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Solved SNAP December 2012 Question Paper: Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation

Solved SNAP December 2012 Question Paper: Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation

1. A dice isrolledthree times and sum ofthree numbersappearing on the uppermost face is 15. The chancethat thefirst roll wasafouris (a)2/5 (b)1/5 (c)1/6 (d)Noneofthese 2. A boat coversadistanceof30 kmsdownstream in 2 hourswhile it takes 6 hoursto coverthe same distanceupstream. What isthespeedof theboat in kmsperhour? (a)5 (b)7.5 (c)13 (d)18 3. A fivedigit number is formed by using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 without repetitions. What is the probability that thenumberisdivisibleby 4? (a)1/5 (b)5/6 (e)4/5 (d)Noneofthese 4. If the algebraic sum of deviations of 20 observations measured from 23 is 70, mean of these observationswould be (a)24 (b)25 (c)26 (d)oneofthese 5. An alloy ofgold and silverweighs50 gms, It contains80%gold. Howmuch gold should beadded to thealloy so that percentageofgold isincreasedto 90? (a)50 gms (b)60 gms (c)30 gros (d)40 gms 6. Weekly incomesoftwopersonsarein the ratio of 7:3 and theirweekly expensesarein theratio of5: 2. I feach ofthem savesRs. 300 perweek, thenthe weekly incomeofthefirst person is (a)Rs. 7500 (b)Rs. 4500 (c)Rs. 6300 (d)Rs. 5400 7. Wheat is nowbeing sold at Rs, 27 perkg. During last month itscost wasRs. 24 perkg. Find by how much percent a family reducesitsconsumption so asto keeptheexpenditurefixed. 2

Solved SNAP December 2012 Question Paper: Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation

(a)10.2% (b)12.1% (c)12.3% (d)11.1% 8. Thereare10 stations on a railway line. Thenumberofdifferent journey ticketsthat arerequiredby theauthoritiesis (a)92 (b)90 (c)91 (d)Noneofthese 9. The radiusofa circle isso increasedthat its circumference increasedby 5%. The areaofthe circle thenincreasesby (a)12.5% (b)10.25% (c)10.5% (d)11.25% 10. In howmany wayscan thelettersoftheword ABACUSberearrangedsuch that thevowelsalways appeartogether? (a)6!/2! (b)3!*3! (c)(3!*3!)/2! (d)(4!*3!)/2! 11. In 4 years, Rs. 6000 amounts to Rs. 8000. In what timeat thesameratewill Rs. 525 amount to Rs. 700? (a)2 years (b)3 years (c)4 years (d)5 years Directions (Qs. 12 to 14): At the start of a game of card s, J and B together had four times as much money asT, while T and Btogetherhad three timesasmuch asJ. At the end oftheevening, J and B togetherhad three timesasmuch money asT, whileT and B togetherhad twiceasmuch asJ. Blast Rs. 200. 12. What fraction ofthetotal money did T haveat thebeginning ofthegame? (a)1/3 (b)1/8 (c)2/9 (d)1/5

Solved SNAP December 2012 Question Paper: Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation

13. What fraction ofthetotal money did J win/lose? (a)Won 1/12 (b)Lost 1/6 (c)Lost 1/3 (d)Won 1/5 14. What amount did Bstart with? (a)Rs. 575 (b)Rs. 375 (c)Rs. 825 (d)Rs. 275 15. Ifaand b are negative, and c ispositive, which of thefollowing statementsis/aretrue? I. ab <ac II. ifa<b, thena/c <b/c 1 III. 1/b <1/c (a)I only (b)II only (c)III only (d)II and III only 16. Thediagonal ofasquare is4 first squareis (a)8 cm (b)8 cm (c)4 cm (d)16 cm cm. Thediagonal ofanothersquarewhoseareaisdoublethat ofthe

17. Themaximum length ofapencil that can bekept in arectangularboxofdimensions8 cm x6 cm x2 cm, is (a)2 cm (b)2 cm (c)2 cm (d)10 cm Directions (Qs. 18 & 19): These questions are based on the information given below: TheVenn diagram givenbelowshowstheestimatedreadership of3 daily newspapers(X, Y & Z)in acity. Thetotal readership and advertising cost for each of these papersisasbelow:

Solved SNAP December 2012 Question Paper: Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation

The total population of the city is estimated to be 14 million. The common readership (in lakhs) is indicatedin thegiverVenn diagram.

