Mathematical and Logical Questions

1. A cow is tied to a pole fixed at a corner outside a room with a square base in a
grass field. It is tied using a 14 m long rope. The side of the base of the room is 21
m. Find the area of the field over which the cow can graze (in sq. m)?

a) 440
b) 484
c) 462
d) 420

2. If a principal at compound interest amounts in two years to ₹3932.6 and in three

years to ₹4168.52. Find the original sum?

a) 3200
b) 3500
c) 2200
d) 3000

3. A Bus company has 108 buses. He sold some of them at 9 % profit and the rest at
a 36% profit. Thus he gains 17% on the sale of all the buses. Find the number of
buses sold at 36% profit?

A. 30
B. 32
C. 27
D. None of these

4. Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of
elevation of the top of the lighthouse observed from the ships is 30° and 45°
respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is:

a) 273m
b) 173m
c) 300m
d) 170m

5. In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue, and 6 green balls. One ball is picked up
randomly. What is the probability that it is neither red nor green?

a) 1/3
b) 3/4
c) 7/9
d) 8/21
6. Insert the missing number: 2, 4, 12, 48, 240, (….)

a) 1080
b) 1440
c) 1920
d) None of these

7. Out of 11 persons, 10 persons spent Rs. 35 each for their meals. The 11th one
spent Rs. 40 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. The total money
spent by all of them was:

a) Rs. 492.50
b) Rs. 497.50
c) Rs. 429
d) Rs. 498.50

8. If 5 boys eat 18 apples in 9 days, how long at the same rate will 66 apples last for
15 boys?

a) 15 days
b) 13 days
c) 8 days
d) 11 days

9. Find the value of (1 + (1/x)) (1 + 1/x+1) (1 + 1/x+2) (1 + 1/x+3) (1 + 1/x+4)?

a) x + 5
b) x + 5/x
c) x + 1/x
d) x

10. Find the L.C.M. of 108/375, 1(17/25), 54/55 =?

a) 678/5
b) 289/5
c) 151(1/5)
d) 238 (3/5)
11. In an examination, 50% of students failed in Physics and 40% in chemistry, and
15% of students failed in both subjects. If 400 students passed in both the subjects
find the number of students who appeared in the exam.

a) 1600
b) 500
c) 1200
d) 1000

12. The ratio of prices of two laptops was 13: 17. The price of the first laptop went
up, 10 years later by 100% and that of the second went up by Rs 2500 and the new
ratio of their prices became 3: 5. Find the original prices of the two laptops?

a) 3400 and 4200

b) 3900 and 5100
c) 4936 and 6455
d) None of these

13. The radius of the base of a right circular cylinder is 5.5 cm and its height is 6.5
cm. The ratio of the total surface area of the cylinder to its curved surface area is:

A. 24: 5
B. 24: 13
C. 24: 7
D. 24: 11

14. The average weight of X, Y, and Z is 45 kg. If the average weight of X and Y be
40 kg and that of Y and Z be 43 kg, then the weight of Y is:

A. 31 kg
B. 26 kg
C. 59 kg
D. 46 kg

15. A salesman is allowed a discount of 5.5% on the total sales made by him plus a
bonus of 0.5% on sales over Rs. 10,000. If his total earnings were Rs. 1,990, then
his total sales (in Rs.) were:

A. Rs. 34,000
B. Rs. 45,000
C. Rs. 22,000
D. Rs. 32,000
16. The least number that must be added to 8961 to make it exactly divisible by 84 is

A. 27
B. 57
C. 141
D. 107

17. Value of the expression 4 of (5/4) + [-6 – (-12) of 2] is

A. 20
B. 21
C. 23
D. 30

18. Mohan runs 220 meters daily. How many kilometers will he complete in 3
weeks?

A. 4.52 KM
B. 4.62 KM
C. 4 KM
D. 5.62 KM

19. 18% of 450 – 75% of 96 =?

