Aptitude Assignment - DAY 1

Time Allowed – 45 min

General Instructions - Do not use calculators. Focus on completing assignments within the allotted
time. Marks for these assignments will contribute to your overall IPMP score. Late submission will
result in negative points. Feel free to reach out to any of the heads if you have doubts regarding any
question. Deadline for this assignment is 18 Dec 24 (11:59 PM).

Section 1 : Quantitative

Q 1. If we divide a two-digit number by a number consisting of the same digits written in the
reverse order, we get 4 as a quotient and 15 as a remainder. If we subtract 9 from the given
number, we get the sum of the squares of the digits constituting that number. Find the number.

(a) 71 (b) 83

(c) 99 (d) None of these

Q 2. What is the remainder when 1281000 is divided by 153?

(a) 103 (b) 145

(c) 118 (d) 52

Q 3. Henson is thrice as old as Varun and Sachin is twice as old as Henson. If Henson’s age is 1
year less than the average age of all three, then Sachin’s present age, in years, is __________.

Q 4. A man said to his son, "I was one-third of your present age when you were born". If the
present age of the man is 48 years, find the present age of the son.

A. 25.7 years

B. 36 years

C. 29.3 years

D. 28 years

Q 5. Three persons Priyanshu, Ravi and Sumit invested di erent amounts in a fixed deposit
scheme for one year at the rate of 12% per annum and earned a total interest of ₹ 3,240 at the
end of the year. If the amount invested by Ravi is ₹5000 more than the amount invested by
Priyanshu and the amount invested by Sumit is ₹2000 more than the amount invested by Ravi,
what is the amount invested by Ravi?

(a) ₹10,000 (b) ₹12,000

(c) ₹ 7000 (d) ₹ 5000

Q 6. A dishonest shopkeeper mixed 1 litre of water for every 3 litres of petrol and thus made up 36
litres of petrol. If he now adds 15 litres of petrol to the mixture, find the ratio of petrol and water
in the new mixture.

(a) 12: 5 (b) 14: 3

(c) 7: 2 (d) 9: 4
Q 7. The average age of a group of 15 persons is 25 years and 5 months. Two persons, each 40
years old, left the group. What will be the average age of the remaining persons in the group?

(a) 23.17 years (b) 24.25 years

(c) 25.35 years (d) 25 years

Q 8. In an election of 3 candidates A, B and C, A gets 50% more votes than B. A also beats C by
18,000 votes. If it is known that B gets 5 percentage point more votes than C, find the number of
voters on the voting list (given 90% of the voters on the voting list voted and no votes were illegal)

(a) 72,000 (b) 81,000

(c) 90,000 (d) 1,00,000

Section 2 : Logical Reasoning

DIRECTIONS: Read the information given below and answer the questions that follow.

1.Adarsh, Balaji, Charupriya, Darshan, Eshaan and Farooq are six students in a class.

2.Balaji and Charupriya are shorter than Farooq but heavier than Adarsh.

3.Darshan is heavier than Balaji and taller than Charupriya.

4.Eshaan is shorter than Darshan but taller than Farooq.

5.Farooq is heavier than Darshan.

6.Adarsh is shorter than Eshaan but taller than Farooq.

Q1. Who among them is the tallest?

(a) Adarsh
(b) Balaji
(c) Darshan
(d) Eshaan

Q2. Who is third from the top when they are arranged in descending order of their heights?

(a) Adarsh
(b) Balaji
(c) Charupriya
(d) Eshaan

Q3. Which of the following groups of friends is shorter than Adarsh?

(a) Balaji, Charupriya only

(b) Darshan, Balaji, Charupriya only
(c) Eshaan, Balaji, Charupriya only
(d) Farooq, Balaji, Charupriya only

Q4. Who among them is the lightest?

(a) Adarsh
 (b) Balaji or Charupriya
(c) Charupriya
(d) Data inadequate

Q5. Which of the following statements is true for Farooq as regards to height and weight?

(a) He is lighter than Eshaan and taller than Eshaan.

(b) He is heavier than Balaji and taller than Eshaan.
(c) He is heavier than Balaji and Charupriya but shorter than Darshan.
(d) He is lighter than Eshaan and also shorter than Eshaan.

Section 3 : Verbal Ability

Q 1. Read the passage given below and answer the following question

The drawn of the 21st century witnessed the melting glaciers oscillating between giving too much and
too little to billions of people who depend on them for fresh water. The UN climate report estimates
that without deep cuts to man-made emissions, at least 30% of the northern hemisphere’s surface
permafrost could melt by the end of the century. Given this situation of imminent global exodus of
billions of people displaced by rising seas, nation-states need to rethink their carbon footprint for
political concerns, if not for environmental ones.

Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the given passage?
(a) Nation-states are responsible for providing fresh water to billions of people.
(b) Billions of people are a ected by melting glaciers
(c) Nation-states do not have environmental concerns.
(d) Billions of people are responsible for man-made emissions.

Q 2. His knowledge of the subject was excellent, but his classroom performance was __________.

(a) extremely poor

(b) good
(c) desirable
(d) Praiseworthy

Q 3. Select the word that fits the analogy: Cook : Cook :: Fly : __________
(a) Flyer
(b) Flying
(c) Flew
(d) Flighter

Q 4. The expenditure on the project __________as follows; equipment Rs.20 lakhs, salaries Rs.12
lakhs, and contingency Rs.3 lakhs.
(a) break down
(b) break
(c) breaks
(d) breaks down
Q5. Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
Open to more than one interpretation, not having one obvious meaning
(a) Alchemy
(b) Amateur
(c) Ambiguous
(d) Altercation

Q 6. Which of the following combinations is incorrect?

(a) Acquiescence — Submission
(b) Wheedle — Roundabout
(c) Flippancy — Lightness
(d) Profligate — Extravagant

Q 7. The man who is now Municipal Commissioner worked as __________.

(a) the security guard at a university
(b) a security guard at the university
(c) a security guard at university
(d) the security guard at the university

Q 8. This question consists of four sentences on a topic. Some sentences are grammatically
incorrect or inappropriate. Select the option that indicates the grammatically correct and
appropriate sentence(s).

A. People have good reason to care about the welfare of animals.

B. Ever since Enlightenment, their treatment has been as a measure of mankind’s humanity.
C. It is not a coincidence that William Wilberforce and Sir Thomas Foxwell Buxton, two leaders of the
movement to abolish the slave trade, helped found the Royal Society for the Prevention of cruelty to
animals in 1820s.
D. An increasing number of people go further: mankind has a duty not to cause pain to animals that
have the capacity to su er.

(a) A&D
(b) B
(c) A& C
(d) C&D

Section 4: Data Interpretation

Q 1. If for a certain quantity of books, the publisher has to pay Rs. 32,600 as printing cost, then
what will be the amount of royalty to be paid for these books.
a) 21250
b) 23450
c) 24450
d) 26250

Q 2. Price of the book is marked 25% more than the C.P. If the marked price of the book is Rs. 160,
then what is the cost of the paper used in a single copy of the book?
a) 28
b) 30
c) 32
d) 34

Q 3. If 5550 copies are published and the transportation cost on them amounts to Rs. 72500, then
what should be the selling price of the book so that the publisher can earn a profit of 20%
a) 154.75
b) 156.75
c) 158.75
d) 160.75

Q 4. Royalty on the book is less than the printing cost by:

a) 5%
b) 15%
c) 20%
d) None of the above