Aptitude Test Paper

APTITUDE TEST PAPER For L & T CORE Total Questions 60 Total Marks 60

Total Time 80 Minutes

INSTRUCTIONS1 This test paper consists of 60 questions of several different types and you will find special directions for each type in

the test itself. Be sure you understand the directions clearly before attempting to answer any question. All questions have multiple answer choices, and the correct answer has to be selected & marked

2 The questions are divided into FIVE sections; and allotted time is mentioned against each section to give you an indication of your progress. Total time allowed is 80 MINUTES.

3 You are advised to work as rapidly as you can without losing accuracy. Do not spend too much time on questions that are too difficult for you. Go on to the other questions and come back (revisit) the difficult ones later when time permits.

4 Attempt all questions. Every correct answer carries ONE MARK each. There is no negative marking, therefore you can guess an answer, if you are somewhat aware about the nature of the answer; this will help to maximize your score. Do not leave it unanswered.

5 YOU MUST INDICATE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE SEPARATE OBJECTIVE ANSWER SHEET (OAS) PROVIDED. Do not write any thing on the Question Paper; it has to be returned back intact unspoilt. Space for rough work is provided in the OAS, use this space only for rough work, or the extra sheet supplied.

6 For marking the answer, BLACKEN THE LETTERED CIRCLE IN THE OAS OPPOSITE THE QUESTION NUMBER WHICH YOU THINK TO BE THE CORRECT ANSWER CHOICE. USE DARK “HB” OR “2B” PENCILS FOR DARKENING THE CIRCLE. Mark only one answer to each question. No credit is given for multiple answers. If you want to change an answer, erase the previous mark completely & blacken the new option. Do not be concerned if your answer sheet provides spaces for more options than are provided in the Question.

Example:

Q.4. Which city is the capital of France.

(a) Rome (b) Paris (c) London (d) TokyoOAS: Correct Sample Answers Improper & wrong ways/ answers

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

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7 Fill in your OAS with Name etc. & keep ready for START.

8 You have to START WHEN START SIGNAL IS GIVEN & deposit back the OAS & Question paper on STOP CALL.

VERBAL ABILITY & READING COMPREHENSION

Total Time: 12 Minutes Each Question: 1 Mark

Total Marks: 12(1) Which of the following is an appropriate synonym for the word Debauch?a) Demoralize b) Encourage c) Cultivate d) None of these

(2) Find the synonym of Decreed?a) Make up one's mind b) disagree c) decrease in quantity d) None of these

(3) What is an appropriate synonym for Bifid?a) Divided b) Divided in two c) Timid d) None of these

Directions for Q4. To Q6: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair:

(4) ALACRITY: APATHETIC a) compliance: deft b)temerity: timid c) despotism : arrogant d) candor: bungling e) tenacity : eager (5) FIRE: STORM a) whale: minnow b) speech : shout c) plant : flower d) wind: temperature e) tornado: hurricane

(6) COLLUSION: CONSPIRATORS a) identification: arbitrators b) co-operation : partners c) conclusion : messengers d) revision: corespondents e) attribution : interpreters

Directions for Q7. To Q10: Each sentence below has one blank indicating that something has been omitted. Five sets of options are provided with the sentence. Choose the word option which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

(7) Everyday, in the school, one period is.................. to games, sports and physical exercise. a) entrusted b) dedicated c) conceded d) devoted e) conferred

(8) What frustrates the opposition's effort of unity is the absence of a ...................long term strategy.a) credible b) contestable c) creditable d) compatible e) conceivable (9) Some people...................themselves into believing that they are indispensable to the organization they work for.a) keep b) fool c) force d) denigrate e) delude

(10) The Government sought to set at.....................speculation that there may be a shift in nuclear policy. a) pace b) rest c) peace d) fire e) right

Directions for Q11. To Q12: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage. There are some men who seem to be always on the lookout for trouble and, to tell the truth, they are seldom disappointed. Listening to such men one would think that this world is one of the stormiest and most disagreeable places. Yet, after all it is not such a bad place and the difficulty is often in the man who is too thin- skinned. On the other hand, the man who goes out expecting people to be like himself, kind and brotherly, will be surprised at the kindness he meets

even in the most unlike quarters. A smile is apt to be met met with a respective smile while the sneer is just as apt to provoke a snarl. Men living in the same neighborhood may live vastly different lives. But it is not the neighborhood which is quarrelsome, but the man within us. And we have it in out power to change our neighborhood into a pleasant one by simply changing our own ways.

