APTITUDE TEST

Questions = 70 ; time limit = 70 minutes… Correct answer carry one mark and wrong
answer carry 0.25 marks. , Offline (paper & pen) test

ANALYTICAL section (25 Q’s – 30 mins)

Directions for Questions 1-5: Read the following information and answer the questions
given below it:

Seven students P, Q, R, S, T, U and v take a series of tests. No two students get similar
marks. V always scores more than P. P always scores more than Q. Each time either R
scores the highest and T gets the least or alternatively S scores the highest and U or Q
scores the least.

1.If S is ranked sixth and Q is ranked fifth, which of the following can be true?

A. V is ranked first or fourth B. R is ranked second or third

C. P is ranked second or fifth D. U is ranked third or fourth

E. T is ranked fourth or fifth.

Ans: D

2. If R gets more, V should be ranked not lower than:

A. second B. third C. fourth D. fifth E. sixth

Ans: C

3. If R is ranked second and Q is ranked fifth, which of the following must be true?

A. S is ranked third B. T is ranked sixth

C. P is ranked sixth D. V is ranked fourth

E. U is ranked sixth

Ans: B

4. If S is ranked second, which of the following can be true?

A. U gets more than V B. V gets more than S

C. P gets more than R D. P gets more than V

E. T gets more than Q

Ans: A

5. If V is ranked fifth, which of the following must be true?

A S scores the highest B. R is ranked second

C. T is ranked third D. Q is ranked fourth

E. U scores the least

Ans: A

Questions 6-10 :

6. You are having 31kg of rice. You are provided with a 1kg stone for weighing. In how
many weights the 31kg of rice can be weighed. ?

Ans: 5

7. A starts at 11:00AM and travels at a speed of 4km/hr. B starts at 1:00PM and travels at
1km/hr for the first 1hr and 2km/hr for the next hr and so on. At what time they will meet
each other ?

Ans: 8:45 pm

8. There are 80 coins, among them one coin weighs less compared to other. You are
given a physical balance to weigh. In how many weighing the odd coin can be found.

Ans: 5

9. Dia of the circle 4cm. The shaded part is 1/3 of the square area. What is the side of the
square.

Ans: root of 3pi

10. A,B,C, can do a work in 8,14,16 days respectively. A does the work for 2 days. B
continues from it and finishes till 25% of the remaining work. C finishes the remaining
work. How many days would have taken to complete the work?

Ans: 109/8

Directions for Questions 11-15 : Each question given below has a problem and two
statements numbered I and II giving certain information. You have to decide if the
information given in the statements are sufficient for answering the problem. Indicate
your answer as

(a) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question;

(b) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;

(c) if the data in either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;

(d) if the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the
question;

(e) if the data in both the statements together are needed;

11. A) The report was useless to them because there was no needed information.

B) Since the report lacked needed information it would have not been useful to them.

C) Since the report did not contain the needed information it was not real useful to them

D) Bening that the report lacked the needed information, they could not use it.

E) since the report lacked needed information it was of no use to them.

Ans: E

12. A) Anitha was sitting with her husband on the steps of the temple with her lap full of
newspapers, when Bunty
and Bittoo came up.

B) Anitha, with her lap full of newspapers, was sitting with her husband on the steps of
the temple when Bunty
and Bittoo came up.

C) With her lap full of newspapers, Anitha was sitting with her husband on the steps of
the temple when Bunty
and Bittoo came up.

D) Anitha was sitting with her husband on the steps of the temple when Bunty and Bittoo
came up with her
lap full of news papers.

Ans: A

13. A) Since managers can motivate people in the tasks that need to be done by getting
them involved.
B) The managers can motivate people in tasks by getting them involved that needs to be
done

C) The managers not only do the tasks that need to be done by getting them involved but
also can motivate
people.

D) People can be motivated by getting them involved in the tasks that need to be done by
the managers

E) The managers can motivate people by getting them involved in the tasks that need to
be done.

