Aptitude
Question 1 |
A | fair / fare
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B | faer / fair
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C | fare / fare
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D | fare / fair
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Question 2 |
Which one of the following is the area under the curve for the interval [0, 1] on the x-axis?
A | 5/6 |
B | 6/5 |
C | 13/6 |
D | 6/13 |

We know that area of a rectangle = length * breadth = L * B
Area of rectangle (1) = L*B = (1/3) * 2 = (2/3)
Area of rectangle (2) = L*B = (3/4 - 1/3 ) * 3 = (5/4 )
Area of rectangle (3) = L*B = (1 - 3/4) * 1 = 1/4
Therefore Total area = Area(1+2+3) = (2/3) + (5/4) + (1/4) = 26/12 = 13/6
Question 3 |
A | 51 |
B | -51 |
C | 126 |
D | -126 |

Question 4 |
Statement 1: All students are inquisitive.
Statement 2: Some students are inquisitive.
Statement 3: No student is inquisitive.
Statement 4: Some students are not inquisitive.
From the given four statements, find the two statements that CANNOT BE TRUE simultaneously, assuming that there is at least one student in the class.
A | Statement 1 and Statement 3 |
B | Statement 1 and Statement 2 |
C | Statement 2 and Statement 4 |
D | Statement 3 and Statement 4 |
Statement 1: All students are inquisitive. Statement 3: No student is inquisitive

Question 5 |
From the additional plates given in the options, which one of the combinations of additional plates would allow the player to construct a five-letter palindrome. The player should use all the five plates exactly once. The plates can be rotated in their plane.
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B | ![]() |
C |
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D | ![]() |
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Option 2: A,D,R,A,R from these we can form RADAR which is a palindrome.
Option 3: A,D,Z,E,D from these letters we can't form a palindrome.
Option 4: A,D,I,L,Y from these letters we can't form a palindrome.
Question 6 |
Some others believe that “what gets measured, gets gamed”.
One possible reason for the difference in the beliefs is the work culture in organizations. In organizations with good work culture, metrics help improve outcomes.
However, the same metrics are counterproductive in organizations with poor work culture.
Which one of the following is the CORRECT logical inference based on the information in the above passage?
A | Metrics are useful in organizations with poor work culture |
B | Metrics are useful in organizations with good work culture |
C | Metrics are always counterproductive in organizations with good work culture |
D | Metrics are never useful in organizations with good work culture |
Option B: Metrics are useful in organizations with good work culture. Which is correct and relevant to the considered sentence.
Option C: Metrics are always counterproductive in organizations with good work culture. Which is incorrect because we can't always guarantee good work culture.
Option D: Metrics are never useful in organizations with a good work culture. Incorrect metrics will help to make a good work culture.
Question 7 |
A | Equal number of boys and girls qualified |
B | Equal number of boys and girls appeared for the test |
C | The number of boys who appeared for the test is less than the number of girls
who appeared
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D | The number of boys who qualified the test is less than the number of girls who
Qualified
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60% can be written as ⅗. Which means among 5 qualified persons three of them are girls.
So, The number of boys qualified is less than the number of girls qualified.
Question 8 |
A | 1/2 |
B | 8/25 |
C | 19/50 |
D | 23/50 |
Probability of first ball is green = 3/5
If the first ball is green then we are not replacing so the probability of the second ball being orange is = 2/4.
Probability of first ball green and second ball orange is =3/5 * 2/4 = 6/20
Case 2: The first ball is orange
Probability of first ball is orange =2/5
If the first ball is orange then we are replacing it with another orange ball/ so the number balls will remain the same.
Probability of second ball is orange = 2/5
Probability of first ball is orange and second ball is also orange = 2/5*2/5 = 4/25
Therefore, Total probability = (6/20 + 4/25) = 23/50.
Question 9 |
The line joining P and R is parallel to the line joining Q and S.
P is placed on the side opposite to the corner T.
S and U cannot be placed on the same side.
Which one of the following statements is correct based on the above information?
A | P cannot be placed at a corner |
B | S cannot be placed at a corner |
C | U cannot be placed at a mid-point |
D | R cannot be placed at a corner |
The Image is satisfying all given conditions. From this we can say that S cannot be placed at the corner. By satisfying all given conditions we can draw in different ways but in all cases S cannot be placed at the corner.
