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General Aptitude Test

Directions: All questions are multiple choice type. For each question, please tick

only option (a, b, c or d) in the given response sheet. Do not write on the question

paper.

1. If auto rickshaw fares were Rs. 5.00 for the first 1/5 km and Rs. 2.00 for each 1/5

km thereafter. The fare for a 3 km ride would be

(a) Rs. 25 (b) Rs 33 (c) Rs. 35 (d) Rs. 39

2. A warehouse had a square floor with area 10,000 sq. meters. A rectangular

addition was built along one entire side of the warehouse that increased the floor

space by one-half as much as the original floor space. How many meters did the

addition extend beyond the original building?

(a) 30 (b) 40 (c) Rs. 50 (d) Rs. 60

3. 3 machines A, B, C can be used to produce a product. Machine A will take 60hours to produce a million units. Machine B is twice as fast as machine A.

Machine C takes the same amount of time as machine A and B taken together.

How much time will be required to produce a million units if all the three

machines are used simultaneously?

(a) 12 hours (b) 10 hours (c) 8 hours (d) 6 hours

4. There are 200 questions in a 3 hr examination. Among these questions are 50

mathematics problems. It is suggested that twice as much time be spent on each

mathematics problem as for every other type of question. How many minutes

should be spent on mathematics problems

(a) 36 (b) 72 (c) 60 (d) 100

5. M men agree to purchase a gift for Rs. D. If three men drop out how much more

will each have to contribute towards the purchase of the gift

(a) D/(M-3) (b) MD/3 (c) M/(D-3) (d) 3D/(M2 – 3M)

6. 2 hours after a passenger train leaves Bangalore City Central at an average speed

of 16 km/hr, a freight train leaves the same station travelling in the same direction.

After travelling 4 hrs the freight train overtakes the passenger train. The average

speed of the freight train was?

(a) 24 km/hr (b) 32 km/hr (c) 48 km/hr (d) 64 km/hr

7. In a sensational murder case there are four suspects A, B, C, D. Each of them

makes a statement. They are:

A: "I had gone to the theatre with D at the time of the murder".

B: "I was playing cards with A at the time of the murder"

C: "B didn't commit the murder".

D: "C is not the murderer".

Assuming the only one of the above statement is false and that one of them is the

murderer, who is the murderer?

(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

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8. A, B, C are daily wage labourers. A earned twice as much as B. C earned Rs.50/-

more than half as much as B. If the amounts earned by A, B, C are x, y and z

respectively, which of the following is the correct ordering of these amounts?

(a) x < y < z (b) x < z < y (c) y < x < z (d) cannot be determined

9. A branded photocopy machine can make 10 copies every 4 seconds. At this rate,how many copies can the machine make in 5 minutes?

(a) 900 (b) 750 (c) 600 (d) 300

10. If a=2, b=3, c=6, find the value of c/(a+b)-(a+b)/c

(a) -11/30 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 11/30

11. What number is next in the series 80, 10, 70, 15, 60, ..?

(a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 35

12. From the choices select the odd one out

(a) DFHEG (b) TWXUV (c) OQSPR (d) JLNKM

13. From the choices select the odd one out

(a) 36 (b) 144 (c) 63 (d) 169

Directions for questions 14-15: Answer the questions based on the following

information.

A temple has 3 doorways, each of them is leading into the temple, and at the end of

each doorway there is an idol and as a devotee passes through the doorway with

some flowers the number of flowers double because of some magical powers. Ram

enters the 1st doorway with some flowers and he puts same number of flowers at each

idol and the end he is left with none..

14. How many flowers did Ram start with?

(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 7

15. How many flowers does he put at each idol?

(a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 5

Directions for questions 16-17: Choose the word which has the same meaning as

the word marked initalics

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16. It is preposterous on your part to look for a job without first completing your

education.

(a) Wise (b) Absurd (c) Admirable (d) Advisable

17. The newcomer proved his mettle in the cricket match.

(a) Knowledge (b) Courage and endurance (c) Perfection (d) Eagerness

Directions for questions 18-20: Read the given sentences and select the letter

corresponding to the part which has a grammatical error. One and only one part

is in error.

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18. I saw/ the blind man crossed/ the busy road /without any help.

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

19. The report has /come in for/ a lot of criticism/ on the press.

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

20. She said/that /no one has come/ to the meeting/ last week

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

Directions for questions 21-25: Answer the questions based on the following

information.

The office staff of XYZ Corporation presently consists of three bookkeepers--A, B, C

and 5 secretaries D, E, F, G, and H. The management is planning to open a new

office in another city using 2 bookkeepers and 3 secretaries of the present staff. To do

so they plan to separate certain individuals who don't function well together.

The following guidelines were established to set up the new office

I. Bookkeepers A and C are constantly finding fault with one another and should not

be sent together to the new office as a team

II. C and E function well alone but not as a team, they should be separated

III. D and G have not been on speaking terms and shouldn't go together

IV Since D and F have been competing for promotion they shouldn't be a team

21. If A is to be moved as one of the bookkeepers, which of the following cannot be a

possible working unit.

(a) ABDEH (b) ABDGH (c) ABEFH (d) ABEGH

22. If C and F are moved to the new office, how many combinations are possible?

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

23. If C is sent to the new office, which member of the staff cannot go with C?

(a) B (b) D (c) F (d) G

24. Under the guidelines developed, which of the following must go to the new

office?(a) B (b) D (c) E (d) G

25. If D goes to the new office, which of the following is/are true ?

I.C cannot go

II.A cannot go

III.H must also go

(a) I only (b) II only (c)I and II only (d) I and III only

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Response Sheet

Directions: For each question, please tick or mark only option (a, b, c or d). Do

not mark more than one column for a question.

Example:

Responses:

Question # a b c d

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Question # a b c d

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Name: ________________________

Date: ________________________

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