General Aptitude Questions
56-60 carry one mark each
56. Which one of the following options is the closest in
meaning to the word given below?
Nadir
a) Highest
b) Lowest
c) Medium
d) Integration
57. Complete
the sentence:
Universalism
is to particularism as diffuseness is to ________
a)
specificity
b)
neutrality
c)
generality
d)
adaptation
58.
What will be the maximum sum of 44, 42,
40, ... ?
a) 502
b) 504
c) 506
d) 500
Answer: c
59. Were you a bird, you
___________ in the sky.
a)
would fly
b)
shall fly
c)
should fly
d)
shall have flown
Answer: a
60.
Choose the grammatically INCORRECT sentence:
a)
He is of Asian origin
b)
They belonged to Africa
c)
She is an European
d)
They migrated from India to Australia
Answer: c
61
to 65 carry two mark each
61.
Find the sum of the expression
a)
7
b)
8
c)
9
d)
10
Answer: b
62.
Out of all the 2-digit integers between 1 and 100, a 2-digit number has to be selected
at random. What is the probability that the selected number is not divisible by
7?
a)
13/90
b)
12/90
c)
78/90
d)
77/90
Answer: d
63.
After several defeats in wars, Robert Bruce went in exile and wanted to commit suicide.
Just before committing suicide, he came across a spider attempting tirelessly
to have its net. Time and again, the spider failed but that did not deter it to
refrain from making attempts. Such attempts by the spider made Bruce curious.
Thus, Bruce started observing the near-impossible goal of the spider to have
the net. Ultimately, the spider succeeded in having its net despite several failures.
Such act of the spider encouraged Bruce not to commit suicide. And then, Bruce
went back again and won many a battle, and the rest is history. Which one of
the following assertions is best supported by the above information?
a)
Failure is the pillar of success
b)
Honesty is the best policy
c)
Life begins and ends with adventures
d)
No adversity justifies giving up hope
Answer: d
64.
A tourist covers half of his journey by train at 60 km/h, half of the remainder
by bus at 30 km/h and the rest by cycle at 10 km/h. The average of the tourist
in km/h during his entire journey is
a)
36
b)
30
c)
24
d)
18
Answer: c
65.
The current erection cost of a structure is Rs. 13,200. If the labour wages per
day increase by 1/5 of the current wages and the working hours decrease by 1/24
of the current period, then the new cost of erection in Rs. is
a)
16,500
b)
15,180
c)
11,000
d)
10,120
Answer: b
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