A. 15
B. 9
C. 12
D. 16

20. A, B, C, D, and E are continuous 5 even numbers, a drug of A and E is 46. Find
the largest number?

A. 48
B. 50
C. 42
D. 52

21. If 3/5 of a number is 85 more than 40 percent of it. What is 60% of this number?

A. 255
B. 250
C. 265
D. 300
22. Find the odd man out: 41, 43, 47, 53, 61, 71, 73, 81

A. 61
B. 71
C. 73
D. 81

23. If the speed of 24 kmph is converted into m/s, what would be the value obtained?

A. 6.67
B. 12.33
C. 13.33
D. 9.67

24. By selling 20 meters of cloth, a man gains the selling price of 4 meters of cloth.
The gain percent is:

A. 25%
B. 30%
C. 20%
D. 35%
Ethical Questions:

1. Which one of the following statements includes an ethical aspects?

o Jhon has little free time due to his active lifestyle.

o John and Neil work in the same company.
o To play sports and prepare for the competitions take time from one’s work.
o John does not have time to do his own research statistics, so he asks Neil to
help him on statistics research.
o I will leave this question unanswered.

2. Which one of the following statements includes an ethical aspects?

o Joys and woes are shared in the working community.

o You don’t want to tell Lisa’s personal matters to Eva.
o You work in a post office with Lisa and Eva.
o Lisa has just divorced.
o I will leave this question unanswered.

3. Which one of the following statements includes an ethical aspects?

o Lisa has one daughter and one son.

o Lisa was married for ten years.
o Lisa wants to keep her privacy.
o Eva feels that Lisa has something she wants to hide.
o I will leave this question unanswered.

4. Which one of the following statements includes an ethical aspects?

o You don’t want to lie to Eva.

o You and Lisa are closer than Eva and Lisa.
o People who work together are called colleagues.
o Lisa has been tired and stressed.
o I will leave this question unanswered.
5. There are five people in a team. They divide their work so everybody do their
respective work.

Which one of the following values or principles does the statement above
justify?
o autonomy
o fairness
o individualism
o privacy
o tolerance
o I will leave this question unanswered.

6. Henry supports his co-worker Laura with challenges at work.

Which one of the following values or principles does the statement above
justify?

o Collegiality
o Equality
o Individuality
o Respect of life
o Dignity
o I will leave this question unanswered.

7. Mark and Shirley work in a post office. They do the same job and get the
same payment.

o Tolerance
o Equality
o Honesty
o Dignity
o Respect of life
o I will leave this question unanswered.
English Language Skills Questions:

1. Which one of the following alternatives is CLOSET to the term ‘trajectory’?

o Projectile
o Course of development
o Reason for being
o Incident
o I will leave this question unanswered.

2. Which one of the following alternatives is CLOSET to the term ‘assets’?

o Obligations
o Means
o Belongings
o Resources
o I will leave this question unanswered.

3. Which one of the following alternatives is CLOSET to the term ‘obtained’?

o Acquired
o Secured
o Gained
o Abandoned
o I will leave this question unanswered.

4. Which one of the following alternatives is CLOSET to the term ‘collaborative’?

o Coordinate
o Cooperative
o Coequal
o Coexistent
o I will leave this question unanswered.
5. Which one of the following alternatives is CLOSET to the term ‘permeates’?

o Penetrates
o Overturns
o Defeats
o Devastates
o I will leave this question unanswered.

6. Which of the following alternatives does NOT mean the same as the term
‘pursue’?

o Strive to gain
o Strive to attain
o Strive to achieve
o Strive to Omit
o I will leave this question unanswered.

7. Which of the following alternatives does NOT mean the same as the term
‘fostering’?

o Promoting
o Encouraging
o Impeding
o Supporting
o I will leave this question unanswered.
Some additional questions:

1.

The person in this picture is most likely

o Sad
o Happy
o Upset
o Surprised
o I will leave this question unanswered.

2.

The person in this picture is most likely

o Embarrassed
o Sad
o Surprised
o Frustrated
o I will leave this question unanswered.
3.

The person in this picture is feeling most likely

o Happy
o Frustrated
o Disgust
o Anger
o I will leave this question unanswered.

4.

The person in this picture is feeling most likely

o Sad
o Upset
o Annoying
o Surprised
o I will leave this question unanswered.