**Business Aptitude Test 2015 **

(All Questions are compulsory) 1 X 50=50 marks

1. A, P, R, X, S and Z are sitting in a row. S and Z are in the centre. A and P are at the ends. R is sitting to the left of A. Who
is to the right of P ?

a. A b. X c. S d. Z

Q (2-5). Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around the hexagonal table each at one corner and are facing the centre
of the hexagonal. P is second to the left of U. Q is neighbour of R and S. T is second to the left of S.

2. Which one is sitting opposite to P ?

a. R b. Q c. T d. S

3. Who is the fourth person to the left of Q ?

a. P b. U c. R d. Data inadequate

4. Which of the following are the neighbours of P ?

a. U and P b. T and R c. U and R d. Data inadequate

5. Which one is sitting opposite to T ?

a. R b. Q c. Cannot be determined d. S

6. If in a certain code EARTH is written as 41590 and PALE is written as 2134 then what is the code for PEARL

a. 41253 b. 24135 c. 21435 d. 24153

7. A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C. If the total of the ages of A, B and C be 27, the how old is B?

a. 7 b. 8 c. 9 d. 10 e. 11

8. Rasik walked 20 m towards north. Then he turned right and walks 30 m. Then he turns right and walks 35 m. Then he
turns left and walks 15 m. Finally he turns left and walks 15 m. In which direction and how many metres is he from the
starting position?

A. 15 m West B. 30 m East C. 30 m West D. 45 m East

9.Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be:

a. Wednesday b. Saturday c. Tuesday d. Thursday

10. If E = 5 and COVER = 63 then the code for BASIC = ?

(a) 55 (b) 54 (c) 34 (d) 49
11. A man walks 5 km toward south and then turns to the right. After walking 3 km he turns to the left and walks 5 km.
Now in which direction is he from the starting place?

a. West b. South c. North East D. South West

Find the missing number in each of the following questions:

12. Given series is 6, 11, 21, 36, 56, ……………?

a. 66 b. 76 c. 81 d.86

13. Given series is 2, 15, 41, 80, 132, ……….?

a. 14 b.165 c. 181 d. 197

14. Given series is 2, 3, 8, 63, ………….?

a. 1038 b. 3008 c. 3968 d. 3268

15. Given series is 7, 10, 9, 12, 11, ……….?

a. 17 b. 15 c. 14 d. none of the these

Fill in the blanks choosing the most appropriate word from the options given below:

16. A number of scientists in the country think that they are on the ____ of a major breakthrough.

a. frontier b. threshold c. gateway d. periphery

17. You cannot leave without _________.

a. permision b. premission c. purmission d. permission

18. Even a _____ glance will reveal the mystery.

a. crude b. cursory c. critical d. curious

19. She ____ a brief appearance at the end of the party.

a. put on b. put in c. put across d. put up

20. Because of heavy rains, the match was ________.

a. set aside b. called off c. fallen off d. broken off

21. Please do not ____ the offer made by the Chairman of the committee.

a. refuse b. deny c. refrain d. refuge

22. The prisoner was released on _____ for good behaviour.

a. probation b .bail c. parole d. grounds

23. There is no doubt that one has to keep ____ with changing times.

a. aside b. oneself c. pace d. himself

24. If the following series is written in reverse order, which number will be fourth to the right of the seventh number from
the left?

7 , 3 ,9, 7, 0, 3, 8, 4, 6, 2, 1, 0, 5, 11, 13

a. 0 b. 5 c. 9 d.11 e. none of these

25. In the following number sequence how many such even numbers are there which are exactly divisible by its immediate
preceding number but not exactly divisible by its immediate following number.

3 8 4 1 5 7 2 8 3 4 8 9 3 9 4 2 1 5 8 2

a. One b. two c. three d. four e. none of these

26. If in a certain language, SHIFT is coded as RFFBO, which word would be coded as LKUMB?

a. MMXQG b. MLVNC c. KJVLA d. MJVLC e. KJTLA

27. If ‘sti ….nro ….kti’ stands for ‘clouds…. pour ….down’,’nro…. bsi ….mit’ stands for ‘down ….he…. goes’ and

‘bsi…. nro ….zpi’ stands for ‘died down he’, which would mean ‘goes’?

(a) nro (b) mit (c) kti (d) bsi

28. If SAVOURY is coded as OVUARSY then how will RADIATE be coded?

(a) AIDARET (b) IDARATE (c) ARIADTE (d) IDAATRE (e) None of these
29. Unscramble the letters in the given words and find the odd one out.

a. EIWNTR b. UMRSME c. PIGRSN d. LCUOD

30. In a certain code language 35796 is written as 44887. How is 46823written in that code?

a. 57914 b. 55914 c.55934 d. 55714

31. If Sand is coded as Brick, Brick as House, House as Temple, Temple as Palace then where do you

worship?

