1. APTITUDE TEST
Questions:50
Time:90 minutes
Set-1
In each series, look for the degree and direction of change between the numbers. In other words, do
the numbers increase or decrease, and by how much
1. Look at this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), ... What number should come next?
A. (1/3) B. (1/8)
C. (2/8) D. (1/16)
2. Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... What number should come next?
A. 7 B. 10
C. 12 D. 13
3. Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... What number should come next?
A. 20 B. 22
C. 23 D. 26
4. Look at this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ... What number should come next?
A. 22 B. 24
C. 25 D. 26
5. Look at this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, ... What number should come next?
A. 12 B. 14
C. 27 D. 53
2. 6. SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL
A. CMN B. UJI
C. VIJ D. IJT
7. B2CD, _____, BCD4, B5CD, BC6D
A. B2C2D B. BC3D
C. B2C3D D. BCD7
8. FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, ____
A. JAK B. HAL
C. HAK D. JAI
9. ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, _____, MLNA
A. OLPA B. KLMA
C. LLMA D. KLLA
10. CMM, EOO, GQQ, _____, KUU
A. GRR B. GSS
C. ISS D. ITT
4. 14.
15.
ARITHMETIC
16. What least number must be added to 1056, so that the sum is completely divisible
by 23 ?
A. 2 B. 3
C. 18 D. 21
E. None of these
17. 1397 x 1397 = ?
A. 1951609 B. 1981709
C. 18362619 D. 2031719
E. None of these
5. 18. 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
times
2
C. 2
3
times
4
D. 3 times
19. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What
is the age of the youngest child?
A. 4 years B. 8 years
C. 10 years D. None of these
20. 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
21. A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C. If the total of the ages of A, B
and C be 27, the how old is B?
A. 7 B. 8
C. 9 D. 10
E. 11
22. Find the greatest number that will divide 43, 91 and 183 so as to leave the same
remainder in each case.
A. 4 B. 7
C. 9 D. 13
23. The H.C.F. of two numbers is 23 and the other two factors of their L.C.M. are 13 and
14. The larger of the two numbers is:
A. 276 B. 299
C. 322 D. 345
6. 24. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 2. If 5% of the total profit goes to
charity and A's share is Rs. 855, the total profit is:
A. Rs. 1425 B. Rs. 1500
C. Rs. 1537.50 D.
Rs. 1576
25. A, B and C jointly thought of engaging themselves in a business venture. It was
agreed that A would invest Rs. 6500 for 6 months, B, Rs. 8400 for 5 months and C,
Rs. 10,000 for 3 months. A wants to be the working member for which, he was to
receive 5% of the profits. The profit earned was Rs. 7400. Calculate the share of B in
the profit.
A. Rs. 1900 B. Rs. 2660
C. Rs. 2800 D. Rs. 2840
Study the following table and answer the questions based on it.
Expenditures of a Company (in Lakh Rupees) per Annum Over the
given Years.
Year
Item of Expenditure
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
26. 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
7. 27. The total amount of bonus paid by the company during the given period is
approximately what percent of the total amount of salary paid during this
period?
A. 0.1% B. 0.5%
C. 1% D. 1.25%
28.
Total expenditure on all these items in 1998 was approximately what
percent of the total expenditure in 2002?
A. 62% B. 66%
C. 69% D. 71%
29. The total expenditure of the company over these items during the year
2000 is?
A. Rs. 544.44 lakhs B. Rs. 501.11 lakhs
C. Rs. 446.46 lakhs D. Rs. 478.87 lakhs
30. The ratio between the total expenditure on Taxes for all the years and the
total expenditure on Fuel and Transport for all the years respectively is
approximately?
A. 4:7 B. 10:13
C. 15:18 D. 5:8
8. VERBAL ABILITY
1. Fate smiles ...... those who untiringly grapple with stark realities of life.
A. with B. over
C. on D. round
2. The miser gazed ...... at the pile of gold coins in front of him.
A. avidly B. admiringly
C. thoughtfully D. earnestly
3. Catching the earlier train will give us the ...... to do some shopping.
A. chance B. Luck
C. possibility D. occasion
4.
I saw a ...... of cows in the field.
A. group B. herd
C. swarm D. flock
5. The grapes are now ...... enough to be picked.
A. ready B. mature
C. ripe D. advanced
6. Success in this examination depends ...... hard work alone.
A. at B. over
C. for D. on
7. My uncle decided to take ...... and my sister to the market.
A. I B. mine
C. me D. myself
9. 8. If you smuggle goods into the country, they may be ...... by the customs
authority.
A. possessed B. punished
C. confiscated D. fined
9. Man does not live by ...... alone.
A. food B. bread
C. meals D. diet
10. Piyush behaves strangely at times and, therefore, nobody gets ...... with him.
A. about B. through
C. along D. up
SYNONYMS
1. 1. MELD
A.
To
soothe
B. Merge
C. Purchase D. Glisten
2. BRIEF
A. Limited B. Small
C. Little D. Short
3. EMBEZZLE
A. Misappropriate B. Balance
C. Remunerate D. Clear
4. VENT
A. Opening B. Stodge
C. End D. Past tense of go
10. 5. AUGUST
A. Common B. Ridiculous
C. Dignified D. Petty
6. CANNY
A. Obstinate B. Handsome
C. Clever D. Stout
7.
ALERT
A. Energetic B. Observant
C. Intelligent D. Watchful
8. WARRIOR
A. Soldier B. Sailor
C. Pirate D. Spy
9. DISTANT
A. Far B. Removed
C. Reserved D. Separate
10. ADVERSITY
A. Failure B. Helplessness
C. Misfortune D. Crisis
