APPTITUDE TEST-SHRIRAM TRANSPORT

Directions 1-5 : Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the
blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete
1. While facts are ________ and data hard to come by, even scientists occasionally
throw side the professional pretense of ______ and tear into each other with
shameless appeals to authority and arguments that shameless appeals to authority
and arguments that are unabashedly ad hominid.
a. elusive...objectivity
b. establish...courtesy
c. demonstrate .. neutrality
d. ineluctable...cooperation

2. While the disease is in ______ state it is almost impossible to determine its

existence by_____
a. a dormant ..postulate
b. a critical...examination
c. an acute ...analysis
d. a latent...observation

3. The storehouse was infested.........................rats.

A) by B) of C) with D) in

4. Please distribute these sweets........................the children

A) in B) between C) amid D) among

5. This custom seems to have originated .....................and East European country

A) in B) from C) by D) with

Directions 6-10: The following questions, consist of two words each that have a
certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the
lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words.
6. OFFHAND : PREMEDITATION : :
a. upright : integrity b. aboveboard : guile c. cutthroat : competition d. backward :
direction

7. POLTERGEIST : APPARATION::
a. dwarf : stature b. witch : familiar c. ogre : monster d. sorcerer : spell

8.AVER : AFFIRMATION : :
a. proclaim: objection b. denounce : defiance c. refuse : distress d. demur : protest

9. Duralumin : Aircraft
A) Brass : Alloy B) Stone : Sculptor C) Iron : Steel D) Bronze : Statue
Ans: D
10. Cool : Frigid
A) Livid :Lurid B) Pool : Placid C) Tepid : Torried D) Lack : Abundant

Direction 11-13 : In each of the following questions, find out which part of the
sentence has an error. if there is no mistake the answer is 'no error'
11. If I was you / I would have / terminated his services then and there / No error
ABCD

12. as soon as I will reach Bombay / I will send / you the books / you have asked for /
No error
ABCDE

13. Our conception of / what should a science of mental life be / has changed
considerably since James' time / No error
ABCD

Directions 14-15 : In each of the following questions, a sentence has been given in
Active (or passive) voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested select the one which
best express the same sentence in Passive (or Active) Voice.
14. Do you imitate others ?
A) Are others imitated by you ?
B) Are others being imitated by you ?
C) Were others being imitated by you ?
D) Have others been imitated by you ?

15. I saw him conducting the rehearsal.

A) He was seen conducting the rehearsal
B) I saw the rehearsal to be conducted by him
C) He was seen by me to conduct the rehearsal
D) I saw the rehearsal being conducted by him

The questions 16-17are based on the following data

6 people A,B,C,D,E and F sit around a table for dinner. Since A does not like C, he
doesn't sit either opposite or beside C.B and F always like to sit opposite each other.
16. If A is beside F then who is are the two neighbours of B?
(a) D and C
(b) E and C
(c) D and E
(d) Either (a) or (b)

17. If D is adjacent to F then who is adjacent to C?

(a) E and B
(b) D and A
(c) D and B
(d) either (a) or (c)

18. Complete the sequence A, E ,I ,M ,Q ,U , _ , _

(a) B, F
(b) Y, C
(c) G, I
(d) K, O

19. If the letters of the word "rachit" are arranged in all possible ways and these words
are written out as in a dictionary, what is the rank of the word "rachit".
 (a) 485
(b) 480
(c) 478
(d) 481

20. Ravi's salary was reduced by 25%.Percentage increase to be effected to bring the
salary to the original level is
(a) 20%
(b) 25%
(c) 33 1/3%
(d) 30%

21. A and B can finish a piece of work in 20 days .B and C in 30 days and C and A in
40 days. In how many days will A alone finish the job
(a) 48
(b) 34 2/7
(c) 44
(d) 45

22. How long will a train 100m long travelling at 72kmph take to overtake another train
200m long travelling at 54kmph ?
(a) 70sec
(b) 1min
(c) 1 min 15 sec
(d) 55 sec

23. What is the product of the irrational roots of the equation (2x-1)(2x-3)(2x-5)(2x-
7)=9?
(a) 3/2
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 3/4

24. The total population of a village is 5000. The number of males and females
increases by 10% and 15% respectively and consequently the population of the
village becomes 5600. what was the number of males in the village ?
A) 2000 B) 2500 C) 3000 D) 4000

25. Fresh fruit contains 68% water and dry fruit contains 20% water. How much dry
fruit can be obtained from 100 kg of fresh fruits ?

A) 32 kg B) 40 kg C) 52 kg D) 80 kg

26. If "segment" is coded as rffndou, then "ritual" is coded as

(a) shutbm
(b) qjutbk
(c) qhutbk
(d) qhubtk
27. If "football" is "cricket" ,"cricket" is "basketball" ,"basketball" is
"volleyball","volleyball" is
"khokho" and "khokho" is
cricket, which is not a ball game?
(a) cricket
(b) football
(c) khokho
(d) basketball

28. Which of the following is a recursive set of production

(a) S --> a|A, A --> S
(b) S --> a|A, A --> b
(c) S -->aA, A-->S
(d) None of these

29. A sum 's' is divided into 4 parts. second person gets Rs 10 more than first.3rd
person is Rs 10
more than second,
4th is 10 more than 3rd.how much amount do 1st person get.
a) (s-60)/4
b) (s-40)/4
c) (s-60)/8
d) (s+60)/4

