CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APTITUTE TEST ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT (GRADE K) INSTRUCTIONS (a) Time allowed: 2 hours (b) Write your examination number on each page (c) Answer all questions (d) Circle only ONE answer for each equation (e) Each question carries TWO marks SECTION A wage and Communication Skills SECTION B a Mathematics SECTION C & Reasoning Skills, Good LuckCandidate’s number . Date: 27" January, 2018 SECTION LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION | would have been able to read for @ while before bed time. A. If the room was brighter B. If the room are brighter C. Had the room been brighter D. None of the above 2. List of the business or subjects to be considered at a meeting. A. Schedule B. Timetable C. Agenda D. Plan 3, Aperson of good understanding knowledge and reasoning power. A. Expert 8. Intellectual C. Snob D. Literate 4, He could not give me any of the money, as it was not his... A. giving B. to be given ©. ta give it D. to give 5. I’m sure he stole it. He A, must have B. must C. had to D. must do because he was the only one there 6. He wins found guilty of using abusive language, but instead of being rejected by his supporters he was all. d. A. so B, more C, the most D. the more 24Candidate's number... .. Date: 27" January, 2018 7. \had no idea how long. A. Have | been sleeping? B. Had | been asleep? C. Ihave been asleep? D. Ihad been asleep. 8. If he had gained twenty more votes he... A. would win B. will have won C. would have won D. had won 9. Iwas amazed examination. A. at B. about C. to D. with athe energy with which he prepared for his final 10. He was admitted .. chest. A, into B. to Cc. at D. in ..athe local hospital suffering from pains in his 11. If you want to devote your life to others, do not - circumstances forget what you owe to your own family. A. over B. above C. under D. below any 12. No sooner .... the crowd began to gather again. A. the policeman had leit, than B, than the policeman had teft than C. had left the policeman, than D. had the policeman left, than 31Candidate's number ...... vw: Date: 27"" January, 2018 13.The need .. A. to B. about C. for D. by love is present in the mind of every man on earth. 14. It is not always easy to distinguish hatred, which is born... from jealousy, which springs from desire. A. out of 8. with C. without D. in fear, 15. He lived in luxury, eating golden cup. A. in B. from Cc. on D. with ...u Silver dish and drinking from a 16. | was dissatisfied. not trying harder. A. by B. about C. to D. with . my performance, and annoyed with myself for 17. Itis true that women have so far played little part in politics, ........., given the opportunity, they have a great deal to offer. A. however B. so C. on the other hand D. yet 18. When he exchanged his shoes for sandals, they accused him ..........theit and were convinced of his guilt. A. for 8. with ae D. by alCandidate's number an - Date: 27" January, 2018 19. They are not married to each other, so what will become .... leaves the country for a post overseas? A. with B. for C. about D. of -her if he 20. We shall set out from home disappointed .. amused at the stories we had heard A. by 8. for C. with D. in our failure, but veryCandidate's number SECTION B: MATHEMATICS - Date: 27" January, 2018 21. A cube with sides of 4 cm just fits inside a cylindrical container. The remaining space in the cylinder is filled with water. What is the volume of water in the cylinder? (given volume of cylinder = 2r“/ , volume of cube = length? and ¥32 = 5.656). A. 49 cm? B, 18 cm? C. 36.5 cm? D. 9.75 cm? 22. Find where the line 2y + x = 10 intersects the circle x? + y? = 20? A. (2,4) B. (2,5) G (tj) D. (2,1) 23. Name of the line 2y + x =10 in the question 22 aboveiis...? A. Chord B. Diameter C. Tangent D. None of the above 24, Given a regular octagon with each side V2 cm long, Find its area? ( clue: the octagon fits in a squai A 44v2 cm? B. 4+V8 cm? Cc. 8V2 cm? D. 4¥4y2 25.There are 376 stones in three piles. The second pile has 24 more stones than the first pile. The third pile has twice as many stones as the second. By how nany stones is the second pile more than tl A. 100 stones B. 24 stones 40 stone: tones 61Candidate's number...... ~~ Date: 27" January, 2018 26 — 28, Study the graph below and answer the three questions below: [_aurshouse | NI 120} 110f 300] sol 1S, 0 y 7 | 7 0] 50] 20] 30] 20] 20 9 \ 1100 [i120 ]1140 [1200 [2220 [i240 |1300 Tyanq Gail's house Distance (Km) Time (hr) 26. Paul travels from his home to meet Gail for lunch. How long was their lunch? A. 20 minutes B. 70 minutes C. 60 minutes D. 40 minutes 27. Calculate the average speed of Paul on his way back home? A. 50 Km/hr B. 105 Km/hr C. 75 Km/hr D. None of the above 28. Calculate the difference in the average speed of Paui and Gail on their way to their respective homes from lunch? A. 10 Km/hr 8. 