Question 10 |
What is the least number of additional straight ropes needed to create the desired plots? A single rope can pass through three poles that are aligned in a straight line.
A | 2 |
B | 4 |
C | 5 |
D | 3 |
Therefore least number of additional ropes required = 3.
Question 11 |
Two straight lines are drawn perpendicular to each other in X-Y plane. If α and β are the acute angles the straight lines make with the X-axis, then α+β is ______.
A | 60° |
B | 120° |
C | 180° |
D | 90° |
We know a + α + β = 180
α + β = 180 - 90
α + β = 90
Question 12 |
The total revenue of a company during 2014-2018 is shown in the bar graph. If the total expenditure of the company in each year is 500 million rupees, then the aggregate profit or loss (in percentage) on the total expenditure of the company during 2014-2018 is ______.

A | 20% profit |
B | 20% loss |
C | 16.67% loss |
D | 16.67% profit |
2014-2018
Total expenditure = 500 million/year = 500 × 5 = 2500 million
Revenue total (from the graph)
= 400 + 500 + 600 + 700 + 800
= 3000 million
Profit = 3000 - 2500 = 500
⟹ 500/2500 = 20% profit
Question 13 |
The figure below shows an annular ring with outer and inner radii as b and a, respectively. The annular space has been painted in the form of blue colour circles touching the outer and inner periphery of annular space. If maximum n number of circles can be painted, then the unpainted area available in annular space is ______.

A | π[(b2 - a2) + π/4(b - a)2] |
B | π[(b2 - a2) - π/4(b - a)2] |
C | π[(b2 - a2) - n(b - a)2] |
D | π[(b2 - a2) + n(b - a)2] |
Area of non-painted between 2 circles area of part 1 = πb2 - πa2 = π(b2 - a2)
Radius of painted circles = b-a/2
Area of painted circle = π(b-a/2)2
For n circles = nπ(b-a/2)2
Non-painted area = π[b2 - a2- n/4(b - a)2]
Question 14 |
Goods and Services Tax (GST) is an indirect tax introduced in India in 2017 that is imposed on the supply of goods and services, and it subsumes all indirect taxes except few. It is a destination-based tax imposed on goods and services used, and it is not imposed at the point of origin from where goods come. GST also has a few components specific to state governments, central government and Union Territories (UTs).
Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the given passage?
A | GST includes all indirect taxes.
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B | GST is imposed at the point of usage of goods and services.
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C | GST does not have a component specific to UT. |
D | GST is imposed on the production of goods and services.
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Question 15 |
Select the word that fits the analogy:
Cook : Cook :: Fly : _____
A | Flyer |
B | Flying |
C | Flew |
D | Flighter |
Fly-Flyer
Question 16 |
The drawn of the 21st century witnessed the melting glaciers oscillating between giving too much and too little to billions of people who depend on them for fresh water. The UN climate report estimates that without deep cuts to man-made emissions, at least 30% of the northern hemisphere’s surface permafrost could melt by the end of the century. Given this situation of imminent global exodus of billions of people displaced by rising seas, nation-states need to rethink their carbon footprint for political concerns, if not for environmental ones.
Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the given passage?
A | Nation-states are responsible for providing fresh water to billions of people. |
B | Billions of people are affected by melting glaciers.
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C | Nation-states do not have environmental concerns. |
D | Billions of people are responsible for man-made emissions. |
Question 17 |
There are multiple routes to reach from node 1 to node 2, as shown in the network.
The cost of travel on an edge between two nodes is given in rupees. Nodes ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’, ‘d’, ‘e’, and ‘f’ are toll booths. The toll price at toll booths marked ‘a’ and ‘e’ is Rs.200, and is Rs.100 for the other toll booths. Which is the cheapest route from node 1 to node 2?
A | 1-f-e-2
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B | 1-f-b-2 |
C | 1-b-2 |
D | 1-a-c-2
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1 - f - e - 2 ─ 100 + 100 + 200 = 400
1 - f - b - 2 ─ 100 + 0 + 200 = 300 ⇾ shortest [Answer]
1 - b - 2 ─ 300 + 200 = 500
1 - a - c ─ 2 - 200 + 100 + 100 = 400
Question 18 |
Raman is confident of speaking English _____ six months as he has been practicing regularly_____the last three weeks.
A | for, in |
B | during, for
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C | for, since
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D | within, for
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Question 19 |
If P = 3, R = 27, T = 243, then Q+S = ______.
