APTITUDE PAPER

INTERMEDIATE
Choose the correct options given below:

1. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?

(a) 3.6
(b) 7.2
(c) 8.4
(d) 10

2. An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same
distance in 1 hours, it must travel at a speed of:

(a) 300 kmph

(b) 360 kmph
(c) 600 kmph
(d) 720 kmph

3. 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) 50 km
(b) 56 km
(c) 70 km
(d) 80 km

4. 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) 100 kmph

(b) 110 kmph
(c) 120 kmph
(d) 130 kmph
5. 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) 9
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 20

6. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the
train?

(a) 120 metres

(b) 180 metres
(c) 324 metres
(d) 150 metres

7. A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 km/hr in the same direction in which the train is
going, in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is:

(a) 45 km/hr
(b) 50 km/hr
(c) 54 km/hr
(d) 55 km/hr

8. The length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr can cross in
30 seconds, is:

(a) 200 m
(b) 225 m
(c) 245 m
(d) 250 m

9. Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 27 seconds
and 17 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23 seconds. The ratio of their speeds is:

(a) 1 : 3
(b) 3 : 2
 (c) 3 : 4
(d) None of these

10. 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) 120 m
(b) 240 m
(c) 300 m
(d) None of these

11. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate
in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?

(a) 6.25

(b) 6.5

(c) 6.75

(d) 7

12. A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, 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) Rs. 4991

(b) Rs. 5991

(c) Rs. 6001

(d) Rs. 6991

13. The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be greater than
zero?

(a) 0

(b) 1

(c) 10

(d) 19
14. The average weight of 8 person's increases by 2.5 kg when a new person comes in place of
one of them weighing 65 kg. What might be the weight of the new person?

(a) 76 kg

(b) 76.5 kg

(c) 85 kg

(d) Data inadequate

15. The average age of husband, wife and their child 3 years ago was 27 years and that of wife
and the child 5 years ago was 20 years. The present age of the husband is:

(a) 35 years
(b) 40 years
(c) 50 years
(d) None of these

16. Find the adverb in the given sentence: Jenny isn’t going anywhere today, as she is feeling
drowsy.

(a) Jenny (b) going (c) anywhere (d) drowsy

17. The dog or the cats…………outside.

(a) is (b) are (c) they (d) them

18. My brother has his laptop under my care. I have to………..it.

(a) look down (b) look in (c) look after (d) look at

19. I pay my taxes every year.

(a) regularly (b) annually (c) monthly (d) fornightly

20. ………..! I have hurt my leg.

(a) sorry (b) oh (c) ouch (d) yay

21. Choose the correct adjectives: Sam is………student in the class.

(a) the most intelligent (b) most intelligent (c) more intelligent (d) intelligent

22. When you find something funny, you are…….by it.

 (a) amuse (b) amusing (c) amused (d) none of these

23. Choose the correct degree of comparison: I am the……..when I am on my own.

(a) happiest (b) happy (c) happier (d) most happier

24. Which of the following compound adjectives is appropriate: I love wearing this………dress.
It is my mother’s dress.

(a) old-fashioned (b) brand-new (c) well-mannered (d) short-sighted

25. Identify the adjectives in the following sentences: he lives in a charming house just outside
the town.

(a) lives (b) town (c) charming (d) house

26. ………….type of colours do you need?

(a) who (b) whose (c) which (d) whom

27. Choose the correct option:

(i) Sushma is older of Mrs. Mehra’s daughters.

(ii) Sushma is the eldest of Mrs. Mehra’s daughters.

(a) correct, incorrect (b) incorrect, correct (c) both are correct (d) both are incorrect

28. (i) The nearest hospital from my house is 3 miles away.

(ii) The nearest hospital from my house is there miles away.

(a) correct, incorrect (b) incorrect, correct (c) both are correct (d) both are incorrect

29. There are…………doctors available in the village.

(a) little (b) few (c) sufficient (d) all

30. Sri called………the police to inform about the theft.

(a) in (b) up (c) off (d) down

31. Look at this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), ... What number should come next?

(a) (1/3)
(b) (1/8)
(c) (2/8)
 (d) (1/16)

32. Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... What number should come next?

(a) 7
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 13

33. Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... What number should come next?

(a) 20
(b) 22
(c) 23
(d) 26

34. Look at this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ... What number should come next?

(a) 22
(b) 24
(c) 25
(d) 26

35. Look at this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, ... What number should come next?

(a) 12
(b) 14
(c) 27
(d) 53

36. Odometer is to mileage as compass is to

(a) speed
(b) hiking
(c) needle
(d) direction
37. Marathon is to race as hibernation is to

(a) winter
(b) bear
(c) dream
(d) sleep

38. Window is to pane as book is to

(a) novel
(b) glass
(c) cover
(d) page

39. Cup is to coffee as bowl is to

(a) dish
(b) soup
(c) spoon
(d) food

40. Yard is to inch as quart is to

(a) gallon
(b) ounce
(c) milk
(d) liquid

41. Find the statement that must be true according to the given information
Vincent has a paper route. Each morning, he delivers 37 newspapers to customers in his
neighborhood. It takes Vincent 50 minutes to deliver all the papers. If Vincent is sick or has
other plans, his friend Thomas, who lives on the same street, will sometimes deliver the papers
for him.

(a) Vincent and Thomas live in the same neighborhood.

(b) It takes Thomas more than 50 minutes to deliver the papers.
(c) It is dark outside when Vincent begins his deliveries.
 (d) Thomas would like to have his own paper route.

42. The Pacific yew is an evergreen tree that grows in the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific yew
has a fleshy, poisonous fruit. Recently, taxol, a substance found in the bark of the Pacific yew,
was discovered to be a promising new anticancer drug.

(a) Taxol is poisonous when taken by healthy people.

(b) Taxol has cured people from various diseases.
(c) People should not eat the fruit of the Pacific yew.
(d) The Pacific yew was considered worthless until taxol was discovered.

43. Erin is twelve years old. For three years, she has been asking her parents for a dog. Her
parents have told her that they believe a dog would not be happy in an apartment, but they have
given her permission to have a bird. Erin has not yet decided what kind of bird she would like to
have.

(a) Erin's parents like birds better than they like dogs.
(b) Erin does not like birds.
(c) Erin and her parents live in an apartment.
(d) Erin and her parents would like to move

44. Tim's commute never bothered him because there were always seats available on the train
and he was able to spend his 40 minutes comfortably reading the newspaper or catching up on
paperwork. Ever since the train schedule changed, the train has been extremely crowded, and by
the time the doors open at his station, there isn't a seat to be found.

(a) Tim would be better off taking the bus to work.

(b) Tim's commute is less comfortable since the train schedule changed.
(c) Many commuters will complain about the new train schedule.
(d) Tim will likely look for a new job closer to home.

45. When they heard news of the hurricane, Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation
plans. Instead of traveling to the island beach resort, they booked a room at a fancy new spa in
the mountains. Their plans were a bit more expensive, but they'd heard wonderful things about
the spa and they were relieved to find availability on such short notice.

(a) Maya and Julian take beach vacations every year.

(b) The spa is overpriced.
(c) It is usually necessary to book at least six months in advance at the spa.
(d) Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation plans because of the hurricane.