C-CAT Preparatory Test Paper Topic: Aptitude

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1) In each of the following questions, two statements numbered I and II are given. There may be cause and effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect of the same cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent causes without having any relationship. Read both the statements in each question and mark your answer Statements: I. The government has recently fixed the fees for professional courses offered by the unaided institutions which are much lower than the fees charged last year. II. The parents of the aspiring students launched a severe agitation last year protesting against the high fees charged by the unaided institutions. A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause 2) Statements: The police authority has recently caught a group of house breakers. The citizens group in the locality have started night vigil in the area. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect Both the statements I and II are independent causes Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

I. II. A. B. C. D. E.

Each question has an underlined word followed by four answer choices. You will choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word. 3) harvest A. autumn B. stockpile C. tractor D. crop 4) swimming A. pool C. water 5) 7, 19, 31, 43, ? , 77, 89, 101 A) 55 B) 59 C)65

B. D.

bathing suit life jacket

D)69

6) There is a rectangular Garden whose length and width are 60m X 20m.There is a walkway of uniform width around garden. Area of walkway is 516m^2. Find width of walkway a)1 b) 2 c)3 d)4

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C-CAT Preparatory Test Paper Topic: Aptitude

7) The sum of six consecutive odd nos. is 888. What is the average of the nos.? a) 147 b) 148 c) 149 d) 146 8) A garrison had provision for a certain number of days. After 10 days, 1/5 of the men desert and it is found that the provisions will now last just as long as before. How long was that? a. 15 b. 25 c. 35 d. 50 9) Find the next term in series - Y W U S Q O M ? a. P b. J c. L d. None of these. 10) If a and b are positive integers and (a-b)/3.5 = 4/7, then (A) b < a (B) b > a (C) b = a

(D) b >= a

11) One quarter of the time till now from midnight and half of the time remaining from now up to midnight adds to the present time. What is the present time? a) 9:36 am b) 9:35 am c) 10:30 d) 9:45 12) Consider the set of numbers S = 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, 10. You take every distinct two-element subset of S and write down the number that is larger. For example, if you take the subset 4, 6, you would write down the number 6 because it is larger than 4. What is the sum of all of the numbers that you write down? A)330 B) 360 C) 340 D) 380 E) None of these 13) 2 hours after a freight train leaves Delhi a passenger train leaves the same station travelling in the same direction at an average speed of 16 km/hr. After travelling 4 hrs the passenger train overtakes the freight train. The average speed of the freight train was? A.10 B. 10.6 C.20 D. 60 14) A number of ladies went for lunch at Asoka Hotel. Each one of them spent as many Rs. 2 notes as there were ladies. If the total sum spent by them was Rs. 1152, then the number of ladies was A) 36 B) 48 C) 24 D) None of these 15) Nagins salary was reduced by 10%, then in order to have her original salary back, her salary must now be increased by A) 10% B) 91/11% C) 111/9% D) None of these 16) The rate of an admission ticket to a puppet show was 50 ps. per adult and 25 ps. for children. On 26 th January, 3200 persons enjoyed the show and the total collection there from was Rs.1360. Then the number of children must be A) 940 B) 960 C) 980 D) 1000

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C-CAT Preparatory Test Paper Topic: Aptitude

17) Which of the following fractions is the largest? A) 5/6 B) 11/14 C) 12/15 D) 17/21 E) 29/35

18) One side of a right-angled triangular scarf is 80 cm and its longest side is one meter. Find its cost @ Rs. 5 per Sq. m. A) Rs. 1.00 B) Rs. 1.20 C) Rs. 1.15 D) Rs. 1.25 There is some relationship between the two terms to the left of :: and the same relationship holds between the two terms to its right. Find the missing term, based on this relationship: 19) PALE : LEAP :: POSH : ? a) HSOP b) POHS c) SHOP d) None of these 20) Choose the odd numerical pair/group in each of the following: a) 3 5 b) 5 3 c) 6 2 d) 7 3 21) Which letter comes next in the series of letters? B A C B D C E 1) C 2) D 3) E 4) F

F ________ 5) G

22) Which of the following proverbs is closest in meaning to the saying, Birds of a feather, flock together.? 1) One swallow doesnt make a summer 2) A bird in a hand is worth two in a bush 3) A man is known by the company he keeps 4) Fine feathers make fine birds 5) Dont judge a book by his cover 23) Which number does not belong? 4 32 144 17 18 322 28 64 14 122 188 202

24) Take four things: Pencil (P), rubber (R), book (B) and notebook (N). On how many ways can you combine these four things? a. 16 combinations b. 20 combinations c. 24 combinations d. 28 combinations

25) How many sides does a six side pencil have? a. 6 sides b. 8 sides c. 10 sides d. 12 sides 26) How many times, in one day, does the minute watch-hand cross over the hour watch-hand?

