SSA-2 APTITUDE CIE – 2

SET -A
1. The first term of an Arithmetic Progression is 15 and the last term is 85. If the sum of all terms is
750, what is the 6th term?
a)40 b) 50 c)60 d)45
2. Let an be the arithmetic progression, for which third term is 13 and eleventh term is 25. Find
seventh term.
a) 20 b) 22 c) 23 d) 19
3. Find the sum of the series 32, 16, 8, 4, … upto infinity.
a) 64 b)32 c)80 d)74
4. The sum of first 16 terms of an AP whose first term and last term are 5 and 80 respectively is:
a) 620 b) 640 c) 660 d) 680
5. What number of term arrives in the A.P. 7, 11, 15............. 139?
a) 33 b) 34 c) 32 d) 31
6. A man heaps logs of wood so that the top layer contains one log and every lower layer has one more
than the layer above. In the event that there are 15 layers, the aggregate number of logs will be:
a) 105 b) 120 c) 210 d) 225
7. The first term of an AP is 10 and the last term is 28. If the sum of all terms is 190, what is the
common difference?
a) 5 b) 3 c) 1 d) 2
8. In the first hour, a tortoise covered a distance of 10 m, in the second hour 5 m, in the 3rd hour 2.5 m
and so on. If it decided to walk infinitely, find the distance it can cover.
a) 10 m b) 20 m c) 15 m d) 20 m
9. The sum of three numbers in an Arithmetic Progression is 45 and their product is 3000. What are
the three numbers?
a) 5, 15, 25 b) 12, 15, 18 c) 10, 15, 20 d) -10, -15, -20
10. Ram saved Rs.500 in the first week and saved in subsequent weeks with a constant increase. If his
saving in the 30th week is Rs.1283, find the total money saved by him.
a) 24745 b) 26745 c) 25745 d) None
11. Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three years hence, the ratio
of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively. What is Anand's present age in years?
a) 24 b)27 c)33 d)40
12. A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The
present age of his son is:
a) 14 years b) 18 years c) 20 years d) 22 years
13. The present ages of three persons in proportions 4 : 7 : 9. Eight years ago, the sum of their ages was
56. Find their present ages (in years).
a) 8, 20, 28 b) 16, 28, 36 c) 20, 35, 45 d) 10, 26, 30
14. The age of father 10 years ago was thrice the age of his son. Ten years hence, father's age will be
twice that of his son. The ratio of their present ages is
a)5 : 2 b) 7 : 3 c) 9 : 2 d)13 : 4
15. Total of the ages of A, B and C at present is 90 years. Ten years ago, the ratio of their ages was 1: 2:
3. What is the age of B at present
a) 25 b) 30 c) 45 d) 60
16. A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The
present age of this son is
a) 21years b)22years c)23years d)24years
17. Kirti’s age 4 years ago and Kavita’s 4 years hence is same. Also the present ages of Kirti and Kavita
are in the ratio 5 : 3. Find the ratio of Kirti’s age 4 years hence to Kavita’s age 4 years ago
a) 3 : 2 b) 5 : 2 c) 3 : 1 d) 2 : 3
18. The sum of ages of Sonu and Monu is 60 at present. Also Sonu’s age was five time that of Monu 6
years ago. What will be the age of Monu 5 years after?
a) 14 b) 20 c) 18 d) 19
19. Sushil was thrice as old as Snehal 6 years back. Sushil will be times as old as Snehal 6 years hence.
How old is Snehal today
a) 12 b)16 c) 18 d) 24
20. If 6 years are subtracted from the present age of Arun and the remainder is divided by 18, then the
present age of his grandson Gokul is obtained. If Gokul is 2 years younger to Madan whose age is 5
years, then what is the age of Arun?
a) 72 b) 54 c) 60 d) 47
21. A man complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21 km/hr
and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km.
