Bank Clerk Exam model quistion papers

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 Bank Clerk Exam model quistion papers

1.(i) 'P× Q' means 'Q' is mother of 'P'.


(ii) 'P × Q' means 'P' is brother of 'Q'.

(iii) 'P - Q' means 'P' is sister of 'Q'.

(iv) 'P ÷ Q' means 'Q is father of 'P'.



Which of the following definitely means R is grandson of K?

(a) R × T ÷ K

(b) M + R × T ÷ K

(c) M - R × T ÷ K

(d) Cannot be determined

(e) None of these.

Ans (e)



2. How many such pairs of digits are there in the number 95137248 each of which has as many digits between them in the number as when they are arranged in ascending order?

(a) None

(b) One

(c) Two

(d) Three

(e) More than three.

Ans (b)



3. In a certain code PATHOLOGIST is written as PIUBQKSRHFN. How is CONTROVERSY written in that code?

(a) SUOPDNXRQDU

(b) SUOPDNZTSFW

(c) QSMNBPXRQDU

(D) QSMNBPZTSFW

(e) None of these.

Ans (a)



4. In a certain code PATHOLOGIST is written as PIUBQKSRHFN. How is CONTROVERSY written in that code?

(a) SUOPDNXRQDU

(b) SUOPDNZTSFW

(c) QSMNBPXRQDU

(D) QSMNBPZTSFW

(e) None of these.

Ans (a)



5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

(a) Food : Hunger

(b) Water : Thirst

(c) Air : Suffocation

(d) Talent : Education

(e) Leg : Lame

Ans (d)



6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

(a) Crow

(b) Vulture

(c) Bat

(d) Ostrich

(e) Eagle

Ans (c)



7. Which of the following has the same relationship as that of Money : wealth?

(a) Pity : Kindness

(b) Cruel : Anger

(c) Wise : Education

(d) Pride : Humility

(e) None of these.

Ans (a)



8. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group which is the one that does not belong to that group?

(a) 29

(b) 85

(c) 147

(d) 125

(e) 53

Ans (d)



9. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the second, the sixth and the ninth letters of the word PERMEABILITY, which of the following will be the first letter of that word? If no such word can be formed give 'N' as the answer. If only two such words can be formed give 'D' as the answer and if more than two such words can be formed give 'Z' as the answer.

(a) M

(b) L

(c) N

(d) D

(e) Z

Ans (e)



10. In a certain code language BEAM is written as 5%*K and COME is written as $7K%. How is 'BOMB' written in that code?

(a) 5%K5

(b) 57K5

(c) $7K$

(d) 5$%5

(e) None of these

Ans (b)



11. Find the number of days from 26-1-1996 to 15-5-1996 (both days inclusive)

(a) 110

(b) 112

(c) 111

(d) 113

(e) None of these

Ans (a)



12. Find the wrong number in the following sequence: 22, 33, 66, 99, 121, 279, 594

(a) 279

(b) 594

(c) 121

(d) 33

(e) None of these

Ans (a)



13. A father is now three times as old as his son. Five years back he was four times as old as his son. What is the age of the son now?

(a) 12

(b) 15

(c) 18

(d) 20

(e) None of these

Ans (a)



14. How many times between 4 a.m and 4 p.m will the hands of a clock cross?

(a) 4

(b) 8

(c) 10

(d) 11

(e) None of these

Ans (d)



15. Five students are sitting in row. T is on right of Z. M is on the left of Z but is on the right of L. T is on the left of Q. Who is sitting first from the left? Here students are represented by the letters T, Z, M, L and Q

(a) Z

(b) T

(c) Q

(d) L

(e) None of these

Ans (d)



16. ANGER : 37219 : : NEAR:

(a) 7219

(b) 9132

(c) 1372

(d) 7139

(e) None of these

Ans (d)



17. What is the letter immediately to the right of the letter which is seven letters to the right of 'W', considering all the letters of the alphabet written in reverse order from left to right starting from 'Z'

(a) R

(b) O

(c) M

(d) Q

(e) None of these

Ans (b)



18. If the first day of the year 1990 was a Monday, what day of the week was the 1st January 1998?

(a) Thursday

(b) Tuesday

(c) Wednesday

(d) Friday

(e) None of these

Ans (a)



19. If “good and bad” is coded as 123, “bad is ugly” is coded as 245 and “good is fair” is coded as 436, then what is the code for “fair”?

