General Aptitude Test-S5 grade & Above

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Instructions:-

1. Question Paper consists of 30 Questions.

2. Each question carries 2 marks.
3. One mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
4. Duration of test is 40 Minutes.
5. All the Best.

Section A- Mathematical skills

Q1. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3:2.If 5% of the total profit goes to charity and A’s share
is Rs 855, then total profit is:-

a. Rs 1425 c. Rs.1500
b. Rs 1537.50 d. Rs 1576

Q2. A microwave sold at a certain price gives a gain of 20%, what will be the gain percentage if sold
for thrice the price?

a) 280 c)290
b) 270 d)260

6.Q3. Look at this series 3, 4,7,8,11,12...what number should come next?

a) 7 c)14
b) 10 d)15

Q4. 4 Men and 6 women can complete a work in 8 days, while 3 men and 7 women can complete it
in 10 days. In how many days will 10 women complete it?

a) 35 c) 40
b) 45 d) 50

Q5. A grocer has a sale of Rs 6435, Rs 6927, Rs 6955, Rs 7230 and Rs 6562 for 5 consecutive months.
How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs 6500?

a) 4891 c) 5991
b) 6991 d) 6291
 Section –B Verbal Ability

In the following questions choose the word which best express the meaning of the given word.

Q6. BRIEF

a) Small c)Short
b) Little d) Limited

Q7. ADVERSITY

a) Failure c)Crisis
b) Misfortune d) Helplessness

Q8. PROCRASTINATION

a) Postpone c)go ahead

b) Hurry d) complete

Q9.DELIGENT

a) Smart c) Hard-working
b) Intelligent d) Brilliant

Find the correctly spelt word.

Q10. Identify the correct word in the following:-

1. Efficient 3.Treatmeant
2. Beterment 4.Employd

Q11. Identify the correct word in the following:-

1. Pessenger 3.Paisenger
2. Passanger 4.Passenger

Read the paragraph and answer the following:-

What needs to be set right is our approach towards work? It is a common sight in our country of
employees reporting for duty on time and at the same time doing little work. If an assessment is
made of time they spent in gossiping, drinking tea, eating "pan" and smoking cigarettes, it will be
shocking to know that the time devoted to actual work is negligible. The problem is the standard
which the leadership in administration sets for the staff. Forgot the ministers because they mix
politics and administration. What do top bureaucrats do? What do the below down officials do? The
administration set up remains week mainly because the employees do not have the right example to
follow and they are more concerned about being in the good books of the bosses than doing work.
 Q12.The employees in our country
a) are quite punctual but not duty conscious
b) are not punctual, but somehow manage to complete their work
c) are somewhat lazy but good natured
d) are not very highly qualified

Q13. According to the writer, the administration in India

a. Is by and large effective

b. Is very strict and firm
c. Is affected by red tape
d. Is more or less ineffective

Q14.The word “assessment” means

a. Enquiry c. Evaluation
b. Report d. Summary

Section C- Reasoning

Find the statement that must be true according to the given information.

Q15. Georgia is older than her cousin Marsha. Marsha's brother Bart is older than Georgia.
When Marsha and Bart are visiting with Georgia, all three like to play a game of Monopoly. Marsha
wins more often than Georgia does.

a. When he plays monopoly with Marsha and Georgia, Bart often loses

b. Of the three, Georgia is the oldest

c. Georgia hates to lose at Monopoly

d. Of the three Marsha is the younger

Q16.Identify the missing number from the box:-

7 10 16
13 22 40
31 58 ?

a.112 c.157

b.110 d.96

In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by three assumptions numbered
I, II and III. You have to consider the given statements and following assumptions, decide which of
the following assumptions is implicit in the statement and choose your answer accordingly.
Q17. Statements: “Buy pure and natural honey of company X”-an advertisement in a newspaper.

Assumptions:

I. Artificial honey can be prepared

II. People do not mind paying more for pure and natural honey
III. No other company supplies pure honey

a. Only I is implicit c. Only I and III are Implicit

b. Only I and II are implicit d. All are implicit

e. None of these

c. Only I and II follows

Q18. Statement: - In order to reduce the gap between income and expenditure the company has
decided to increase the price of its product from next month.

Assumptions:-

I. The rate will remain more or less same after the increase
II. The expenditure will more or less remain the same in near future.
III. The rival companies will also increase the price of the similar product.

a. Only I and II are implicit d. Only III is implicit

b. Only II and III are implicit e. All are implicit
c. None of these

Q19. Pollution control can no longer be viewed as a national problem to be viewed by individual
countries on basis of natural sovereignty. As the international effects of the Chernobyl nuclear
accident proves, pollutants do not respect national boundaries. Thus every nation has a legitimate
stake in the environmental policies and practices of its neighbours.

