D. 48

Ans. B

33. A is 8 miles east of B. C is 10 miles north of B. D is 13 miles east of C and E is 2 miles north of D.

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Find shortest distance between A and E.

A. 5 miles

B. 6miles

C. 13 miles

D. 18 miles

Ans. C

34. If z = 1, y = 2.......a = 26. Find the value of z + y + x + .......+a.

A. 351

B. 221

C. 400

D. 200

Ans. A

35. There are 30 socks in a bag. Out of these 60 % are green and the rest are blue. What is the maximum number of times that socks have to be taken out so that at least 1 blue pair is found?

A. 21

B. 2

C. 18

D. 20

Ans. D

36. How many two digit numbers have their square ending with 8.

A. 13

B. 12

C. 0

D. 11

Ans. C

37. How many numbers are there between 100 and 300 with 2 in the end and 2 in the beginning.

A. 10

B. 9

C. 11

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D. none of these

Ans. A

38. 0.000006 * 0.0000007 =?

A. 0.0000000042

B. 0.000000000042

C. 0.0000000000042

D. 0.00000000000042

Ans. B

39. You have Rs. 1000 with 8% p.a compounded every 6 months. What is the total interest you get after 1 year?

A. Rs.116.40

B. Rs.345.60

C. Rs.224.50

D. Rs.160

Ans. A

40.If x + y =12,

x - y = 2

Find x + 2y.

A. 12

B. 17

C. 14

D. none of these

Ans. B

41. A tap drains at x speed while tap B is closed. When both taps are open they drain at y speed. What is the speed of draining when only tap B is open

A. x y

B. y-x

C. x

D. can't be determined

Ans. B

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42. What is twenty percent of 25 % of 20.

A. 2

B. 1

C. 5

D. 4

Ans. B

43. A rectangle has the dimensions 6ft * 4ft. How many squares of 0.5 inches will it need to completely fill it.

A. 32000

B. 12824

C. 13824

D. 18324

Ans. C

Section 4

DATA SUFFICIENCY SECTION

Directions: For questions in this section mark

(a) If condition (i) alone is sufficient

(b) If condition (ii) alone is sufficient

(c) If both conditions together are sufficient

(d) If condition (i) alone & (ii) alone are sufficient

(e) information not sufficient

1. Did ABC company made profit in 1980?

(i) ABC company made a profit in 1979.

(ii) ABC company made a profit in 1981.

2. How much is Janes salary?

(i). Janes salary is 70% of John's salary

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(ii). Johns salary is 50% of Mary's salary

3. Is x>1

(i) x+y=2

(ii) y 1? If x & y are both positive

(i) x is less than 1

(ii) y is greater than 1

10. Is it a Rhombus

(i) All four sides are equal

(ii) Total internal angle is 360

11. How many books are in the bookshelf

(i) The bookshelf is 12 feet long

(ii). The average weight of each book is 1.2 pound

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12. What is the area of the circle?

(i) Radius r is given

(ii) Perimeter is 3 times the area

ARITHMETIC SECTION

13. If the total distance of a journey is 120 km .If one goes by 60 kmph and comes back at 40kmph what is the average speed during the journey?

14. A school has 30% students from Maharashtra .Out of these 20% are Bombay students. Find the total percentage of Bombay?

15. An equilateral triangle of sides 3 inch each is given. How many equilateral triangles of side 1 inch can be formed from it?

16. If A/B = 3/5,then 15A = ?

17. Each side of a rectangle is increased by 100% .By what percentage does the area increase?

18. Perimeter of the back wheel = 9 feet, front wheel = 7 feet on a certain distance, the front wheel gets 10 revolutions more than the back wheel .What is the distance?

19. Perimeter of front wheel =30, back wheel = 20. If front wheel revolves 240 times. How many revolutions will the back wheel take?

20. 20% of a 6 litre solution and 60% of 4 litre solution are mixed. What percentage of the mixture of solution

21. City A's population is 68000, decreasing at a rate of 80 people per year. City B having population 42000 is increasing at a rate of 120 people per year. In how many years both the cities will have same population?

22. Two cars are 15 kms apart. One is turning at a speed of 50kmph and the other at 40kmph . How much time will it take for the two cars to meet?