30 Km/hr C. $0 Km D. None of the above aCandidate's MUMBET een Date: 27" January, 2018 29. In a school the teachers never reveal their ages but always give clues. Mrs. Cane, the food technology teacher, gives these clues: Fo . My age is an odd number . Itis a prime number . itis one more than a square number . Itis less than 2° What is Mrs Cane‘s age? WN A. 37 years 8. 17 years C65 D. None of the above 30.A train 150 metres long is running at 72 Km/h. In how much time will it pass 2 250 m long platform? A.10 B, 20 c. 400 D.17 31 If the side of a square is increased by 25% then its area is increased by... A. 25% B. 40.5% Cc. 55% D. 56.25% 32.A circle has a radius of 6 cm. A chord of the circle is 4 cm from the centre of the circle, Find the length of the chord A. av5 em 8. V20 em C. anv6 em D. None of the alCandidate’s number... vw Date: 27" January, 2018 33.An isosceles triangle has a base of 48cm with a base angle 30°. Find the length of the each side? (cos30° =~). A 24V3 om B. 6 cm C. 4em D. 8cm 34. Which of the following is the graphical representation of the equation y=3*? Graph aaa Graph 3 poep None of theCandidate's number . Date: 27" January, 2018 35, Simplify log 500 log 5? A. log 495 8, 100 C2 D. 5{log 100—log 1) 36. ABCis a triangle such that points A, B, C lie on the circumference of a circle, centre O. If AC = BC and angle AOB = 72°, Find angle CBO? A. 18° B. 54° Cc, 26° D. 12° 37. The least perfect square number which is divisible by 3, 4, 5, 6 and Bis....? A. 900 B. 1600 cc. 2500 D. 3600 38. If the cost of 12 pens is equal to the selling price of 8, then the gain percent is....? A. 33.33% B, 66.67% C. 25% D. 50% SA2x56+5.32 x44 SS aan 39. The simplification of =F A12 B. 10 C85 D.12 40. Find the area of an equilateral triangle each of whose side is 4 cm long? AL v3 10}Candidate's number... .. Date: 27" January, 2018 SECTION C ~ REASONING SKILLS 41. ‘KLM’ is related to ‘XYZA’ in the same way as ‘NOPQ' is related to.....? A. RSTU B. YZAB C. DEFG D. BCDE 42.‘Medicine’ is related to ‘Patient’ in the same way as ‘Education’ is related A. Teacher B. School C. Student D. Tuition 43. Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences. A. Rickey told Richard to plead guilty. B. Richard pleaded guilty of stealing money from the shop. C. The court found Richard guilty of all the crimes he was changed with. D. He was sentenced for three years in jail A. AandC B. BandD Cc. AC,and D D. B,C and D 44, Statements: (|) All birds are dogs. (II}Some dogs. Conclusions: (1) Some cats are not dogs.(I!) All dogs are not birds. A. Only Conclusion (1) follows B. Only conclusion (I!) follows C. Either (1) or (Il) follows D. Neither (1) nor (II) follows 45.Introducing a boy, a girl said, “He is the son of the daughter of the father of my uncle.” How is the boy related to the girl? A. Brother 8. Nephew ¢. Uncle D. Son-in-LawCandidate's number svnne Date: 27 January, 2018 46.There are three friends A, B and C. Each of them plays one or more sports out of cricket, football and hockey for the school. The follawing facts are known: At least two of them play football. Each sport is played by a different number of people. A doesn’t play hockey. B plays only one sport. Not all play cricket. Which of the following is not true? A. B plays Cricket B. Aplays Cricket C. Cplays Hockey D. Cplays Cricket 47. Six swimmers A, B, C, D, E and F compete in a race. The outcome is as follows: {i) B does not win.(ii)Only two swimmers separate E and D. (iii) A is behind D and E. (iv) B is a head of E with one swimmer intervening. (v). F is ahead of D. Who stood fifth in the race? AA os B D E 9 48.In a certain code language in Nthalire, ‘how many goals scored’ is written as ‘5397’, ‘many more matches’ is written as ‘98 2’ and ‘he scored five’ is written as ‘1 6 3’. Howis ‘goals’ written in that code language? AS 8.7 C Sor? ba 49, Statements: All birds are horses. All horses are tigers. Some tigers are lions. Some lions are monkeys. Conclusions: (I) Some tigers are horses.(!!) Some monkeys are birds (ill) Some tigers are birds.(IV) Some monkeys are horses. A. Only land Ill follow 8. Only|, Itand Ill follow ©. Galy iand WV foil D. 1,11, lil and IV follow RICandidate's number... ih sc . Date: 27" January, 2018 50. A woman going with a boy is asked by another woman about the relationship between them. The woman replied, “My maternal uncle and the uncle of his maternal uncle is the same.” How is the lady related to that boy? A. Mother B. Aunt C. Grandma D. Cousin 23]