Aptitude Test
Section I – Reasoning and Analytical
1. I am seventh in the queue from either end. How many people are there in the
queue?
a) 10 b) 11 c) 13 d) 14 e) None of these
2. Look carefully at the sequence of the following pattern. Which pattern will come
in place of ‘?’ ?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) None of these
3. Of the following four, which one does not belong to the same classification as the
other three?
a) book b) index c) glossary d) chapter e) None of these
4. Find the statement that must be true according to the given information:
Ten new television shows appeared during the month of March. Five of the
shows were sitcoms, three were hour-long dramas, and two were news-
magazine shows. By July, only seven of these new shows were still on the air.
Five of the shows that remained were sitcoms.
a) Only one of the news-magazine shows remained on the air.
b) Only one of the hour-long dramas remained on the air.
c) At least one of the shows that were cancelled was an hour-long drama.
d) Television viewers prefer sitcoms over hour-long dramas.
5. Write the next number in the series. 16, 13, 17, 12, 18, 11, .......
a) 12 b) 19 c) 22 d) 14 e) None of these
6~7. Answer the questions based on the following information:
A, B, C, D, E and F are seated in a circle facing the centre. A and C are seated
adjacent to each other. E and B are also seated adjacent to each other. B is to the
immediate left of F. There are 2 persons between D and E. A is not seated
adjacent to E.
6. How many persons are seated between F and E if we go anticlockwise from F to
E?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) None of these
7. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way based on their seating
positions and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the
group?
a) BEC b) CAD c) FDA d) DFB e) None of these
8. Read the two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II, and
decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given
statements.
Statements: He is always successful. No fool is always successful.
Conclusions:
I. He is a fool.
II. He is not a fool.
a) Only conclusion I follows
b) Only conclusion II follows
c) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
9. Which is the number if it comes to 15 when divided by 4 and added by 9?
a) 21 b) 26 c) 24 d) 22 e) None of these
10. At a club meeting, each member shook hands with every other member present.
If there were 190 handshakes, how many members were there at the meeting?
a) 10 b) 15 c) 17 d) 20 e) None of these
11. A man takes 6 km distance to go around a rectangular area. If the area of the
rectangle is 2 Sq. Km., find the difference between length and breadth.
a) 1 Km b) 0.5 Km c) 2 Km d) 0.75 Km
e) None of these
12. In a group of 26 persons, 15 like tea, while 18 like coffee. There is none who
dislikes both. The number of persons who like both tea and coffee is?
a) 9 b) 7 c) 5 d) 3 e) None of these
13. When the present age of the mother is added to the present age of the daughter,
the sum is 40 years. What will be their total age after 5 years?
a) 45 Yrs b) 50 Yrs c) 40 Yrs d) 55 Yrs
e) None of these
14. A father can do a job as fast as his two sons working together. If one son does the
job in 3 hours and the other in 6 hours, how many hours does it take the father to
do the job?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) None of these
15. Three partners A, B, C invest Rs. 36000, Rs. 45000 and Rs. 54000 respectively in
a business. Out of a total profit of Rs. 37500, C’s share is?
a) Rs. 12500 b) Rs. 15000 c) Rs. 10000 d) Rs. 15500
e) None of these
16. In an examination, a candidate scores 2 marks for every correct answer and loses
1 mark for every wrong answer. A candidate attempts all the 100 questions and
scores 80 marks. How many questions did he answer correctly?
a) 80 b) 60 c) 20 d) 100 e) None of these
17. The product of two numbers is 200 and the sum of their squares 225. The sum of
the numbers is?
a) 10 b) 17 c) 15 d) 25 e) None of these
18. January 2, 1995 was Sunday. What day of the week lies on January 2, 1996?
a) Monday b) Tuesday c) Friday d) Sunday
e) None of these
19. A vessel contains 56 litres of a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 5:2. How
much water should be mixed with it so that the ratio of milk and the water may
be 4:5?
a) 22 b) 34 c) 32 d) 20 e) None of these
20. A:B = 4:5 ; B:C = 3:8 ; A:C = ?
a) 4:5 b) 12:40 c) 8:5 d) 5:8 e) None of these
Section II - ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option.
21. small : tiny :: large : ______
a) wide b) huge c) broad d) spacious
22. buffalo : herd :: fish : ______
a) school b) nursery c) brood d) flock
23. as light as ________
a) paper b) baby c) feather d) flower
24. as clear as ________
a) sun b) day c) glass d) water
25. Strike while the ______ is hot.
a) iron b) pot c) floor d) stick
Underline the correct answer.
26. Water is to boil / is boiling / boils at a temperature of 100°C.
27. In cold countries people wear thick clothes for keeping / to keep / for to keep
warm.
28. The most / Most of / Most people don´t know what it´s like in other countries.
29. It´s been a long time since you´ve seen him, hasn´t it / isn´t it / haven´t you ?
30. You met him while you were on holiday, didn´t you / weren´t you / haven´t
you ?