(11) The passage is about a) our disagreeable and hostile world b) a kindly and pleasant world c) our different and unresponsive world d) the world and what one makes of it.

(12) "..............they are seldom disappointed". The statement denotes that such men a) welcome difficulties as a morale booster b) do not have face any trouble c) manage to keep unruffled in the face of discomforts d) generally do not fail to come across troubles

QUANTITATIVE ABILITY Total Time: 22 Minutes

Each Question: 1 Mark Total Marks: 20

(13) The sum of the two digit number is 5. If we put the number in reverse order, the new number is 41 less than twice the original number. Find 40% of the number? a) 11.8 b) 12.8 c) 20 d) None of these

(14) A principal of Rs. 3000 amounts to Rs 3360 in 2 years when compounded at a certain rate of interest how much will the same principal amount to if it was compounded semi annually?a) Rs.3370.80 b) 3720 c) 3400 d) None of these

(15) In approximately how many years will a certain sum of money triple itself at 22% simple interest? a) 10 years b) 11years c) 9 years d) 12 years

(16) An alloy contains tin, aluminum and copper in the ratio 1/2:1/3:1/5.What is the approximate percentage of the aluminum in the alloy?a) 20% b) 30% c) 32% d) 36%

(17) The average weight of 5 members of a family is 70 kg. If the weight of each member is decreased by 5 %. What is the new average?a) 66.5kg b) 67.5kg c) 68.5kg d) 69.5kg

(18) A trader bought 10 kg oranges for Rs. 405, of which of 1 kg was found rotten. If he wishes to make a profit of 10 %, at what rate per kg. should he sell the remaining oranges.a) Rs.44.55 b) Rs.48.66 c) Rs.51.25 d) None of these

(19) A wander buys milk at a certain price, adds water and sells the mixture at the same rate as he bought it for he makes a 30 % profit. What is the percentage of water that he adds to milk? a) 30% b) 15% c) 20% d) 60%(20) Walking at 10km/ hr, Gaurav reaches his office 2 hr. early. If he walks at 15 km/ hr. he reaches his office 2 hr .40 min. early. Find the distance between the college and his residence.

a) 27.8km b) 25.3km c) 20km d) None of these

(21) A boat covers a distance 40 km. upstream and 90km downstream in 5 hr. It can also cover 60km upstream and 60 km downstream in 5hr. the speed of the water current is..a) 4km/hr b) 5km/hr c) 20km/hr d) 25km/hr

(22) A,B,and C can do a work in 15 days. After working with B and C for 5 days, A leaves. Then B and C finish it in 20 days more. In how many days A can do the job alone? a) 25days b) 27days c) 30 days d) 28days

23) In the following figure it is given that PT = 12 cm and CD = 7cm. find the value of PC a) 16cm b) 12cm c) 14cm d) 9cm

T 12

00ooooD C P

(24) Which of the following values of P satisfy the inequality P (p-3)<4P-12?a) P>13,P<51 b) 24≤P<71 c) 3<P<4 d) P=4,P=+3

(25) In the equation 2X2 + aX + b = 0, the sum of the roots is 5 and the product is 6.Then a and b have the respective values.a) 1 and 6 b) 10 and 12 c) -10 and 12 d) -10 and -12

(26) What is the sum of the 11 terms of an AP whose 3rd term is 10 and 9th term is 20?a) 135 b) 165 c) 330 ` d) None of these