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a. 12 times b. 18 times c. 22 times d. 24 times

27) Simplify the given equation a.(x-a) b. (x+a) c.(x-b)

x3-abc +(ab-bc-ac)x +(a+b-c)x2 (a-c)x+x2-ac d.(x+b) e.(x+c)

28) How many four digit integers are prefect squares? a) 64 b) 68 c) 71 d) 74

e)

79

29) What is the remainder when 1! +2! +3! + 4! +..+100 is divided by 15? a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) 9 e) 11 30) Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... What number should come next? A. 7 B.10 C. 12 D. 13 31) Look at this series: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, ... What number should come next? A. 7 B. 10 C. 14 D.15 In each question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. 32) Statements: All mangoes are golden in colour. No golden-coloured things are cheap. Conclusions: I. All mangoes are cheap. II. Golden-coloured mangoes are not cheap. A. Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows C. Either I or II follows D. Neither I nor II follows E. Both I and II follow 33) Statements: Some dedicated souls are angels. All social workers are angels. Conclusions: I. Some dedicated souls are social workers. II. Some social workers are dedicated souls. A. Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows C. Either I or II follows D. Neither I nor II follows E. Both I and II follow

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C-CAT Preparatory Test Paper Topic: Aptitude

34) Statements: Some swords are sharp. All swords are rusty Conclusions: I. Some rusty things are sharp. II. Some rusty things are not sharp. A. Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows C. Either I or II follows D. Neither I nor II follows E. Both I and II follow 35) Look at this series: 544, 509, 474, 439, ... What number should come next? A. 404 B. 414 C. 420 D. 445 36) A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour? A. 3.6 B. 7.2 C.8.4 D. 10 37) A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach point B 75 kms away from A at the same time. On the way, however, the train lost about 12.5 minutes while stopping at the stations. The speed of the car is: A. 100 kmph B. 110 kmph C.120 kmph D.130 kmph 38) Blueberries cost more than strawberries. Blueberries cost less than raspberries. Raspberries cost more than both strawberries and blueberries. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is A)true B)false C.)uncertain 39) All the tulips in Zoe's garden are white. All the pansies in Zoe's garden are yellow. All the flowers in Zoe's garden are either white or yellow If the first two statements are true, the third statement is A)true B)false C)uncertain 40) The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 kms 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 41) The cube root of .000216 is: A) 6 B) 06

C) 77

D) 87

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C-CAT Preparatory Test Paper Topic: Aptitude

42) A group of students decided to collect as many paise from each member of group as is the number of members. If the total collection amounts to Rs. 59.29, the number of the member is the group is: A. 57 B. 67 C. 77 D. 87 43) Reena took a loan of Rs. 1200 with simple interest for as many years as the rate of interest. If she paid Rs. 432 as interest at the end of the loan period, what was the rate of interest? A) 3.6 B) 6 C) 18 D) Cannot be determined E)None of these 44) A sum of Rs. 725 is lent in the beginning of a year at a certain rate of interest. After 8 months, a sum of Rs. 362.50 more is lent but at the rate twice the former. At the end of the year, Rs. 33.50 is earned as interest from both the loans. What was the original rate of interest? A)3.6% B) 4.5% C) 5% D) 6% E)None of these 45) There is 60% increase in an amount in 6 years at simple interest. What will be the compound interest of Rs. 12,000 after 3 years at the same rate? A) Rs. 2160 B) Rs. 3120 C) Rs. 3972 D) Rs. 6240 E) None of these 46) The compound interest on Rs. 30,000 at 7% per annum is Rs. 4347. The period (in years) is: A) 2 B)2 C) 3 D) 4 47) A man sold two watches each for Rs. 495 if he gained 10% on one watch and stuffed a loss of 10% on the other what is his profit/loss percentage? a) 55% b) 1%loss c) (100\99)%loss d) No gain ,no loss 48) From the starting point A, Gopal goes 400 meters southeast, then 300 meters southwest. Rahim, starting from A, goes 400 meters northwest and then 300 meters southwest? How far is Rahim from Gopal in meters? A) 800 B) 700 C) 1400 D) None of these 49) Which of the following fractions is he largest? A) 5/6 B) 11/14 C) 17/21

D) 29/35

50) Find the least number which when divided by 20,25,30,36 and 48 leaves the remainders 15,20,25,31,43 respectively. A)3685 B)3585 C)3595 D)3535 E)None of these 51) A man distributes 0.375 of his money to his wife and 0.4 to his son. He has still Rs.3,375 left with him. How much did his wife get? A)4565 B)5625 C)4265 D)5265 E)None of these 52) 165,195,255,285,345,___ A)375 B)420 C)435

D)390

E)None of these

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