23. A person wants to buy 3 paise and 5 paise stamps costing exactly one rupee. If he buys which of the following number of stamps he won't able to buy 3 paise stamps.

24. Which of the following fractions is less than 1/3

A. 22/62 B. 15/46 C. 2/3 D. 1

25. There are two circles, one circle is inscribed and another circle is circumscribed over a square. What is the ratio of area of inner to outer circle?

Directions for questions 15-17: The questions are based on the information given below

Miss Dean wants to renovate her house. She hires a plumber, a carpenter, a painter, an electrician and an interior decorator. The work to be finished in one working (Monday - Friday ).

Each worker will take the full day to do his job. Miss Dean permits only one person to work each day.

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I. The painter can work only after the plumber and the carpenter have finished their jobs

II. The interior decorator must do his job before the electrician.

III. The carpenter cannot work on Monday or Tuesday

26. If the painter work on Thursday, which one of the following alternatives is possible?

A. The electrician works on Tuesday.

B. The electrician works on Friday.

C. The interior decorator works after the painter does.

D. The painter works on consecutive days.

E. Miss Dean cannot fit all of the workers int schedule

27 If the painter works on Friday which of the following must be false?

A. The carpenter may works on Wednesday

B. The carpenter and the electrician may work on consecutive days

C. If the carpenter works on Thursday, the electrician has to work on Wednesday

D. The plumber may work before the electrician does

E. The electrician may work on Tuesday

28 Which argument is possible?

A. The electrician will works on Tuesday and the interior decorator on Friday

B. The painter will work on wednesday and plumber on Thursday

C. The carpenter will works on Tuesday and the painter on Friday

D. The painter will work on Monday and the carpenter on Thursday

E. The carpenter will work on Wednesday and the plumber on Thursday

29. Three types of tea the a,b,c costs Rs. 95/kg,100/kg and70/kg respectively.

How many kgs of each should be blended to produce 100 kg of mixture worth Rs.90/kg, given that the quntities of band c are equal

A. 70,15,15

B. 50,25,25

C. 60,20,20

D. 40,30,30

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30. What is the percentage represented by 0.03 * 0.05?

A. 0.0015

B. 0.000015

C. 0.15

D. 15

31. 2. (x-a)(x-b)(x-c)....(x-z) = ?

A. 1

B. 1

C. 0

D. Can't be determined

32. If a = 1, b = 2, c = 3.......z = 26 what is the value of p+q+r ?

A. 33

B. 51

C. 52

D. 48

33 . A is 8 miles east of B.

C is 10 miles north of B.

D is 13 miles east of C and E is 2 miles north of D.

Find shortest distance between A and E.

A. 5 miles B.6miles C. 13 miles D. 18 miles

34. If z = 1, y = 2.......a = 26. Find the value of z + y + x + .......+a.

A. 351

B. 221

C. 400

D. 200

35. There are 30 socks in a bag. Out of these 60 % are green and the rest are blue. What is the maximum number of times that socks have to be taken out so that at least 1 blue pair is found?

A. 21

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B. 2

C. 18

D. 20

36. How many two digit numbers have their square ending with 8.

A. 13

B. 12

C. 0

D. 11

37. How many numbers are there between 100 and 300 with 2 in the end and 2 in the beginning.

A. 10 B. 9 C.11 D. none of these

38. 0.000006 * 0.0000007 =?

A. 0.0000000042

B. 0.000000000042

C. 0.0000000000042

D. 0.00000000000042

39. You have Rs. 1000 with 8% p.a compounded every 6 months. What is the total interest you get after 1 year?

A. Rs.116.40 B. Rs.345.60 C. Rs.224.50 D.Rs.160

40. If x + y =12, x - y = 2 Find x + 2y.

A. 12 B. 17 C. 14 D.none of these

41. A tap drains at x speed while tap B is closed. When both taps are open they drain at y speed. What is the speed of draining when only tap B is open

A. x y

B. y-x

C. x

D. can't be determined

42. What is twenty percent of 25 % of 20.

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A. 2

B. 1

C. 5

D. 4

43. A rectangle has the dimensions 6ft * 4ft. How many squares of 0.5 inches will it need to completely fill it.

A. 32000 B. 12824 C. 13824 D.18324

Questions 1-6

A landlord owns a two-storey apartment complex. The complex has four adjacent ground floor apartments 111, 112, 113, 114, and four upstairs apartments 211, 212,213, 214 such that 211 is directly above 111, 212 is directly above 112,and so on. The landlord keeps one apartment empty where he stays when he visits town, and rents out six others.

