APTITUDE TEST PAPER For L & T CORE

Total Questions Total Time 60 80 Minutes

Total Marks

60

INSTRUCTIONS
1 This test paper consists of 60 questions of several different types and you will find special directions for each type in the test itself. Be sure you understand the directions clearly before attempting to answer any question. All questions have multiple answer choices, and the correct answer has to be selected mar!ed The questions are divided into #$%& sections' and allotted time is mentioned against each section to give you an indication of your progress. Total time allowed is (0 )$*+T&,. .ou are advised to wor! as rapidly as you can without losing accuracy. /o not spend too much time on questions that are too difficult for you. 0o on to the other questions and come bac! 1revisit2 the difficult ones later when time permits. Attempt all questions. &very correct answer carries 4*& )A56 each. There is no negative mar!ing, therefore you can guess an answer, if you are somewhat aware about the nature of the answer' this will help to ma7imi8e your score. /o not leave it unanswered. .4+ )+,T $*/$:AT& A;; .4+5 A*,<&5, 4* T=& ,&>A5AT& 4B?&:T$%& A*,<&5 ,=&&T 14A,2 >54%$/&/. /o not write any thing on the @uestion >aper' it has to be returned bac! intact unspoilt. ,pace for rough wor! is provided in the 4A,, use this space only for rough wor!, or the e7tra sheet supplied. #or mar!ing the answer, B;A:6&* T=& ;&TT&5&/ :$5:;& $* T=& 4A, 4>>4,$T& T=& @+&,T$4* *+)B&5 <=$:= .4+ T=$*6 T4 B& T=& :455&:T A*,<&5 :=4$:&. +,& /A56 A=BB 45 A"BB >&*:$;, #45 /A56&*$*0 T=& :$5:;&. )ar! only one answer to each question. *o credit is given for multiple answers. $f you want to change an answer, erase the previous mar! completely blac!en the new option. /o not be concerned if your answer sheet provides spaces for more options than are provided in the @uestion. ExampleC @.3. <hich city is the capital of #rance. Improper ! ron" a#s$ ans ers 1a2 1b2 1c2 1d2 1e2

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Total TimeC 1" )inutes &ach @uestionC 1 )ar! Total )ar!sC 1" 112 <hich of the following is an appropriate synonym for the word DebauchE a2 /emorali8e b2 &ncourage c2 :ultivate d2 *one of these 1"2 #ind the synonym of DecreedE a2 )a!e up oneFs mind b2 disagree c2 decrease in quantity d2 *one of these d2 *one of these

1-2 <hat is an appropriate synonym for BifidE a2 /ivided b2 /ivided in two c2 Timid

)irections -or Q./ To Q60 $n each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. ,elect the lettered pair that best e7presses a relationship similar to that e7pressed in the original pairC 1.2 A'ACRIT(0 A+AT,ETIC a2 complianceC deft d2 candorC bungling 132 4IRE0 STORM a2 whaleC minnow d2 windC temperature b2temerityC timid e2 tenacity C eager c2 despotism C arrogant

b2 speech C shout e2 tornadoC hurricane

c2 plant C flower

162 CO''USION0 CONS+IRATORS a2 identificationC arbitrators b2 coGoperation C partners d2 revisionC corespondents e2 attribution C interpreters

c2 conclusion C messengers

)irections -or Q5/ To Q600 &ach sentence below has one blan! indicating that something has been omitted. #ive sets of options are provided with the sentence. :hoose the word option which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 1D2 &veryday, in the school, one period is.................. to games, sports and physical e7ercise. a2 entrusted b2 dedicated c2 conceded d2 devoted e2 conferred 1(2 <hat frustrates the oppositionFs effort of unity is the absence of a ...................long term strategy. a2 credible b2 contestable c2 creditable d2 compatible e2 conceivable 1H2 ,ome people...................themselves into believing that they are indispensable to the organi8ation they wor! for. a2 !eep b2 fool c2 force d2 denigrate e2 delude 1102 The 0overnment sought to set at.....................speculation that there may be a shift in nuclear policy. a2 pace b2 rest c2 peace d2 fire e2 right )irections -or Q66/ To Q670 5ead the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage. There are some men who seem to be always on the loo!out for trouble and, to tell the truth, they are seldom disappointed. ;istening to such men one would thin! that this world is one of the stormiest and most disagreeable places. .et, after all it is not such a bad place and the difficulty is often in the man who is too thinG s!inned. 4n the other hand, the man who goes out e7pecting people to be li!e himself, !ind and brotherly, will be surprised at the !indness he meets

