General Knowledge and Aptitude questions

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Prakhar Srivastava
These are some of the aptitude and general knowledge questions:-


1. A large water reservoir has two outlet pipes, a small one and a large one. It takes 6 hours to empty the reservoir when only the small outlet pipe is open. It takes 3 hours to empty the reservoir when only the large outlet pipe is open. About what fraction of the reservoir will be emptied in one hour if both the pipes are open?

(i) 0.33 (ii) 0.50 (iii) 0.17 (iv) cannot be determined

2. A piece of equipment consumes c cents per hour of fuel and requires d dollars per hour for other operational costs. What is the cost in dollars of operating the equipment for 300 hours?

(i)300 c + 3 d (ii)3 (c + d) (iii)300 (c + d)(iv) 0.01 c + d
3 c + 300 d


3. After work, Mr. White drove 36 miles west, then 20 miles south, and finally 12 miles west to meet his sister. What is the shortest distance in miles from Mr. White's workplace to his sister's home?


(i) 68 (ii) 52 (iii) 60 (iv) cannot be determined


4. If the base of a triangle is by 20% and its height is increased
(i) decreases by 4% (ii) increases by 20% (iii) decreases by 35% (iv) decreases by 20%


5. If a line segment is drawn connecting point A (-6, 5) and point B (8, -19), then the coordinates of the midpoint are

(i). (-7, 1) (ii). (1, -7) (iii). (-24, 14) (iv) . (2, -14) (v). (14, -24)


6. Quantity A = Time to travel 95 miles at 50 miles per hour
Quantity B = Time to travel 125 miles at 60 miles per hour

(i). Quantity A is greater
(ii). Relationship Indeterminate
(iii). Quantity B is greater
(iv). Quantity A equals Quantity B


7. Mr. Haqim drove from Hat Hill to Capsville in 85 minutes at an average speed of 45 miles per hour. In about how many minutes should he make the return journey so that his average speed for the entire journey is 60 miles per hour?


(i). 141 (ii). Can not be determined (iii). 127 (iv). 113 (v). 42


8. Pineapples cost 30 cents each, whereas pears cost 80 cents a dozen. A litre of fruit punch requires 1/3 of a pineapple and 4 pears. How many dollars will it cost to make 5 litres of fruit punch?

(i). 50 (ii). None of these (iii). 0.37 (iv). 16.50 (v). 1.83

9 Last month, Mr. Anderson spent 9% of his salary to pay his electricity bill, 13% to pay his phone bill,and 58% for general monthly expenses. If his salary is $ 2000, then his savings last month was


(i). $ 260 (ii). $ 400 (iii). $ 1160 (iv). $ 1600 (v). $ 180

10. Consider a square with side of length a, and an isosceles right triangle with one side of length a and hypotenuse of length b. What is the sum of the areas of the square and the triangle?


(i). a3b/2 (ii). 2a3b (iii). 3a2/2 (iv). 2a2/3 (v). a2 + ab/2

11. A gas cylinder has two vents, V1 and V2, for discharge. The cylinder empties in 8 minutes when only vent V1 is open. The cylinder empties in 2 minutes when both vent V1 and vent V2 are open. About how many minutes will the cylinder take to empty if only vent V2 is open?


(i). Can not be determined (ii). 0.17 (iii). 1.60 (iv). 6.00 (v). 2.67

12. Consider a triangle PQR.
Quantity A = length of PQ + length of QR
Quantity B = length of PR

(i). Quantity A equals Quantity B (ii). Relationship Indeterminate (iii).Quantity A is greater
(iv). Quantity B is greater

13. Mr. Kennedy bought 700 shares of ABC Inc. in 1994 at a price of $ 5 for each share. He sold all these shares yesterday for 80% more than he paid for them. If he has to pay a tax of 40% on the gain, how many dollars does he pay as tax?