Nan lives in 114.

Hal wont live in 214, and Kit wont live next to Liz on the same floor.

Inga lives directly above Joe.

Unit 112 is being renovated and cant be rented.

If Kit rents 213, then which apartment must Liz rent?

A. 211 B. 212 C. 214

D. 111 E. 113

If Hal rents 111 and Joe rents 113, then which of the following CANNOT happen?

A. 211 is empty B. 212 is empty C. 214 is empty

D. Inga lives in 213 E. Kit lives in 211

Which two tenants live on the same floor?

A. Inga and Liz B. Liz and Kit C. Hal and Joe

D. Nan and Kit E. Nan and Joe

Which of the following CANNOT be true if Hal lives next to Nan?

A. Kit lives in 212 B. Kit lives in 213 C. Liz lives in 214

D. Liz lives in 212 E. Inga lives in 211

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If Inga insists on living next to Hal, then where must Hal live?

A. 211 B. 212 C. 213

D. 214 E. On the ground floor

If Liz lives in 213, and Nan moves to the apartment that was being renovated, then which must be true?

A. Hal is in 113 or 212 B. Kit is in 211 or 113 C. Kit is in 113

D. Inga is in 211 or 214 E. Hal cant be in 212

Questions: 7 - 10

A candy factory offers a package containing exactly one dozen (12) candies. The factory has seven types of candy: A, B, C, D, E, F and G. The contents of each package are determined by these considerations:

If a package contains one of any type of candy, then it contains a second of that type of candy.

A, B or D cannot be in a package containing F.

A or G cannot be in a package containing C.

E cannot be in a package containing B.

The maximum number of Cs in a package is 4.

At least two As must be in every package containing two Gs.

Which of the following could be the candies in a package of exactly 3 different types of candy?

A. D, C and B B. C, B and E C. F, G and C

D. F, C and A E. G, D and C

Candy G can be in the same package along with which of the following types of candy?

A. F, C B. F, B C. D, C

D. D, A E. C, A

Suppose a package contains only six Bs and one other type of candy. Which of the following could be that other type of candy?

A. F B. G C. D

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D. C E. E

Which of the following will never be in a package containing exactly four different types of candy?

A. D B. B C. F

D. G E. E

Questions: 11-14

The countries of England, France, Geo, Hungary, Iceland, Jordan, and Kenya form alliances. Each alliance contains no fewer than two and no more than four countries.

Each country enters into one and only one alliance

Only one of Hungary or Kenya must ally with lbiz

Kenya allies with just two other countries

England and Hungary do not ally together

If Geo, Iceland, and Kenya do not ally amongst themselves either altogether or individually, then Hungary is in an alliance with

A. France B. Geo C. Iceland

D. Jordan E. Kenya

If Kenya allies with Jordan in an Alliance of Friendship and just one other alliance is formed, which other country joins the Alliance of Friendship?

A. England B. France C. Geo

D. Hungary E. Iceland

If Kenya accepts the invitation from France and Geo to join their single alliance, England must join an alliance.

A. with only Iceland B. with only Jordan C. with Hungary and three other countries

D. with Iceland and two other countries

E. with Jordan and four other countries

Which of the following sets of alliances does not violate the conditions specified?

A. England/Hungary, France/Iceland/Kenya, Geo/Jordan

B. England/Iceland, Geo/Hungary, France/Iceland/Kenya

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C. England/Jordan, Geo/Hungary, France/Iceland/Kenya

D. England/Kenya, Hungary/Jordan, France/Geo/Iceland

E. England/Jordan/Kenya, Hungary/France, Geo/Iceland

Questions 15-20

The city arena has 5 events-- a basketball tournament, a hockey tournament, a concert series, an opera series, and a truck show-- scheduled over 5 consecutive months. These events are scheduled as follows:

The events are scheduled March through July, one per month.

The basketball tournament is scheduled earlier than either of the opera series and the truck show.

Both the hockey series and opera series are scheduled after the concert series.

