Reasoning ability and Numerical Aptitude

1. If 2x-y=4 then 6x-3y=?

(A) 15
(b) 12
(c) 18
(d) 10

2. If x=y=2z and xyz=256 then what is the value of x?

(a) 12
(b) 8
(c) 16
(d) 6

3. (1/10)18 - (1/10)20 =?
(a) 99/1020
(b) 99/10
(c) 0.9
(d) none of these

4.Pipe A can fill in 20 minutes and Pipe B in 30 mins

and Pipe C can
empty the same in 40 mins.If all of them work
together, find the time
taken to fill the tank
(a) 17 1/7 mins
(b) 20 mins
(c) 8 mins
(d) none of these

5. 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

6. Find the smallest number in a GP whose sum is 38

and product 1728
(a) 12
(b) 20
(c) 8
(d) none of these

7. A boat travels 20 kms upstream in 6 hrs and 18 kms downstream in

4 hrs.Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the
water current?
(a) 1/2 kmph
(b) 7/12 kmph
(c) 5 kmph
(d) none of these

8. A goat is tied to one corner of a square plot of side 12m by a rope

7m long. Find the area it can graze?
(a) 38.5 sq.m
(b) 155 sq.m
(c) 144 sq.m
(d) 19.25 sq.m

9. Two numbers are respectively 25% and 20% less than a third
number. What percent is the first number of the second.
(A) 5.85%
(B) 75.85%
(C) 80.60%
(D) 93.75%

10. A pump can fill a tank with water in two hours. Because of a leak
in the tank it was taking two 1/3 hours to fill the tank. The leak can
drain all the water off the tank in.
(A) 8 hours
(B) 7 hours
(C) 13/3 hours
(D) 14 hours

11. A can do a peace of work in 4 hours. B and C can do it in 3 hours.

A and C can do it in two hours. How long will B take to do it?
(A) 10 hours
(B) 12 hours
(C) 8 hours
(D) 24 hours

12. The difference between the simple and compound interest on a

certain sum of money at 5% rate of interest p.a. for two years is
Rs.15. Then the sum is _____
(A) Rs.6500
(B) Rs.5500
(C) Rs.6000
(D) Rs.7000

13. A sum borrowed under compound interest doubles itself in 10

years. When will it become four fold of itself at the same rate of
interest?
(A) 15 years
(B) 20 years
(C) 24 years
(D) 40 years

14. The students in three classes are in the ratio of 2:3:5 if 40

students are increased in each class the ratio changes to 4:5:7 if 40
students are increased in each class the ratio changes to 4:5:7
originally the total number of students was _______
(A) 100
(B) 180
(C) 200
(D) 400

15. The ratio of incomes of two persons is 5:3 and that of their
expenditure is 9.5. Find the income of each person if they save
Rs.1300 and Rs.900 respectively.
(A) Rs.4000, Rs.2400
(B) Rs.3000, Rs.1800
(C) Rs.5000, Rs.3000
(D) Rs.4500, Rs.2700

16. A fort has provision for 50 days if after 10 days they are
strengthen by 500 men and the remaining food lasts 35 days. How
many men were there in the fort initially?
(A) 3500
(B) 3000
(C) 2500
(D) 4000
17. A number is increased by 20% and then it is decreased by 10%.
Find the net increase or decrease in %
(A) 10% increase
(B) 10% decrease
(C) 8%increase
(D) 8% decrease

18. The product of two positive numbers is 2500 if one number is 4

times the other, the sum of the two numbers is ______
(A) 25
(B) 125
(C) 225
(D) 250

19. Which of the following is the largest number which is exactly

devisable by 7, 9 and 15?
(A) 9450
(B) 9765
(C) 9865
(D) 9550

20. What percent of 5/8 is 8/5?

(A) 100
(B) 64
(C) 256
(D) 1024

21. 2.3 + 6.5 - 7.1 + 4.9 -1.4 + 8.6 - 5.3?

