N. G.

Patel Polytechnic, Isroli (637) Training & Placement Cell Aptitude Test (Arithmetic)
There are 25 questions and all questions are compulsory (25 Marks) Duration: 50 min. Sub: Area 1. The ratio between the length and the breadth of a rectangular park is 3: 2. If a man cycling along the boundary of the park at the speed of 12 km/hr completes one round in 8 minutes, then the area of the park (in sq. m) is: A. C. 15360 30720 B. D. 153600 307200

2. The ratio between the perimeter and the breadth of a rectangle is 5: 1. If the area of the rectangle is 216 sq. cm, what is the length of the rectangle? A. C. 16 cm 24 cm B. D. 18 cm Data inadequate

3. A man walked diagonally across a square lot. Approximately, what was the percent saved by not walking along the edges? A. C. 20 30 B. D. 24 33

4. A tank is 25 m long, 12 m wide and 6 m deep. The cost of plastering its walls and bottom at 75 paise per sq. m, is: A. C. Rs. 456 Rs. 558 B. D. Rs. 458 Rs. 568

Sub: Chain Rule 5. 3 pumps, working 8 hours a day, can empty a tank in 2 days. How many hours a day must 4 pumps work to empty the tank in 1 day? A. C. 9 11 xy d B. D. 10 12

6. If the cost of x metres of wire is d rupees, then what is the cost of y metres of wire at the same rate? A. Rs. B. Rs. (xd) Rs. yd x

C.

Rs. (yd)

D.

7. A fort had provision of food for 150 men for 45 days. After 10 days, 25 men left the fort. The number of days for which the remaining food will last, is: A. 29 1 5 B. 1 37 4

C.

42

D.

54

8. If a quarter kg of potato costs 60 paise, how many paise will 200 gm cost? A. C. 48 paise 56 paise B. D. 54 paise 72 paise

Sub: Clock 9. An accurate clock shows 8 o'clock in the morning. Through how may degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 o'clock in the afternoon? A. C. 144 168 B. D. 150 180

10. A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through: A. C. 145 155 B. D. 150 160

11. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 4.20, is: A. C. 0 5 B. D. 10 20

12. How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in a day? A. C. 22 44 B. D. 24 48

Sub: Numbers 13. Which one of the following is not a prime number? A. C. 31 71 B. D. 61 91

14. (112 x 54) = ? A. C. 67000 76500 B. D. 70000 77200

15. 1397 x 1397 =? A. C. E. 1951609 18362619 None of these B. D. 1981709 2031719

16. The sum of first five prime numbers is: A. C. 11 26 B. D. 18 28

Sub: Time & Work 17. A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days, then the fraction of the work that is left is : A. 1 4 7 15 B. 1 10 8 15

C.

D.

18. A is thrice as good as workman as B and therefore is able to finish a job in 60 days less than B. Working together, they can do it in: A. C. 20 days 25 days B. D. 1 22 days 2 30 days

Sub: Time & Distance 19. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour? A. C. 3.6 8.4 B. D. 7.2 10

20. An aero plane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in 1 A. C. hours, it must travel at a speed of: 300 kmph 600 kmph B. D. 360 kmph 720 kmph

21. If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. The actual distance travelled by him is: A. C. 50 km 70 km B. D. 56 km 80 km

22. A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach point B 75 kms away from A at the same time. On the way, however, the train lost about 12.5 minutes while stopping at the stations. The speed of the car is: A. C. 100 kmph 120 kmph B. D. 110 kmph 130 kmph

23. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour? A. C. 9 12 B. D. 10 20

Sub: Train 24. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train? A. C. 120 metres 324 metres B. D. 180 metres 150 metres

25. A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length of the platform? A. C. 120 m 300 m B. D. 240 m None of these

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