Apti Class_12.09.2023
Apti Class_12.09.2023
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ANALYTICS (/TS-tcs-nqt/tests/619dfa2ba7cc6e79e2b84f9a/analysis)
108×108+92×92+108×92
(a) 200
(b) 16
(c) 1
(d) -1
5x
Q. 2) The cost price and the marked price of an item are Rs. 720 and Rs. 900 respectively. When it is sold at a discount of x%, the profit is %. What is the vale of
3
x?
5
(a) 5
7
4
(b) 7
7
4
(c) 8
7
4
(d) 5
7
Q. 3) If a person travels at a speed of 48 km/h, he will reach his destination on time. He covers two-thirds of his journey in five-sixths of time. At what speed (in km/h)
should he travel to cover the remaining distance to reach his destination on time?
(a) 96
(b) 100
(c) 48
(d) 50
Q. 4) The average score of 84 students (boys and girls) in a test is 95. The ratio of the number of boys to that of girls is 10 : 11. The average score of the boys is
20% less than that of the girls. What is the average score of the boys in the test?
(a) 95
(b) 120
(c) 105
(d) 84
Q. 5) The average daily income of Shyam Lal during the month of February 2020 was Rs. 560. The average income for the first 16 days was Rs. 590 and for the last
16 days it was Rs. 500. What was his average income for 14th 15th and 16th February?
(a) Rs. 590
Q. 6) A is thrice as efficient as B. A takes 24 days less than B to complete a work. If they work together, in how many days, will the work be completed?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 12
(d) 15
3
Q. 7) The value of 32 ÷ 12 of 3 × [5 - (15 - 12) ÷ 9] of + 4 - 8 ÷ 2 of 4 is:
7
1
(a) 3
3
7
(b) 1
9
7
(c) 4
9
1
(d) 3
6
Q. 8) A committee of 10 members has to be formed from 15 men and 7 women. In how many ways can this be done when the committee consists of at least 6
women?
(a) 10011
(b) 10010
(c) 11010
(d) 12740
Q. 9) If 68% of a certain class took mathematics as their subject and 16% of the students took history as their subject. And if these students took only one subject
from mathematics and history. How many students were there in the class when 48 students took both subjects.
(a) 200
(b) 600
(c) 300
(d) 400
Q. 10) A certain sum becomes Rs. 13650 at 15% p.a. simple interest after 2 years. What will be the amount (in Rs.) of the same sum after 1 year at the same rate of
interest, if the interest is compounded half yearly? (nearest to a Rs.)
(a) 10500
(b) 11000
(c) 13625
(d) 12134
Q. 11) One-fifth of a journey is covered at a speed of 30 km/h, one-fourth of the journey at a speed of 25 km/h and the rest at 60 km/h. What is the average speed (in
km/h, correct to one decimal place) for the whole journey?
(a) 30.6
(b) 40.5
(c) 25.4
(d) 38.7
Q. 12) In a division sum, the divisor is 5 times the quotient and twice the remainder. If the remainder is 5, what is the dividend?
(a) 52
(b) 15
(c) 25
(d) 48
Q. 13) If a pipe can fill a tank in 2h and another pipe can fill the same take in 6h,then what part of a tank will be filled by both the pipes in 1 h, if they are opened
simultaneously?
2
(a)
5
2
(b)
3
1
(c)
3
1
(d)
5
Q. 14) The height of a right circular cylinder is 10.5 cm. If three times the sum of the area of its two circular faces is twice the area of the curved surface area. Find
the radius of its base.
(a) 3 cm
(b) 8 cm
(c) 6 cm
(d) 7 cm
x 73
Q. 15) if x = √324 + √32, then + = ?
4 x
(a) 9
(b) (x + 4)/73
(c) 2
(d) (x + 73)/4
Q. 16) A student was asked to divide a number by 25. He instead divide the number by 10 and got the answer 6 more than the correct answer. The number to be
divide was:
(a) 90
(b) 100
(c) 50
(d) 80
Q. 17) A vessel contains Apple, Mango, and Pineapple juices in the ratio of 9 : 11 : 10. If 30 litres of Mango and 50 litres of Apple juice are added to the vessel, then
the ratio of these juices in the resultant mixture will become 7 : 8 : 9. What is the initial quantity of Pineapple juice in the vessel?
(a) 380 L
(b) 420 L
(c) 240 L
(d) 360 L
Q. 18) The score of 11 students are: 4, 3, 2, 4, 5, 3, 7, 9, 5, 6, 7. Then find the variance of the score is?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2.5
(d) 4.7
Q. 19) If the standard deviation of a population is 5.2, What would be the population variance?
(a) 25.25
(b) 520
(c) 27.04
(d) 260
Q. 20) The marks of 8 students in a class are as follows: 78, 79, 74, 75, 80, 82. The variance of the marks is:
(a) 6.67
(b) 7.67
(c) 7
(d) 7.54
Q. 21) The mean deviation of 3, 6, 6, 7, 8, 11, 15, 16
(a) 3.85
(b) 3.75
(c) 4.65
(d) 3.57
Q. 22) Direction: Read the following Bar graph carefully and answer the following questions.
Bar graph shows four different toys (Bicycle, Train, Car & Bus) manufactured by ABC Pvt Ltd. company in 3 consecutive years
What is the difference between the average bicycles manufactured in all three years and the average Bus manufactured in all three years?
