Aptitude Question

Question 1. Which of the following is least like the others? A.    cube B.    sphere C.    pyramid D.    circle Anwser: D (because the circle is the only two-dimensional figure)

Question 2. Consider a language which uses the following set of characters: Small set: { a b c } Large set: { A B C } Punctuation set: { x y } This language must follow the following rules:   1.    A punctuation character must end all series.   2.    A series can have up to but no more than 4          characters,including punctuation characters. Does the following series follow all the rules of the language defined above? axBy   A.    Yes   B.    No Answer: A (the series has only four characters and ends in a punctuation character)

Question 3. Consider the following flow chart for a customer: The person in No.1 is:     A.   Married, with children     B.   Married, with at least one son     C.   Unmarried, with at least one daughter     D.   Unmarried, with at least one son     E.   Unmarried, with no children Answer: D (married: no; children: yes; male child: yes)

Question 4. Susan can type 10 pages in 5 minutes. Mary can type 5 pages in 10 minutes. Working together, how many pages can they type in 30 minutes?     A.   15     B.   20     C.   25     D.   65     E.   75 Answer: E (30/5=6; 6*10=60; Susan will type 60 pages in 30 min. 30/10=3; 5*3=15; Mary will type 15 pages in 30 min. 60+15=75)

Question 5. Consider the following series: 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, ____ What comes next?     A.   15     B.   16     C.   17     D.   18     E.   19 Answer: D (3+1=4; 4+2=6; 6+3=9; 9+4=13; 13+5=18)  ------------------------------------------------------ Question 1. Which of the following is least like the others? A.    cube B.    sphere C.    pyramid D.    circle Anwser: D (because the circle is the only two-dimensional figure) Question 2. Consider a language which uses the following set of characters: Small set: { a b c } Large set: { A B C } Punctuation set: { x y } This language must follow the following rules:   1.    A punctuation character must end all series.   2.    A series can have up to but no more than 4          characters,including punctuation characters. Does the following series follow all the rules of the language defined above? axBy   A.    Yes   B.    No Answer: A (the series has only four characters and ends in a punctuation character) Question 3. Consider the following flow chart for a customer: The person in No.1 is:     A.   Married, with children     B.   Married, with at least one son     C.   Unmarried, with at least one daughter     D.   Unmarried, with at least one son     E.   Unmarried, with no children Answer: D (married: no; children: yes; male child: yes) Question 4. Susan can type 10 pages in 5 minutes. Mary can type 5 pages in 10 minutes. Working together, how many pages can they type in 30 minutes?     A.   15     B.   20     C.   25     D.   65     E.   75 Answer: E (30/5=6; 6*10=60; Susan will type 60 pages in 30 min. 30/10=3; 5*3=15; Mary will type 15 pages in 30 min. 60+15=75)  Question 5.  If x/y=4 and y is not '0' what % of x is 2x-y (a)150% (b)175% (c)200% (d)250% Ans. (b) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1.If 2x-y=4 then 6x-3y=? (a)15 (b)12 (c)18 (d)10 Ans. (b) _______________________________________________ 2.If x=y=2z and xyz=256 then what is the value of x? (a)12 (b)8 (c)16 (d)6 Ans. (b) _______________________________________________