Ans: E

14. A)I went yesterday to the bank to collect the pass-book.

B) I went to the bank yesterday to collect the pass -book

C) Yesterday to collect the pass-book I went to the bank

D) To collect the pass-book yesterday I went to the bank

Ans: B

15. A) The early age of three or four years, would begin our first recollection of the
world, for many of us.

B) Our first recollection of the world, for many of us, would be early age of three or four
years.

C) For many of us, our first recollection of the world being the early age of only three or
four years.

D) For many of us, our first recollection of the world has been the early age of only three
or four years

E) For many of us, our first recollection of the world is from the early age of only three
or four years.

Ans: A

Directions(21-25): A cube is coloured orange on one face , pink on the opposite face ,
brown on one face and silver on a face adjacent to the brown face. The other two faces
are left uncoloured. It is then cut into 125 smaller cubes of equal size. Now, answer the
following questions based on the above statements:
21. How many cubes have at least one face coloured pink ?

A. 1 B. 9 C. 16 D. 25

Ans: D

22. How many cubes have all the faces uncoloured ?

A. 24 B. 36 C. 48 D. 64

Ans: C

23. How many cubes have at least two faces coloured ?

A. 19 B. 20 C. 21 D. 23

Ans:C

24. How many cubes are coloured orange on one face and have the remaining faces
uncoloured ?

A. 19 B. 12 C. 14 D. 16

Ans: D

25. How many cubes one coloured pink ?

A. 8 B. 10 C. 12 D. 16

Ans: A

Directions7-15:In each of the following questions one word is different from the rest.
Find out the word which does not belong to the group

7. A) Handle B) Cycle C) Chain D) Break

Ans: B

8. A) Butchers B) Police Station C) Newsagents D) Opticians

Ans: B

9) A) TV B) FG C) KL D) PQ
Ans : (A)
10. A) Gloves B) Sandals C) Socks D) Shoes

Ans: A

11. A) ACEG B) MOQS C) GHJL D) RTVX

Ans : (C)

12. A) Kindergarten B) Office C) College D) University

Ans: B

13. A) Cow B) Pork C) Lamb D) Chicken

Ans: A

14. A) Bus B) Lorry C) Van D) Bicycle

Ans: D

15. A) Grape B) Orange C) Potato D) Lemon

Ans: C

16. There are five different houses. A to E, in a row. A is to the right of B and E is to the
left of C and right of A. B is to the right of D. Which of the houses is in the middle.

A) A B) B C) D D) E

Ans: A

17. Five girls are sitting in a row. Rashi is not adjacent to Sulekha or Abha. Anuradha is
not adjacent to Sulekha. Rashi is adjacent to Monika. Monika is at the middle in the row.
Then, Anuradha is adjacent to whom out of following?

A) Rashi B) Sulekha C) Abha D) Monika E) Cannot determined

Ans: A

18. You drive to the store at 20 mph and return by the same route at 30 mph. Discounting
the time spent at the store, what was your average speed?

Ans: 24 mph

19. Two trains travel toward each other on the same track, beginning 100 miles apart.
One train travels at 40 miles per hour; the other travels at 60 miles an hour. A bird starts
flight at the same location as the faster train,lying at a speed of 90 miles per hour. When
it reaches the slower train, it turns around, flying the other direction at the same speed.
When it reaches the faster train again, it turns around — and so on When the trains
collide?

Ans: in one hour

20. There are several chickens and rabbits in a cage (with no other types of animals).
There are 72 heads and 200 feet inside the cage. How many chickens are there, and how
many rabbits?

Ans: 44 chickens and 28 rabbits

VERBAL SECTION (25 questions-25min)

Directions for Questions 1-5: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on
the basis of the information provided in the passage.

