75 Aptitude questions and answers

 1: There is a toy train that can make 10 musical sounds. It makes 2 musical sounds after being defective. What is the probability that same musical sound would be produced 5 times consecutively? ( 1 of _____) ?

Answer: 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/32 32 will be the answer.

 

2: Peter and Paul are two friends. The sum of their ages is 35 years. Peter is twice as old as Paul was when Peter was as old as Paul is now. What is the present age of Peter?

Answer: 20 years. 

 3: The ages of two friends is in the ratio 6:5. The sum of their ages is 66.After how many years will the ages be in the ratio 8:7?

Answer: 12 years.

 

4: (There was a long story, I'll cut short it). There are 5 materials to make a perfume: Lilac, Balsalmic, Lemon, Woody and Mimosaic. To make a perfume that is in demand the following conditions are to be followed: Lilac and Balsalmic go together. Woody and Mimosaic go together, Woody and Balsalmic never go together. Lemon can be added with any material. (Actually they had also mentioned how much amount of one can be added with how much quantity of the other; but that's not needed for the question.) All of the following combinations are possible to make a perfume EXCEPT:

1)  Balsalmic and Lilac

2)  Woody and Lemon

3)  Mimosaic and Woody 4) Mimosaic and Lilac

Answer: Mimosaic and Lilac.

 

5: A girl has to make pizza with different toppings. There are 8 different toppings. In how many ways can she make pizzas with 2 different toppings. Answer: 8 * 7 = 56

 

 6: A triangle is made from a rope. The sides of the triangle are 25 cm, 11 cm and 31 cm. What will be the area of the square made from the same rope? Answer:280.5625

 

 7: What is the distance between the z-intercept from the x-intercept in the equation ax+by+cz+d=0. (I do not remember the values of a,b,c,d)

 

8: An athlete decides to run the same distance in 1/4th less time that she usually took. By how much percent will she have to increase her average speed? Answer: 33.33%

 

 9: A horse chases a pony 3 hours after the pony runs. Horse takes 4 hours to reach the pony. If the average speed of the horse is 35 kmph, what s the average speed of the pony? 

 

10: There is 7 friends (A1,A2,A3....A7).If A1 have to have shake with all with out repeat. How many hand shakes possible?

 11:  There are two pipes A and B. If A filled 10 liters in a hour B can fills 20 liters in same time.

Likewise B can fill 10, 20, 40, 80,160….if B filled in (1/16) th of a tank in 3 hours, how much time will it take to fill completely?  Answer:7 hours

12: (Keywords): Sports readers,10 tables,4chairs per table, each table has different number of people then how many tables will left without at least one person?  Ans : 6

13: The ages of two friends is in the ratio 5:6. After how many years will the ages be in the ratio 7:8?

Answer: 10 years.

14: What is the distance of the z-intercept from the x-intercept in the equation ax+by+cz+d=0. (I do not remember the values of a,b,c,d)

15: An athlete decides to run the same distance in 1/4th less time that she usually took. By how much percent will she have to increase her average speed? Answer: 33.33%

16. A man whose age is 45 yrs has 3 sons named John,jill,jack. He went to a park weekly twice.he loves his sons very much. On a certain day he find # shopkippers sailing  different things. An apple cost 1penny, 2chocalate costs 1penny.& 3 bananas cost 1 penny. He has bought equal no. of apple, chocolate & banana for each son. If the total amount he invest is 7 penny then how many he has bought from each piece for his son?

a)1app,1cho,1 banana

b)1 app,2cho,3 banana  

c)1app,2cho,1banana

17.               A scientist was researching on animal behavior in his lab. He was very interested in analyzing the behavior of bear. For some reason he travelled  1mile in north direction & reached at north pole.there he saw a bear .he then followed the bear around 1 hr with a speed of 2km/hr in east direction.After that he travelled in south direction & reached at his lab in2 hrs. Then what is the colour of the bear? I think ans is white

a)white b)black c)gray d)brown

18.               In a particular city there are 100 homes numbered from 1,2,3………..100. Thecity was build by a builder from chennei. There  was 45 shop in the town which was build by a builder from Mumbai. THE 2^nd builder can build the in ½ time as compared to 1^st builder. If the 2^nd builder builds in 15 days,then how many 2’s are used by the builder from Chennai in numbering the 100 homes?