(a) 1

(b) 4

(c) 6

(d) 5

(e) None of these

Ans (c)



20. Choose the one from the following which is different from others

(a) pen and pencil

(b) tailer and shirt

(c) scooter and cycle

(d) sword and riffle

(e) None of these

Ans (b)



21. If 2 = 1, 3 = 3, 4 = 12, 5 = 60 then 6 = .....?

(a) 120

(b) 180

(c) 720

(d) 360

(e) None of these

Ans (d)



22. What is the next letter of the series, F, I, L, O, .....?

(a) M

(b) N

(c) R

(d) P

(e) None of these

Ans (c)



23. How many '5' s are there which are followed by 0 and preceded by 0 in the following series

157050700512515050050

(a) 1

(b) 5

(c) 4

(d) 3

(e) None of these

Ans (d)



24. A boy goes to see a movie and sees a man sitting to his left. He found that the man was his relative. The man is the husband of the sister of his mother. How is the man related to the boy?

(a) Uncle

(b) Nephew

(c) Brother

(d) Father

(e) None of these

Ans (a)



25. A person traveled 20 km in the northward direction, then traveled 4 km in eastward direction, then traveled 10 km in the northward direction again, then traveled 3 km in the eastward direction and finally traveled 6 km in the southward direction. How far is he from the starting point?

(a) 17 km

(b) 37 km

(c) 31 km

(d) 25 km

(e) None of these

Ans (d)





1. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the Third, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth letters of the word COMPATIBILITY, which of the following would be the last letter of that word ? If no such word can be made, give ‘X’ as your answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give your answer as ‘Y’.

(A) I

(B) B

(C) L

(D) X

(E) Y

Ans : (B)



2. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?

(A) Stem

(B) Tree

(C) Root

(D) Branch

(E) Leaf

Ans : (B)



3. How many meaningful three letter English words can be formed with the letters AER, using each letter only once in each word ?

(A) None

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

(E) Four

Ans : (D)



4. In a certain code FINE is written HGPC.

How is SLIT written in that code ?

(A) UTGR

(B) UTKR

(C) TUGR

(D) RUGT

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)



5. If ‘Apple’ is called ‘Orange’, ‘Orange’ is called ‘Peach’, ‘Peach’ is called ‘Potato’, ‘Potato’ is called ‘Banana’, ‘Banana’ is called ‘Papaya’ and ‘Papaya’ is called ‘Guava’, which of the following grows underground ?

(A) Potato

(B) Guava

(C) Apple

(D) Banana

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)



6. If the digits in the number 86435192 are arranged in ascending order, what will be the difference between the digits which are second from the right and fourth from the left in the new arrangement ?

(A) One

(B) Two

(C) Three

(D) Four

(E) None

Ans : (D)



7. Each vowel of the word ADJECTIVE is substituted with the next letter of the English alphabetical series, and each consonant is substituted with the letter preceding it. How many vowels are present in the new arrangement ?

(A) None

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)



8. If in a certain language LATE is coded as 8&4$ and HIRE is coded as 7*3$ then how will HAIL be coded in the same language ?

(A) 7&8*

(B) &7*8

(C) 7*&8

(D) 7&*8

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)



9. How many such pairs of letters are there in word ENGLISH, each of which has as many letters between its two letters as there are between them in the English alphabets ?

(A) None

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

(E) More than three

Ans : (E)



10. In a certain code ‘na pa ka so’ means ‘birds fly very high’, ‘ri so la pa’ means ‘birds are very beautiful’ and ‘ti me ka bo’ means ‘the parrots could fly’. Which of the following is the code for ‘high’ in that language ?

(A) na

(B) ka

(C) bo

(D) so

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)



Directions—(Q. 11–15) In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.



Read the statements and the conclusions which follow it and

Give answer—

(A) if only conclusion I is true.

(B) if only conclusion II is true.

(C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II is true.

(D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true

(E) if both conclusions I and II are true.



11. Statements : All stars are suns.

Some suns are planets.

All planets are satellites.

Conclusions :

I. Some satellites are stars.

II. No star is a satellite.

Ans : (C)



12. Statements : All fishes are birds.

All birds are rats.

All rats are cows.

Conclusions :

I. All birds are cows

II. All rats are fishes

Ans : (A)



13. Statements : All curtains are rods.

Some rods are sheets.

Some sheets are pillows.

Conclusions :

I. Some pillows are rods.

II. Some rods are curtains.

Ans : (B)



14. Statements : Some walls are windows.

Some windows are doors.

