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APTITUDE 29 Infosys

1. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following equation? of 168- 15 5 + ? = 549 9 + 235a. 189b. 107c. 174d. 296e. None of these

2) Four of the following five parts numbered (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) are exactly

equal. which part is not equal to the other four parts?

a) 2x (x + 5) + 12

b) 2x (x + 3) + 3 (x + 4) + xc) (x + 3)^2 + (x + 1) (x + 3)

d) (x + 1 ) (2x + 3) + 2 (x + 3)

e) 2(x + 1) (x + 3) + 2 (x + 3)

3) 12 men can complete a piece of work in 4 days, while 15 women can complete

the same work in 4 days. 6 men start working on the job and after working for

two days, all of them stop working. How many women should be put on the job

to complete the remaining work, if it is to be completed in 3 days?

a) 15

b) 22

c) 18d) Data inadequate

e) None of these

4) A shopkeeper sells milk which contains 5% water. What quantity of pure milk

should be added to 2 liters of milk (containing 5% water) so that proportion of

water becomes 4%?

a) 100 ml

b) 250 ml

c) 400 ml

d) 350 ml

e) None of these

5) 'A' and 'B' started a business in partnership investing Rs 20000/- and Rs

15000/- respectively. After six months 'C' jointed them with Rs 20000/-. What

will be B's share in the total profit of Rs 25000/- earned at the end of two years

from the starting of the business?

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a) Rs 9000/-

b) Rs 10000/-

c) Rs 7500/-

d) Rs 9500/-

e) None of these

Directions (Q. 6-10): In each of the following questions, a number series is given.

After the series, below it a number along with (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) is given. You

have to complete the series following the same sequence as that of the given series.

Then answer the question that follows

6)

8 6 9 23 87 429

6 a b c d e

What will come in place of (c)?

a) 21

b) 11c) 19

d) 17

e) None of these

7)

2 3 10 39 172 885

1 a b c d e

What will come in place of (b)?

a) 11

b) 7c) 9

d) 8

e) None of these

8)

5 7 10 36 136 690

2 a b c d e

What will come in place of (e)?

a) 310

b) 330

c) 110d) 64

e) None of these

9) 8 9 13 11.5 18 14

12 a b c d e

What will come in place of (d)?

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a) 13.5

b) 19.5

c) 22

d) 18

e) None of these

10) 8 4 6 15 52.5 236.25

4 a b c d e

Which of the following will come in place of (d)?

a) 36.25

b) 33.25

c) 26.75

d) 32.75

e) None of these

11) Which value of 'x' satisfies the inequality

6x^2 - 5x > 2x^2 - 4x + 5?a) x > 1.25; x < -1

b) -1.25 < x < 1

c) x = 1.25 or 1

d) -1.25 < x < 1

e) None of these

12) Arrange the letters of word AUCTION in such a way that the vowels always

occur together. Find the number of ways.

a) 576

b) 48

c) 144d) 30

e) None of these

13) 2 metres broad pathway is to be constructed around a

rectangular plot. The area of the plot is 96 sq.m. The cost of construction is Rs

50 per sq. metre. Then find the total cost of construction

a) Rs 4,800

b) Rs 4,000

c) Rs 2400

d) Data inadequate

e) None of these

14) Mr. A lends 40% of a sum at 15% pa, 50% of the rest sum at

10% pa and the rest at 18% pa rate of interest. What would be the rate of

interest if the interest is calculated on the whole sum?

a) 13.4% pa

b) 14.33% pa

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c) 14.4% pa

d) 13.33% pa

e) None of these

15) A sum of Rs 5000/- amounts to Rs 6050/- in two years at

compound interest. What is the rate of interest?a) 15% pa

b) 13% pa

c) 11% pa

d) 21% pa

e) None of these

Directions (Q. 16-20):Three statements follow below the question asked. How many

statement (s) would be required to answer the question from the options given below?

