BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY: COIMBATORE -46
DEPARTMENT OF EXTENSION AND CAREER GUIDANCE
Model Aptitude Test Paper - 1
Total marks: 45
Duration : 1 hour
Analytical and Mental Ability
1. If the area of the triangle BCD is 8, what is the area of the square ABCD?
(a) 16 (b) 82 (c) 8 (d) 4 (e) 22
2. A boy receives grades of 91, 88, 86 and 78 in four of his major subjects. what must he
receive in his fifth major subject in order to average 85?
(a) 86
(b) 85
(c) 84
(d) 83
(e) 82
3. John has more money than Sam but less than Bill. If the amount held by John, Sam
and Bill are x, y and z respectively, which of the following is true?
(a) z < x < y (b) x < z < y (c) y < x < z (d) y < z < x (e) x < y < z
4. If mx + ny = 12my and my ≠ 0, then x/y + n/m = ?
(a) 12 (b) 12 mn (c) 12m + 12y (d) 0 (e) mx + ny
5. A labourer is paid Rs. 8 per hour for an 8 hour day and 1.5 times that rate for each hour
in excess of 8 hours in a single day. If the labourer received Rs. 80 for a single day's
work, how long did he work on that day?
(a) 6 hrs 40 min (b) 9 hrs 20 min (c) 9 hrs 30 min (d) 9 hrs 40 min (e) 10 hrs
6. In the same amount of time a new production assembly robot can assemble 8 times as
many transmissions as an old assembly line. If the new robot can assemble 'x'
transmissions per hour, how many transmissions can the new robot and the old assembly
line produce together in five days of round the clock production.
(a) 45x/8 (b) 15x (c) 135x/8 (d) 135x (e) 1080x
7. If Sasi has Rs. 5 more than Tarun and if Tarun has Rs. 2 more than Eswar, which of
the following exchanges will ensure that each of the three has an equal amount of
money?
(a) Sasi must give Eswar Rs. 3 and Tarun Rs. 1
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(b) Tarun must give Sasi Rs. 4 and Sasi must give Eswar Rs. 5
(c) Eswar must give Sasi Rs. 1 and Sasi must give Tarun Ra. 1.
(d) Sasi must give Eswar Rs. 4 and Tarun must give Eswar Rs. 5
(e) Either Sasi or Eswar must give Tarun Rs. 7.
8. Ravi is standing 180 meters due north of point P. Latha is standing 240 meters due
west of point P. What is the shortest distance between Ravi and Latha?
(a) 60 meters (b) 300 meters (c) 420 meters
9. (4 + √5) (4 - √5) is equal to
(a) -1
(d) 900 meters (e) 9000 meters
(b) 0
(c) 11
(d) 21
(e) 11 + 8 √5
10. If interest on a savings account is paid monthly at an annual rate of 6.25 % and if the
interest is not reinvested, then in how many years will the total amount of interest earned
equal the amount of money saved in the account?
(a) 36
(b) 24
(c) 18
(d) 16
(e) 12
11. If hose A can fill up a tank in 20 minutes and hose B can fill up the same tank in 15
minutes, how long will it take for the hoses together to fill up the tank?
(a) 5 minutes (b) 15/2 minutes
(c) 60/7 minutes
(d) 65/7 minutes
(e) 12 minutes
12. John rents a car for d days. He pays m Rs. per day for each of the first 7 days, and
half that rate for each additional day. Find the total charge if d > 7.
(a) m + 2m (d - 7)
(d) 7m + md/2
(b) m + m/2 (d - 7)
(c) 7m + m/2 (d - 7)
(e) 7m + 2md.
13. The net price of a certain article is Rs. 306 after successive discounts of 15% and
10% off the marked price. What is the marked price?
(a) Rs. 234.09
(b) Rs. 400
(c) Rs. 382.50 (d) Rs. 408
(e) None of these
14. A school has enough bread to feed 30 children for 4 days. If 10 more children are
added, how many days will the bread last?
(a) 16/3
(b) 4/3 (c) 8/3 (d) 12
(e) 3
15. A train 100 metres long running at a speed of 50 km/hr crosses a 120 m. long train
coming from the opposite direction in 6 seconds. What is the speed of the other train?
(a) 82 km/hr
(b) 70 km/hr
(c) 85 km/hr
(d) 72 km/hr
(e) 65 km/hr
16. The numbers 34041 and 32506 when divided by a certain number of three digits,
leave the same remainder. What is the number?