30. One ship goes along the stream direction 28 km and in opposite direction 13 km
in 5 hrs for each direction. What is the velocity of stream?
a) 1.5 kmph
b) 4.5 kmph
c) 3 kmph
d) 6kmph
31.It was calculated that 75 men could complete a piece of work in 20 days. When work was
scheduled to commence, it was found necessary to send 25 men to another project. How
much longer will it take to complete the work?
a)30 days.
b)60days
c)15days
d)45days

32. A student divided a number by 2/3 when he required to multiply by 3/2. Calculate the
percentage of error in his result.
a)10%
b)0 %
c)20%
d)40%

33. A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell pulses at the cost price, but he uses a false
weight
of 950gm. for a kg. His gain is ...%.
a)4.5%
b)3%
c)5.3 %
d)1%

34. A software engineer has the capability of thinking 100 lines of code in five minutes and
can type 100 lines of code in 10 minutes. He takes a break for five minutes after every ten
minutes. How many lines of codes will he complete typing after an hour?
a)250 lines of codes
b) 150 lines of codes
c) 450 lines of codes
d) 500 lines of codes

35. A man was engaged on a job for 30 days on the condition that he would get a wage of Rs.
10 for the day he works, but he have to pay a fine of Rs. 2 for each day of his absence. If he
gets Rs. 216 at the end, he was absent for work for ... days.
a)3days
b)5days
c)10days
d)7 days

36. A contractor agreeing to finish a work in 150 days, employed 75 men each working 8
hours daily. After 90 days, only 2/7 of the work was completed. Increasing the number of
men by ________ each working now for 10 hours daily, the work can be completed in time.
A)150 men.
b)160 men
c)170 men
d) none

37. what is a percent of b divided by b percent of a?

(a) a
(b) b
(c) 1
(d) 10
(d) 100

38. A man bought a horse and a cart. If he sold the horse at 10 % loss and the cart at 20 %
gain, he would not lose anything; but if he sold the horse at 5% loss and the cart at 5% gain,
he would lose Rs. 10 in the bargain. The amount paid by him was Rs._______ for the horse
and Rs.________ for the cart.

a)Cost price of horse = Rs. 400 & the cost price of cart = 200.
b)Cost price of horse = Rs. 500 & the cost price of cart = 200.
c)Cost price of horse = Rs. 600 & the cost price of cart = 400.
d)Cost price of horse = Rs. 1000 & the cost price of cart = 600.
39. A tennis marker is trying to put together a team of four players for a tennis tournament
out
of seven available. males - a, b and c; females – m, n, o and p. All players are of equal ability
and there must be at least two males in the team. For a team of four, all players must be able
to play with each other under the following restrictions:
b should not play with m,
c should not play with p, and
a should not play with o.

Which of the following statements must be false?

1. b and p cannot be selected together
2. c and o cannot be selected together
3. c and n cannot be selected together.
.
.

40. Five farmers have 7, 9, 11, 13 & 14 apple trees, respectively in their orchards. Last
year,each of them discovered that every tree in their own orchard bore exactly the same
number of apples. Further, if the third farmer gives one apple to the first, and the fifth gives
three to each of the second and the fourth, they would all have exactly the same number of
apples. What were the yields per tree in the orchards of the third and fourth farmers?
a)5
b)10
c)15
d)20

41. If a light flashes every 6 seconds, how many times will it flash in 3⁄4 of an hour?
Answer:
a)451 times.
b)251 times
c)351 times
d)151 times

42. If point P is on line segment AB, then which of the following is always true?
(a) AP = PB
(b) AP > PB
(c) PB > AP
(d) AB > AP (
(e) AB > AP + PB

43. All men are vertebrates. Some mammals are vertebrates. Which of the following
conclusions drawn from the above statement is correct.
a)All men are mammals
b)All mammals are men
c)Some vertebrates are mammals.
d)None

44. Which of the following statements drawn from the given statements are correct?
Given:
All watches sold in that shop are of high standard. Some of the HMT watches are sold in that
shop.
a) All watches of high standard were manufactured by HMT.
b) Some of the HMT watches are of high standard.
c) None of the HMT watches is of high standard.
d) Some of the HMT watches of high standard are sold in that shop.

Q. 45-48. What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following questions?

45. 92.5% of 550 = ?

(a) 506.45
(b) 521.65
(c) 518.55
(d) 508.75
(e) None of these

46. 12.22 + 22.21 + 221.12?

(a) 250.55
(b) 255.50
(c) 250.05
(d) 255.05
(e) None of these

47. 464 ÷ (16 × 2.32) = ?

(a) 12.5
(b) 14.5
(c) 10.5
(d) 8.5
(e) None of these

48. 78 ÷ 5 ÷ 0.5 = ?
(a) 15.6
(b) 31.2
(c) 7.8
(d) 20.4
(e) None of these

49. A bus covers a distance of 2,924 kms. in 43 hours. What is the speed of the bus?
(a) 72 kms/hr
(b) 60 kms/hr
(c) 68 kms/hr
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these

50. 7. If (9)3 is subtracted from the square of a number, the answer so obtained is 567. What
is the number?
(a) 36
(b) 28
(c) 42
(d) 48
(e) None of these