16) By selling an article what is the profit percent gained?

A 5% discount is given on list price.B If discount is not given 20% profit would be gained.

C The cost price of the article is Rs 5000/-

a) Only A and B

b) Only A and C

c) Only B and C

d) All A, B and C together

e) None of these

17) What is the present age of father?(A) Difference in ages of father and son is 24 years.

(B) Present age of son is of present age of father.(C) After 6 years from now, the age of son will be of father's age.

a) Only A and Bb) Only B and C

c) Only A and C

d) All A, B and C are together required

e) Any two of the statements are required to answer the question .

18) What is the cost of fencing a rectangular plot?(A)Length of the plot is twice its breadth.(B) Area of the plot is 288 square metres.

(C) Cost of fencing is Rs 4/- per metre.

a) B and C onlyb) A and C only

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c) A and B only

d) All the three statements A, B and C are required to answer the question

e) Question cannot be answered even with all the three statements together

19) What is the length of the train?

The train crosses a signal pole in 18 seconds.Train crosses a 200 m platform in 30 seconds.Speed of the train is 60 kmph.

a) A and C onlyb) B and C only

c) C and A or B only

d) A or B onlye) None of these

20) What will be the compound interest earned on an amount of Rs 5000/- in two

years?(A) The simple interest on the same amount at the same rate

of interest in five years is Rs 2000/-

(B) The compound interest and the simple interest earned inone year are the same.

(C) The amount becomes more than double on compoundinterest in 10 years.

a) A and B onlyb) A only

c) B and C only

d) A and C onlye) None of these

Directions (Q. 21-25):Below is given a passage followed by several possibleinferences which can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage. You have to

examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon

its degree of truth or falsity. Mark answer

1) if the inference is definitely true, ie it properly follows from the statement of

facts given.

2) if the inference is probably true though not definitely true in the light of

the facts given

3) if the data are inadequate, ie from the facts given you cannot say whether the

inference is likely to be true or false.

4) if the inference is probably false though not definitely false in the light of

the facts given.5) if the inference is definitely false, ie it cannot possibly be drawn from the

facts given or it contradicts the given facts.

Increase in import of crude oil has become a major problem for the country. Now, theIndian government is formulating a national policy to promote bio-fuels. A host of

fiscal incentives are on the cards. The aim is to ensure sustainable production,

conversion and application of bio-fuels. As per a proposal before the Cabinet by the

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ministry of new and renewable energy, a national bio-fuel development board will be

set up. The board's mandate is to partly replace petrol and diesel for transport and other

applications.

The policy will lay emphasis on research and development (R&D) for production,

processing and commercialisation of bio-fuels like ethanol and jatropha. To promotebio-fuel development the government is aiming at fiscal sops. The fiscal sops for the

bio-fuel sector could include excise and sales tax/VAT exemption. There will be a plan

of action to use waste and degraded land for cultivation of jatropha. In some states,large-scale jatropha cultivation has already begun. This will be expanded in scope by

providing economy of scale.

21) The efforts made by the government will reduce he increasing and

worrisome onus of crude oil imports on the fisc through gradual limitedreplacement of petroleum products with bio-fuels

22) Oil extracted from jatropha seed can be used as bio-diesel.

23) Many developed countries extensively use ethanol-blended petro

fuels in the auto sector

24) India's oil marketing companies have not shown interest in tapping

the market for bio-fuels.

25) India has inexhaustible resource of crude oil

(26---30)) In each question, a set of six stmts is given,followed bye four answer

choices.Each of the answer choices has a combination of three stmts from the givenset of six stmts.you are required to identify the answer choices in which the stmts are

logically related.