(27) A box contains seven red, six white and four blue balls. How many selections of three balls should be made so that all three are red balls?a) 35 b) 70 c) 42 d) 17

(28) From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn one by one without replacement. Find the probability that both of them are kings?a) 11/21 b) 13/121 c) 1/221 d) 1/121`

(29) With out stoppage a train travels at an average speed of 75 km/hr and with stoppage it covers the same distance at an average speed of 60 km/hr. how many minutes does the train stop?a) 12min b) 15 min c) 18min d) 12 min

(30) Given that log2 =0.3010 and log 3 = 0.4771, find the value of log 0.0075.a) 2.1249 b) -2.1249 c) 1.4771 d) None of these

(31) A watch which gains uniformly is 2minutes slow at noon on Monday and is 4 min 48 sec fast at 2 p.m. on the following Monday. When was it correct?a) 2p.m. on Tuesday b) 2 p.m. on Wednesday c) 3 p.m. on Thursday d) 1 p.m. on Friday

(32) What was the day on 26th Jan 1950, when Ist Republic Day of India was celebrated?a) Monday b) Tuesday c) Thursday d) Friday

ANALYTICAL & LOGICAL REASONING Total Time: 11 Minutes


(33) If in a certain code language ‘pul ta nop’ means ‘fruit is good’, ‘nop ko tir’ means ‘tree is tall’ and ‘pul ho sop’ means ‘eat good food’. Which of the following means ‘fruit’ in that language?(a) Pul (b) ta (c) nop (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these

(34) Akash said to Mohit, “That boy in blue shirt is younger of the two brothers of the daughter of my father’s wife.”How is the boy in blue shirt related to Akash?

(a) Father (b) Uncle (c) Brother (d) Nephew (e) grandfather

(35) Vijayan started walking towards South. After walking 15m, he turned to the left and walked 15m. He again turned to his left and walked 15m. How far is he from his original position and in which direction?

(a) 15m, North (b) 15m, South (c) 30m, East (d) 15m, West (e) None of these

Directions for Q36. To Q37: In each of the questions below, there are two or three statements given followed by four Conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the given statements.

(36) Statements: 1. All chairs are tables.2. No table is a book.3. All tables are stones.

Conclusions: I. No chair is a book.II. No stone is a book.III. Some stones are books.IV. All tables are chairs.

(a) Only I (b) Only I and either II or III (c) Only I and III(d) Either II or III (e) None of the above

(37) Statements: 1. Some states are capitals.2. No pens are capitals.

Conclusions: I. Some states are not pens.II. All states are pens.III. Some pens are not states.IV. All pens are states.

(a) Only I follows (b) Only III follows (c) Either I or II follows(d) Either III or IV and I follow (e) Only I and III follow

Directions for Q38. To Q39: A cube is coloured orange on one face, pink on the opposite face, brown on one face and silver on a face adjacent to the brown face. The other two faces are left uncoloured. It is then cut into 125 smaller cubes of equal sizes. Now, answer the following questions based on the above information:

(38) How many cubes have at least one face painted pink?(a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 16 (d) 25 (e) None of these

(39) How many cubes have all the faces uncoloured?(a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 64 (e) None of these

Directions for Q40: Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures.

Problem Figures: Answer Figures:

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (e) 5

Directions for Q41 to Q42: Read the information given carefully and answer the questions that follow.

A, B, C, D, E and F are students of a class. Each one has topped in one of the six different subjects:Mathematics, English, Hindi, History, Geography and Science, Again , each one has got a different overall rank.

I. The highest ranker has topped in scienceII. D, who is higher in rank than E but lower than A has topped in history.

III. The lowest ranker among them has topped in mathematics.IV. A and E have topped in neither science nor geography.V. F has topped in geography.