even in the most unli!e quarters. A smile is apt to be met met with a respective smile while the sneer is Iust as apt to provo!e a snarl. )en living in the same neighborhood may live vastly different lives. But it is not the neighborhood which is quarrelsome, but the man within us. And we have it in out power to change our neighborhood into a pleasant one by simply changing our own ways. 1112 The passage is about a2 our disagreeable and hostile world b2 a !indly and pleasant world c2 our different and unresponsive world d2 the world and what one ma!es of it. 11"2 J..............they are seldom disappointedJ. The statement denotes that such men a2 welcome difficulties as a morale booster b2 do not have face any trouble c2 manage to !eep unruffled in the face of discomforts d2 generally do not fail to come across troubles QUANTITATI%E A&I'IT( Total TimeC "" )inutes &ach @uestionC 1 )ar! Total )ar!sC "0 11-2 The sum of the two digit number is 9. $f we put the number in reverse order, the new number is 31 less than twice the original number. #ind 30K of the numberE a2 11.( b2 1".( c2 "0 d2 *one of these 1132 A principal of 5s. -000 amounts to 5s --60 in " years when compounded at a certain rate of interest how much will the same principal amount to if it was compounded semi annuallyE a2 5s.--D0.(0 b2 -D"0 c2 -300 d2 *one of these 1192 $n appro7imately how many years will a certain sum of money triple itself at ""K simple interestE a2 10 years b2 11years c2 H years d2 1" years 1162 An alloy contains tin, aluminum and copper in the ratio 1L"C1L-C1L9.<hat is the appro7imate percentage of the aluminum in the alloyE a2 "0K b2 -0K c2 -"K d2 -6K 11D2 The average weight of 9 members of a family is D0 !g. $f the weight of each member is decreased by 9 K. <hat is the new averageE a2 66.9!g b2 6D.9!g c2 6(.9!g d2 6H.9!g 11(2 A trader bought 10 !g oranges for 5s. 309, of which of 1 !g was found rotten. $f he wishes to ma!e a profit of 10 K, at what rate per !g. should he sell the remaining oranges. a2 5s.33.99 b2 5s.3(.66 c2 5s.91."9 d2 *one of these 11H2 A wander buys mil! at a certain price, adds water and sells the mi7ture at the same rate as he bought it for he ma!es a -0 K profit. <hat is the percentage of water that he adds to mil!E a2 -0K b2 19K c2 "0K d2 60K 1"02 <al!ing at 10!mL hr, 0aurav reaches his office " hr. early. $f he wal!s at 19 !mL hr. he reaches his office " hr .30 min. early. #ind the distance between the college and his residence.

a2 "D.(!m

b2 "9.-!m

c2 "0!m

d2 *one of these

1"12 A boat covers a distance 30 !m. upstream and H0!m downstream in 9 hr. $t can also cover 60!m upstream and 60 !m downstream in 9hr. the speed of the water current is.. a2 3!mLhr b2 9!mLhr c2 "0!mLhr d2 "9!mLhr 1""2 A,B,and : can do a wor! in 19 days. After wor!ing with B and : for 9 days, A leaves. Then B and : finish it in "0 days more. $n how many days A can do the Iob aloneE a2 "9days b2 "Ddays c2 -0 days d2 "(days "-2 $n the following figure it is given that >T M 1" cm and :/ M Dcm. find the value of >: a2 16cm b2 1"cm c2 13cm d2 Hcm T 1" 00oooo / : >

1"32 <hich of the following values of > satisfy the inequality > 1pG-2N3>G1"E a2 >O1-,>N91 b2 "3P>ND1 c2 -N>N3

d2 >M3,>MQ-

1"92 $n the equation "R" Q aR Q b M 0, the sum of the roots is 9 and the product is 6.Then a and b have the respective values. a2 1 and 6 b2 10 and 1" c2 G10 and 1" d2 G10 and G1" 1"62 <hat is the sum of the 11 terms of an A> whose -rd term is 10 and Hth term is "0E a2 1-9 b2 169 c2 --0 S d2 *one of these 1"D2 A bo7 contains seven red, si7 white and four blue balls. =ow many selections of three balls should be made so that all three are red ballsE a2 -9 b2 D0 c2 3" d2 1D 1"(2 #rom a pac! of 9" cards, two cards are drawn one by one without replacement. #ind the probability that both of them are !ingsE a2 11L"1 b2 1-L1"1 c2 1L""1 d2 1L1"1S 1"H2 <ith out stoppage a train travels at an average speed of D9 !mLhr and with stoppage it covers the same distance at an average speed of 60 !mLhr. how many minutes does the train stopE a2 1"min b2 19 min c2 1(min d2 1" min 1-02 0iven that log" M0.-010 and log - M 0.3DD1, find the value of log 0.00D9. a2 ".1"3H b2 G".1"3H c2 1.3DD1

d2 *one of these

1-12 A watch which gains uniformly is "minutes slow at noon on )onday and is 3 min 3( sec fast at " p.m. on the following )onday. <hen was it correctE a2 "p.m. on Tuesday b2 " p.m. on <ednesday c2 - p.m. on Thursday d2 1 p.m. on #riday

