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I am giving u the question patterns but the exact values within questions may be different. The written test consists of 35 questions. All questions are APTITUDE questions .No Verbal, No Passages etc. Only Aptitude.Based on blood Relations, Percentages, Profilt & Loss etc.

• Time: 1 hour
• There is Negative marking: -0.33 for each wrong answer.

Timer will be displayed on the top right corner of the screen.

1. form meaningful word from given letter : ARPAEEKT and tell meaning of that word
1.THE BIRD
2. THE ANIMAL
3.
4.
ans: THE BIRD---parakeet

2. There is a lab asistant.who went 1 mile to north.1mile to east.....................................................killed a bear.Returned to lab............................................................................... .................................. ........................................ What is the colour of the bear??
1.WHITE
2.Black
3.blue
4.
ans : WHITE

(REMEMBER THE ANS OF 1st two questions)


3. A pony ran away from stable she went to new york then went to US then to mumbai ran through grass .................................................... .....................................................Horse cought her after 4 hours.....................then pony went to sky............... ...........................If speed of horse is 35kmph and he left stable 3 hrs after pony left stable then what is speed of pony?

1.
2.
3.
4.
ans
PONY ran for total 7 hrs
same dist covered by horse in 4 hrs with 35 kmph
thus dist of horsr 35X4
speed of pony----35X4/7

4. Mumbai building dept decide to give numbers to building...........1-30 numbers were given to industrial buildings...1-100 were given to res.buildings ............... .................... .........................Find how many number of 2's were used while numbering res.buildings(2 number kiti vela aala??)

1.18
2.19
3.20
4.21
ans : 19


5. find (31*31*31/44*44*44)*(87*87*87/56*56*56)
1.
2.
3.
4.
USE CALCI(calculator is allowed atleast in our batch it was allowed)

6. A toy train can make 10 sounds sound changes aftr every 4 min................. ..................................... .......................................... now train is defective and can make only 2 sounds................. ................................................................................. find probability that same sound is repeated 3 times consecutively(1 OUT OF __)?

1.16
2.8
3.12
4.4
ANS:
(1/2)*(1/2)*(1/2)=(1/8)
thus 1 out of 8



7. ................................................ ...................................................... ................................................................................ .................................................................................. resistance is X ohm voltage Y then wat is current

1.
2.
3.
4.
ans:V=IR

8. if a prson points at a photo nd say d person in dis picture iz son of my fathers son wat iz reln

1.
2.
3.
4.

9. I have 3 grandsons........................................... age diff btw 2 of grandsons X yrs 1st grandson is twice elder than younger one adiition off ages of all the three is y thn what is age of eldest grandson??(there is some value in X and Y)

1.
2.
3.
4.

10. Ferrari is leading car manufacturer.*Ferrari S.p.A.* is an Italian sports car ........................................ it has enjoyed great success. If Mohan's Ferrari is 3 times faster than his old MERCEDES wich gave him 35 kmph if Mohan travelled 490 km in his ferrari the hw much time(hours) he took??

1.8
2.4
3.7
4.7.33
(options may b diff)


11. lion rat stayin in jungle happily........................................... ....................................................................................
Lion lies on : MON TUE WED
RAT lies on :WED THURS SAT
if lion says : I didnt lie yesterday
RAT says : e1 i didnt lie yesterday
so what day is today??
1.
2.
3.
4.

12. the ratio of current age of X and Y is 5:7,after hw many years der age ratio will b 7:9?

13. Inspired by fibonacci series sanket decided to create is own series which is 1,2,3,7,7,22,15,67,.... lik dis,then what no come immediately before 63?
ans= 202

Explanation: check altenate no.1,3,7,15=====>n*2+1 similarly 2,7,22,67=======>n*3+1 so series is 1,2,3,7,7,22,15,67,31,202,63........

14. exactly similar to above qn

15. valentine day 14 feb 2005,was celebrated by n and u on monday,he was very happy,he n she........ .........den day on 14 feb 2010???(similar to dis some date qn was der)

16. by using 1,2,3,4,5,how many 5 digit no. can be formed which is divisible by 4,repetation of no. is allowed??

