NIIT Business Analytics Admission Test Sample Question Paper

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1) Identify the missing number in the series: 2, 5, 10, 17,?, 37
A. 31 B. 26 C. 28 D. 38

2) Complete the series: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ?
A. 13 B. 12 C. 11 D. 10

3) Complete the series: 7, 21, 42, 70,?
A. 78 B. 105 C. 91 D. 97

4) 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 in km/hr is:
A. 47.4 B. 57.19 C. 68.13 D. 87.5

5) If 20% of a number is 12.8, what is the number?
A. 45 B. 38 C. 64 D. 42

6) A man is 30 years older than his son. In two years, he will be twice as old as his son. What is the
present age of his son?
A. 23 B. 28 C. 21 D. 20

7) The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 40 years. What is the age of the
youngest child?
A. 6 years B. 5 years C. 2 years D. 3 years

8) A mother said to her son, "I was as old at the time of your birth as you are at present ". If the
mother's age is 36 years now, what was the son's age five years back?
A. 20 years B. 18 years C. 13 years D. 22 years

9) Identify the missing letters: ACD, BEF, CGH, ____, EKL
A. CMN B. UJI C. DIJ D. IJT

10) 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. 700 B. Rs. 690 C. Rs. 650 D. Rs. 698

11) An accurate clock shows 7 o'clock in the morning. Through how may degrees will the hour hand
rotate when the clock shows 1 o'clock in the afternoon?
A. 154 B. 180 C. 170 D. 160

12) Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 45 km/hr and including stoppages, it is 36 km/hr. For how
many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
A. 10 B. 12 C. 14 D. 20

13) A grocer has a sale of Rs. 3425, Rs. 3827, Rs. 3885, Rs. 4330 and Rs. 3571 for 5 consecutive months.
How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 4300?
A. Rs. 5881 B. Rs. 5872 C. Rs. 6762 D. Rs. 6982

NIIT Business Analytics Admission Test Sample Question Paper

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14) A shopkeeper loses 7% by selling a notebook for Rs.31 for how much should he sell the notebook so
as to gain 5%?
A. Rs. 30 B. Rs. 35 C. Rs. 40 D. Rs. 45

15) What number should be added or subtracted from each term of the ratio 18: 26 so that it becomes
equal to 1:2?
A. -10 B. -12 C. -14 D. -16

16) Anusha starts a business with Rs.3500 and 5 months later Bharat joins Anusha as her partner. After a
year, the profits are divided in the ratio of 2:3. How much did Bharat contribute to the business?
A. 8500 B. 8700 C. 8800 D. 9000

17) A boat travels 48km against the river current i.e., upstream in 4 hours. The same distance is covered
in one hour less when the boat travels with the river current. What is the speed of the boat in still
water?
A. 12 km/hr B. 13 km/hr C. 14 km/hr D. 15 km/hr

18) In a mixture, two varieties of tea - one with C.P of Rs. 20/kg and other of Rs. 25/kg are blended in
the ratio 2:3. Find the cost price of the mixture.
A. Rs. 21/kg B. Rs. 22/kg C. Rs. 23/kg D. Rs. 24/kg

19) A single pipe takes 8 hours to fill a large tank. After the tank is half full, four similar pipes are
introduced, in addition to the first pipe. What is the total time taken to fill the tank completely?
A. 4 hours 45 minutes B. 4 hours 48 minutes
C. 4 hours 50 minutes D. 4 hours 30 minutes

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A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4




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NIIT Business Analytics Admission Test Sample Question Paper

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Answers:

1 B 11 B
2 A 12 B
3 B 13 C
4 D 14 B
5 C 15 A
6 B 16 D
7 C 17 C
8 C 18 C
9 C 19 B
10 D 20 A