Few areas of neuron behavioral research seemed more promising is the early sixties than
that investigating the relationship between protein synthesis and learning. The conceptual
framework for the research was derived directly from molecular biology, which had
shown that genetic information is stored in nucleic acids and expressed in proteins why
not acquired information as well.

The first step towards establishing a connection between protein synthesis and learning
seemed to be to block memory (cause adhesion) by interrupting the production of
proteins. We were fortunate in finding a non lethal dosage of puromycin that could, it
first appealed, thoroughly inhibit brain protein synthesis as well as reliability produce
amnesia.

Before the actual connection between protein synthesis and learning could be established
however we began to have douche about whether inhibition of protein synthesis was in
fact the method by which puromycin produced amnesia. First, ocher drugs, glutavimides
themselves potent protein synthesis inhibitors either failed to cause amnesia in some
situations where it could easily be induced by puromycin or produced an amnesia with a
different time course from that of puromycin. Second, puromycin was found to inhabit
protein synthesis by breaking certain amino acid chaim, and the resulting fragments were
suspected of being the actual cause of amnesia is some eases. Third, puromycin was
reported to cause abnormalities in the train, including seizures. Thus, not only were
decreased protein synthesis and amnesia dissociated, but alternative mechanism for the
amnestic action of puromycin were readily suggested.

So, puromycin turned out to be a disappointment. It came to be regarded as a poor agent

for amnesia studies, although, of course, it was poor only in the context of our original
paradigm of protein synthesis inhibition. In our frustration, our initial response was
simply to change dregs rather than our conceptual orientation. After many such
disappointments, however, it now appears unlikely, that we will make a firm connection
between protein synthesis and learning merely by pursuing the approaches of the past our
experience with drugs has shown that all the amnestic agents, often interfere with
memory in ways that seem unrelated to their inhibition of protein synthesis. More
importantly, the notion that the interruption or intensification of protein production in the
train can be related in cause and affect fashion to learning non seems simplistic and
unproductive. Remove the battery from a car and the car will not go Drive the car a long
distance at high speed and the battery will become more highly charged. Neither of these
facts proves that the battery power the car, only knowledge of the overall automotive
system will reveal it mechanism of locomotion and the role of the battery with in the
system.
1. The primary purpose a the passage is to show that extensive experimentation has

1. Mot supported the hypothesis that learning is directly dependent on protein synthesis
2. Cast doubt on the value of puromycin in the newer behavioral study of learning
3. Revealed the importance of amnesia in the neuron behavioral study of learning
4. Demonstrated the importance of amino acid fragmentation in the induction of amnesia.
5. Not yet demonstrated the applicability of molecular biology to behavioral research.

Ans : A
2. According to the passage, neuron behaviorists initially based their belief that protein
synthesis was related to learning on which of the following?

1. Specific research into learning on which of the following

2. Traditional theories about learning
3. Historic experiments on the effects puromycin
4. Previous discoveries in molecular biology
5. Now technique in protein synthesis.

Ans : D
3. This passage was most likely excepted from

1. A book review in a leading journal devoted to genetic research.

2. A diary kept by a practicing neuron behavioral research
3. An article summarizing a series of scientific investigations in neuron behavioral
research.
4. A news paper article on recent advances in the biochemistry of learning
5. A technical article on experimental techniques in the field of molecular biology.

Ans : C
4. It can be inferred from the passage that after puromycin was perceived to be a
disappointment, researches did which of the following?

1. They continued to experiment with puromycin until a neuron anatomical framework

was developed.
2. They continued to experiment with puromycin, but also tried other protein synthesis
inhibitors
3. They ceased to experiment with puromycin and shifted to other promising protein
synthesis inhibitors.
4. They ceased to experiment with puromycin and reexamined through experiments the
relationship between genetic information and acquired information.
5. They continued to experiment with puromycin, but applied their results to other facts
of memory research.

Ans : C
5. In the example of the car the battery is meant to represent which of the following
elements in the
neuron behavioral research program?