17.the cost 1 plum is 1 cent ,2 apples is 1 cent,3 banana is 1 cent........ if rahul buys same amount of fruits for his 3 sons spending 7 cent den what amount of fruit each child will get??
Ans: 1 plum ,2 apple,1 banana

Explanation:7/3=2.333 cents for each child according to ans given for d sum each child will get 1 plum ,2 apple,1 banana

18. 2880 is divided by which smallest no. so we get no. which is perfect square???
ans= 5

Explanation 2880/5=576

19.der r to prime no........(with some nonsence stuff).............. den addition of two prime no is 13,n multiplication is 21,den wat r some of der squares?
Explanation : XY=21 and X+Y=13...solve using calci..ans of X & Y will b in points..den x2+y2=??

20. smita was makin 1 design .....(again some nonsence)....size of larger cube to be made is 5*5*5........ using smaller cubes of 1*1*1....she created solid larger cube ..den she decided to make hollow cube... den hw many 1*1*1 cubes rqd to make hollow larger cube
ans= 104

Explanation (25+25)+(15+15)+(12+12)=104

21. 2X/5Y=5X/3Y...den wat is x/y (some easy some)

22. A pizza parlor provides pizzas...there wer 2 toppings available initially peperoni and salami... but now they,ve introduces 8 new toppings (some names) to select from...... a person wishes to buy two DIFFERENT pizzas of NEW topping....in how many ways he can do that??
ans : 8 X 7=56

23. person travels to....(some nonsence stuff).....if he goes from A to B with speed of 4kmph and returns back to B with speed of 5 kmph....what is his avg. speed of journey??(values may b different)
ans: 4.44(its NOT 4.5)
Explaination : 2PQ/(P+Q)===2*4*5/(4+5)=4.44kmph


24. there is a dice having value frm 1 ..6 on each face......and a pack of cards having face card aces ..... (hugh chunk of nonsense)......when 2 dies are thrown and their scores are added then which sum will come max number of times??
1.8
2.9
3.10
4.11
Ans: 8

Explanation : 8----2,6 3,5 4,4
9----4,5 3,6
10----5,5 4,6
11---- 5,6
thus 8's probability is more


25.'' susha brought terilon cloth and rope to (some nonsence nw jst go to last 2 lines)....''.... if rope is 153 mtr long and it is to be cut into pieces of 1 mtr long then how many times will she have to cut it?? ans : 152 times

26. (dnt remembr the xact q but procedure was somethn lyk this) .........................8th year--1/1024,, 9th year--1/512,, 10th year--1/256 then aftr hw many years 1/32???
ans: 13



27 (some q on this formula)(a3-b3) n (a+b)2=a2+b2+2ab

28. there are 2 cans A and B one of MILK and other of Water resp. , both of same qty...... first one teaspoon of milk from A can was added to B can... then one teaspoon from B can was added to A can then wich of the folloe\wing is true..
1.Can A contain more milk than water in can B
2.Can A contain less milk than water in can B
3.both contain same qty of milk and water
4.
Ans : option--2

29. probability sum on gloves,jackets and somethn lyk that(moderate sum)

30. there are some 2 wheelers and 4 wheelers parked ........(some nonsense)...........total number of wheels present is X(some value) then how many 4 wheelers wer there (i dont remembr whole sum exactly) (but it was easy ,q cud b solved by considering each and every options given as ans)

31. If a pipe can fill the tank within 6 hrs but due to leak it took 30 min more now if the tank was full hw much tym will it take to get emptyed through the leak??(i dont remembr whole sum exactly)(lil bit tricky sum)

32. Avg wt of class is X kg(some number) after adding wt of the teacger avg wt of class becomes Y kg then wat is the wt of the teacher??

imp point. jus seat nxt to any of ur smart frend cauz the entire paper is same in pattern wise i.e d qn are parajumbled but wid valus change for each qn(only values r changed bt solving techniqs remains same)

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CRITICAL REASONING SECTION

The critical reasoning section consists of some passages followed by 4 to 7 questions per passage. The questions are such that they require ability to read fast and comprehend. The questions asked in this section have three choices TRUE, FALSE, CAN'T SAY. Some examples of questions are given below. Please note that these passages are not the exact passages asked. The passages used a good deal of difficult words which have been removed in this reproduction. Also the passages appearing in the actual paper are much lengthier.

Directions: Answer the questions given below the passage or statement as true, false or can't say.

PASSAGE A: My father has no brothers. He has three sisters who has two childs each.

Answer 1-5 based on the passage A

1.My grandfather has two sons .

