Aptitude Test

1.

2.

3.

Look at this series: 8, 6, 9, 23, 87 , ... What number should come next?
A.

128

B.

226

C.

324

D.

429

Look at this series: 80, 10, 70, 15, 60, ... What number should come next?
A.

20

B.

25

C.

30

D.

50

All the trees in the park are flowering trees.

Some of the trees in the park are dogwoods.
All dogwoods in the park are flowering trees.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
A.

true

B.

false

C.

uncertain

The following problem consists of three statements. Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be
true, false, or uncertain.
4.

5.

All the tulips in Zoe's garden are white.

All the pansies in Zoe's garden are yellow.
All the flowers in Zoe's garden are either white or yellow
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
A.

true

B.

false

C.

uncertain

ZA5, Y4B, XC6, W3D, _____

A.

E7V

B.

V2E

C.

VE5

D.

VE7

The following question presents a situation and asks you to make a judgment regarding that particular circumstance.
Choose an answer based on given information.
6.

The school principal has received complaints from parents about bullying in the school yard during recess. He
wants to investigate and end this situation as soon as possible, so he has asked the recess aides to watch
closely. Which situation should the recess aides report to the principal?
A.

A girl is sitting glumly on a bench reading a book and not interacting with her peers.

B.

Four girls are surrounding another girl and seem to have possession of her backpack.

7.

C.

Two boys are playing a one-on-one game of basketball and are arguing over the last basket scored.

D.

Three boys are huddled over a handheld video game, which isn't supposed to be on school grounds.

Zachary has invited his three buddies over to watch the basketball game on his wide-screen television. They
are all hungry, but no one wants to leave to get food. Just as they are arguing about who should make the
food run, a commercial comes on for a local pizze-ria that delivers. The phone number flashes on the screen
briefly and they all try to remember it. By the time Zachary grabs a pen and paper, each of them recollects a
different number.
#1: All of the men agree that the first three numbers are 995.
#2: Three of them agree that the fourth number is 9.
#3: Three agree that the fifth number is 2.
#4: Three agree that the sixth number is 6; three others agree that the seventh number is also 6.
Which of the numbers is most likely the telephone number of the pizzeria?

8.

A.

995-9266

B.

995-9336

C.

995-9268

D.

995-8266

Secretly is to openly as silently is to

A.

scarcely

B.

impolitely

C.

noisily

D.

quietly

Find the statement that must be true according to the given information.
9.

The Pacific yew is an evergreen tree that grows in the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific yew has a fleshy,
poisonous fruit. Recently, taxol, a substance found in the bark of the Pacific yew, was discovered to be a
promising new anticancer drug.
A.

Taxol is poisonous when taken by healthy people.

B.

Taxol has cured people from various diseases.

C.

People should not eat the fruit of the Pacific yew.

D.

The Pacific yew was considered worthless until taxol was discovered.

10. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

A.

inch

B.

ounce

C.

centimeter

D.

yard

The following question has an underlined word followed by four answer choices. You will choose the word that is a
necessary part of the underlined word.
11. language
A.

tongue

B.

slang

C.

writing

D.

words

12. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.

hapllesh means cloudburst
srenchoch means pinball
resbosrench means ninepin
Which word could mean "cloud nine"?
A.

leshsrench

B.

ochhapl

C.

haploch

D.

haplresbo

Read each definition and all four choices carefully, and find the answer that provides the best example of the given
definition.
13. Violating an Apartment Lease occurs when a tenant does something prohibited by the legally binding
document that he or she has signed with a landlord. Which situation below is the best example of Violating an
Apartment Lease?
A.

Tim has decided to move to another city, so he calls his landlord to tell him that he is not interested
in renewing his lease when it expires next month.

B.

Valerie recently lost her job and, for the last three months, has neglected to pay her landlord the
monthly rent they agreed upon in writing when she moved into her apartment eight months ago.

C.

Mark writes a letter to his landlord that lists numerous complaints about the apartment he has
agreed to rent for two years.

D.

Leslie thinks that her landlord is neglecting the building in which she rents an apartment. She calls
her attorney to ask for advice.