A | 80 |
B | 110 |
C | 40 |
D | 90 |
P=31, Q=32, R=33, S=34, T=35
Q+S = 32 + 34 = 9+81 = 90
Question 20 |
His knowledge of the subject was excellent but his classroom performance was ______.
A | good
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B | praiseworthy |
C | extremely poor |
D | desirable
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Question 21 |
After RajendraChola returned from his voyage to Indonesia, he _________ to visit the temple in Thanjavur.
A | was wishing |
B | is wishing |
C | wished |
D | had wished |
After Rajendrachola returned from his voyage to Indonesia, he wished to visit the temple in Tanjavur.
Question 22 |
Research in the workplace reveals that people work for many reason __________.
A | money beside |
B | beside money |
C | money besides |
D | besides money |
Here we are using besides preposition "in addition to".
Question 23 |
Rahul, Murali, Srinivas and Arul are seated around a square table. Rahul is sitting to the left of Murali,Srinivas is sitting to the right of Arul. Which of the following pairs are seated opposite each other?
A | Rahul and Murali |
B | Srinivas and Arul |
C | Srinivas and Murali |
D | Srinivas and Rahul |
Srinivas and Murali and Arul and Rahul are opposite to each other.
They face away from the center of table
Even in this case,
Srinivas and Murali and Arul and Rahul are opposite to each other.
Question 24 |
Find the smallest number y such that y × 162 is a prefect cube.
A | 24 |
B | 27 |
C | 32 |
D | 36 |
⇒ 162 = 2×3×3×3×3 = 33×(2×3)
For (2×3) to be a perfect cube, it should be multiplied by (22×32)
∴ Required number = y = 22×32 = 36
Question 25 |
The probability that a k-digit number does NOT contain the digits 0, 5 or 9 is
A | 0.3k |
B | 0.6k |
C | 0.7k |
D | 0.9k |
Total no.of possibilities = (10)k
Required probability = (7)k / (10)k = 0.7k
Question 26 |
“The hold of the nationalist imagination on our colonial past is such that anything inadequately or improperly nationalist is just not history.”
Which of the following statements best reflects the author’s opinion?
A | Nationalists are highly imaginative. |
B | History is viewed through the filter of nationalism. |
C | Our colonial past never happened. |
D | Nationalism has to be both adequately and properly imagined. |
That represents the history of nationalism.
Question 27 |
Six people are seated around a circular table. There are atleast two men and two women. There are at least three right-handed persons. Every woman has a left-handed person to her immediate right. None of the women are right-handed. The number of women at the table is
A | 2 |
B | 3 |
C | 4 |
D | Cannot be determined |
Atleast three right- handed persons.
None of the women are right-handed.
⇒ All the right-handed persons are men. Every woman has a left-handed person to her immediate right.
⇒ For this to happen, there must be three left-handed-persons and one of them should be a male.
As three persons are right-handed and those being men.
The number of women at the table = 2
Question 28 |
The expression
is equal to
A | the maximum of x and y |
B | the minimum of x and y |
C | 1 |
D | none of the above |
Case-I: x > y
⇒ |x - y| = x - y
Expression ⇒ (x + y) - (x - y) / 2 = y
In this case value of expression is minimum of y.
Case-II: x < y
⇒ |x - y| = -(x - y)
Expression ⇒ (x + y) - (x - y) / 2
⇒ (x + y) - [-(x - y)]/2 ⇒ x
In this case value of expression is minimum of x.
Finally, the value of expression is minimum of x & y.
Question 29 |
Arun, Gulab, Neel and Shweta must choose one shirt each from a pile of four shirts coloured red, pink, blue and white respectively. Arun dislikes the colour red and Shweta dislikes the colour white. Gulab and Neel like all the colours. In how many different ways can they choose the shirts so that no one has a shirt with a colour he or she dislikes?
A | 21 |
B | 18 |
C | 16 |
D | 14 |
Number of ways Arun chooses red or Shweta chooses white
= Number of ways Arun chooses red + Number of ways Shweta chooses white - Number of ways Arun chooses red and Shweta chooses white
= 3P3 + 3P3 - 2P2
= 3! + 3! - 2!
= 10
∴ Required number of ways = 24 - 10 = 14
Question 30 |
A contour line joins locations having the same height above the mean sea level. The following is a contour plot of a geographical region. Contour lines are shown at 25 m intervals in this plot. If in a flood, the water level rises to 525 m, which of the villages P, Q, R, S, T get submerged?