All doors are roofs.

Conclusions :

I. Some doors are walls.

II. No roof is a window.

Ans : (D)



15. Statements : All switches are plugs.

Some plugs are bulbs.

All bulbs are sockets.

Conclusions :

I. Some sockets are plugs.

II. Some plugs are switches.

Ans : (E)



Directions—(Q. 16–20) Study the sets of numbers given below and answer the questions, which follow :

489 - 541 - 654 - 953 - 983



16. If in each number, the first and the last digits are interchanged, which of the following will be the second highest number ?

(A) 489

(B) 541

(C) 654

(D) 953

(E) 783

Ans : (C)



17. If in each number, all the three digits are arranged in ascending order, which of the following will be the lowest number ?

(A) 489

(B) 541

(C) 654

(D) 953

(E) 783

Ans : (B)



18. Which of the following numbers will be obtained if the first digit of lowest number is subtracted from the second digit of highest number after adding one to each of the numbers ?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

(E) 5

Ans : (A)



19. If five is subtracted from each of the numbers, which of the following numbers will be the difference between the second digit of second highest number and the second digit of the highest number ?

(A) Zero

(B) 3

(C) 1

(D) 4

(E) 2

Ans : (B)



20. If in each number the first and the second digits are interchanged, which will be the third highest number ?

(A) 489

(B) 541

(C) 654

(D) 953

(E) 783

Ans : (D)



Directions—(Q. 21–25) Read the following information carefully and answer the questions, which follow :

‘A – B’ means ‘A is father of B’

‘A + B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’

‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is son of B’

‘A × B’ means ‘A is wife of B’



21. Which of the following means P is grandson of S ?

(A) P + Q – S

(B) P ÷ Q × S

(C) P ÷ Q + S

(D) P × Q ÷ S

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)



22. How is P related to T in the expression ‘P + S – T’ ?

(A) Sister

(B) Wife

(C) Son

(D) Daughter

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)



23. In the expression ‘P + Q × T’ how is T related to P ?

(A) Mother

(B) Father

(C) Son

(D) Brother

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)



24. Which of the following means T is wife of P ?

(A) P × S ÷ T

(B) P ÷ S × T

(C) P – S ÷ T

(D) P + T ÷ S

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)



25. In the expression ‘P × Q – T’ how is T related to P ?

(A) Daughter

(B) Sister

(C) Mother

(D) Can’t be determined

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)



Directions—(Q. 26–30) In each of these questions a group of letters is given followed by four combinations of number/symbol lettered (A), (B), (C) & (D). Letters are to be coded as per the scheme and conditions given below. You have to find out the serial letter of the combination, which represents the letter group. Serial letter of that combination is your answer. If none of the combinations is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. None of these :



Letters # Q M S I N G D K A L P R B J E

Number/ Symbol # 7 @ 4 # % $ 6 1 2 £ 5 * 9 8 3



Conditions :

(i) If the first letter is a consonant and the last a vowel, both are to be coded as the code of the vowel.

(ii) If the first letter is a vowel and the last a consonant, the codes for the first and the last are to be interchanged.

(iii) If no vowel is present in the group of letters, the second and the fifth letters are to be coded as ©.



26. BKGQJN

(A) 9©$7©%

(B) ©9$7%©

(C) 91$78%

(D) %1$789

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)



27. IJBRLG

(A) #89*£$

(B) #89*£#

(C) $89*£#

(D) $89*£$

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)



28. BARNIS

(A) 92*#%4

(B) 924#*%

(C) 92*#%9

(D) 42*#%4

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)



29. EGAKRL

(A) #£$21*

(B) £$21*3

(C) £$21*#

(D) #£$21#

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)



30. DMBNIA

(A) 6@9%#2

(B) 2@9%#6

(C) 2@9%#2

(D) 2©9%#2

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)



Directions—(Q. 31–35) Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H work for three different companies namely X, Y and Z. Not more than three persons work for a company. There are only two ladies in the group who have different specializations and work for different companies. Of the group of friends, two have specialization in each HR, Finance and Marketing. One member is an engineer and one is a doctor. H is an HR specialist and works with a Marketing specialist B who does not work for company Y. C is an engineer and his sister works in company Z. D is a specialist in HR working in company X while her friend G is a finance specialist and works for company Z. No two persons having the same specialization work together. Marketing specialist F works for company Y and his friend A who is a Finance expert works for company X in which only two specialists work. No lady is a marketing specialist or a doctor.