Read the below passage carefully and answer the questions:

The government of an island nation is in the process of deciding how to spend its limited income. It has $7 million left
in its budget and eight programs to choose among. There is no provision in the constitution to have a surplus, and
each program has requested the minimum amount they need; in other words, no program may be partially funded.
The programs and their funding requests are:
* Hurricane preparedness: $2.5 million
* Harbor improvements: $1 million
* School music program: $0.5 million
* Senate office building remodeling: $1.5 million
* Agricultural subsidy program: $2 million

* National radio: $0.5 million

* Small business loan program: $3 million
* International airport: $4 million

14. Senators from urban areas are very concerned about assuring that there will be funding for a new
international airport. Senators from rural areas refuse to fund anything until money for agricultural subsidies
is appropriated. If the legislature funds these two programs, on which of the following could they spend the
rest of the money?
A.

the school music program and national radio

B.

hurricane preparedness

C.

harbor improvements and the school music program

D.

small business loan program

E.

national radio and senate office building remodeling

Read the paragraph carefully and determine the main point the author is trying to make. What conclusion can be
drawn from the argument? Each paragraph is followed by five statements.One statement supports the author's
argument better than the others do.
15. One New York publisher has estimated that 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States want an anthology
that includes the complete works of William Shakespeare. And what accounts for this renewed interest in
Shakespeare? As scholars point out, his psychological insights into both male and female characters are
amazing even today.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
A.

Shakespeare's characters are more interesting than fictional characters today.

B.

people even today are interested in Shakespeare's work because of the characters.

C.

academic scholars are putting together an anthology of Shakespeare's work.

D.

New Yorkers have a renewed interested in the work of Shakespeare.

E.

Shakespeare was a psychiatrist as well as a playwright.

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the
statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Give answer

(A) If only assumption I is implicit

(B) If only assumption II is implicit
(C) If either I or II is implicit
(D) If neither I nor II is implicit
(E) If both I and II are implicit.

16. Statement: "You are hereby appointed as a programmer with a probation period of one year and your
performance will be reviewed at the end of the period for confirmation." - A line in an appointment letter.

Assumptions:
I.
II.

The performance of an individual generally is not known at the time of appointment offer.
Generally an individual tries to prove his worth in the probation period.

A.

Only assumption I is implicit

B.

Only assumption II is implicit

C.

Either I or II is implicit

D.

Neither I nor II is implicit

E.

Both I and II are implicit

In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. You have to assume
everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the
suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Give answer

(A) If only I follows

(B) If only II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows
(E) If both I and II follow.

17. Statement: A large number of people in ward X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering from a fatal malaria
type.
Courses of Action:
I.
II.

The city municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out extensive fumigation in ward X.
The people in the area should be advised to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.

A.

Only I follows

B.

Only II follows

C.

Either I or II follows

D.

Neither I nor II follows

E.

Both I and II follow

In each question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume
everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically
follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.
Give answer:

(A) If only conclusion I follows

(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows and
(E) If both I and II follow.

18. Statements: In a one day cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 200. Out of these 160 runs
were made by spinners.
Conclusions:
I.
II.

80% of the team consists of spinners.

The opening batsmen were spinners.

A.

Only conclusion I follows

B.

Only conclusion II follows

C.

Either I or II follows

D.

Neither I nor II follows

E.

Both I and II follow

Each of the following questions contains a small paragraph followed by a question on it. Read each paragraph
carefully and answer the question given below it.
19. Due to enormous profits involved in smuggling, hundreds of persons have been attracted towards this antinational activity. Some of them became millionaires overnight. India has a vast coastline both on the Eastern
and Western Coast. It has been a heaven for smugglers who have been carrying on their activities with great
impunity. There is no doubt, that from time to time certain seizures were made by the enforcement
authorities, during raids and ambush but even allowing these losses the smugglers made huge profits.
The passage best supports the statement that
A.

smuggling hampers the economic development of a nation.

B.

smuggling ought to be curbed.

C.

authorities are taking strict measures to curb smuggling.

D.

smuggling is fast increasing in our country owing to the quick profit it entails.

In each of the following questions, two statements numbered I and II are given. There may be cause and effect
relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect of the same cause or independent
causes. These statements may be independent causes without having any relationship. Read both the statements in
each question and mark your answer as

(A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;

(B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;
(C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes;
(D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and
(E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

20. Statements:
I.
II.

The prices of petrol and diesel in the domestic market have remained unchanged for the past few
months.
The crude oil prices in the international market have gone up substantially in the last few months.