1. glutarimides
2. acquired information
3. puromycin
4. amnesia
5. protein synthesis

Directions for Questions 6-10: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow
on the basis of the information provided in the passage.

MARK HUGHES is a master of the fine art of survival. His Los Angeles-based Herbalife
International Inc. is a pyramid outfit that peddles weight-loss and nutrition concoctions of
dubious value. Bad publicity and regulatory crackdowns hurt his U.S. business in the late
1980s. But Hughes, 41, continues to enjoy a luxurious lifestyle in a $20 million Beverly
Hills mansion. He has been sharing the pad and a yacht with his third wife, a former Miss
Petite U.S.A. He can finance this lavish lifestyle just on his salary and bonus, which last
year came to $7.3 million.

He survived his troubles in the U.S. by moving overseas, where regulators are less
zealous and consumers even more naive, at least initially. Today 77% of Herbalife retail
sales derive from overseas. Its new prowling grounds: Asia and Russia. Last year
Herbalife’s net earnings doubled, to $45 million, on net sales of $632 million. Based on
Herbalife’s Nasdaq-traded stock, the company has a market capitalization of $790
million, making Hughes 58% worth $454 million.

There’s a worm, though, in Hughes apple. Foreigners aren’t stupid. In the end they know
when they’ve been had. In France, for instance, retail sales rose to $97 million by 1993
and then plunged to $12 million last year. In Germany sales hit $159 million in 1994 and
have since dropped to $54 million.

Perhaps aware that the world may not provide an infinite supply of suckers, Hughes
wanted to unload some of his shares. But in March, after Herbalife’s stock collapsed, he
put off a plan to dump about a third of his holdings on the public.
Contributing to Hughes’ woes, Herbalife’s chief counsel and legal attack dog, David
Addis, quit in January. Before packing up, he reportedly bellowed at Hughes, “I can’t
protect you anymore.” Addis, who says he wants to spend more time with his family,
chuckles and claims attorney-client privilege.

Trouble on the home front, too. On a recent conference call with distributors, Hughes
revealed he’s divorcing his wife, Suzan, whose beaming and perky image adorns much of
Herbalife’s literature.

Meanwhile, in a lawsuit that’s been quietly moving through Arizona’s Superior Court,
former Herbalife distributor Daniel Fallow of Sandpoint, Idaho charges that Herbalife
arbitrarily withholds payment to distributors and marks up its products over seven times
the cost of manufacturing. Fallow also claims Hughes wanted to use the Russian mafia to
gain entry to that nation’s market.

Fallow himself is no angel, but his lawsuit, which was posted on the Internet, brought out
other complaints. Randy Cox of Lewiston, Idaho says Herbalife “destroyed my business”
after he and his wife complained to the company that they were being cheated out of their
money by higher-ups in the pyramid organization.

Will Hughes survive again? Don’t count on it this time.

6. Herbalife Inc is based in:

1. Los Angeles
2. Columbus
3. New York
4. Austin

Ans : A

7. Daniel Fallow:
1. Was a former attorney for Hughes
2. Was a former distributor of Herbalife
3. Co-founded Herbalife
4. Ran Herbalife’s German unit

Ans : B
8. The complaint of Randy Cox of Lewiston, Idaho, against Herbalife was:
1. The company did not pay them their dues
2. The products supplied by Hughes were inferior
3. Their higher-ups in the pyramid cheated them
4. Hughes had connections with the Russian mafia

Ans : C
9. In the year in which Hughes’ salary and bonuses came to US$ 7.3 million, what was
the retail sales for Herbalife in France?
1. $12 million
2. $159 million
3. $54 million
4. $97 million

Ans :A

10. At the time when this article was written, if Herbalife had had a market capitalisation
of $ 1 billion, what would have been Hughes’ share?