(A) 8.5
(B) 8.6
(C) 8.7
(D) 8.4

22. Example of a mathematical statement is ______

(A) (10+8)-9
(B) 2x+3=5
(C) 5<9+3
(D) x+3

23. If 4x = 10 then X=?

(A) 10-4
(B) 10 X 4
(C) 10 +4
(D) 10/4

24. a and b are two numbers. The property of a = b then b=a is called
_______
(A) Reflexive property
(B) Transitive property
(C) Symmetric property
(D) Associative property

25. "10 added to 5 times x is equal to 20" in symbolic form is _______

(A) 5(x+10)=20
(B) 5x+10=20
(C) x/5+10=20
(D) 5x-10=20

26. The point equidistant from the vertices of a triangle is its_____

(A) Orthocenter
(B) Centroid
(C) circumventer
(D) Incentre

27. The centroid of a triangle is the point of concurrence of its

(A) angle bisectors
(B) perpendicular bisector
(C) altitudes
(D) medians

28. If the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 1:2:7 then the triangle is
______
(A) acute angled
(B) obtuse angled
(C) right angled
(D) isosceles

29. Two sides of a triangle are 8cm and 11cm then the possible third
side is____
(A) 1 cm
(B) 2 cm
(C) 3 cm
(D) 4 cm
30. Triangle always has exactly
(A) one acute angle
(B) at least two acute angles
(C) exactly one right angle
(D) exactly two acute angles

31. Two trains A and B are running at the speeds of 45 KMPH and 25
KMPH respectively in the same direction. The faster train i.e. trains A
crosses a Man sitting in the slower train B in 18 secs. Find the length
of the train A?
(A) 100 meters
(B) 120 meters
(C) 150 meters
(D) 180 meters

32. A circular road runs round a circular ground. If the difference

between the circumference of the outer circle and inner circle is 44
meters, find the width of road.
(A) 8 meters
(B) 7 meters
(C) 17 meters
(D) 9 meters

33. A and B started a business in partnership. A invested Rs.2000/- for

six months and B invested Rs.1500 for 8 months. What is the share of
an in total profit of Rs.510?
(A) Rs.250
(B) Rs.255
(C) Rs.275
(D) Rs.280

34. For a motorist there are three ways going from City
A to City C. By
way of bridge the distance is 20 miles and toll is
$0.75. A tunnel
between the two cities is a distance of 10 miles and
toll is $1.00 for
the vehicle and driver and $0.10 for each passenger. A
two-lane
highway without toll goes east for 30 miles to city B
and then 20
miles in a northwest direction to City C.
1. Which is the shortest route from B to C

(a) Directly on toll free highway to City C

(b) The bridge
(c) The Tunnel
(d) The bridge or the tunnel
(e) The bridge only if traffic is heavy on the toll
free highway

2. The most economical way of going from City A to

City B, in terms of toll and distance is to use the

(a) tunnel
(b) bridge
(c) bridge or tunnel
(d) toll free highway
(e) bridge and highway

3. Jim usually drives alone from City C to City A

every working day.
His firm deducts a percentage of employee pay for lateness. Which
factor would most influence his choice of the bridge or the tunnel?

(a) Whether his wife goes with him

(b) scenic beauty on the route
(c) Traffic conditions on the road, bridge and tunnel
(d) saving $0.25 in tolls
(e) price of gasoline consumed in covering additional
10 miles on the
bridge

35.The letters A, B, C, D, E, F and G, not necessarily

in that order, stand for seven consecutive integers from 1 to 10
D is 3 less than A
B is the middle term
F is as much less than B as C is greater than D
G is greater than F

1. The fifth integer is

(a) A
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) F

2. A is as much greater than F as which integer is

less than G
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

3. If A = 7, the sum of E and G is

(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 14
(e) 16

4. A - F =?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) Cannot be determined

5. An integer T is as much greater than C as C is

greater than E. T
can be written as A + E. What is D?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) Cannot be determined

6. The greatest possible value of C is how much

greater than the
smallest possible value of D?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) 6
36.1. All G's are H's
2. All G's are J's or K's
3. All J's and K's are G's
4. All L's are K's
5. All N's are M's
6. No M's are G's

1. If no P's are K's, which of the following must be

true?

(a) No P is an H
(b) No P is a G
(c) All P's are J's
(d) If any P is an H it is a G
(e) If any P is a G it is a J

2. Which of the following can be logically deduced

from the conditions
stated?

(a) All M's are H's

(b) No M's that are not N's are H's
(c) No H's are M's
(d) Some M's are H's
(e) No M's are H's

3. Which of the following is inconsistent with one or

more of the
conditions?

(a) All H's that are not G's are M's

(b) All H's are G's
(c) Some H's are both M's and G's
(d) No M's are H's
(e) All M's are H's

37. The statement "No L's are J's" is

I. Logically deducible from the conditions stated
II. Consistent with but not deducible from the
conditions stated
III. Deducible from the stated conditions together
with the additional
statement "No J's are K's"

(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) II and III only
(e) Neither I, II nor III

38. The office staff of XYZ Corporation presently consists of three

bookkeepers--A, B, C and 5 secretaries D, E, F, G, H. The anagement
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
1.If A is to be moved as one of the bookeepers,which
of the following cannot be a possible working unit.