(a) Palace (b) Temple (c) Brick (d) House (e) None of these

32. At the end of a business conference the ten people present all shake hands with each other once. How many
handshakes will there be together?

a. 20 b. 45 c.55 d. 90

33. Nisha cuts a cake into two halves and cuts one half into smaller pieces of equal size. Each of the smaller pieces is
twenty grams in weight. If she has seven pieces of the cake in all with her, how heavy was the original cake?

a. 120 grams b. 140 grams c. 240 grams d. 280 grams e. none of these

34. Permanent memory in a computer is called:

a. RAM b.ROM c. CPU d. CDROM e. VRAM

35. A person who uses his expertise to gain access to other people’s computer’s to get information illegally is a

a. hacker b. spammer c. analyst d. programmer e. instant messanger

36. A character of information in a computer is represented by a (an)

a. byte b. bit c. field d. attribute e. none of these

37.Which Indian airport recently became the first in the world to operate completely on Solar Power?

a. Turicorn b. Haldia c. Cochin d. Vishakhapatam

38.The newest and the 18th IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) was opened on 3August 2015 with a total of 117 students.
It is in which city?

a. Bhatinda b. Patna c. Palakkad d. Nainital

39.The next ICC World Cup cricket(2019) will be held in

a. Sri Lanka & India b. West Indies c. South Africa & Zimbabwe d. England & Wales

Choose the word that is most similar (synonym) in meaning to the word, from the group of words given below:

40. Conception

a. shortage b. forwarded c. idea d. thought e. beginning

41. Addressed

a. resolved b. pointed c. forwarded d. powered e. sent

42. Procuring

a. losing b. stiffness c. obtaining d. stopping e. giving away

43. dearth

a. scarcity b. plenty c. abundant d. prominent e.loose

Q (44-50)Directions: The following are the criteria laid down by a publishing house for the selection of Desk Officers.

I. The candidate must be between 25 to 30 years old as on 1.1.95

II. The candidate must be a graduate from a recognised Indian university with at least 55% marks.
III. The candidate must possess a working experience of at least 3 years in some publishing house.
IV. The candidate must not be suffering from colour blindness.

If the candidate fulfils all these criteria he may be selected as Desk Officer. However, if a candidate fulfils all other
criteria except:

i. I above but possesses a work experience in a publishing house , of more than 7 years he may be selected.
ii. II above but has done 10+2 or intermediate followed by a computer education of at least 2 years, he may be
selected as Desk Officer on Probation.
iii. III above but is a Post Graduate with at least 50% marks, his case may be referred to the Proprietor of the
Publishing House.

Based on the criteria as laid above, decide the course of action that should be taken in the case of the candidates
below. Give answer:

a) If the candidate is to be selected for the post of Desk Officer.

b) If the candidate is to be selected for the post of Desk Officer on Probation.
c) If the candidate is to be referred to the Proprietor
d) If the data is inadequate; i.e. on the basis of the given facts it is not possible to decide the exact course of action.
e) If the candidate is not to be selected.

44. Rajat Kapoor is a graduate with 60 % marks. He was born on 1.7.1969. he has done a two years computer course as
well. He does not suffer from colour blindness.

45.Shalini Mathur does not suffer from colour blindness. She has done her Post Graduation with 52% marks. She has
working experience of about 40months in a pblishing house. She was born on 25 th July 1967.

46. Alok Mohanty is a graduate with 62% mark. He is older than Rajat but younger than Shalini. He does not suffer from
colour blindness. He has working experience of 5 years.

47. Ashish Malhotra has done Post Graduation with 52% marks which is 8% less than his marks in graduation. He is 27
years old and does not suffer from colour blindness. He has been working in a publishing house for the post 28months.

48. Sudesh Bhosle is a graduate with 73% marks. He was born on 3rd Dec1971. He has a work experience of about 7 and
half years and does not suffer from colour blindness.

49. Abhinav Rai was 16 years old on 1st Dec 1982. He does not suffer from colour blindness. He has been working in a
publishing house for past 5 years. He is not a graduate but he has done Advanced Diploma in Computer Applications.

50. Rajni Trivedi was 18 years old on 3rd Jan’1985. She is a graduate from a recognised Indian University with 60% marks.
She does not have colour blindness. She’s been working in another publishing house foe past 6 years.