Ans. False


2. Three of my aunts have two sons

Ans. Can't say


3. My father is only child to his father

Ans. False


4. I have six cousins from my mother side

Ans. Can't say


5. I have one uncle

Ans. Can't say(uncle can be from the mother's side as well)



PASSAGE B: Ether injected into gallablader to dissolve colestrol based gallstones. This type one day treatment is enough for gallstones not for calcium stones. This method is alternative to surgery for millions of people who are suffering from this disease.

Answer questions 6-9 based on passage B

6.Calcium stones can be cured in oneday

Ans. False


7. Hundreds of people contains calcium stones

Ans. Can't say


8. Surgery is the only treatment to calcium stones

Ans. True


9. Ether will be injected into the gallbleder to cure the cholestrol based gall stones

Ans. True



PASSAGE C: Hacking is illegal entry into another computer. This happens mostly because of lack of knowledge of computer networking. With networks one machine can access to another machine.Hacking go about without knowing that each network is accredited to use network facility.

Answer questions 10-12 based on passage B

10. Hackers never break the code of the company which they work for

Ans. Can't say


11. Hacking is the only vulnerability of the computers for the usage of the data

Ans. False


12.Hacking is done mostly due to the lack of computer knowledge

Ans. False



PASSAGE C: Alphine tunnels are closed tunnels.In the past 30 yrs not even a single accident has been recorded for there is one accident in the rail road system. Even in case of a fire accident it is possible to shift the passengers into adjacent wagons and even the live fire can be detected and extinguished with in the duration of 30 min.

Answer questions 13-16 based on passage C

13. No accident can occur in the closed tunnels

Ans. True


14. Fire is allowed to live for 30 min

Ans. False


16. All the care that travel in the tunnels will be carried by rail shutters.

Ans.True



PASSAGE D: In the past helicopters were forced to ground or crash because of the formation of the ice on the rotors and engines. A new electronic device has been developed which can detect the watercontent in the atmosphere and warns the pilot if the temperature is below freezing temperature about the formation of the ice on the rotors and wings.

Answer questions 17-20 based on passage D

17.The electronic device can avoid formation of the ice on the wings

Ans.False


18. There will be the malfunction of rotor & engine because of formation of ice

Ans.True


19. The helicopters were to be crashed or grounded

Ans.True


20. There is only one device that warn about the formation of ice

Ans.True



PASSAGE E:In the survey conducted in mumbai out of 63 newly married house wives not a single house wife felt that the husbands should take equal part in the household work as they felt they loose their power over their husbands. Inspite of their careers they opt to do the kitchen work themselves after coming back to home. the wives get half as much leisure time as the husbands get at the week ends.

Answer questions 21-23 based on passage E

21.Housewives want the husbands to take part equally in the household

Ans.False


22. Wives have half as much leisure time as the husbands have

Ans. False


23. 39% of the men will work equally in the house in cleaning and washing

Ans. False



PASSAGE F:Copernicus is the intelligent. In the days of copernicus the transport and technology development was less & it took place weeks to comunicate a message at that time,wherein we can send it through satellite with in no time.Even with this fast developments it has become difficult to understand each other.

Answer questions 24-27 based on passage F

24. People were not intelligent during Copernicus days

Ans.False


25. Transport facilities are very much improved in noe a days

Ans.Can't say


26. Even with the fast developments of the techonology we can't live happily.

Ans. Can't say


27. We can understand the people very much with the development of communication

Ans. False.



PASSAGE G:Senior managers warned the workers that because of the intfoductors of japanese industry in the car market. There is the threat to the workers.They also said that there will be the reduction in the purchase of the sales of car in public.the interest rates of the car will be increased with the loss in demand.

Answer questions 28-31 based on passage G

28. Japanese workers are taking over the jobs of indian industry.

Ans.False


29.Managers said car interests will go down after seeing the raise in interest rates.

Ans.True


30. Japanese investments are ceasing to end in the car industry.

Ans. False


31. People are very interested to buy the cars.

Ans.False



PASSAGE H:In the totalitariturican days,the words have very much devalued.In the present day,they are becoming domestic that is the words will be much more devalued. In that days, the words will be very much effected in political area.but at present,the words came very cheap .We can say they come free at cost.

Answer questions 32-34 based on passage H

32.Totalitarian society words are devalued.