1-"2 <hat was the day on "6th ?an 1H90, when $st 5epublic /ay of $ndia was celebratedE a2 )onday b2 Tuesday c2 Thursday d2 #riday ANA'(TICA' ! 'O*ICA' REASONIN* Total TimeC 11 )inutes &ach @uestionC 1 )ar! Total )ar!sC 10 1--2 $f in a certain code language Tpul ta nopU means Tfruit is goodU, Tnop !o tirU means Ttree is tallU and Tpul ho sopU means Teat good foodU. <hich of the following means TfruitU in that languageE 1a2 >ul 1b2 ta 1c2 nop 1d2 /ata inadequate 1e2 *one of these 1-32 A!ash said to )ohit, AThat boy in blue shirt is younger of the two brothers of the daughter of my fatherUs wife.B=ow is the boy in blue shirt related to A!ashE 1a2 #ather 1b2 +ncle 1c2 Brother 1d2 *ephew 1e2 grandfather 1-92 %iIayan started wal!ing towards ,outh. After wal!ing 19m, he turned to the left and wal!ed 19m. =e again turned to his left and wal!ed 19m. =ow far is he from his original position and in which directionE 1a2 19m, *orth 1b2 19m, ,outh 1c2 -0m, &ast 1d2 19m, <est 1e2 *one of these )irections -or Q86/ To Q850 $n each of the questions below, there are two or three statements given followed by four :onclusions numbered $, $$, $$$ and $%. .ou have to ta!e the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly !nown facts and then decide which of the given conclusion1s2 logically follow1s2 from the given statements. 1-62 1. ". -. :onclusionsC $. $$. $$$. $%. 1a2 4nly $ 1d2 &ither $$ or $$$ ,tatementsC ,tatementsC All chairs are tables. *o table is a boo!. All tables are stones. *o chair is a boo!. *o stone is a boo!. ,ome stones are boo!s. All tables are chairs. 1b2 4nly $ and either $$ or $$$ 1e2 *one of the above

1c2 4nly $ and $$$

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1. ,ome states are capitals. ". *o pens are capitals. :onclusionsC $. ,ome states are not pens. $$. All states are pens. $$$. ,ome pens are not states. $%. All pens are states. 1a2 4nly $ follows 1b2 4nly $$$ follows 1d2 &ither $$$ or $% and $ follow 1e2 4nly $ and $$$ follow

1c2 &ither $ or $$ follows

)irections -or Q88/ To Q890 A cube is coloured orange on one face, pin! on the opposite face, brown on one face and silver on a face adIacent to the brown face. The other two faces are left uncoloured. $t is then cut into 1"9 smaller cubes of equal si8es. *ow, answer the following questions based on the above informationC

1-(2 =ow many cubes have at least one face painted pin!E 1a2 1 1b2 H 1c2 16 1-H2 =ow many cubes have all the faces uncolouredE 1a2 "3 1b2 -6 1c2 3(

1d2 "9 1d2 63

1e2 *one of these 1e2 *one of these

)irections -or Q.00 ,elect a figure from amongst the Answer #igures which will continue the same series as established by the five >roblem #igures. +ro:lem 4i"ures0 Ans er 4i"ures0

1A2 1a2 1

1&2 1C2 1b2 "

1)2

1E2

162 1c2 -

172

182

1.2 132 1d2 3

1e2 9

)irections -or Q.6 to Q.70 5ead the information given carefully and answer the questions that follow. A, B, :, /, & and # are students of a class. &ach one has topped in one of the si7 different subIectsC )athematics, &nglish, =indi, =istory, 0eography and ,cience, Again , each one has got a different overall ran!. I/ The highest ran!er has topped in science II/ /, who is higher in ran! than & but lower than A has topped in history. III/ The lowest ran!er among them has topped in mathematics. I%/ A and & have topped in neither science nor geography. %/ # has topped in geography. %I/ # in order of ran! is lower than & who has topped in =indi and is higher than :. 1312 <ho among the following has topped in scienceE 1a2A 1b2 B 1c2 / 13"2 1a2A <ho among them has the lowest ran!E 1b2 B 1c2 / 1d2 *one of these 1d2 *one of these