26)A) All cats are goatsB) All Goats are dogs.C) No goats are cowsD) No goats are dogsE) All Cows are dogsF) All dogs are cows

1. FAB 2. ABE 3.AFB 4.ABF

27)A) Some lids are nibsB) All hooks are lids.C) All hooks are nibsD) No lid is a nibE) No lid is a hookF) No nib is hook

1.EFD 2. BCA 3.DEA 4.CDA

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28)All MBAs are logicalSudir is rational.Sudhir is a logical MBA

Sudhir is a man

Some men are MBAsAll men are rational

1. DEC 2. EAF 3. BCF 4.FDB

29)A) Competitive examinations are tough to pass.B) There is heavy competition in any field.C) No student can pass MATD) Very few students can pass MAT.E) MAT is a competitive examinationF) MAT is tough to pass

1. AEF 2.ABC 3.DFB 4.CDE

30)A) All Pens are knivesB) All knives are spoonsC) No knives are pensD) No knives are spoons.E) All pens are spoons.F) All spoons are pens.

1. ABE 2. ABF 3. AFE 4. DBE

(3135)) Amit,Avinash,Gobind,Pramod and Ashok are five students of delhi

university.They belong to five differentstates,i.e, UP,TamilNadu,Maharashtra,Haryana and Gujarat But not in thesame order. Fortunately,they get appointment letters and are posted in thesefive states.But none of them is posted in his home state.Every 2 persons areassociated with at least with three states.Each person likes a different folkdance, i.e,Tippani, Gagor, Kavadi, Dahikala and Jhora.1.One who lives in maharashtra does not like gagor and one who is posted inUP likes nither Gagor nor Dahikala.2.One who is posted in TamilNadu likes Jhora while Gobind likesKavadi.3.Amits home state is haryana while he is posted in Gujarat .4.Avinash and Gobind are not associated with UP.

5.Ashok,Gobind and pramod are posted in home states of pramod,Avinash andGobind respectively.

31) One who likes Kavadi is posted ina) Haryana b) Maharashtra c)Tamilnadu d)Noneofthese

32) One who is posted in UP likesa)Gagor b)Dahikala c) Tippani d) Kavadi

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33) Avinash is posted in the home state of

a) Amit b)Gobind c)Pramod d) None of these

34) Which of the following pairs is not associated with 4

states?1. AshokAvinash 2.Pramod---Avinash

3.Gobind---Amit 4.PramodGobind

35) Which of the following statements is correct?

1.Amits home state is haryana and he is posted in TamilNadu

2.Gobind likes Dahikala, a folk dance of Maharashtra .

3.Pramods home state is UP; he likes either Jhora or Tippani; and he isposted in Gujarat

4.None of these

36 to 40

A cube of 10 cm side was painted with a black border of width 1 cm on all its sides.

The rest of the part on the surface of the cube was painted blue and the cube was cut

into 1000 parts

36) How many cubes are painted in exactly three sides

37) How many cubes are painted in exactly two sides

38) How many cubes are painted in exactly one side

39) How many cubes are unpainted

40) How many cubes are painted Black

(41 to 45) There is a cuboid of dimensions 7 X 6 X 5.

It is painted on two opposite faces of 7X6 with red color,

one 6 X 5 face with violet and the face opposite to it with green color.

and the remaining two with 5X7 with Blue and Yellow .

Now it is cut into small cubes of 1 cm sides.then answer the following questions on the

basis of above facts:

41) How many cubes are there with no face painted?

42) How many cubes are there with 3 face painted with Red ,Yellow

and Green?

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43) How many were painted with one face RED?

44) How many with two face painted ?

45) How many cubes are painted yellow

46 to 50

population in year 92-93 is adults 54 lakhs, non adults 14 lakhs

every year 2% of non adults converts into adultsbirth rate % non adults mortality % adults mortality %

93-94 17 7 14

94-95 19 6 13

95-96 18 8 12

46) population at the end of the year 95-96 is

47) population of adults in the year 94-95 is

48) population percent increase in the year 93-94

49) population of non adults at the end of 95-96

50) Total %age increase in population from 92-93 to 95-96