31. For which of the following companies does C work ?

(A) Y

(B) X

(C) Z

(D) Data inadequate

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)



32. Which of the following represents the pair working in the same company ?

(A) D and C

(B) A and B

(C) A and E

(D) H and F

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)



33. Which of the following combination is correct ?

(A) C–Z-Engineer

(B) E–X–Doctor

(C) H–X–HR

(D) C–Y–Engineer

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)



34. Who amongst the friends is a doctor ?

(A) H

(B) E

(C) C

(D) Either E or C

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)



35. Which of the following pairs represents the two ladies in the group ?

(A) A and D

(B) B and D

(C) D and G

(D) Data inadequate

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)



Directions—(Q. 36–40) In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer figures on the right should come after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued ?



Image can be found in the attachment.





Ans : 36. (C) 37. (E) 38. (D) 39. (A) 40. (D)





1. A keyboard is this kind of device—

(A) black

(B) input

(C) output

(D) word Processing

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)



2. IT stands for—

(A) information Technology

(B) integrated Technology

(C) intelligent Technology

(D) interesting Technology

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)



3. Which of the following refers to the fastest, biggest and most expensive computers ?

(A) Personal Computers

(B) Supercomputers

(C) Laptops

(D) Notebooks

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)



4. A collection of related information sorted and dealt with as a unit is a—

(A) disk

(B) data

(C) file

(D) floppy

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)



5. The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the Internet is known as—

(A) pulling

(B) pushing

(C) downloading

(D) transferring

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)



6. Which part of the computer helps to store information ?

(A) Disk drive

(B) Keyboard

(C) Monitor

(D) Printer

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)



7. ………………is the process of carrying out commands.

(A) Fetching

(B) Storing

(C) Executing

(D) Decoding

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)



8. The role of a………generally is to determine a buyer’s needs and match it to the correct hardware and software.

(A) computer Scientist

(B) computer sales representative

(C) computer consultant

(D) corporate trainer

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)



9. Which of the following groups consist of only output devices ?

(A) Scanner, Printer, Monitor

(B) Keyboard, Printer, Monitor

(C) Mouse, Printer, Monitor

(D) Plotter, Printer, Monitor

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)



10. The rectangular area of the screen that displays a program, data, and/or information is a—

(A) title bar

(B) button

(C) dialog box

(D) window

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)



11. A(n)………contains commands that can be selected.

(A) pointer

(B) menu

(C) icon

(D) button

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)



12. An error is also known as—

(A) bug

(B) debug

(C) cursor

(D) icon

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)



13. Arithmetic Operations—

(A) involve matching one data item to another to determine if the first item is greater than, equal to, or less than the other item

(B) sort data items according to standard, predefined criteria in ascending order or descending order

(C) use conditions with operators such as AND, OR and NOT

(D) include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)



14. Sending an e-mail is similar to—

(A) picturing an event

(B) narrating a story

(C) writing a letter

(D) creating a drawing

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)



15. Promotion in Marketing means—

(A) passing an examination

(B) elevation from one grade to another

(C) selling the products through various means

(D) selling the product in specific areas

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)



16. Microsoft Word is an example of—

(A) an operating system

(B) a processing device

(C) application software

(D) an input device

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)



17. Sources of Sales Leads are—

(A) Data Mining

(B) Market Research

(C) Media Outlets

(D) Promotional Programs

(E) All of these

Ans : (E)



18. Any data or instruction entered into the memory of a computer is considered as—

(A) storage

(B) output

(C) input

(D) information

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)



19. Which part of the computer displays the work done ?

(A) RAM

(B) printer

(C) monitor

(D) ROM

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)



20. One of the methods for Market Monitoring is—

(A) to watch TV serials

(B) to discuss with other sales persons

(C) to monitor media outlets

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)



21. Market Expansion means—

(A) hiring more staff

(B) firing more staff

(C) buying more products

(D) buying more companies

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)



22. A series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it is called a—

(A) program

(B) command

(C) user response

(D) processor

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)



23. Effective marketing helps in—

(A) developing new products

(B) creating a competitive environment

(C) building demand for products

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)



24. Which is the part of a computer that one can touch and feel ?

(A) Hardware

(B) Software

(C) Programs

(D) Output

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)



25. A Call in Marketing means—

(A) to phone the customers

(B) to visit the customers

(C) to visit the marketing site

(D) to call on prospective customers

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)