a)17 b)18 c)19        ans d) 20          c)19

19.MR dash has 3 sons whose ages are respectively a,b,c. The grandfather has bought a cycle for the eldest son, mother has bought a bag for the youngest one which cost Rs150/.  The sum of two  age of the elder son & one son is 15.The difference of age of sons is 3 & 2.Then what is the age of the eldest son?

a)10, b)11, c) 12,d)13

20. We all know that Arya bhatta is the greatest mathematics belongs to india . When his daughter Mayabati was in her teen age he discovered a problem. At that time the age of mayabati is a prime number,let that age is a. After some years  her age becomes b. then Arya Bhatta was able to solve that problem wit the help of he daughtermayabati. If a-b=5 & product of a& b is 26 then what is the sum of two squares?

A)77 b) 45 c)89 d)67

21.how many 13 digit numbers are possible by using the digits 1,2,3,4,5 which are divisible by 4 if repetition of digits is allowed?  Ans:5 to the power 12

22.     (40*40* 40-31*31*31)/(40*40+40*31+31*31)=?a simle calcutation

 

23.     x/2y=2a,then 2x/x-2ay=?(some thing like this .very easy )  

 

 

24.     A big Question describing a story.After that a number is given eg 2880.by what if we divide the number it ll become a perfect square?Ans:5

 

25.     1^sta story. Then a simple ratio problem. The question was if the ratio of age of two persons is 5:6,sum of present age is 33,then in how many years the ratio of their age becomes 7:8?

a)3 b)4 c)5 d)6

26.     Mr behera wants to build A house for his wife. In this there are 5 rooms each having equal area. The length of each room is 4m,,breadth is 5 m. the height of the rooms are 2m. if to make a sq meter we need 17 bricks ,then how many bricks are needed to make the floor of  a particular room?

 

27.     A very big story.on Tuesday  college parking place have only 4wheelers &  bicycles,total no of wheels was 182,yhen what is the possible no of bicycles?

a)20 b 19 c 18 d 17

28.     Simple question bt big one on average age.sth like a,b,c weigheted separately 1^sta,b,c ,then a& b,then b&c ,then c&a at last abc,the last weight was 167,then what will be the avg weight of the 7 weight?

 

29.     Arrange the jumbled letters to make a perfect word RGTEI(sth like this). Find to which category it belong?(not so easy,I was bt able 2 solve the problem .the number of the question was 34)

A)town b)vegetable c)animal d) bird

30.     3 persons a,b,c were there A always says truth,B lies on Monday,tusday,&

Wednesday.but  C lies on thrusday,Friday & saturday .one day A said”that B &  C said to  A that” B said “yesterday way one of the days when I lies”,C said that”yesterday way one of the days when I lies too”.then which day was that? Ans:   a Sunday  b thrusday  c  saterday d.Tuesday

 

31.a long story & with in it a mathematical series present like

8  6  17  14  35  30  71   _  143.

32.    One man want to build a wall the length and breadth of the wall are 20, 30 respectively. He need 35 bricks for one square centimeter then how many bricks he need?

Ans:l*b*35(no of bricks needed for sqcm)

33.    one person had three children.he has 7 pennis.then how he can distribute the fruits among his child by folloing conditions.

a)he can get one water millon for 1 penny.

b)he can get 2 oranges for 1 penny.

c)he can get 3 grapes for 1 penny.

Ans:2 water millon 1 orange 1 grape

34.    1/3 rd of a number is more 3 than the 1/6^th of a number then find the number?

Ans:18

35.    In Tnagar many buildings were under residential category.for buildings they number as 1 to 100. For shops, corporation numbered between 150 and 200 only prime numbers. how many time 6 will appear in building numbering? Ans:

For 1 to 10 - 1 six

    2 to 20 - 1 six

Similarly upto 59 we utilise six, 5 times from 60 to 69 (including 66) - 11 times from 70 to 100 - 3, hence ans = 5+11+3 = 19 Ans:19.

36.    one grand father has 3 grand child.eldest one age is 3 times of the youngest child age.sum of two youngest child age is more than two of eldest one age.find the eldest one age?

Ans: 15(we can easily predict from options, as we take y as 15)

37.difrence b/w two nubers is 4.and their product is 17.then find the sum of their squers?

Ans: 70 (By using (x-y)2=x2+y2-2xy)

38.  I dont remember exactly the question, one logical problem stating the colour of beer? Ans: white.

39.  find category from following Jumbled letters, parakeet(answer) Ans: bird(category)

40.  which is the smallest digit when devides the 2880 gives perfect squre.?