A | P, Q |
B | P, Q, T |
C | R, S, T |
D | Q, R, S |
∴ From the plot,
P=575m
Q=525m
R=475m
S=425m
T=500m
For a village to be submerged, the water level should rise to level greater than the village.
If water level rises to 525m, villages which are at heights below 525m, get submerged.
Here, R, S, T get submerged.
Question 31 |
Out of a group of 21 persons, 9 eat vegetables, 10 eat fish and 7 eat eggs : 5 persons eat all three. How many persons eat at least two out the three dishes?
A | Theory Explanation. |
Question 32 |
A transparent square sheet shown above is folded along the dotted line. The folded sheet will look like _______.
A | ![]() |
B | ![]() |
C | ![]() |
D | ![]() |
Question 33 |
A | as worse as |
B | as well as |
C | as better as |
D | as nicest as |
Question 34 |
A | Vegetables |
B | Sharp |
C | Blunt |
D | Cut |
Question 35 |
A | 66 |
B | 22 |
C | 88 |
D | 110 |
Given Initial ratio : 3:13:6
Total number of students initially = 3x+13x+6x = 22x
From the given question, we can write 3x+18 = 15y -----I
13x+18 = 35y-----II
6x+18 = 21y------III
I - II => -10X = -20Y
X=2Y------IV
Put IV in III => 6(2y) + 18 = 21y
12y + 18 = 21y
9y = 18
y = 2 -----V
Substitute V in I => 3x + 18 = 30
3x = 12
x = 4
Number of initial students = 22x = 22(4) = 88
Question 36 |
The number of units of a product sold in three different years and the respective net profits are presented in the figure above. The cost/unit in Year 3 was ₹ 1, which was half the cost/unit in Year 2. The cost/unit in Year 3 was one-third of the cost/unit in Year 1. Taxes were paid on the selling price at 10%, 13% and 15% respectively for the three years. Net profit is calculated as the difference between the selling price and the sum of cost and taxes paid in that year.
The ratio of the selling price in Year 2 to the selling price in Year 3 is ______.
A | 1:1 |
B | 3:4 |
C | 1:2 |
D | 4:3 |
According to the given data:
Year Cost/unit Number of units Cost Price
1 ₹ 3 100 300
2 ₹ 2 200 400
3 ₹ 1 300 300
Cost Price = Cost/unit x Number of units
Net Profit = Selling Price - (Cost Price + (Tax% x selling price )
Year 2:
296 = SP - (400 + (13/100) x SP)
=>296 = 0.87SP - 400
=> 0.87SP = 696
=> SP = ₹ 800
Year 3:
210 = SP - (300 + (15/100) x SP)
=> 210 = 0.85SP - 300
=> 0.85SP = 510
=> SP = ₹ 600
The ratio of selling price in Year 2 to the selling price in year 3 = 800:600
= 4:3
Question 37 |
A jigsaw puzzle has 2 pieces. One of the pieces is shown above. Which one of the given options for the missing piece when assembled will form a rectangle? The piece can be moved, rotated or flipped to assemble with the above piece.
A | ![]() |
B | ![]() |
C | ![]() |
D | ![]() |
Question 38 |
A | 2 |
B | 4 |
C | 8 |
D | 6 |
Expand the given equation:
x2+1/4 - x -x2 -9/4 +3x = x+2
=> -2 + 2x = x + 2
X = 4
Question 39 |
A | ![]() |
B | ![]() |
C | ![]() |
D | ![]() |

Question 40 |
Observation I: S is taller than R.
Observation II: Q is the shortest of all.
Observation III: U is taller than only one student.
Observation IV: T is taller than S but is not the tallest.
The number of students that are taller than R is the same as the number of students shorter than _______.
A | S |
B | P |
C | T |
D | R |
Number of students taller than R = Number of students shorter than S = 3
Question 41 |
In a population of N families, 50% of the families have three children, 30% of the families have two children and the remaining families have one child. What is the probability that a randomly picked child belongs to a family with two children?