26. Delivery Channel means—

(A) maternity wards

(B) handing over the products to the buyers

(C) places where products are made available to the buyers

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)



27. Processing involves—

(A) inputting data into a computer system

(B) transforming input into output

(C) displaying output in a useful manner

(D) providing relevant answers

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)



28. One of the following is a target group for the marketing of Internet Banking.

(A) All the customers

(B) All the educated customers

(C) All the computer educated customers

(D) Only creditors

(E) All of these

Ans : (C)



29. Innovation mean—

(A) Product Designing

(B) New ideas

(C) Impulse

(D) Both (A) and (B)

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)



30. One of the following is a target group for the marketing of educational loan.

(A) All the customers

(B) Students

(C) Only poor students

(D) Students having promising educational track record

(E) All of these

Ans : (B)



31. Service after sale is not the function of—

(A) Marketing staff

(B) Seller

(C) Director of the company

(D) Employees of the company

(E) All of the above are wrong

Ans : (A)



32. If done through………the rural marketing would be more effective.

(A) fairs

(B) village fairs

(C) door to door campaign

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)



33. Market Survey means—

(A) Market Research

(B) Market Planning

(C) Marketing Strategies

(D) Market Monitering

(E) All of these

Ans : (A)



34. ………can be done through digital Banking ?

(A) Mobile phone

(B) Internet

(C) Telephone

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)



35. A good seller should have the following quality/qualities ?

(A) Devotion to the work

(B) Submissive

(C) Sympathy

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)



36. The rural marketing is not required because—

(A) rural people do not understand marketing

(B) its not practical from the cost point of view

(C) it is sheer wastage of time

(D) All are wrong

(E) All are correct

Ans : (D)



37. Planned-cost service means—

(A) Costly products

(B) Extra profit on the same cost

(C) Extra work by seller

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)



38. Internet marketing means—

(A) Self-marketing

(B) Core Groups monitering

(C) Employees marketing

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)



39. The aim of successful marketing is—

(A) to increase the sale

(B) to increase the profit

(C) to increase the output of sellers

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)



40. The networking becomes……through networking.

(A) very difficult

(B) dull

(C) easy

(D) has no role in marketing

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)







The distance from point A to point B is 4 metres and the distance from point B to point C is 6 metres. Which of the following could NOT be the distance, in metres, from point A to point C ?

Select Answer:



11 10 8 4 3



What is the next number in the sequence 38, 48, 96, 106, 212, ?

Select Answer:

432 222 216 236 229

A man sells his watch for Rs.144. If his percentage of profit is equal to his cost price, then what is the cost price of the watch?

Select Answer:

Rs.90 Rs.85 Rs.80 Rs.75

let cost price of the watch= Rs x. According to question, x% of x + x = Rs 144 or x+x*x = 144 or x = Rs 80 (Ans)

If in 30 litre mixture of milk and water, the ratio of milk and water is 7:3, find out the quantity of water to mix inorder to make this ratio 3:7.

Select Answer:

40 litre 10 litre 30 litre 20 litre



Mixture contains 30 litres of milk and water in the ratio of 7:3. So milk = 21 litre. water = 9 litre The milk remains the same at 21 litres and water is added to the mixture to change the ratio to 3:7. i.e, if the antecedent is 21, then the consequent must be 49. Hence to make the quantity of water 49 , add 40 litres of water to the mixture.

A man's working hours a day were increased 20% and his wages were increased by 15%. By how much percent were his daily earnings increased?

Select Answer:

38% 35% 5% 40%

Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?

Select Answer:

57% 60% 65% 90%

Total number of votes polled = (1136 + 7636 + 11628) = 20400 Required percentage =(11628x100/20400)%=57%

The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is:

Select Answer:

4.37% 5% 6% 8.75%

Increase in 10 years = (262500 - 175000) = 87500 Increase% =(875000x100/175000)%=50% Required average = (50/10)%=5%

A coconut plantation is located next to a town. The plantation owner has 3000 coconuts that he wants to transport to the market by a cart, across a 1000 kilometer stretch of road. The owner has only one cart, which carries a maximum of 1000 bananas at any moment in time, and the servant who runs the cart takes one coconut for every kilometer he travels. What is the largest number of coconuts that can be delivered at the market?