Ans:5(we can easily predict from options, as we devides them with 2880)

41.  I don’t have any brothers and sisters.by pointing a picture that man said that his father is my fathers .son then who is he?

Ans:his son.

  

42.  6 persons standing in queue with different age group, after two years their average age will be 43 and seventh person joined with them. hence the current average age has become 45. find the age of seventh person?

Solution: Here the question appear as an easy one, but carried a lot of unwanted sentences and unwanted datas(i dint mention above) in exam which may confuse u on solving technique.

So now we can compute x from above equation. (x = 41, 6x = 246)

Let now we compute y, ((6x+y)/7) = 45, as we have value of x, compute y. Ans: 69

43.The ratio b/w the ages of two pwrsons is 6:5.and sum of there ages is 77 then how many years later there ratio becomes 8:7?

Ans: we can easily predict from options

44. Horse started to chase dog as it relieved stable two hrs ago. And horse started to ran with average speed 22km/hr, horse crossed 10 mts road and two small pounds with depth 3m, and it crossed two small street with 200 mts length. After traveling 6 hrs, 2hrs after sunset it got dog. compute the speed of dog?

Ans: As we have speed and travel time of horse, we can get distance travelled by it...  

Hence d = 22*6 = 132km,

Exactly this 132km was travelled by dog in 8 hours (as it started two hours earlier).

Hence speed of dog = 132/8 = 16.5km/hr Ans:16.5km/hr.

45..six friends go to pizza corner there r 2  types of pizzas.and six different flavors r there they has to select 2 flavors from 6 flavors what’s chanses to select?

Ans:6C2 

46.3, 22 , 7, 45, 15, ? , 31

Solution: Here it appear simple, because it arranged in arranged in sequence manner, but the actual question was some what twist mentioning fibonacci series and more over question was in statements (no numbers).. hence first try to understand the question well. here let group alternate terms 3,7,15,31 (3+4 =7, 7+8 =15, 15+16=31) Similarly for second group (22,45,? (22+23 = 45, 45+46 = 91) hence ans is 91.

47.cycles and 4 wheelors problem?

Ans: We can easily predict from options

48.some irrivvelent data.in last two lines problem will be there.

One man walks certain distance with 5 kmph.and walk back the same  

Ans: A

49.A and B tanks r there.1/8^th of the tank B is filled in 22Hrs.what is time to fill the tank full?

50.5 friends went for week end party to Mc donalds restrurent  and there they measure there weights .some irrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrilevent data.finel measure is 155 kg then find the average weight of 5 people?

Ans: 155/5=31

51.2 pots r there.1^st pot is filled with inkand 2^nd pot is filled with water.take 1 spoon of ink from 1^stpot and pore it in 2^nd pot.and take 1 spoon of mixture from 2^ndpot and pore it in 2^nd pot then which one of following is true?

Ans: Water in 1^st pot  is less than the ink in 2^nd pot.

52:One electronic problem?Ohm’s law

Ans: V=IR

53.There r ten spots in library and each spot has 4 tables and ten readers ar there . sorry I don’t remember complete question?

Ans: None

54:lion and tiger r there.lion lies on Monday,tues,wends and tiger lies on thurs,frid,sat.

Lion said that today is one of those days when I lies.

Tiger said that today is one of those days when I lie too.Then find today?

Ans: Thursday

55.  6 persons standing in queue with different age group, after two years their average age will be 43 and seventh person joined with them. hence the current average age has become 45. find the age of seventh person?

Solution:  it is given as after 2 yr average age wiil be 43 so now the average is 2 yr.

After addition of 7^thperson avg is 45 so 7^th person wiil be 45+(6*(45-4))  

Ans: 69

56.  Horse started to chase dog as it relieved stable two hrs ago. And horse started to ran with average speed 22km/hr, horse crossed 10 mts road and two small pounds with depth 3m, and it crossed two small street with 200 mts length. After traveling 6 hrs, 2hrs after sunset it got dog. compute the speed of dog?

Ans: As we have speed and travel time of horse, we can get distance travelled by it...  

Hence d = 22*6 = 132km,

Exactly this 132km was travelled by dog in 8 hours (as it started two hours earlier).

Hence speed of dog = 132/8 = 16.5km/hr

Ans:16.5km/hr.