18. Thenumberofpeople(in lakhs)who read at least onenewspaperis: (a)4.7 (b)11.9 (c)17.4 (d)23.4 19. Thenumberofpeople(in lakhs)who read only onenewspaperis: (a)4.7 (b)11.9 (c)17.4 (d)23.4 20. Sonali invests15%ofher monthly salaryin insurancepolicies. Shespends55%of hermonthly salary in shopping and on household expenses. Shesavestheremaining amount ofRs. 12,750. What isSonali's monthly income? (a)Rs. 42,500 (b)Rs. 38,800 (c)Rs. 40,000 (d)Rs. 35,500 21. Howmany kgsofteaworth Rs, 25 perkg must beblendedwith 30 kgsofteaworth Rs. 30 perkg so that by selling theblendedvariety at Rs. 30 perkg thereshould beagain 10%? (a)36 kgs (b)40 kgs (c)32 kgs (d)42 kgs 22. In an examination, out of80 students85% ofthegirlsand 70%oftheboys passed. Howmany boys appearedin theexamination iftotal passpercentagewas75%? (a)370 (b)340 (c)320 (d)360 5

Solved SNAP December 2012 Question Paper: Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation

23. 300 grosofsalt solution has40% salt in it. How much salt should be added to makeit 50%in the solution? (a)40 gms (b)60 gms (c)70 gms (d)80 gms 24. What numbershould replacethe question markin theimagebelow?

(a)18 (b)20 (c)22 (d)24 25. What imagefrom bottom rowshould replacethequestion mark?

(a)4 (b)6 (c)1 (d)None 26. A fivedigit number divisible by 3 is to beformedusing numerical 0,I, 2, 3, 4 and 5 without repetition. Thetotal numberof waysthiscan bedoneis: (a)122 (b)210 (c)216 (d)217 27. A contract isto becompletedin 50 days and 105 menwereset to work, each working 8 hoursaday. After25 days. 2/5th oftheworkisfinished. Howmany additional menbeemployedso that the work may becompletedon time, each man nowworking 9 hoursaday? (a)34 (b)36 6

Solved SNAP December 2012 Question Paper: Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation

(c)35 (d)37 28. A can build up astructurein 8 daysand B can breakit in 3 days. A hasworked for4 daysand thenB joinedto work with A for another2 days only. In how many days will A alonebuild up theremaining part ofthestructure? (a)10 days (b)9 days (c)12 days (d)Noneofthese 29. The first twotermsofa geometric progression add up to 12. The sum ofthe third and the fourth termsis48. Ifthetermsof thegeometric progression arealternately positiveand negative, thenthe first term is (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 8 30. Themeanofthenumbersa, b, 8,5,10 is6 and the varianceis6.80. Thenwhich oneofthefollowing givespossiblevaluesofaand b ? (a)a=0, b =7 (b)a=5, b =2 (c)a=3, b = 4 (d)a=2, b =4 31. An agent sellsgoodsofvalueofRs. 15,000. Thecommission which hereceivesat theratio of12 % is 2 (a)Rs. 1875 (b)Rs. 2125 (c)Rs. 2000 (d)Rs. 2700 32. (a)0.75 (b)0.50 (c)0.64 (d)0.73
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Directions (Qs. 33 to 35): The table below shows the number of people who responded to a survey abouttheir favoritestyle of music. Use this information to answer the following questions to the nearestwhole percentage.

Solved SNAP December 2012 Question Paper: Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation

33. What percentageof respondentsunder 31 indicated that Bluesistheirfavoritestyleofmusic? (a)7.1 (b)7.6 (c)8.3 (d)14.1 34. What percentageof respondentsaged2130 indicatedafavoritestyleotherthan Rock music? (a)64% (b)60% (c)75% (d)36% 35. What percentageof thetotal sampleindicatedthat Jazz istheirfavoritestyleofmusic? (a)6% (b)8% (c)22% (d)12% Directions (Qs. 36 CO 40): The piecharts below show the percentage of students in each faculty at North West University and thenumberofnonUSstudentsin theArtsfaculty. These percentageshave been roundedto thenearest wholenumber. Thereareatotal of1049 studentsin Arts Faculty. Usethis information to answerthefollowing questions.

Solved SNAP December 2012 Question Paper: Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation

36. What percentageof studentsin theArtsFaculty arenonUSstudents? (a)14% (b)9% (c)30% (d)11% 37. Howmany studentsaretherein theEngineering faculty? (a)420 (b)410 (c)390 (d)440 38. Howmany studentsarethereat the University? (a)4650 (b)4560 (c)4640 (d)4450 39. Ifsixpercent ofSciencestudents areAsian, howmany Asian studentsarestudying Science? (a)48 (b)66 (c)120 (d)57 40. Thereare34 Europeanmedical students. What percentageofthefaculty doesthisrepresent? (a)14% (b)18% (c)16% (d)15%

Solved SNAP December 2012 Question Paper: Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation

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Solved SNAP December 2012 Question Paper: Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation

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