Select Answer:

1000 540 533 1002

Since there are 3000 coconuts , at least five trips are needed to carry away all coconuts from the plantation (three trips away from the plantation and two return trips):

An equilateral triangle of sides 3 inch each is given. How many equilateral triangles of side 1 inch can be formed from it?

Select Answer:

9 7 5 3



There are six steps that lead from the first to the second floor. No two people can be on the same step Mr. A is two steps below Mr. C Mr. B is a step next to Mr. D Only one step is vacant ( No one standing on that step ) Denote the first step by step 1 and second step by step 2 etc.

If there were two steps between the step that A was standing and the step that B was standing on, and A was on a higher step than D , A must be on step

Select Answer:

4 5 6 3

There are six steps that lead from the first to the second floor. No two people can be on the same step Mr. A is two steps below Mr. C Mr. B is a step next to Mr. D Only one step is vacant ( No one standing on that step ) Denote the first step by step 1 and second step by step 2 etc.

If Mr. E was on the third step & Mr. B was on a higher step than Mr. E which step must be vacant

Select Answer:

step 1 step 2 step 3 step 4

There are six steps that lead from the first to the second floor. No two people can be on the same step Mr. A is two steps below Mr. C Mr. B is a step next to Mr. D Only one step is vacant ( No one standing on that step ) Denote the first step by step 1 and second step by step 2 etc.



If Mr. A is on the first step, Which of the following is true?

Select Answer:

Mr. D is on higher step than Mr. C. Mr. B is on the second step

Mr. C is on the fourth step. Mr. D is on higher step than Mr. C.



Identify the wrong number which does not fit into the series: 121, 143, 165, 186, 209

Select Answer:

143 121 209 186

+22+22+22+22+22 So instead of 186 it should be 187

Find out the missing number: 20, 19, 17, (?), 10, 5




Select Answer:

14 13 15 16



-1, -2, -3, -4, -5. hence missing no is 14



A man starts walking facing North. He turns 135 degrees in the anti-clockwise direction and after a while 90 degrees in the clockwise direction. Which direction does he faces now?






Select Answer:

North East North West South East South West



135 deg anti clockwise means he is facing North west. Then 90 deg. means he is facing North East.

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 maths problem as for each other question. How many minutes should be spent on mathematics problems.






Select Answer:

60 minutes 72 minutes 50 minutes cannot be determined

Let us assume he takes 2x min for each maths question. then for each non-maths question he will take x. 50 X 2x + 150 x = 180 100x/250 X 180 = 72 min.

If Rs.1260 is divided between between A, B and C in the ratio 2:3:4, what is C’s share?




Select Answer:

Rs.560 Rs.280 Rs.140 Rs.680

1260 x 4 / 9 = Rs.560

The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 8. When 18 is added to the number, the

digits are reversed. Find the number?




Select Answer:

53 35 44 71

35 + 18 = 53. So answer is 35

A car travels 12 kms with a 4/5th filled tank. How far will the car travel with 1/3 filled

tank?




Select Answer:

9 kms 2 kms 5 kms 10 km None of these



For 4/5 of tank car travels -12. For 1/3 of tank it will travel less than for 4/5. 1/3 X 5/4 x 12 = 5 km

Adhvaitth moves 3 kms east from his starting point . He then travels 5 kms north. From that point he moves 8 kms to the east. He then travels towards south by 5 km. How far is A from his starting point?




Select Answer:

11 km 10 km 15 km None of these



Draw diagram to east 3 km then north 5 km and from there to east 8 km followed by 5 km southwards (opp of earlier direction-North) so he will be in the same line of starting point. therefore 3 + 8 = 1 km

A is driving on a highway when the police fines him for over speeding and exceeding

the limit by 10 km/hr. At the same time B is fined for over speeding by twice the amount by which A exceeded the limit. If he was driving at 35 km/hr what is the speed limit for the road?






Select Answer:

20 kmpn 12 kmph 30 kmph 15 kmpn



B was driving at 35 km per hour. He was fined twice the increased speed of A = 10 X 2 = 20. So 35 - 20 = 15 kmph



There are 150 weights .Some are 1 kg weights and some are 2 kg weights. The sum of the weights is 260.What is the number of 1kg weights?






Select Answer:

30 50 40 60

Let the no. of 1kg weights be x. Then x + (150 -x) 2 = 260. Solving x + 300 - 2x = 260. x = 40



The cost of a clock A is Rs.10 less than 3 times the cost of clock B. If the cost of Clock A is Rs. 50, what is the cost of clock B?