A | 3/23 |
B | 6/23 |
C | 3/10 |
D | 3/5 |
In that 50% of families having 3 children
i.e., 50×3 = 150 (No. of children)
→ Likes that 30% have 2 children = 30×2 = 60
→ 20% have 1 children = 20×1 = 20
Probability of choosing a children the family have two children
= 60/(150+60+20) = 60/230 = 6/23
Question 42 |
In a class of 200 students, 125 students have taken Programming Language course, 85 students have taken Data Structures course, 65 students have taken Computer Organization course; 50 students have taken both Programming Language and Data Structures, 35 students have taken both Data Structures and Computer Organization; 30 students have taken both Data Structures and Computer Organization, 15 students have taken all the three courses.How many students have not taken any of the three courses?
A | 15 |
B | 20 |
C | 25 |
D | 35 |
PL = 125
DS = 85
CO = 65
PL & DS = 50
DS & CO = 35
CO & PL = 30
PL & DS & CO = 15

⇒ Not taken any course = 200 - (60 +15+15+35+15+15+20)
= 200 - 175
= 25
Question 43 |
The man who is now Municipal Commissioner worked as _______________.
A | the security guard at a university |
B | a security guard at the university |
C | a security guard at university |
D | the security guard at the university |
And coming to university it is an organization.
So we use are 'the' before university.
Question 44 |
Nobody knows how the Indian cricket team is going to cope with the difficult and seamer-friendly wickets in Australia.
Choose the option which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase in the above sentence.
A | put up with |
B | put in with |
C | put down to |
D | put up against |
→ Cope with is doesn't means that put someone into competition with some other.
Question 45 |
Find the odd one in the following group of words.
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mock, deride, praise, jeer
A | mock |
B | deride |
C | praise |
D | jeer |
Deride = express contempts for; ridicule
Jeer = Make rude and mocking remarks
→ These three are negative things
Praise = express warm approval
Question 46 |
Pick the odd one from the following options.
A | CADBE |
B | JHKIL |
C | XVYWZ |
D | ONPMQ |
But in D, 2nd and 4th are in decreasing order.
Question 47 |
In a quadratic function, the value of the product of the roots (α, β) is 4. Find the value of
A | n4 |
B | 4n |
C | 22n-1 |
D | 4n-1 |
Product of roots (α, β) = 4
⇒ αβ = 4
(αβ)n = 4n
Question 48 |
Among 150 faculty members in an institute, 55 are connected with each other through Facebook® and 85 are connected through WhatsApp®. 30 faculty members do not have Facebook® or WhatsApp® accounts. The number of faculty members connected only through Facebook® accounts is ______________.
A | 35 |
B | 45 |
C | 65 |
D | 90 |
Number of faculty members connected through Facebook = 55
Number of faculty members connected through Whatsapp = 85
Number of faculty members with Facebook (or) Whatsapp accounts = 30
Number of faculty members with either Facebook (or) Whatsapp accounts = 150 - 30 = 120
Number of faculty members with both Facebook and Whatsapp accounts = 85 + 55 - 120 = 20
Number of faculty members with only Facebook accounts = 55 - 20 = 35
Question 49 |
Computers were invented for performing only high-end useful computations. However, it is no understatement that they have taken over our world today. The internet, for example, is ubiquitous. Many believe that the internet itself is an unintended consequence of the original invention. With the advent of mobile computing on our phones, a whole new dimension is now enabled. One is left wondering if all these developments are good or, more importantly, required.
Which of the statement(s) below is/are logically valid and can be inferred from the above paragraph?
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(i) The author believes that computers are not good for us.
(ii) Mobile computers and the internet are both intended inventions.
A | (i) only |
B | (ii) only |
C | both (i) and (ii) |
D | neither (i) nor (ii) |
So, statement I does not follow.
→ "Many believes that the internet itself is unintended consequence of the original invention.
So, statement II does not follow, so Answer is Option D.
Question 50 |
All hill-stations have a lake. Ooty has two lakes.
Which of the statement(s) below is/are logically valid and can be inferred from the above sentences?
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(i) Ooty is not a hill-station.
(ii) No hill-station can have more than one lake.
A | (i) only |
B | (ii) only |
C | both (i) and (ii) |
D | neither (i) nor (ii) |
All hill-stations have a lake → (1)
Ooty has two lakes → (2)
From (1), it cannot be inferred that every place having a lake is a hill station.
⇒ (i) cannot be logically intended.
From (1), it cannot be inferred how many lakes will be there in a hill station.
⇒ (ii) cannot be logically inferred.