Ans.False


33. Totalitarians will have to come much about words

Ans.True


34. The art totalitatian society the words are used for the political speeches.

Ans. False



PASSAGE I:There should be copyright for all arts. The reele has came that all the arts has come under one copy right society,they were use the money that come from the arts for the developments . There may be a lot of money will come from the Tagore works. We have to ask the benifiters from Tagore work to help for the development of his works.

Answer questions 35-39 based on passage I

35. Tagore works are came under this copy right rule.

Ans. False


36. People are free to go to the public because of the copy right rule.

Ans.Can't say


38. People gives to theater and collect the money for development.

Ans.Can't say


39. We have ask the Tagore resedents to help for the developments of art.

Ans.Can't say

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QUANTITATIVE SECTION

1. If two pencils cost 8 cents, then how much do 5 pencils cost?

Ans. 20 cents


2. Some work is done by two people in 24 minutes. One of them can do this work alone in 40 minutes. How much time does the second person take to do the same work ?

Ans. 60 minutes


3. A car is filled with four and half gallons of fuel for a round trip.If the amount of fuel taken while going is 1/4 more than the amount taken for coming, what is the amount of fuel consumed while coming back?

Ans.2 gallons


4. The lowest temperature in the night in a city A is 1/3 more than 1/2 the highest during the day. Sum of the lowest temperature and the highest temperature is 100 degrees. Then what is the low temp?

Ans.40 degrees


5. Javagal, who decided to go to weekened trip should not exceed 8 hours driving in a day. The average speed of forward journey is 40 miles/hr.Due to traffic on sundays, the return journey's average speed is 30 m/h. How far he can select a picnic spot?

a) 120 miles
b) between 120 and 140 miles
c) 160 miles

Ans. 120 miles


6. A salesperson by mistake multiplied a number and got the answer as 3, instead of dividing the number by 3.What is the answer he should have actually got?

Ans. 3


7. A building with height D shadow upto G. What is the height of a neighbouring building with a shadow of C feet.

Ans. (C*D)/G


8. A person was fined for exceeding the speed limit by 10 mph. Another person was also fined for exceeding the same speed limit by twice the same. If the second person was travelling at a speed of 35 mph, find the speed limit.

Ans. 15 mph


9. A bus started from bustand at 8.00am, and after staying for 30 minutes at a destination, it returned back to the busstand. The destination is 27 miles from the busstand. The speed of the bus is 18mph. During the return journey bus travels with 50% faster speed.At what time does it return to the busstand?

Ans. 11.00am


10. In a mixture, R is 2 parts and S is 1 part. In order to make S to 25% of the mixture, how much of R is to be added?

Ans.One part of R


11. Wind flows 160 miles in 330 min, for travelling 80 miles how much time does it require?

Ans. 2 hrs 45 mins


12. With a 4/5 full tank a vehicle can travel 12 miles, how far can it travel with a 1/3 full tank

Ans. 5 miles


13. There are two trees in a lawn. One grows at a rate 3/5 of the other in 4 years. If the total growth of trees is 8 ft. What is the height of the smaller tree after 2 years

Ans. 1 1/2 feet


14. Refer to the figure below.A ship started from P and moves at a speed of I miles per hour and another ship starts from L and moving with H miles per hour simultaneously.Where do the two ships meet?

||---g---||---h---||---i---||---j---||---k---||---l---||

PG H I J K L are the various stops in between denoted by || . The values g, h, i, j, k, l denote the distance between the ports.

Ans. Between I and J, closer to J


15. If A is travelling at 72 km per hour on a highway. B is travelling at a speed of 25 meters per second on a highway. What is the difference in their speeds in m/sec.

Ans. 1 m/sec

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Sample Paper

VERBAL SECTION

Directions for questions 1-15:Find the synonyms of the following words

1. Merry

Ans. Gay,Happy


2. Alienate

Ans. Estrange


3. Solicit

Ans. To request


4.Heap

Ans. To pile


5.Cargo

Ans. Freight


6.Momentary

Ans. Transient


7. Volume

Ans.Quantity


8.Veer

Ans.Diverge


9.Dispel

Ans.Dissipate


10.Admonish

Ans.Cautious


11.Meager

Ans.Scanty


12.Latitude

Ans.Scope


13.Latent

Ans.Potential


14.Covet

Ans.Crave


15.Discretion

Ans. Prudence