Select Answer:

Rs.100 Rs.20 Rs.40 Rs.60

Cost of clock A is Rs. 10 less than 3 times the cost of clock B. Cost of clock A is Rs.50. So three times the cost of clock B is 50 + 10 = Rs.60. Cost of clock B is 60 / 3 = Rs. 20.

A paint company mixes it's paint with water to create more paint per gallon. They currently have ten gallon jugs which contain 10% water. How much water must they add to create a 80/20 mix of paint to water?




Select Answer:

1 gallon 1.25 gallon 1.5 gallon 1.75 gallon

Currently the mixture is 90% paint, 10% water or 9 gallons of paint for every 1 gallon of water. For the company to create an 80% / 20% mix, the company must add 1.25 gallons to their current 10 gallon mixtures. This will create 2.25 gallons of water for every 11.25 total gallons. This results in a 2.25/11.25 or 20% water mix



Of 1,000 dogs, 72% are male. Among the males, 3 out of 5 were over the age 5. How many of the dogs were males age 5 or older?




Select Answer:

312 432 468 512

First multiply 1000 * .72 to find out how many dogs are male. This results in 720 male dogs of which 3/5 are over the age of 5. Therefore, multiply 720 * 3/5 (or .6) which results in 432

A world map has a scale of 1/4 of an inch equals 250 miles. You measure the distance between New York, NY and Los Angeles, California and it equals 3 inches. What is the real distance between New York and LA?




Select Answer:

2,500 miles 2,750 miles 2,800 miles 3,000 miles

The next term in the sequence -1/32,1/8,-1/2,2,....is




Select Answer:

16 8 -8 -16



If the average of three numbers is V. If one of the numbers is Z and another is Y, what is the remaining number?




Select Answer:

ZY - V Z/V – 3 - Y Z/3 – V - Y 3V- Z - Y

V- Z – Y

Jim can fill a pool carrying bucks of water in 30 minutes. Sue can do the same job in 45 minutes. Tony can do the same job in 1 ½ hours. How quickly can all three fill the pool together?




Select Answer:

12 minutes 15 minutes 21 minutes 23 minutes 28 minutes

Mary is reviewing her algebra quiz. She has determined that one of her solutions is incorrect. Which one is it?




Select Answer:

2x + 5 (x-1) = 9 x = 2 p - 3(p-5) = 10 p = 2.5 4 y + 3 y = 28 y = 4 5 w + 6 w – 3w = 64 w = 8 t – 2t – 3t = 32 t = 8



What simple interest rate will Susan need to secure to make $2,500 in interest on a $10,000 principal over 5 years?




Select Answer:

4% 5 % 6% 7% 8%

Which of the following is not a rational number?




Select Answer:

-4 1/5 0.8333333…… 0.45 Square root of 2

A study reported that in a random sampling of 100 women over the age of 35 showed that 8 of the women were married 2 or more times. In a group of 5,000 women based on the study results, how many would likely be married 2 or more times?




Select Answer:

55 150 200 400 600

Johnny is traveling to a meeting that is 28 miles away. He needs to be there in 30 minutes. How fast does he need to go to make it to the meeting on time?




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25 mph 37 mph 41 mph 49 mph 56 mph

If Steve can mix 20 drinks in 5 minutes, Sue can mix 20 drinks in 10 minutes, and Jack can mix 20 drinks in 15 minutes, how much time will it take all 3 of them working together to mix the 20 drinks?




Select Answer:

2 minutes and 44 seconds 2 minutes and 58 seconds 3 minutes and 10 seconds

3 minutes and 26 seconds 4 minutes and 15 seconds

In a triangle ABC, AB = 6, BC = 8 and AC = 10. A perpendicular dropped from B, meets the side AC at D. A circle of radius BD (with center B) is drawn. If the circle cuts AB and BC at P and Q respectively, then AP:QC is equal to?




Select Answer:

1 : 0.69 1 : 0.75 1 : 0.72 None of the above

Using the Basic Proportionality Theorem, AB/PQ = BD/QD and PQ/CD = BQ/BD. Multiplying the two we get, AB/CD = BQ/QD = 3 : 1. Thus CD : PQ = BD : BQ = 4 : 3 = 1 : 0.75

Three years ago the average age of A and B was 18 years. While C joining them now, the average becomes 22 years. How old (in years) is C now?




