TCS Pool Campus Drive: Aptitude Test-9
1.P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting round the circle and are facing the center:
P is second to the right of T who is the neighbour of R and V.
S is not the neighbour of P. V is the neighbour of U.
Q is not between S and W.
W is not between U and S.
Which two of the following are not neighbours?
a. RVb. UVc.RPd.QW
2.Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
(i) moolokarn means blue sky(ii)wilkospadimeans bicycle race
(iii) moolowilko means blue bicycle which word could mean “racecar”?
a. wilkozwetb. spadiwilkoc.moolobreild.spadivolo
3.A man is four times as old as his son Sunil. Five years ago, the man was nine times as old his son was at that time. Sunil & bhavya are good friends. The sum of ages of bhavya and her mother is 49 years. Also, 7 years ago, the mother’s age was 4 times bhavya’s age. What is the present age of a man?
a. 42b. 32c.40d.35
4.In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘LEADING’ be arranged in such a way that the vowels always come together?
a. 360b. 480c.720d.5040
5.In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?
a. 30%b. 70%c.100%d.250%
6.In how many ways a committee, consisting of 5 men and 6 women can be formed from 8 men and 10 women?
a. 266b. 5040c.11760d.86400
7.In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing Rs. 15 and Rs. 20 perkg respectively so as to get a mixture worth Rs. 16.50 kg?
a. 3 : 7b. 5 : 7c.7 : 3d.7 : 5
8.The ratio between the length and the breadth of a rectangular park is 3 : 2. If a man cycling along the boundary of the park at the speed of 12 km/hr completes one round in 8 minutes, then the perimeter of the park (in sq. m) is:
a. 1600b. 1200c.200d.3200
9.If A speaks the truth 80% of the times, B speaks the truth 60% of the times. What isthe probability that they tell the truth at the same time?
a. 0.8b. 0.48c.0.6d.0.14
10.Insert the missing number: 10, 5, 13, 10, 16, 20, 19, (....)
a. 22b. 40c.38d.23
11.Ten camels cost as much as 24 horses, 16 horses cost as much as 4 oxen and 6 oxen cost as much as 4 elephants. If the cost of 10 elephants is 1,70,000 then what is the cost of camel?
a)6600b)6700c)6800d)6900
12.How many bricks, each measuring 25 cm x 11.25 cm x 6 cm, will be needed to build a wall of 8 m x 6 m x 22.5 cm?
a. 5600b.6000c.6400d.7200
13.A man buys a watch for Rs. 1950 in cash and sells it for Rs. 2200 at a credit of 1 year. If the rate of interest is 10% per annum, the man:
a. Gains Rs.55 b.Gains Rs.50c.Loses Rs. 30d. Gains Rs. 30
14.Find the odd man out. 3, 5, 11, 14, 17, 21
a. 21b.17c.14d.3
15.The sum of a number and its square is 1406. What is the number?
a. 38b. 39c.37d.29
16.Two men starting from the same place walk at the rate of 5 kmph and 5.5 kmph respectively. What time will they take to be 8.5 km apart, if they walk in the same direction?
a. 2 hrs 55 minb.2 hrs 55 minc.17hrsd.None
17.The Ratio of Ages of Mohana and Soundharya is 4 : 5. Twelve Years hence, their ages will be in the ratio of 5 : 6. Mohana’s friend Ramu was 4 times as old as his son 8 years ago. After 8 years, Ramu will be twice as old as his son. What will be Soundharya’s age after 6 years?
a. 66b.60c.40d.36
18.Two cyclists start from the same place in opposite directions. One goes towards northat 18 km/ph and the other goes towards south at 20 km/ph. What time will they take to be 47.5 km apart?
a. 2 % hrsb.1% hrsc.2 hrs 23 mind.23 % hrs
19.Five bananas and four apples cost as much as three bananas and seven apples. The ratio of the cost one banana to that of one apple is:
a. 3 : 2b.2 : 3c.4 :1d.1 : 4
20.One pipe can fill a pool 1.25 times faster than a second pipe. When both pipes are opened, they fill the pool in five hours. How long would it take to fill the pool if onlythe slower pipe is used?
a. 10hrsb.12hrsc.11hrsd.11hrs
21.Two mechanics were working on your car. One can complete the given job in sixhours, but the new guy takes eight hours. They worked together for the first two hours, but then the first guy left to help another mechanic on a different job. Howlong will it take the new guy to finish your car?
a.4hrsb.3hrsc.4hrsd.3hrs
22.Working together, Bill and Tom painted a fence in 8 hours. Last year, Tom painted thefence by himself. The year before, Bill painted it by himself, but took 12 hours less than Tom took. How long did Bill and Tom take, when each was painting alone?
a. 6, 18b.12, 24c.12, 48d.6, 24
23.Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5:4 respectively. Three years hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively. What is Anand’s present age in years?
a. 24b. 27c.40d.Cannotbe determined
24.A scientist was researching on animal behavior in his lab. He was very interested in analyzing the behaviour of bear. For some reason he travelled 1 mile in north directionreached at North Pole. There he saw a bear. He then followed the bear around 1 hr with a speed of 2km/hr in east direction. After that he travelled in south direction & reached at his lab in2 hrs. Then what is the color of the bear?
a. Whiteb.Blackc.Grayd.Brown
25.What is the unit digit in {(6374)1793 x (625)317 x (341491)}?
a. 0b.2c.3d.5
26.In Arun’s opinion, his weight is greater than 65 kg but less than 72 kg. His brother doesnot agree with Arun and he thinks that Arun’s weight is greater than 60 kg but less than 70 kg. His mother’s view is that his weight cannot be greater than 68 kg. If all are them are correct in their estimation, what is the average of different probable weights of Arun?
a. 67 kgb.68 kgc.Data Inadequate d.None of these
27.The population of gurgaon increases by 10 % and 15 % successively in two years. Find the average annual percentage increase in the two years.
a. 18%b.12.50%c.18.25%d.13.25%
28.A number when divided by 296 leaves 75 as remainder. When the same number is divided by 37, the remainder will be:
a. 1b.2c.8d. 11
29.The product 4864 x 9 P 2 is divisible by 12, then the value of P is:
a. 2b.6c.8d. None
30.In an objective examination of 90 questions, 5 marks are allotted for every correct answerand 2 marks are deducted for every wrong answer. After attempting all the 90 questions a student got a total of 387 marks. Find the number of questions that he attempted wrong.
a. 3 b.18 c.9 d.27