)ATA SU44ICIENC( Total TimeC 19 )inutes &ach @uestionC 1 )ar! Total )ar!sC 10 )irections -or Q.8/ To Q370 Answer the following questions by choosing the correct alternative as given below. >lease )ar! a/ ,TAT&)&*T 112 A;4*& $, ,+##$:$&*T, B+T ,TAT&)&*T 1"2 A;4*& $, *4T ,+##$:$&*T :/ ,TAT&)&*T 1"2 A;4*& $, ,+##$:$&*T, B+T ,TAT&)&*T 112 A;4*& $, *4T ,+##$:$&*T c/ B4T= ,TAT&)&*T, T40&T=&5 A5& ,+##$:$&*T, B+T *&$T=&5 ,TAT&)&*T A;4*& $, ,+##$:$&*T ;/ &A:= ,TAT&)&*T A;4*& $, ,+##$:$&*T e/ ,TAT&)&*T, 112 A*/ 1"2 1T40&T=&5 45 A;4*&2 A5& *4T ,+##$:$&*T 13-2 $s 5aIa older than 5amu E $. ,ita is 3 tears younger than 5aIa and " years younger than 5amu . $$. The average age 5aIa and 5amu is "1 years.

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<hat is the area of the circleE $. The circumference of the circle is 33 units $$. The circle has a diameter of 1" units. <hat is the value of 7E $. 7" M 16 $$. 7 OG 10 =ow many students are enrolled in madam %idyaSs &nglish classE $. $f - more students sign up for the class and no one drops out, more then -9 students will have enrolled in the class. $$. $f 3 students drop out of the class and no more sign V up, fewer than -0 students will have enrolled in the class. <hat is the value of a Q bE $. bMD $$. aGbM1 <hat is the area of rectangle AB:/E $. AB is 6.1"9cm long $$. B: is 1".-D9 cm long $s triangle AB: obtuse angledE $. a" Q b" O c" $$. The center of the circle circumscribing the triangle does not lie inside the triangle. $s 7Ly a terminating decimalE $. 7 is a multiple of " $$. y is a multiple of -

1392

1362

13D2

13(2

13H2

1902

1912

<hat is the speed of the train whose length is "10 metresE $. The train crosses another train 1=owrah &7pressL1"(6H2 of -00 metres length running in opposite direction in 10 seconds. $$. The train crosses another train 1=owrah &7pressL1"(6H2 running in the same direction at the speed of 60 !mLhr in -0 seconds. A ca!e recipe calls for sugar and flour in the ratio of " cups to 1 cup, respectively. $f sugar and flour are the only ingredients in the recipe, how many cups of sugar are used when ma!ing a ca!eE $. the ca!e requires -- cups of ingredients $$. the ratio of the number of cups of flour to the total number of cups used in the recipe is 1C)ATA INTER+RETATION Total TimeC "0 )inutes &ach @uestionC 1 )ar! Total )ar!sC 0(

19"2

)irections -or Q 38 to Q350 Answer the following questions on the basis of Bar 0raph given below

19-2 1a2#eb 1932

<hich month showed the largest decrease in total imports over the previous monthE 1 b2 )ar 1c2 Apr 1d2 )ay 1e2 ?un

<hat was the total value of sheet steel 1in W2 imported over the 6 month periodE 1b2 D9,-00 1c2 99,990 1d2 3",-D0 1e2 33,D90

1a2 96,D90 1992

<hat was the percentage of scrap steel imported in the 6 month periodE 1b2 -9." 1c2 -6.1 1d2 -1." 1 e2 -(.-

1a2-D.9 1962

<hat was the difference 1in thousands of tons2 between coil steel and sheet steel imports in the first - months of

the yearE 1a210 19D2 1b2 16 1c2 1( 1d2 1H 1e2 "0

<hat was the appro7imate ratio of sheet steel and coil steel imports in the first - months of the yearE 1b2 (CH 1c2 DC11 1d2 -C( 1e2 DC3

1a211CH

)irections -or Q 38 to Q600 The pie charts above show the percentage of students in each faculty at *orth <est +niversity and the number of nonG +, students in the Arts faculty. These percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number. There are a total of 103H students in the Arts faculty. +se this information to answer the following questions.

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<hat percentage of students in the Arts faculty are nonG+, studentsE 13K 1b2 HK 1c2 -0K 1d2 11K

1e2 19K

19H2 =ow many students are there in the &ngineering facultyE 1a23"0 1b2 310 1c2 -H0 1602 =ow many students are there at the universityE 1 a23690 1b2 3960 1c2 3630

1d2 330

1e2 300

1d2 3390

1e2 3360

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