57.  3, 22 , 7, 45, 15, ? , 31

Solution: Here it appear simple, because it arranged in arranged in sequence manner, but the actual question was some what twist mentioning fibonacci series and more over question was in statements (no numbers).. hence first try to understand the question well.

here let group alternate terms 3,7,15,31 (3+4 =7, 7+8 =15, 15+16=31)

Similarly for second group (22,45,? (22+23 = 45, 45+46 = 91) hence ans is 91.

58.  In Tnagar many buildings were under residential category.for buildings they number as 1 to 100. For shops, corporation numbered between 150 and 200 only prime numbers. how many time 6 will appear in building numbering?

Ans:

this type of question if it is asked how many 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 then you bindly write the answer as 20.but for 1 answer wiil be 21 as 100 is included

59.  ((4x+3y)+(5x+9y))/(5x+5y) = ? as (x/2y) = 2

Ans: as x=2y put the value and get the answer.

60: If we subract a number with y, we get 4 increase of number, once it got divided by y itself.. Find that number??

Ans: 12 (we can easily predict from options, as we take y as 6)

61.  I dont remember exactly the question, one logical problem stating the colour of beer?

Ans: white.what ever the question about the color of beer means you wrote the answer as white because polar beer.this question is very lengthy don’t burther about that.

62.  Jumbled letters, parakeet(answer)

Ans: bird(category)

63.  Im only son for my parents. (some irrelevant statements in the middle to distract

u).The man in picture is my father's son.(some irrelevant statements).who is he?

64.A toy train can make 10 sounds sound changes aftr every 4 min.................

.....................................

.......................................... now train is defective and can make only 2 sounds................. .................................................................................

find probability that same sound is repeated 3 times consecutively(1 OUT OF __)? 1.16

2.8

3.12 4.4

ANS:

(1/2)*(1/2)*(1/2)=(1/8) thus 1 out of 8

 

65.

................................................

......................................................

................................................................................ ..................................................................................

resistance is X ohm voltage Y then wat is current 1.

2.

3.

4.

ans:V=IR

66.  I have 3 grandsons...........................................

 age  diff btw 2 of grandsons X yrs

1st grandson is twice elder than younger one adiition off ages of all the three is y

thn what is age of eldest grandson??(there is some value in X and Y)

67.  Ferrari is leading car manufacturer.*Ferrari S.p.A.* is an Italian sports car ........................................

It has enjoyed great success.

If Mohan's Ferrari is 3 times faster than his old MERCEDES wich gave him 35 kmph

if Mohan travelled 490 km in his ferrari the hw much time(hours) he took??

1.8

2.4

3.7

4.7.33

(options may be different)

68.lion rat stayin in jungle happily...........................................

....................................................................................

Lion lies on : MON TUE WED RAT lies on :WED THURS SAT

if lion says : I didnt lie yesterday RAT says : e1 i didnt lie yesterday so what day is today??

69.     The ratio of current age of X and Y is 5:7,after hw many years der age ratio will b 7:9?

70.     Inspired by fibonacci series sanket decided to create is own series which is 1,2,3,7,7,22,15,67,....

lik dis,then what no come immediately before 63? ans= 202

xpalnaton ;check altenate no.1,3,7,15=====>n*2+1            similarly 2,7,22,67=======>n*3+1 so series is 1,2,3,7,7,22,15,67,31,202,63........

71.     By using 1,2,3,4,5,how many 5 digit no. can be formed which is divisible by 4,repetation of no. is allowed??

Ans-last 2 place should be divisible by 4

So possible values at last place are 12,24,32,44,52 this can be arranged in 5 ways The rest 3 places can be filled in 5*5*5 way so total is 5^4

 

72.     The cost 1 plum is 1 cent ,2 apples _{is 1 cent,3} banana is 1 cent........ if rahul buys same amount of fruits for his 3 sons spending 7 cent den what amount of fruit each child will get??

ans: 1 plum ,2 apple,1 banana xplanation:7/3=2.333 cents for each child  according to ans given for d sum each child will get 1 plum ,2 apple,1 banana

  

73.     2880 is divided by which smallest no. so we get no. which is perfect square??? ans= 5 xplanation 2880/5=576 sure sort question.

  

74.     There are to prime no........(with some nonsence stuff)..............

 den addition of two prime no is 13,n multiplication is 21,den wat r some of der squares?

Explanation : XY=21 and X+Y=13...solve using calci..ans of X & Y will b in points..den x2+y2=??