Which of the following would be the most logical continuation of the passage above?

a) So it only goes on to prove that ultimately, nuclear power is an entity which is more than
man can handle and so should give up trying to
b) Therefore each nation should have the right to use force, if needed against a neighbour
whose environmental policies are causing harm.
c) Therefore there should be an international commission to handle the issue of pollution with
the power to set polices for all nations.
d) Thus every nation should pledge to ensure a safe and secure world for our future
generations.
e) As a result, only a unipolar world with an authoritative ruler can ensure that the pollution
control norms are stringently met.

Q20.When the aim is sure and swift any target becomes just another milestone. When people
harmonize their energies, you can be sure that all your efforts will converge towards a single
focussed goal.
Which of the following is a logical conclusion?

a) Milestones are easily achievable.

b) Unity is strength
c) Working together implies that everybody has a unilateral approach to the task at hand.
d) Target achievement is simpler and more effective when many heads get together.
e) None of the above.

Q21.Violence and lawlessness have spread all over country. They are like a river, which breaks its
banks and overflows in every direction. Its water is of little use. It can only cause harm to the people.
Such is the present state of affairs.

The statement by the speaker conveys the idea that:-

a) Violence can be curbed if proper measures are taken.

b) An overflowing river is comparable to violent people.
c) Violence and lawlessness implies that the government has failed to maintain law and order
in the nation.
d) Peace is essential for accomplishing anything.
e) The Indian Judiciary needs to rethink and make necessary changes in the laws to avoid the
loopholes in it.

Q22. World’s no 1Leander Paes and his partner Mahesh Bhupathi, brought glory for Indian tennis
and India by emerging victors in the Wimbledon men’s doubles, their second straight Grand Slam
tighter.

The above statement assumes that:-

a) Leander and Mahesh have played some gay Grand slams together.
b) Winning Wimbledon brings glory to one’s country.
c) Leander Paes in World no 1.
d) People know that Paes and Bhupati are the no.1 doubles pair in the world.
e) None of the above

Directions: - One interrogative statement is followed by two arguments, one beginning with “Yes”
and other with “no”.

Q23. Should free education be imparted in Indian school and colleges?

1. Yes, because India is a poor country and people cannot afford education for their children.
2. No, because anything which is given free loses its significance.

Mark :-

a) If only argument 1 is forceful

b ) If only argument 2 is forceful

c) If both 1 and 2 are forceful

d) If neither 1 nor 2 are forceful.

Directions for Q.24 –Q.25. From the alternatives, choose the one which correctly classifies the four
sentences as:-

F:- Fact = if it relates to a known matter of direct observation, or an existing reality or something
known to be true.

J:- Judgement =if it is an opinion or an estimate or anticipation of common sense or intention,

I :- Inference = Its a logical conclusion or deduction of something, based on the knowledge of facts.

Q24. 1. We should love our country if we love truth and justice.

2. Indian Democracy rejects the enslavement of the soul.

3. It is the fate of humans that in spite of science they must die.

4. Students must prepare well in advance.

a) IFFJ c) JIFF

b) JFFJ d) JFJJ

Q25. 1. Our society must get our loyalty and devotion.

2. Nothing should be so important to man as man

3. Because his girlfriend ditched him, he has been on a girl- hating trip
4. Our attempts to alleviate the tribals lot’ by giving them the televisions will backfire.

a) FFJJ c) JJIJ
b) JJJJ d) JJII

Q26. Statement: - Company X has marked the product. Go ahead; purchase it if price and
quality are your consideration.

Conclusions

I. The product must be good in quality

II. The price of the product must be reasonable
a. Only conclusion I follows
b. If only conclusion II follows
c. If I or II follows
d. If neither I nor II follows
e. If both I and II follows.

Section 4- General Knowledge

Q27. The word ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken
from

a. Rigveda c. Mundak Upanishad

b. Satpath Brahmana d. Ramayana
Q28. The national song of India was composed by

a. Rabindranath tagore c. Iqbal

b. Bankim Chandra Chatterji d. Jai Shankar Prasad

Q29. “Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
A. Uttar Pradesh c. Bihar
B. Rajasthan d. Madhya Pradesh

Q30.The “black flag” signifies”

a. revolution/danger c. Protest
b. peace d. truce