a) 220 km b) 224 km c) 230 km d) 234 km
22. The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 km in 4 hours, then
the speed of the first train is:
a) 70 km/hr b) 75 km/hr c) 84 km/hr d) 87.5 km/hr
23. A man on tour travels first 160 km at 64 km/hr and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. The average speed
for the first 320 km of the tour is:
a) 35.55 km/hr b) 36 km/hr c) 71.11 km/hr d) 71 km/hr
24. Robert is travelling on his cycle and has calculated to reach point A at 2 P.M. if he travels at 10
kmph, he will reach there at 12 noon if he travels at 15 kmph. At what speed must he travel to reach
A at 1 P.M.?
a) 8 kmph b) 11 kmph c) 12 kmph d) 14 kmph
25. Nishu is standing on a railway bridge which is 180 m long. He finds that a train crosses the bridge
in 20 seconds but himself in 8 seconds. Find the speed of the train?
a) 35 kmph b) 54 kmph c) 62 kmph d) 70 kmph
26. Two trains of equal lengths take 10 seconds and 15 seconds respectively to cross a telegraph post. If
the length of each train be 120 metres, in what time (in seconds) will they cross each other
travelling in opposite direction?
a) 12 sec b) 18 sec c) 14 sec d) 25 sec
27. The distance between two cities A and B is 330 km. A train starts from A at 8 a.m. and travels
towards B at 60 km/hr. Another train starts from B at 9 a.m. and travels towards A at 75 km/hr. At
what time do they meet?
a) 10:30 am b) 10:45 am c) 11 am d) 11:25 am
28. A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200 m. The thief starts running and the
policeman chases him. The thief and the policeman run at the rate of 10 km and 11 km per hour
respectively. What is the distance between them after 6 minutes?
a) 100 m b) 150 m c) 190 m d) 200 m
29. A man swims downstream 40 km in 5 hours and upstream 24 km in 2 hours. Find his speed in still
water ?
a)10kmph b)15kmph c)8kmph d)12kmph
30. A 120m long train is crosses the platform double its length in 30sec. What is the speed of the train ?
a)42kmph b)43kmph c)44kmph d)40kmph
31. A train travelled from Delhi to Agra and back in a certain time at the rate of 40 kmph. But if the
train had travelled from Delhi to Agra at a rate of 80kmph and back to Delhi at a rate of 40kmph. It
would takes 2h longer. Find the distance between Delhi and Agra ?
a)460km b)465km c)160km d)470km
32. The distance between 2 stations are 800km. One train starts at 5am from A with 62kmph.Another
train starts at 7am from B at 50kmph. When they will meet ?
a)12.3pm b)1.30pm c)1.03pm d)2.32pm
33. 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) 10 km/hr c) 12.5 km/hr d) 9 km/hr
34. In a 100 m race, A can give B 10 m and C 28 m. In the same race B can give C:
a)18 m b)20 m c)27 m d)9 m
35. A car of length 4m wants to overtake a trailer truck of length 20m travelling at 36km/hr within 10
seconds. At what speed should the car travel?
a) 12 m/s b) 14.8 m/s c) 12.4 m/s d) 7.6 m/s
36. Find the sum of the series 32, 16, 8, 4, … upto infinity.
a) 72 b) 64 c)48 d) 68
37. A man saves Rs. 1000 in January 2015 and increases his saving by Rs. 500 every month over the
previous month. What is the annual saving for the man in the year 2015?
(a) Rs. 40000 (b) Rs .45000 (c) Rs. 42000 (d) Rs. 41000
38. Q is as much younger than R as he is older than T. If the sum of the ages of R and T is 50 years,
what is definitely the difference between R and Q's age?
a) 1 year b) 2 years c) 25 years d) Data inadequate
39. A policeman sighted a robber from a distance of 300 m. The robber also noticed the policeman and
started running at 8 km/hr. The policeman also started running after him at the speed of 10 km/hr.
Find the distance that the robber would run before being caught.
a) 2 km b) 1.2 km c) 3 km d) 1.5 km
40. Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit. After 8 years, he would be two and a half times
of Ronit's age. After further 8 years, how many times would he be of Ronit's age?
a) 2 times b) 4times c) 1.5 times d) 3 times