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(a) 535
(b) 405
(c) 357
(d) 307
(e) 275
17. A student was asked to find the arithmetic mean of the numbers 3, 11, 7, 9, 15, 13, 8,
19, 17, 21, 14 and x. He found the mean to be 12. What should be the number in the
place of x ?
a. 3
b. 7
c. 17
d. 31
18. 10 years ago, the average age of a family of 4 members was 24 years. Tow children
having been born (with age difference of 2 years), the present average age of the family
is the same. The present age of the youngest child is:
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 3 years
d. 5 years
19. January 1, 1995 was a Sunday, what day of the week lies on January 1, 1996?
a. Monday
b. Tuesday
c. Friday
d. Thursday
20. The price of 438 oranges is Rs.1384.08. What will be the approximate price of 8
dozen of oranges?
a. 388
b. 300
c. 300.45
d. 384
21. If 10 be added to 4 times a certain number, the result in 5 less than five times the
number . The number is ---------
a. 15
b. 20
c. 30
d. 5/3
22. A man wants to reach a window which is 40 feet above the ground. The distance from
the foot of the ladder to the wall is 9 feet. How long should the ladder be?
a. 41
b. 49
c. 31
d. 39
23. 2 =5 ; 4 = 18 ; 6 = 39 ; 8 = 68 ; 10 = ?
24. In the series POQ, SRT, VUW,?
a. 100
A) XYZ
25. Which number is wrong in the given series?
A) 5686
B) 1236
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b. 105
B) XZY
c. 115
C) YXZ
d.120
D) YZX
1236, 2346, 3456, 4566, 5686
C) 3456
D) 4566
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English Aptitude
Synonyms
1. EAGER
Clever
Enthusiastic
Curious
Devoted
2. PLACID
Clear
Calm
Enjoyable
Dull
Remember
Manipulate
Harmonize
Worship
Flatter
Challenge
3. COMMEMORATE
Boost
4. DEIFY
Face
5. AMENITIES
Pageantries
Privileges
Facilities
Courtesies
Antonyms
6
TRANSPARENT
Colored
7
Shame
Humbleness
Debasement
Frugal
Simple
Austere
URBAN
Country-made
10
imminent
ACQUISITIVE
Miserly
9
Opaque
PRIDE
Humility
8
Childlike
Pastoral
Provincial
Rural
BLATANT
Noisy
Quiet
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Barren
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Comprehension
Through the break between the trees, she looked into one of the lighted windows above the shop. She
could see the cartons of biscuits neatly piled near the far wall. Against her consciousness wishes Lissy’s
salivary glands started pumping fluid into her mouth. She felt her heart beating strongly from the top of her
throat into the back of her mouth. “There is nobody”, she thought “I can dash in and take a box and dash
out again. I know it is a sin but the Lord will not, punish us if we are so hungry”.
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Lissy’s reaction when she saw the biscuit cartons
formulated very ambitious plans of protecting habitat in the region
she wanted to take all the cartons
her mouth started watering
she felt hungry
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The passage describes
Lissy’s bad habit
Lissy’s temptation before stealing
Lissy’s courage to steal
The good quality of biscuits
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How was Lissy able to see the Crotons of biscuits?
From the flavor of biscuits in the room
she saw an opened carton
she was aided by a light in the room
Because some biscuit cartons were damaged.
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Why did her heart beat strongly?
She was thinking of stealing the biscuits
The flavor of biscuits was tempting
She thought nobody was watching her
She was eager to eat the biscuits.
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15 What did she looked into above the shop
one of the lighted windows
The flavor of biscuits was tempting
She thought nobody was watching her
She was eager to eat the biscuits.
Sentence Completion
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These essays are intellectually ------------- and represent various levels of complexity.
revealing
modern
superior
demanding
17 It was almost impossible for him to put out of his mind the ------------ words which he heard
from his clever father-in-law.
inspiring
witty
sarcastic
soothing
18 Integrity of character, honesty, dependability and discipline ---------------- with a genuine
interest in your work will go a long way in the achievement of success in your professional
life.
coupled
19
attached
joined
The soldiers were instructed to restraint and handle the situation peacefully.
exercise
20
fixed
prevent
enforce
remain
Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar was one of the chief -------- of women’s rights.
promoters
facilitators
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instigators
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Protagonists
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Bharathiar University : Coimbatore-46
Department of Extension and Career Guidance
Answer Sheet
Name
College
Year /
Course
Email:
Note: Give your answer with option like a or b or c or d
English
Q.No
Correct Option
Analytical and Mental
Q.No
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Correct Option
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Answer keys for test -1
English
Q.No
Correct Option
analytical
Q.No
Correct Option
1
C
1
A
2
B
2
E
3
B
3
c
4
B
4
a
5
B
5
b
6
C
6
D
7
A
7
A
8
D
8
B
9
D
9
C
10
B
10
D
11
B
11
C
12
B
12
c
13
C
13
B
14
A
14
E
15
A
15
A
16
C
16
D
17
B
17
B
18
A
18
C
19
A
19
A
20
D
20
B
21
A
22
A
23
B
24
C
25
A
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