 

75.     Smita was makin 1 design .....(again some nonsence)....size of larger cube to be made is 5*5*5........

using smaller cubes of 1*1*1....she created solid larger cube ..den she decided to make hollow cube... den hw many 1*1*1 cubes rqd to make hollow larger cube

Ans= 104

Explanation (25+25)+(15+15)+(12+12)=104

Accenture question papers

Accenture  question papers

1. #include
void main()
{
char s1[]="abcd";
char s2[10];
char s3[]="efgh";
int i;
clrscr();
i=strcmp(strcat(s3,ctrcpy(s2,s1))strcat(s3,"abcd"));
printf("%d",i);
}

What will be the output?

2. Look at the Code:
main()
{
int a[]={1,2,3},i;
for(i=0;i<3;i++)
{
printf("%d",*a);
a++;
}
}

3. Which Statement is/are True w.r.t the above code?
I.Executes Successfully & Prints the contents of the array
II.Gives the Error:Lvalue Required
III.The address of the array should not be changed
IV.None of the Above.

A)Only I B)Only II C)II & III D)IV

4. study the code:
#include
void main()
{
const int a=100;
int *p;
p=&a;
(*p)++;
printf("a=%dn(*p)=%dn",a,*p);
}
What is printed?



5. Which of the following are valid “include” formats?
A)#include and #include[file.h]
B)#include (file.h) and #include
C)#include [file.h] and #include “file.h”
D)#include and #include “file.h”

6. Work can be done by 8 men and 10 women in 25 days, the same work can be done by 10 children and 5 women . in how many days 2 children and 3 men (similar to this)

7. One man or two women or three boys can do a work in 44 days then one man, one women and one boy together can fininsh the same work in ---- dyas

8. (998-1) (998-2) (998-3)????.. (998-n)=------- when n>1000 ans is zero

9.Study the Following Points:
a.One Cannot Take the address of a Bit Field
b.bit fields cannot be arrayed
c.Bit-Fields are machine Dependant
d.Bit-fields cannot be declared as static
Which of the Following Statements are true w.r.t Bit-Fields


10. What is the function of ceil(X) defined in math.h do?
A)It returns the value rounded down to the next lower integer
B)it returns the value rounded up to the next higher integer
C)the Next Higher Value
D)the next lower value

11.The ratio between the radius and height of a cone is 3:4. What is the curved surface area of the cone?

1) 15p m2
2) 12p m2
3) 9p m2
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

12. A man stands on the top of a pole and makes an angle of 60° on the surface of a ground. He slides 20 m down and makes an angle of 30°at the same point. If he takes 10 seconds to reach the ground from here, find his speed.

1) 6 km/hr
2) 5 km/hr
3) 10 km/hr
4) 8 km/hr
5) 10.80 km/hr

13. Which of the following values of 'n' satisfies the in-equality n2 - 24n + 143 < 0?

1) n < 11
2) n > 13
3) 11 < n < 13
4) 11 > n > 13
5) None of these

14. If 2x+y = 11, 2y+z = 12 and z+2x = 8, find the value of 2x + 3y +4z.

1) 29
2) 33
3) 25
4) 39
5) None of these

15. What is not true about the following statements about java.
a) it is compiled using javac compiler
b) the compiled files have .class extension.
c) such files cannot be transfered from one comp to another.
d) they use the java interpreter

Ans: c

16. Which of the Following is not defined in string.h?

A)strspn()
B)strerror()
C)memchr()
D)strod()

17.Identify the correct argument for the function call fflush() in ANSI C:

A)stdout
B)stdin
C)stderr
D)All the above

18. Which of the Following will define a type NODE that is a node in a Linked list?
A)struct node {NODE*next;int x;};type def struct node NODE;
B)typedef struct NODE {struct NODE *next;int x;};
C)typedef struct NODE {NODE *next;int x;};
D)typedef struct {NODE *next;int x;}NODE;


19. How many columns are retrived from this query:
SELECT address1 || ',' ||address2 ||','
||address2 "Address" FROM =
employee;

A. 3
B. 2
C. 1
D. 0

20. What is the is the result of the fallowing Code
Piece=20
Insert into table A value(a1):
CREATE TABLE B AS SELECT * FROM A;
ROLLBACK ;

A. Table B gets created with the row inserted in the first statement.
B. Table B is not created
C. Table B gets created , but no row gets inserted into Table A
D. Rollback throws up an exception