A.

Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

B.

Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect

C.

Both the statements I and II are independent causes

D.

Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes

E.

Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

Each question given below consists of a statement, followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide
which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.
Give answer:

(A) If only argument I is strong

(B) If only argument II is strong
(C) If either I or II is strong
(D) If neither I nor II is strong and
(E) If both I and II are strong.

21. Statement: Should all the drugs patented and manufactured in Western countries be first tried out on sample
basis before giving licence for sale to general public in India?
Arguments:
I.
II.

Yes. Many such drugs require different doses and duration for Indian population and hence it is
necessary.
No. This is just not feasible and hence cannot be implemented.

A.

Only argument I is strong

B.

Only argument II is strong

C.

Either I or II is strong

D.

Neither I nor II is strong

E.

Both I and II are strong

In each question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the
given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusion
and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding
commonly known facts.

Give answer:

(A) If only conclusion I follows

(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows and
(E) If both I and II follow.

22. Statements: No women teacher can play. Some women teachers are athletes.
Conclusions:
I.
II.

Male athletes can play.

Some athletes can play.

A.

Only conclusion I follows

B.

Only conclusion II follows

C.

Either I or II follows

D.

Neither I nor II follows

E.

Both I and II follow

23. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?
A.

120 metres

B.

180 metres

C.

324 metres

D.

150 metres

24. A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days, then the fraction of the
work that is left is :
A.

C.

1
4
7
15

B.

D.

1
10
8
15

25. Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation of the top of the
lighthouse is observed from the ships are 30 and 45 respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the
distance between the two ships is:
A.

173 m

B.

200 m

C.

273 m

D.

300 m

26. The ratio between the length and the breadth of a rectangular park is 3 : 2. If a man cycling along the
boundary of the park at the speed of 12 km/hr completes one round in 8 minutes, then the area of the park
(in sq. m) is:
A.

15360

B.

153600

C.

30720

D.

307200

27. An error 2% in excess is made while measuring the side of a square. The percentage of error in the calculated
area of the square is:
A.

2%

B.

2.02%

C.

4%

D.

4.04%

29. The percentage increase in the area of a rectangle, if each of its sides is increased by 20% is:
A.

40%

B.

42%

C.

44%

D.

46%

30. A rectangular park 60 m long and 40 m wide has two concrete crossroads running in the middle of the park
and rest of the park has been used as a lawn. If the area of the lawn is 2109 sq. m, then what is the width of
the road?
A.

2.91 m

B.

3m

C.

5.82 m

D.

None of these

31. A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth". If the father's age is
38 years now, the son's age five years back was:
A.

14 years

B.

19 years

C.

33 years

D.

38 years

32. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'LEADING' be arranged in such a way that the vowels
always come together?
A.

360

B.

480

C.

720

D.

5040

E.

None of these

33. A man's speed with the current is 15 km/hr and the speed of the current is 2.5 km/hr. The man's speed
against the current is:
A.

8.5 km/hr

B.

9 km/hr

C.

10 km/hr

D.

12.5 km/hr

34. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the
remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?
A.

6.25

B.

6.5

C.

6.75

D.

Study the following table and answer the questions based on it.
Expenditures of a Company (in Lakh Rupees) per Annum Over the given Years.
Item of Expenditure

Year
Salary

Fuel and Transport

Bonus

Interest on Loans

Taxes

1998

288

98

3.00

23.4

83

1999

342

112

2.52

32.5

108

2000

324

101

3.84

41.6

74

2001

336

133

3.68

36.4

88

2002

420

142

3.96

49.4

98

35. What is the average amount of interest per year which the company had to pay during
this period?
A.

Rs. 32.43 lakhs

B.

Rs. 33.72 lakhs

C.

Rs. 34.18 lakhs

D.

Rs. 36.66 lakhs

36. Find the number of triangles in the given figure.

A.

B.

10

C.

12

D.

14

37. Find the minimum number of straight lines required to make the given figure.

A.

16

B.

17

C.

18

D.

19

38. Find out which of the figures (1), (2), (3) and (4) can be formed from the pieces given in figure (X).

A.

B.

C.

D.

39. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value
of x is:
A.

15

B.

16

C.

18

D.

25

Find the odd man out.

40. 6, 9, 15, 21, 24, 28, 30
A.

28

B.

21

C.

24

D.

30