Aptitude Test

Time Limit : 20min

Total Marks : 40

Marks Allocation : Each correct answer fetches 2 marks and for each wrong
answer 0.25 marks would be deducted.

Questions:
1. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of
the train?

A. 120 metres B. 180 metres

C. 324 metres D. 150 metres

2. The length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr can cross in 30
seconds, is:

A. 200 m B. 225 m

C. 245 m D. 250 m

3. Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 27 seconds and
17 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23 seconds. The ratio of their speeds is:

A. 1:3 B. 3:2

C. 3:4 D. None of these

4. How many seconds will a 500 metre long train take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3
km/hr in the direction of the moving train if the speed of the train is 63 km/hr?

A. 25 B. 30

C. 40 D. 45

5.
Two goods train each 500 m long, are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks. Their
speeds are 45 km/hr and 30 km/hr respectively. Find the time taken by the slower train to pass
the driver of the faster one.
 A. 12 sec B. 24 sec

C. 48 sec D. 60 sec

6.

From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a committee so that at
least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many ways can it be done?

A. 564 B. 645

C. 735 D. 756

E. None of these

7. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'LEADING' be arranged in such a way that
the vowels always come together?

A. 360 B. 480

C. 720 D. 5040

None of these
E.

8. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'CORPORATION' be arranged so that the
vowels always come together?

A. 810 B. 1440

C. 2880 D. 50400

E. 5760

9. Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be formed?

A. 210 B. 1050

C. 25200 D. 21400
 E. None of these

10.

In how many ways can the letters of the word 'LEADER' be arranged?

A. 72 B. 144

C. 360 D. 720

None of these
E.

11.

In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, four children are to be selected. In how many different ways can they
be selected such that at least one boy should be there?

A. 159 B. 194

C. 205 D. 209

E. None of these

12.

How many 3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9, which are divisible by 5
and none of the digits is repeated?

A. 5 B. 10

C. 15 D. 20

13.

An accurate clock shows 8 o'clock in the morning. Through how may degrees will the hour hand rotate
when the clock shows 2 o'clock in the afternoon?

A. 144º B. 150º

C. 168º D. 180º

14.
A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through:

A. 145º B. 150º

C. 155º D. 160º

15.

How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands coincide every 64 minutes?
8 5
A. 32 min. B. 36 min.
11 11

C. 90 min. D. 96 min.

16.

A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum
is:

A. Rs. 650 B. Rs. 690

C. Rs. 698 D. Rs. 700

17.

Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Rs. 13,900 divided in two different schemes A and B at the simple
interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of simple interest earned in 2
years be Rs. 3508, what was the amount invested in Scheme B?

A. Rs. 6400 B. Rs. 6500

C. Rs. 7200 D. Rs. 7500

E. None of these

18. A sum fetched a total simple interest of Rs. 4016.25 at the rate of 9 p.c.p.a. in 5 years. What is
the sum?

A. Rs. 4462.50 B. Rs. 8032.50

C. Rs. 8900 D. Rs. 8925

E. None of these

19.
A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, find
the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream.

A. 2 hours B. 3 hours

C. 4 hours D. 5 hours

20.

A man's speed with the current is 15 km/hr and the speed of the current is 2.5 km/hr. The man's
speed against the current is:

A. 8.5 km/hr B. 9 km/hr

C. 10 km/hr D. 12.5 km/hr