Accenture Latest Written Test Pattern and previously asked questions

Duration: 55 Questions in 60 Minutes
Verbal Reasoning: 20 Questions
Analytical Reasoning: 20 Questions
Quantitative Aptitude: 15 Questions
No Negative Marks

 Directions for Questions 1-3 : Choose the option which will correctly fill the blank.
1) I am writing to enquire _________the possibility of hiring a conference room at the hotel on the 2nd of September.
A) Of
B) About
C) Into
D) After 
Ans: B

2) _________ having her lunch, she stood ______ the tree and waited _______ him.
A) With, below, for
B) After, under, for
C) Inside, further, to
D) About, across, into
Ans:B

3) The microscopic animals are the primary food for larval cod and their decline has meant that fewer fish are making it to adulthood to be caught_________ trawler men.
A) In
B) Into
C) By
Ans: C

Directions for Questions 4-6 : Choose the word nearest in meaning to the word in ITALICS from the given options.
4) Reading of poetry is not congenial to his taste
A) Helpful
B)Preferable
C) suited
D) Beneficial
Ans: C

5)He was waned at the outset of his career
A) Middle
 B)Entrance
 C) end
 D) Beginning 
Ans: D

6)Apervading sense of ennui grips Gaurav
 A) weariness
 B)melancholy
C)anger
 D)Anxiety
Ans: A

Directions for Questions 7-10: Choose the answer option which will correctly fill the blank.
7)It is the grasping of power-combined ______ the thirst______ fame, which constitutes ambition.
A) with, for
B) An, the
C)with, the
D) No article required
Ans: A

8) ________ Reserve Bank of Indiadirected banks to closely watch _______spending through International Debit Cards.
 A) A,the
 B) The, the
 C) The, a
D) in, the
Ans : B

9) The officer received _____ official letter from _____ Ministry of IT in _____ Central Government.
 A) A, the, an
B) An, the, the
C) A, an, the
D) An, an, the 
Ans: B

 10) You CANNOT send out ______uneducated man into ______ world of technology and expect him to perform.
A) An, an
B) A, an
C ) An, the
D) The, an 
Ans: C

      
Directions for Questions 11-15: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.
The existence of mammals on the earth can be traced back to at least the Triassic time. The rate of development was retarded, till evolutional change suddenly accelerated in the oldest Paleocene. This resulted in an increase in average size, larger mental capacity, and special adaptations for different modes of life, during the Eocene time. Further improvement was seen during the Oligocene Epoch, with the appearance of some new lines and extinction of others. The Miocene and Pliocene times are especially significant as they mark the culmination of various groups and a continued approach toward modern characters. It is in the Miocene time that the mammals reached their peak with reference to variety and size.
The ability of the mammals to adapt to various modes of life finds a parallel in the reptiles of the Mesozoic time, and apart form their greater intelligence, the mammals apparently have not done much better than the corresponding reptilian forms. Undoubtedly the bat is a better flying animal than the pterosaur, but at the same time the dolphin and whale are hardly more fish like   than the ichthyosaur. Quite a few of the swift-running mammals inhabiting the plains, like the horse and the antelope, must excel any of the dinosaurs. Although the tyrannosaur was a more weighty and robust carnivore than perhaps any carnivorous mammal, the lion and the tiger, by virtue of their superior brain are far more efficient and dangerous beasts of prey. It is significant to note that various species of mammals gradually adapted themselves to various kinds of lifestyles, some took to grazing on the plains and were able to run swiftly (horse, deer, bison), others started living in rivers and swamps (hippopotamus, beaver), inhabiting trees (sloth, monkey), burrowing underground (rodent, mole), feeding on flesh (tiger, wolf), swimming in the water (dolphin, whale, seal), and flying in the air (bat). Human beings on account of their superior brain have been able to harness mechanical methods to conquer the physical world and adapt to any set of conditions.
Such adaptation to different conditions leads to a gradual change in form and structure. This is a biological characteristic of the youthful, plastic stage of a group. It is seen that early in its evolutional cycle animals possess the capacity for change, but as the animal progresses in its cycle becoming old and fixed, this capacity for change disappears. The generalized types of organisms retain longest the ability to make adjustments when required, and it is from them that new, fecund stocks take origin-certainly not from any specialized end products. With reference to mammals, we see their birth, plastic spread in many directions, increased specialization, and in some cases, extinction; this is a characteristic of the evolutionof life, which can be seen in the geologic record of life.
11. From the following, choose the most appropriate title for the above passage?
From Dinosaur to Man
Adaptation and Extinction
The Superior Mammals
The Geologic Life Span
Man, the Vanquisher of the Physical World.
Answer : B

