Bharati Vidyapeeth`s Institute Of Computer Applications and Management Mock Apptitude Test-1

Quantitative Aptitude Test Questions Q1: If the number 517*324 is completely divisible by 3, then the smallest whole number in place of * will be: a)0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) None of these

Q2: (935421625) = ? a)575648125 (b) 584638125 (c) 584649125 (d) 585628125

Q3: The largest 5-digit number exactly divisible by 91 is a)99921 (b) 99918 (c) 99981 (d) 99971

Q4: Which one of the following numbers will completely divide (461 + 462 + 463 + 464) ? a)3 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 13

Q5: Thrice the square of a natural number decreased by 4 times the number is equal to 50 more than the number. The number is: a)4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 10

Q6: The sum of a number and its reciprocal is one-eighth of 34. What is the product of the number and its square root? a)8 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) None of these

Q7: A number consists of two digits. If the digits interchange places and the new number is added to the original number, then the resulting number will be divisible by: a)3 (b) 5 (c) 9 (d) 11

Q8: If x : y = 5 : 2, then (8x + 9y) : (8x + 2y) is: a)22 : 29 (b) 26 : 61 (c) 29 : 22 (d) 61 : 26

Q9: In a bag, there are coins of 25p, 10p, 5p in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. If there are Rs. 30 in all, how many 5p coins are there?

a)50

(b) 100

(c) 150

(d) 200

Q10: An amount of Rs. 2430 is divided among A, B and C such that if their shares be reduced by Rs. 5, Rs. 10 and Rs. 15 respectively, the remainders shall be in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5. Then, Bs share was: a)Rs. 605 (b) Rs. 790 (c) Rs. 800 (d) Rs. 810

Q11: Joe's father will be twice his age 6 years from now. His mother was twice his age 2 years before. If Joe will be 24 two years from now, what is the difference between his father's and mother's age? a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 10 Q12 Thirty men take 20 days to complete a job working 9 hours a day.How many hour a day should 40 men work to complete the job? (a) 8 hrs (b) 7 1/2 hrs (c) 7 hrs (d) 9 hrs 13. The average age of 10 members of a committee is the same as it was 4 years ago, because an old member has been replaced by a young member. Find how much younger is the new member? a) 40 yrs b) 44 yrs c) 50 yrs d) 46 yrs Q14. A wizard named Nepo says "I am only three times my son's age. My father is 40 years more than twice my age. Together the three of us are a mere 1240 years old." How old is Nepo? a) 370 yrs b) 360 yrs c) 300 yrs d) 450 yrs Q15 If it takes five minutes to boil one egg, how long will it take to boil four eggs? a) 20 min b) 5 min c) 10 min d) 25 min

Q 16. 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) 1/4 b)1/10 c) 8/15 d) 7/15

Q 17 A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?

A. 12 days

B. 15 days

C.16 days

D.18 days

Q 18 If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days while 26 men and 48 boys can do the same in 2 days, the time taken by 15 men and 20 boys in doing the same type of work will be: A. 4 days B. 5 days C. 6 days D. 7 days

Q19 Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit. After 8 years, he would be two and a half times of Ronit's age. After further 8 years, how many times would he be of Ronit's age? A) 2 times B) 2 1/2 times c) 2 3/4 times d) 3 times

Q 20 )Sachin is younger than Rahul by 7 years. If their ages are in the respective ratio of 7 : 9, how old is Sachin?

A. C. E.

16 years 28 years None of these

B. D.

18 years 24.5 years

Reasoning
I. Directions (Question 21 to 25): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given it. There are six persons A B C D E and F in a school. Each of the teachers teaches two subjects, one compulsory subject and the other optional subject. Ds optional subject was History while there others have it as compulsory subject. E and F have Physics as one of their subjects. Fs compulsory subject is Mathematics which is an optional subject of both C and E. History and English are As subjects but in terms of compulsory and optional subjects, they are just reverse of those of Ds. Chemistry is an optional subject of only one of them. The only female teacher in the school has English as her compulsory subject. 21. What is Cs compulsory subject? A) History B) Physics C) Chemistry D) English E) Mathematics

22. Who is a female member in the group?

A) A

B) B C) C D) D E) E

23. Which of the following has some compulsory and optional subjects as those of Fs ? A) D B) B C) A D) C E) None of these

24. Disregarding which is the compulsory and which is the optional subject, who has the same two subject combination as F? A) A B) B C) E D) D E) None of these

25. Which of the following groups has History as the compulsory subject? A) A,C,D B) B,C,D C) C,D D) A,B,C E) A,D

Ques(26-30): The following bar graph shows the Income and Expenditures (in million US $) of five companies in the year 2001. The percent profit or loss of a company is given by % Profit/Loss = Income Expenditure Expenditure x 100

Income and Expenditure (in million US $) of five companies in the year 2001.