VI. F in order of rank is lower than E who has topped in Hindi and is higher than C.

(41) Who among the following has topped in science?(a)A (b) B (c) D (d) None of these(42) Who among them has the lowest rank?(a)A (b) B (c) D (d) None of these

DATA SUFFICIENCY Total Time: 15 Minutes


Directions for Q43. To Q52: Answer the following questions by choosing the correct alternative as given below.Please Mark

a. STATEMENT (1) ALONE IS SUFFICIENT, BUT STATEMENT (2) ALONE IS NOT SUFFICIENT b. STATEMENT (2) ALONE IS SUFFICIENT, BUT STATEMENT (1) ALONE IS NOT SUFFICIENT c. BOTH STATEMENTS TOGETHER ARE SUFFICIENT, BUT NEITHER STATEMENT ALONE IS

SUFFICIENT d. EACH STATEMENT ALONE IS SUFFICIENT e. STATEMENTS (1) AND (2) (TOGETHER OR ALONE) ARE NOT SUFFICIENT

(43) Is Raja older than Ramu ?I. Sita is 4 tears younger than Raja and 2 years younger than Ramu .II. The average age Raja and Ramu is 21 years.

(44) What is the area of the circle?I. The circumference of the circle is 44 unitsII. The circle has a diameter of 12 units.

(45) What is the value of x?I. x2 = 16

II. x >- 10

(46) How many students are enrolled in madam Vidya`s English class?I. If 3 more students sign up for the class and no one drops out, more then 35 students will have enrolled

in the class.II. If 4 students drop out of the class and no more sign – up, fewer than 30 students will have enrolled in

the class.

(47) What is the value of a + b? I. b = 7

II. a - b = 1

(48) What is the area of rectangle ABCD?I. AB is 6.125cm long

II. BC is 12.375 cm long

(49) Is triangle ABC obtuse angled?I. a2 + b2 > c2

II. The center of the circle circumscribing the triangle does not lie inside the triangle.

(50) Is x/y a terminating decimal?I. x is a multiple of 2II. y is a multiple of 3

(51) What is the speed of the train whose length is 210 metres? I. The train crosses another train (Howrah Express/12869) of 300 metres length running in opposite

direction in 10 seconds.II. The train crosses another train (Howrah Express/12869) running in the same direction at the speed of

60 km/hr in 30 seconds.

(52) A cake recipe calls for sugar and flour in the ratio of 2 cups to 1 cup, respectively. If sugar and flour are the only ingredients in the recipe, how many cups of sugar are used when making a cake?

I. the cake requires 33 cups of ingredientsII. the ratio of the number of cups of flour to the total number of cups used in the recipe is 1:3

DATA INTERPRETATION Total Time: 20 Minutes


Directions for Q 53 to Q57: Answer the following questions on the basis of Bar Graph given below

(53) Which month showed the largest decrease in total imports over the previous month?

(a)Feb ( b) Mar (c) Apr (d) May (e) Jun

(54) What was the total value of sheet steel (in $) imported over the 6 month period?

(a) 56,750 (b) 75,300 (c) 55,550 (d) 42,370 (e) 44,750

(55) What was the percentage of scrap steel imported in the 6 month period?

(a)37.5 (b) 35.2 (c) 36.1 (d) 31.2 ( e) 38.3

(56) What was the difference (in thousands of tons) between coil steel and sheet steel imports in the first 3 months of

the year?

(a)10 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 19 (e) 20

(57) What was the approximate ratio of sheet steel and coil steel imports in the first 3 months of the year?

(a)11:9 (b) 8:9 (c) 7:11 (d) 3:8 (e) 7:4

Directions for Q 58 to Q60:

The pie charts above show the percentage of students in each faculty at North West University and the number of non-

US students in the Arts faculty. These percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number. There are a total of

1049 students in the Arts faculty. Use this information to answer the following questions.

(58) What percentage of students in the Arts faculty are non-US students? (a) 14% (b) 9% (c) 30% (d) 11% (e) 15%

(59) How many students are there in the Engineering faculty?(a)420 (b) 410 (c) 390 (d) 440 (e) 400

(60) How many students are there at the university?( a)4650 (b) 4560 (c) 4640 (d) 4450 (e) 4460

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