(i). 1120 (ii). 373 (iii). 2800 (iv). 1400 (v). None of these

14. Consider a rectangle. The length of its shorter side is 8, and the length of its diagonal is 16.
Quantity A = 30o
Quantity B = measure of angle formed by diagonal and shorter side


(i). Relationship Indeterminate (ii). Quantity B is greater (iii). Quantity A is greater (iv). Quantity A equals Quantity B


15 Quantity A = Volume of a cube in which the length of a side is 5 Quantity B = Volume of a cube in which the length of a diagonal of a face is 6 (2)^1/2

(i). Quantity A equals Quantity B
(ii). Quantity B is greater
(iii). Relationship Indeterminate
(iv). Quantity a is greater

16 Quantity A = Percentage increase from 10 ft to 13 ft
Quantity B = Percentage increase from 13 ft to 16 ft


(i). Quantity B is greater
(ii). Quantity A equals Quantity B
(iii). Quantity A is greater
(iv). Relationship Indeterminate


17. A task is done by y women in 45 hours. The same task is done by (y + 2) women in z hours.
Quantity A = 45 Quantity B = z


(i). Quantity A is greater (ii). Quantity B is greater
(iii).Quantity A equals Quantity B (iv). Relationship Indeterminate

18. The fuel economy of a passenger car will typically peak at 45 miles per hour, and then decline as the vehicle's speed increases. For example, a given car gets 40 miles per gallon at 45 miles per hour, but it gets 12% fewer miles per gallon at 60 miles per hour. How far can this car travel at 60 miles per hour on 11 gallons of gas?

(i). 35.2 miles (ii). 387.2 miles (iii). 400 miles (iv). 408.3 miles

19 Harry takes seven tests in a semester and gets an average grade of 80. If his first five exam scores were 75, 69, 81, 90, and 73, what was his average score for the last two tests?

(i). 78 (ii). 81 (iii). 82 (iv). 86 (v). 65

20 Oil costs $4 per gallon and diesel costs $5.24 per gallon. If the price of oil rises by 10% a month, and the price of diesel is unchanged, how many complete months will it take until a gallon of oil costs more than a gallon of diesel?

(i). 2 (ii). 3 (iii). 4 (iv). 5 (v). 6


21. In a 500 meters race, A beats B by 50 meters or 8 seconds. Find A ‘s time over the course.
(a) 2 min. (b) 1 min. 12 sec. (c) 2 min. 35 sec. (d) 1 min.

22. Both hands of a clock starting together from 12 o’clock will coincide next time again after
(a) 65 min. (b) 36.18 min (c) 30 min. (d) 65.45 min (e) 62.18 min

23. The angle between two hour division consecutively is
(a) 20o (b) 12o (c) 30o (d) 60o (e) 15o

24. When the two hands of a clock coincide in every 64 minutes, then the clock
(a) gains time (b) loses time (c) shows correct time (d) loses and gains time alt.

25. If the ratio of areas of two squares is 9 : 1, the ratio of their perimeter is
(a) 9 : 1 (b) 3 : 4 (c) 3 : 1 (d) 1 : 3 (e) 4 : 3

26. 40 is what percent of x?

27. The lowest fraction in ½, ¾, 5/6, 7/12 and 2/5 is
(a) ½ (b) ¾ (c) 5/6 (d) 7/12 (e) 2/5

28. If 3 men or 7 women can do a piece a work in 32 days, how long will 7 men and 5 women require to do a piece of work twice as great?
(a) 10.5 days (b) 21 days (c) 42 days (d) 27 days (e) None



29. A mixture of 40 kg of spirit and water contain 10% water. How much water must be added to this mixture to raise the percentage of water to 25%?
(a) 48 kg (b) 24 kg (c) 10 kg (d) 8 kg (e) 4 kg

30. What is the percentage increase in volume of a cube when its edge is doubled?
(a) 200 (b) 400 (c) 700 (d) 800 (e) None

31. A B C
D
E F G
H
I
Each of the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 is:
(1) Represented by a different letter in the figure above.
(2) Positioned in the figure above so that each of A+B+C, C+D+E, E+F+G, and G+H+I is equal to 13.

Which digit does E present?

32. A, B and C often eat dinner out.
(1) Each orders either coffee or tea after dinner.
(2) If A orders coffee, then B orders the drink that C orders.
(3) If B orders coffee, then A orders the drink that C doesn’t order.
(4) If C orders tea, then A orders the drink that B orders.

Who do you know always orders the same drink after dinner?

33. There are three facedown playing cards 1,2 and 3. Your job is to figure out the value and suit of each playing card, The following 4 clues are given:-
1) There is at least one 3 immediately to the right of a 2.
2) There is at least one club immediately to the right of a club.
3) There is at least one 3 immediately to the left of a 3.
4) There is at least one club immediately to the left of a diamond.

Question 34 - 38

(1) Ashland is north of East Liverpool and west of Coshocton.
(2) Bowling Green is north of Ashland and west of Fredtown.
(3) Dover is south and east of Ashland.
(4) East Liverpool is north of Fredtown and east of Dover.
(5) Fredtown is north of Dover and west of Ashland.
(6) Coshocton is south of Fredtown and west of Dover.