A. $420 million

B. $580 million

C. $125 million

D. $500 million

Ans : B

Directions for Questions 11-15:Read each sentence to find if there is any grammatical
error in it. If there is any error, it will be only one part of the sentence. The number or
alphabet of that part is your answer.( Disregard punctuation errors if any)

11. Modern film techniques / are far superior / than that / employed in the past /

12. I believe / that respect / is more preferable than / money.

13. The principals of equal justice / for all is one of / the corner stones of our / democratic
way of life. / no error

14. In order to save patrol, / motorists must have to/ be very cautious/ while driving along
the highways/ no error

15. Not one of the children / has ever sang/ on any occasion / in public before/ no
error

Directions for Questions 16-20: In each of the following questions, some sentence are
given which are on the same theme. decide which sentence is the most preferable with
respect to grammar; meaning and usage, suitable for formal writing in English. Find the
correct sentence.

16. A) He came in too quickly to avoid waking his father

B) He entered in quickly. so as not wake his father.

C) Having not to wake his father, he came in quickly

D) He came in very quickly so that he might avoid waking his father.

Ans : D

17 A) The teacher asked the student with a frown on his face, to leave the room B) The
teacher asked with a frown on his face the student to leave the room

Ans: C

18. A) Common people are rather impressed by the style of a speech than by its
substance

B) Common people are impressed rather by the style of a speech than by its substance

C) Rather common people are impressed by the style of a speech than by its substance

D) Common people are impressed by the style of a speech than by its substance.

Ans: D

19. A) I have read such a lot about him that I am looking forward to seeing him very
much

B) I am reading such a lot about him that I will be looking forward to seeing him very
much

C) Having read such a lot about him that I will be looking forward to seeing him very
much

D) I had read such a lot about him that I am looking forward to seeing him very much.

Ans: A

20. A) By June next year, Ajay will be twenty years working in the office.

B) Being twenty years completed, Ajay will be working in this office till June next

C) Till June next year, Ajay will work in the office for twenty years.

D) Ajay will be working in this office upon completing twenty years by next June.

Ans : D
Directions for Questions 21-25: In each of the following questions, a paragraph or a
sentence has been broken up into different parts. The parts have been scrambled and
numbered as given below. Choose the correct order of these parts from the given
alternatives.

21. 1) her 2) she 3) to 4) cancel 5) dental 6) appointment

A) 2, 7, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6

B) 2, 7, 3, 1, 4, 5, 6

C) 1, 7, 3, 4, 5, 2, 6

D) 2, 1, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6

Ans: A

22. 1) all 2) I 3) the 4) keep 5) sneezing 6) time

A) 2, 4, 5, 3, 1, 6

B) 2, 4, 6, 5, 3, 1

C) 1, 4, 5, 2, 3, 6

D) 2, 4, 5, 1, 3, 6

Ans: D

23. 1) is 2) at 3) TV 4) film 5) midnight 6) a 7) on 8.) great 9) There

A) 9, 1, 6, 8, 4, 7, 3, 5, 3

B) 9, 1, 6, 8, 4, 7, 3, 2, 5

C) 9, 6, 1, 8, 4, 7, 3, 2, 5

D) 9, 1, 6, 8, 7, 4, 3, 2, 5

Ans: B

2 4. 1) fifty 2) I 3)a 4)cheque 5) for 6)pounds 7)him 8)wrote

A) 2, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 1, 6

B) 2, 8, 7, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6
C) 2, 8, 7, 3, 4, 5, 1, 6

D) 2, 8, 7, 3, 4, 6, 5, 1

Ans: C

25. 1) quickly 2) hills 3) weather 4) change 5) the 6)can 7)the 8)in 9) very

A) 7, 3, 8, 5, 2, 6, 4, 9, 1

B) 1, 7, 3, 8, 5, 2, 6, 4, 9,

C) 1, 3, 8, 5, 2, 6, 4, 9, 7

D) 7, 3, 5, 8 2, 6, 4, 9, 1

Ans: A