Select Answer:

24 27 28 30

The probability that a number selected at random from the set of numbers {1,2,3,...,100} is a cube is




Select Answer:

1/25 2/25 3/25 4/25



There are 4 cubes (1, 8, 27, 64) among 100 numbers. So, the probability is 4/100 = 1/25



1. If x and y are the two digits f the number 653xy such that this number is divisible by 80, then x+y is equal to:

(i) 2 (ii) 3 (iii) 4 (iv) 6

Solution: Since 653xy is divisible by 2 as well as by 5, so y = 0

Now 653x0 is divisible by 8 so 3x0 is also divisible by 8.

By hit and trial x=6 and x+y = 6

2. The smallest number which when diminished by 3 is divisible by 21,28,36 and 45 is...

(i) 869 (ii) 859 (iii) 4320 (iv) 427

Solution: The required number = l.c.m. of (21,28,36 ,45)+3=1263

3. If 1.5x=0.04y then the value of (y-x)/(y+x) is

(i) 730/77 (ii) 73/77 (iii) 7.3/77 (iv) None

Solution: x/y = 0.04/1.5 = 2/75

So (y-x)/(y+x) = (1 - x/y)/(1 + x/y) = (1 - 2/75)/ (1 + 2/75) = 73/77

4. The average age of a class is 15.8 years. The average age of boys in the class is 16.4 years while that of girls is 15.4 years. What is the ratio of boys to girls in the class?

(i) 1:2 (ii) 3:4 (iii) 3:5 (iv) None of these

Solution: Let the ratio be k:1.

Then k*16.4+1*15.4 + (k+1)*15.8 (16.4-15.8)k = 15.8 - 15.4 k=0.4/0.6 = 2/3 so required ratio = 2:3

5. If one-seventh of a number exceeds its eleventh part by 100 then the number is…

(i) 770 (ii) 1100 (iii) 1825 (iv) 1925

Solution: Let the number be x. Then X/7 - x/11 =100 11x-7x = 7700 x=1925.

6. The ratio of Rita's age to her mother's age is 3:8. The difference of their ages is 35 years. The ratio of their ages after 4 years will be:

(i) 7:12 (ii) 5:12 (iii) 38:43 (iv) 42:47

Solution: Let their ages be 3x and 8x, 8x - 3x =35, x =7

Their present ages are 21 and 56 years.

Ratio of their ages after 4 years are 25:60 = 5:12

Quantitative Aptitude Test Question 7

Gold is 19 times as heavy as water and copper is 9 times as heavy as water. In what ratio should these be mixed to get an alloy 15 times as heavy as water?

(i) 1:1

(ii) 2:3

(iii) 1:2

(iv) 3:2

Solution:

Let 1gm of gold be mixed with x gm of copper to give (1+x)gm of the alloy.

1G=19W, 1C = 9W and alloy = 15W 1gm gold + xgm Copper = (1+x)gm alloy 19W+9Wx = (1+x)*15W x = 4W/6W = 2/3

So ratio of gold and copper is 1:2/3 or 3:2

Quantitative Aptitude Test Question 8

A tap can fill the tank in 15 minutes and another can empty it in 8 minutes. If the tank is already half full and both the taps are opened together, the tank will be:

(i) filled in 12 min

(ii) emptied in 12 min

(iii) filled in 8 min

(iv) emptied in 8 min

Solution:

Rate of waste pipe being more the tank will be emptied when both taps are opened.

Net emptying workdone in 1min =(1/8 -1/16)= 1/16

So full tank will be emptied in 16 min

Half tank will be emptied in 8 minutes.

Quantitative Aptitude Test Question 9

A man can row 5 kmph in still water. If the river is running at 1kmph, it takes him 75 minutes to row to a place and back. How far is the place?

(i) 3km

(ii) 2.5 km

(iii) 4 km

(iv) 5 km

Solution:

Speed downstream = (5+1)km/hr = 6 km/hr Speed upstream = (5-1)km/hr = 4 km/hr Let the required distance be x km x/6 + x/4 = 75/60 2x+3x = 15 x = 3km



Quantitative Aptitude Test Question 10

729 ml of a mixture contains milk and water in ratio 7:2. How much of the water is to be added to get a new mixture containing half milk and half water?

(i) 79 ml

(ii) 81 ml

(iii) 72 ml

(iv) 91 ml

Solution:

Milk = (729 * (7/9))=567ml

Water = (729-567)= 162ml

Let water to be added be x ml 567/(162+x) = 7/3 1701 = 1134 + 7x x = 81ml

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