34. Which of the towns mentioned is furthest to the northwest?
(a) Ashland (b) Bowling Green (c) Coshocton (d) East Liverpool (e) Fredtown

35. Which of the following must be both north and east of Fredtown?
I. Ashland
II. Coshocton
III. East Liverpool

(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) I and II
(e) I and III

36. Which of the following towns must be situated both south and west of at least one other town?
(a) Ashland only
(b) Ashland and Fredtown
(c) Dover and Fredtown
(d) Dover, Coshocton, and Fredtown
(e) Coshocton, Dover, and East Liverpool

37. Which of the following statements, if true, would make the information in the numbered statements more specific?
(a) Coshocton is north of Dover.
(b) East Liverpool is north of Dover.
(c) Ashland is east of Bowling Green.
(d) Coshocton is east of Fredtown.
(e) Bowling Green is north of Fredtown.

38. Which of the numbered statements gives information that can be deduced from one or more of the other statements?
(a) (1)
(b) (2)
(c) (3)
(d) (4)
(e) (6)

Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to the following words:

39. Unearth 40. Candid 41. Robust
(a) Conceal (a) Vague (a) Weak
(b) Gnaw (b) Outspoken (b) Violent
(c) Clean (c) Anxious (c) Vicious
(d) Fling (d) Swallow (d) Villainous
(e) React (e)Experienced (e) Hungry



Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole:

42. Measurement is, like any human endeavour, a complex activity, subject to error,not always used __________ , and frequently misinterpreted and ______________ .
(a) mistakenly………….derided
(b) erratically………….analysed
(c) systematically………..organised
(d) innovatively…………refined
(e) properly…………..misunderstood

43. Although a few years ago the fundamental facts about the Milky Way seemed fairly well______________ , now even its mass and radius have come to be _____________
(a) determined…………..resolution
(b) ignored…………….danger
(c) problematic…………prominence
(d) diminished………….disrepute
(e) established…………..question

Choose the word most nearly similar in meaning to the following words:

44. Reiterate 45. Indignity 46. Foil
(a) Gainsay (a) Pomposity (a) Bury
(b) Revive (b) Bombast (b) Frustrate
(c) Revenge (c) Obeisance (c) Shield
(d) Repeat (d) Insult (d) Desire
(e) Return (e) Message (e) Gain

Work out the following analogies :-

47. INDIGENT : WEALTH 48. HERMIT : GREGARIOUS
(a) contented : happiness (a) miser : penurious
(b) aristocratic : stature (b) ascetic : hedonist
(c) smug : complacency (c) coward : pusillanimous
(d) emaciated : nourishment (d) scholar : literate
(e) variegated : variety (e) crab : crustacean

49. SKINFLINT : STINGY 50. LATENT : MANIFESTATION
(a) daredevil : alert (a) torpid : hibernation
(b) braggart : carefree (b) patent : appearance
(c) blackguard : protective (c) perfunctory : inspiration
(d) spendthrift : weak (d) punctilious : continuity
(e) die-hard : stubborn (e) dormant : awakening



1 Who is Indias first woman foreign secretary?

uma barathi vijayalakshmi pandit
sarojini naidu chokila iyer

2 Who was the commander of the pandava army in the mahabaratha?

Arjuna Yudhishtir
virat Drishtadyumna

3 who is incharge of the interim government in afghanistan?
hamid karzai Beharrudin rabbani
Rashid latif Zahir shah

4 Which singer-actress suffered a breakdown recently due to
mental stress

Jennifer lopez madonna
Mariah carey Britney spears

5 During the period of which british primeminister did India get its
independence

Clement Atlee winston churchill
George erwing Sir paul alcott

6 Before Thomas johannson which swede won the australian open title

stefan edberg Mats wilander
jonas bjorkman Bjorn borg

7 Yajur veda deals with
medicine philosophy
celibacy rituals

8 What is the surname of dennis in the cartoon " DENNIS THE MENACE"

Bergkamp Mitchell
Quinones Michaels

9 How is santa clara,a californian county better known as?

Hollywood Beverly hills
silicon valley san jose

10 Who took over as the chairman of NASSCOM after the death of
Dewang mehta
Ramalinga raju sabeer bhatia
kiran karnik Nandan nilekani
 
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