Which of the following is an acceptable schedule for the five months?

March April May June July

A Basketball Concert Hockey Opera Truck

B Opera Hockey Basketball Truck Concert

C Truck Opera Basketball Concert Hockey

D Truck Opera Basketball Concert Hockey

E Concert Hockey Opera Basketball Truck

In which month can any of the events be scheduled and still allow all five events to be scheduled?

A. March B. April C. May

D. June E. July

If the truck show is scheduled before the concert series, which of the following must also be true?

A The basketball tournament is scheduled after the opera series.

B The concert series is scheduled after the basketball tournament.

C The concert series is scheduled after the hockey tournament.

D The opera series is scheduled after the hockey tournament.

E The truck show is scheduled after the opera series.

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Which of the following pairs of events could be scheduled for March and April, in that order?

A Basketball tournament and opera series

B Concert series and basketball tournament

C Concert series and truck show

D Hockey tournament and opera series

E Opera series and concert series

Which of the following events could be scheduled in the month indicated?

A Hockey tournament in March

B Opera series in March

C Truck show in April

D Opera tournament in April

E Basketball tournament in July

If the truck show is scheduled in June and the hockey tournament is scheduled in July, which of the following must be true?

A The concert series is scheduled for March

B The basketball tournament is scheduled for April

C The opera series is scheduled for April

D The basketball tournament is scheduled for May.

E The opera series is scheduled for May.

Questions 21-24

Sarah invites some friends A, B, C, D, E, F and G to her home to eat one day. She will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner and each friend stays for one or more meals. The following rules will determine when the friends visit:

Two consecutive meals may not be served to the same friend.

Each meal is served to two or more friends.

Whenever A stays for a meal, B stays for that meal, too.

F visits for the meal immediately before Ds meal.

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F wont come for the same meal as G.

Which of the following is an accurate list of visitors who could stay for breakfast?

A. A, C B. D, F C. A, F, G

D. C, E, F E. A, B, F, G

Which of the following friends will not come for breakfast?

A. C B. D C. E

D. F E. G

If only B, C and D stay for dinner, then which of the following will stay for lunch?

A. E, A B. E, F C. F, G

D. F, B E. G, A

If only B, C and G come for breakfast, which of the following will come for dinner?

A. B B. C C. E

D. F E. G

Questions 25-30

At Bobs birthday party, the children play a game of musical chairs with five chairs placed from left to right. When the music stops, the children (Zeta, Bob, Chris, Dan, Ed, Fred, Geo, and Harry) try to sit in the chairs until all the chairs are filled. For each game, the following always happens.

Each chair holds only one child

Three children are always left standing.

Either Ed or Fred occupies the middle chair.

Geo and Chris sit next to each other if they are both seated.

If Geo gets a chair, then Chris wont be left standing.

Zeta and Harry are never both left standing.

If Zeta gets seated, shes in the first chair on the left.

Which of the following could be the result of one round of musical chairs, seating from L to R?

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A Bob, Geo, Fred, Harry, Dan

B Chris, Geo, Fred, Ed, Harry

C Geo, Chris, Ed, Fred, Zeta

D Harry, Bob, Dan, Chris, Geo

E Zeta, Ed, Geo, Chris, Dan

If Chris sits in the second chair from the left, and Harry is left standing, which of these children could be sitting next to each other?

A. Zeta and Ed B. Bob and Chris C. Chris and Geo

D. Fred and Ed E. Fred and Geo

Suppose Harry sits in the second chair from the right. Who cannot be in the chair on the right end?

A. Bob B. Chris C. Dan

D. Ed E. Geo

If the second chair from the left holds, G, who CANNOT be standing?

A. Bob B. Ed C. Fred

D. Harry E. Zeta

If Ed is in the first chair on the left which of the following must be true?

A Chris is in the chair second from the right.

B Fred is in the middle chair.

C Geo is in the chair second from the right.

D Geo is in the chair on the right en4.

E Harry is in the chair second from the right.

If Dan sits next to Ed, and Fred sits next to Dan, which of the following is correct?

A Bob must be in a chair on the end.

B Dan must be in chair second from an end.

C Ed must be in the middle chair or the chair on the right end.

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D Fred must be in chair on the end.

E Harry must be in second to the left chair or the right end.

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