A.ABDEH
B.ABDGH
C.ABEFH
D.ABEGH

2.If C and F are moved to the new office, how many

combinations is possible

A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
3.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

4.Under the guidelines developed, which of the

following must go to the new office

A.B
B.D
C.E
D.G

5.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

39.After months of talent searching for an administrative assistant to

the president of the college the field of applicants has been narrowed
down to 5--A, B, C, D, E .It was announced that the finalist would be
chosen after a series of all-day group personal interviews were held.
The examining committee agreed upon the following procedure

I. The interviews will be held once a week

II.3 candidates will appear at any all-day interview
session
III.Each candidate will appear at least once
IV.If it becomes necessary to call applicants for additonal interviews,
no more 1 such applicant should be asked to appear the next week
V.Because of a detail in the written applications, it was agreed that
whenever candidate B appears, A should also be
present.
VI.Because of travel difficulties it was agreed that C
will appear for only 1 interview.

1. At the first interview the following candidates appear A, B, D.Which

of the follwing combinations can be called for the interview to be held
next week.

A.BCD
B.CDE
C.ABE
D.ABC

40. In a certain society, there are two marriage groups, red and
brown. No marriage is permitted within a group. On marriage, males
become part of their wives groups; women remain in their own
group.Children belong to the same group as their parents. Widowers
and divorced males revert to the group of their birth. Marriage to more
than one person at the same time and marriage to a direct descendant
are forbidden.

Q1. A brown female could have had

I. A grandfather born Red
II. A grandmother born Red
III Two grandfathers born Brown
(A) I only
(B) III only
(C) I, II and III
(D) I and II only

Q2. A male born into the brown group may have

(A) An uncle in either group
(B) A brown daughter
(C) A brown son
(D) A son-in-law born into red group

Directions Qs.41-45):Read each sentence to find out whether

there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any,
will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that
part is the answer. If there is not error, the answer is?
E. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
41. If your don’t (a) / understand any of these words
(b) / you could (c) / always refer a dictionary. (d) / No
error (e)

42. Tea is so hot (a) / that she (b) / can (c) / take
it. (d) / No error (e)

43. The teacher said (a) / that the earth (b) / moves
round (c) / the sun. (d) / No error (e)

44. He told to me (a) / that he (b) / was going away

(c) / the next day. (d) / No error (e)

45. The lecturer says (a) / that Solomon won the

respect (b) / of all races and (c) / classes by his
Justice. (d) / No error (e)

Directions (Qs. 46-50): In each of the following questions,

select the most appropriate word from among the five words
given below the sentence to fill in the blanks in the
sentence so as to complete it meaningfully.

46. Sunil was ……………asleep and could not be easily

Awakened.
(a) High
(b) Fast
(c) Severe
(d) Total
(e) Has

47. The vehicle did not come to a sudden halt since he

Braked ……………?
(a) Immediately
(b) Silently
(c) Gently
(d) Completely
(e) Detected

48. I saw him going escorted ………… two policemen.

(a) With
 (b) Against
(c) By
(d) On
(e) For

49. Madhav is a sick man and has to be taken to the

Doctor…………?
(a) Usually
(b) Timely
(c) Seldom
(d) Frequently
(e) Avoided

50. The child was left in the servants………………?

(a) Care
(b) Duty
(c) Work
(d) Help
(e) Innocence

Directions (Qs. 51-55): Rearrange the following six

sentences I, II, III, IV, V and VI in proper sequence so as
to form a meaningful paragraph. Then answer the questions
given below them.
I.We were interested by contrast in understanding what
lessons actual teams and non-teams had for others to choose
to struggle with change and performance.
II.Still, we suspected that most of these focused on
persuading readers that terms are important?.
III.After all we thought teams are a well-known subject and
there must be a thousand books on the subject already.
IV.By going down this path we hope to discover something to
say that was different from most books on the subject.
V.We approached the idea of a book on teams cautiously.
VI.Alternatively they focused on providing you to advise on
building teams as an objective in it self.

51. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence?

(a) I
(b) II
(c) VI
(d) III
(e) IV
52. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence?
(a) V
(b) I
(c) II
(d) III
(e) IV

53. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence?

(a) V
(b) III
(c) II
(d) VI
(e) IV

54. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence?

(a) III
(b) IV
(c) II
(d) VI
(e) I

55. Which of the following will be the LAST sentence?

(a) III
(b) IV
(c) V
(d) VI
(e) II