CARE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

APTITUDE TEST -04

QUESTION CODE –DDD Time: 60 Min

The following pie-chart shows the percentage distribution of the expenditure incurred in
publishing a book. Study the pie-chart and the answer the questions based on it.

Various Expenditures (in percentage) Incurred in Publishing a Book

1. If for a certain quantity of books, the publisher has to pay Rs. 30,600 as printing cost,
then what will be amount of royalty to be paid for these books?
(A) Rs. 19,450 (B) Rs. 21,200 (C) Rs.
22,950 (D) Rs. 26,150

Answer: Option C

Explanation: Let the amount of Royalty to be paid for these books be Rs. r.

30600 x
15
Then, 20 : 15 = 30600 : r r = Rs. = Rs. 22,950.
20

2. What is the central angle of the sector corresponding to the expenditure incurred on
Royalty?
(A) 15º (B) 24º (C) 54º (D) 48º

Answer: Option C

Explanation:Central angle corresponding to Royalty= (15% of 360)º

 15
x
= 10 º
360
0
= 54º.

3. The price of the book is marked 20% above the C.P. If the marked price of the book is
Rs. 180, then what is the cost of the paper used in a single copy of the book?
(A) Rs 36 (B) Rs37.50 (C) Rs42 (D) RS
44.25

Answer: Option B

Explanation: Clearly, marked price of the book = 120% of C.P.

Also, cost of paper = 25% of C.P Let the cost of paper for a single book be Rs. n.

25 x
Then, 120 : 25 = 180 : n n = Rs. 180 = Rs. 37.50 .
120

4. If 5500 copies are published and the transportation cost on them amounts to Rs. 82500,
then what should be the selling price of the book so that the publisher can earn a profit of
25%?
(A) Rs. 187.50 (B) Rs. 191.50 (C) Rs. 175 (D) Rs.
180

Answer: Option A

Explanation: For the publisher to earn a profit of 25%, S.P. = 125% of C.P.

Also Transportation Cost = 10% of C.P. Let the S.P. of 5500 books be Rs. x.

125 x
Then, 10 : 125 = 82500 : x x=
82500 = Rs. 1031250.
Rs.
10
103125
S.P. of one book = Rs. 0 = Rs. 187.50 .
5500

5. Royalty on the book is less than the printing cost by:

(A) 5% (B) 33 (1/5)% (C) 20% (D)
25%
 Answer: Option D

Explanation: Printing Cost of book = 20% of C.P.

Royalty on book = 15% of C.P.

Difference = (20% of C.P.) - (15% of C.P) = 5% of C.P.

Difference x
Percentage difference= %
Printing Cost 100

5% of C.P. x
= % = 25%.
Printing Cost 100

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

6. CORPULENT
(A) Lean (B) Gaunt (C) Emaciated (D)
Obese

Answer: Option D

7. VENT
(A) Opening (B) Stodge (C) End (D) Past tense
of go

Answer: Option A

8. COMMISSIONED
(A) Started (B) Closed (C) Finished (D)Terminated

Answer: Option D

9. MORTAL
(A) Divine (B) Immortal (C) Spiritual (D) Eternal

Answer: Option B

10. QUIESCENT
(A) ACTIVE (B) Dormant (C) Weak (D) Unconcerned

Answer: Option A
 Find the correctly spelt words.

11 (solve as per the direction given above)

(A) Efficient (B) Treatmeant (C) Beterment (D) Employd

Answer: Option A

12. (solve as per the direction given above)

(A) Benefitted (B) Benifited (C) Benefited (D) Benefeted

Answer: Option C

13. Find the odd man out. 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50, 64
(A) 50 (B) 26 (C) 37 (D) 64

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

(1*1)+1 , (2*2)+1 , (3*3)+1 , (4*4)+1 , (5*5)+1 , (6*6)+1 , (7*7)+1 , (8*8)+1

But, 64 is out of pattern.

14. Find the odd man out.8, 27, 64, 100, 125, 216, 343
(A) 27 (B) 100 (C) 125 (D) 343

Answer: Option B

Explanation: The pattern is 23, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73. But, 100 is not a perfect cube.

15. A person's present age is two-fifth of the age of his mother. After 8 years, he will be
one-half of the age of his mother. How old is the mother at present?
(A) 32 years (B) 36 years (C) 40 years (D) 48
years

Answer: Option C

Explanation: Let the mother's present age be x years.

2
Then, the person's present age = x years.
5
2 x + 1 (x +
=
5 8 2 8)

2(2x + 40) = 5(x + 8)

 x = 40.

16. (935421 x 625) = ?

(A) 575648125 (B) 584638125 (C) 584649125 (D) 585628125

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

1 4
935421 x 625 = 935421 x 54 = 935421 x 0
2
935421000
935421 x 104
= = 0
4
2 16

= 584638125

17. How many prime numbers are less than 50 ?

(A) 16 (B) 15 (C) 14 (D) 18

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Prime numbers less than 50 are:

2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47

Their number is 15

18. To fill a tank, 25 buckets of water is required. How many buckets of water will be
required to fill the same tank if the capacity of the bucket is reduced to two-fifth of its
present ?
(A)10 (B) 35 (C) 62.5 (D) Cannot be
determined

Answer: Option C

Explanation: Let the capacity of 1 bucket = x.

Then, the capacity of tank = 25x.

2
New capacity of bucket = x
5
25x
Required number of buckets =
(2x/5)
 5
= 25 x 2
x x
12
= 5
2

= 62.5

19. The greatest possible length which can be used to measure exactly the lengths 7 m, 3 m
85 cm, 12 m 95 cm is:
(A) 15CM (B) 25CM (C) 35CM (D) 42CM

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Required length = H.C.F. of 700 cm, 385 cm and 1295 cm = 35 cm.

20. Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be
formed?
(A) 210 (B) 1050 (C) 25200 (D) 21400

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Number of ways of selecting (3 consonants out of 7) and (2 vowels out of 4)

= (7C3 x 4C2)
7x6x 4x
5 3
= x
3x2x 2x
1 1
= 210.

Number of groups, each having 3 consonants and 2 vowels = 210.

Each group contains 5 letters.

Number of ways of arranging

= 5!
5 letters among themselves
=5x4x3x2x1
= 120.
Required number of ways = (210 x 120) = 25200.