26. The companies M and N together had a percentage of profit/loss of? A.12% loss C.10% profit B.10% loss D.There was no loss or profit

27. In 2001, what was the approximate percentage of profit/loss of all the five Companies taken together? A.5% profit C.4% loss B.6.5% profit D.7% loss

28. Which company earned the maximum percentage profit in the year 2001? A.M C.P B.N D.Q

29. For Company R, if the expenditure had increased by 20% in year 2001 from year 2000 and the company had earned profit of 10% in 2000, what was the Company's income in 2000 (in million US $)? A.35.75 C.38.5 B.37.25 D.41.25

30. If the income of Company Q in 2001 was 10% more than its income in 2000 and the Company had earned a profit of 20% in 2000, then its expenditure in 2000 (in million US $) was?

A.28.28 C.32.32

B.30.30 D.34.34

Verbal

The following question has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
Q.31 Drug addiction is a serious worldwide problem with strong genetic and environmental influences. So far different technologies have revealed a variety of genes and biological processes underlying addiction. However, individual technology can be biased and render only an incomplete picture. Studying individual or a small number of genes is like looking at pieces of a jigsaw puzzle - only when you gather most of the pieces from different places and arrange them together in an orderly fashion do interesting patterns emerge.________________________

a) They made this gene atlas freely available in the first online molecular database for addiction, with extensive annotations and friendly web interface.

b)Assembling the pieces of evidence together, the authors identified 18 molecular

pathways that are statistically enriched in the addiction-related genes. c)They then identified five pathways that are common to addiction to four different substances. d)A team, led by Liping Wei, collected items of evidence linking genes and chromosome regions to addiction based on single-gene strategies, or genetic studies.

The following question has a paragraph with one italicized word that does not make sense. Choose the most appropriate replacement for that word from the options given below the paragraph.
Q.32 Port Blair airport is a small, old airport that was constructed in 1947.On my way to the hotel I noticed that there are none of the usual auto rickshaws that noisily gyutti their way through most Indian towns. There was only one traffic signal in the entire town and the roads were more ups-and-downs than level. (a) Bend (b) wend (c) make (d) find (e) ascent Q.33 Snakes have always been associated negatively in the minds of most people. Commonly believed to be poisonous and dangerous, they are also viewed as a slimy, ugly and hostile species. I have rarely seen anyone look at a snake in the wild with delight and calm. Most of us, with killifb notions, have despised this beautiful creature without understanding it. (a) preconceived (b) disparate (c) common (d) convoluted

In the following sentence, part of the sentence is left blank. Beneath each sentence, five different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the five.
Q.34 He answered openly & honestly without hesitation or ________. (a) expliciteness (b) equivocation (c) uniformity (d) exclusivity

Q.35 The business of Mrs. Bennetts life was to get her daughters married: its ______ was visiting people and gathering news. (a) solace (b) consistency (c) gloom (d) dilemma

Q.36 Dancers today have broadened their ______ not just with content, but also with the fundamental form itself. (a) diorama (b) effervescence (c) horizons (d) gambol Q.37 Le Corbusier was convinced that the bold new industrial age required an equally ______ style of architecture. (a) cautious (b) genteel (c) grandiose (d) audacious

The sentence below has been fragmented into five parts. Find out which part of the sentence carries an error. Q38

a)viewed the changes in

b)the history course with hostility c)having feared that it will undermine d)the secular character of education

Q39.

a)To walk b)swimming, and cycling c)some of the best ways d)oneself in good health

e)in aworld where pollution is rampant

Q40

a)I have always regarded

b)for account of c)marriage solemnized d)very singular circumstances

Answers: 1c 2b 3b 4b 5b 6a 7d 8c 9c 10d 11c 12b 13a 14b 15b 16c 17b 18a 19a 20d 21A 22D 23E 24C 25D 26D 27A 28D 29D 30B 31D 32B 33A 34B 35A 36C 37D 38C 39B 40B