12. According to the passage the chronological order of the geologic periods is:
Paleocene, Miocene, Triassic, Mesozoic
Paleocene, Triassic, Mesozoic, Miocene
Miocene, Paleocene, Triassic, Mesozoic
Mesozoic, Oligocene, Paleocene, Miocene
Mesozoic, Paleocene, Eocene, Miocene
Answer : E

13. From the above passage, we can infer that, the pterosaur
resembled the bat
was a Mesozoic mammal
was a flying reptile
inhabited the seas
evolved during the Miocene period
Answer : C

14. As inferred from the passage, the largest number of mammals were found in which of the following periods?
Triassic period
Eocene period
Oligocene epoch
Pliocene period
Miocene period
Answer : E

15. Among the following statements, which statement, if true, would weaken the argument put forth in the  first sentence of Paragraph 1?
It has been found that the tryannosaur had a larger brain, than was previously known.
Within the next thousand years, mammals will become extinct.
Recently certain forms of flying ichthyosaurs have been discovered.
It has now been proved, that the tiger is more powerful than the carnivorous reptiles.
It is now possible to double human mental capacity, by the use of certain recently developed computers.
Answer : A

Directions for Questions 16-20: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.
 But man is not destined to vanish. He can be killed, but he cannot be destroyed, because his soul is deathless and his spirit is irrepressible. Therefore, though the situation seems dark in the context of the confrontation between the superpowers, the silver lining is provided by amazing phenomenon that the very nations which have spent incalculable resources and energy for the production of deadly weapons are desperately trying to find out how they might never be used. They threaten each other, intimidate each other and go to the brink, but before the total hour arrives they withdraw from the brink.
16)  The main point from the author's view is that
Man's soul and spirit can not be destroyed by superpowers.
Man's destiny is not fully clear or visible.
Man's soul and spirit are immortal.
Man's safety is assured by the delicate balance of power in terms of nuclear weapons.
Human society will survive despite the serious threat of total annihilation.
Ans : E

17)  The phrase 'Go to the brink' in the passage means
Retreating from extreme danger.
Declare war on each other.
Advancing to the stage of war but not engaging in it.
Negotiate for peace.
Commit suicide.
Ans : E

18)  In the author's opinion
Huge stockpiles of destructive weapons have so far saved mankind from a catastrophe.
Superpowers have at last realized the need for abandoning the production of lethal weapons.
Mankind is heading towards complete destruction.
Nations in possession of huge stockpiles of lethal weapons are trying hard to avoid actual conflict.
There is a Silver lining over the production of deadly weapons.
Ans : D

19)  'Irrepressible' in the second line means
 incompatible
strong
oppressive
unrestrainable
unspirited 
Ans : D


 20) A suitable title for the above passage is
Destruction of mankind is in evitable.
Man's desire to survive inhibits use of deadly weapons.
Mounting cost of modern weapons.
Threats and intimidation between super powers.
Cowardly retreat by man
Ans : B

Section 2 -Analytical Ability
No. of Questions: 20
Duration in Minutes: 20

21) A man said to a lady, "Your mother's husband's sister is my aunt". How is the lady related to the man?
A) Daughter
B) Grand daughter
C) Mother
D) Sister
 Ans:D

22) In a row of 60, if Ram is standing at 17th from the first, what is his position from the last?
 A) 25
B) 43
C)44
D) 45
Ans: C

23 A man is facing northwest. He turns 90 degrees in the clockwise direction and then 135degrees in the  anti-clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
 A) East
 B) West
C) North
D) South
Ans: B

Directions for Questions 24-26: Two statements are followed by 2 possible inferences. You have to point out which of the following answer choices applies to each of the following questions : 
Only inference  I is followed.
Only inference II is followed.
Both inference I & II are followed.
Neither inference I nor II followed.

 24. All horses are donkeys.  All donkeys are monkeys.
All horses are monkeys.
All monkeys are horses   
Ans:A

25. No rice is food, No food is bread.
No bread is rice
No rice is bread 

Ans: D

26. All papers are books,  Some papers are files.
Some files are books
Some books are files 

Ans: B