(a) 200
(b) 250
(c) 210
(d) 400
The marks obtained by a student in Maths, English, Science and Social Science is given.
(a) Maths
(b) Science
(c) Hindi
(d) English
Q. 24) In the table, production and sale (in 1000 tonnes) of a certain product of a company over 5 years is given. Study the table and answer the question:
Sale (in
Production (in
Years 1000
1000 tonnes)
tonnes)
In which year(s) the sale increases by more than 25% of the previous year?
(a) 2018
(d) 2017
Q. 25) According to the given graph, between which two consecutive months was the change in the auto sales the greatest ?
Q. 26) The following table shows population (in lakhs) of different cities.
Cities 2018 2019 2020
Bangalore 25 31 37
Jalandhar 15 18 25
Jaipur 11 13 17
Mumbai 33 43 52
Delhi 29 35 42
What is the average population (in lakhs) of all the cities in the year 2019?
(a) 21
(b) 28
(c) 31
(d) 33
Q. 1) Given below is a text with some words missing (Blank 1-2) followed by some words. Choose the most suitable words to complete the text.
A new phase has kicked off for Indian cricket with the new captain-coach pair of Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid taking 1) _______ of the national T20 team. With
key players like Virat Kohli, Ravinder Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami rested and Hardik Pandya dropped, the new management has an 2) ______ to
try out many new faces for the three match series against New Zealand.
(a) 1A 2D
(b) 1C 2D
(c) 1B 2B
(d) 1D 2A
Q. 2) Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the correct pronoun.
My college is farther than ________.
(a) her
(b) her's
(c) hers
(d) she
Q. 3) You are going to read a text. Some sentences are missing from the text. Choose from the list (A-C) the most appropriate sentences to complete the text. There
is also an extra sentence that you do not need to use.
In one of the most brazen cyberattacks, dozens of Twitter accounts belonging to prominent names in American politics, entertainment and technology – including Joe
Biden, Barack Obama, Kanye West, Bill Gates and Elon Musk – were hacked last Wednesday to perpetuate a bitcoin scam. 1) ________ But the second wave
targeted famous people, with the hackers using their accounts to entice people to send in their bitcoins with the fake promise of doubling them. It’s a scam that has
been around since 2018. 2) _____________.
A. Cyberwarfare has become a part of countries’ arsenal where groups of hackers work closely with state authorities to carry out asymmetric warfare.
B. But the sheer scale of the attack this time suggests a great degree of organisation, perhaps even state support.
C. A first wave of attacks hit the Twitter accounts of prominent cryptocurrency leaders and companies.
(a) 1A 2C
(b) 1B 2C
(c) 1C 2B
(d) 1A 2B
Q. 4) For the four sentence (S1-S4) paragraph given below, sentences S1 and S4 are given. From the options P, Q and R, choose appropriate sentences for S2 and
S3 respectively.
S1: It’s a shame that our governments dole out unsuitable land for premier institutes like IIMs and IITs, instead of providing infrastructure.
S2: ____________
S3: ____________
S4: Therefore, the government should set aside parcels of land on the outskirts for such institutions, and also ensure facilities like power, water and connectivity, in
the best interests of society.
Options:
P. In contrast, the authorities often go all out to ensure that builders and industrialists get the land they demand, at times acquiring fertile land from farmers to suit
these lobbies.
Q. The delay in setting up these institutes of excellence will only affect young students.
(a) QP
(b) RP
(c) PQ
(d) RQ
Q. 5) Direction: In the given sentence, find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no mistake, then the answer is 'No Error'.
Last month, the Taliban capture 69 district from the Afghan government.
(a) No Error
Q. 6) You are going to read a text. Some sentences are missing from the text. Choose from the list (A-C) the most appropriate sentences to complete the text. There
is also an extra sentence that you do not need to use.
A journalist was attacked in Ghaziabad in a bone-chilling ambush on Monday night. Vikram Joshi was returning home on a scooter with his two daughters, when a
group of men shot him in the head. 1) ________. But no FIR was filed. While the police have now made arrests, Joshi’s family argues that the situation would not
have escalated in this grim way had the police acted on their complaints in the first place. 2) ___________
A. Joshi had complained to the police earlier, when some of the same assailants sexually harassed his niece and beat up her brother.
B. What the attack on Joshi underlines instead is how emboldened criminals are in parts of Uttar Pradesh.
C. The more fearless they are, the more fearful citizens become.
(a) 1A 2C
(b) 1C 2B
(c) 1A 2B
(d) 1B 2C
Q. 7) Choose the correct form of the modal auxiliary verb for the given sentence:
All of us ______ plan to go for a holiday when we get a long weekend off.
(a) would
(b) need
(c) should
(d) used to
Q. 8) Given below is a text with some words missing (Blank 1-2) followed by some words. Choose the most suitable words to complete the text.
A picture, or a video, can indeed speak a thousand words. Visuals of Tamil Nadu police inspector E Rajeshwari lifting an unconscious man onto her shoulders and
then carrying him to a vehicle for transfer to a hospital (where he later passed away) have gone viral – and one reason for that is how crisply they 1) ______ the
stereotype of woman as the weaker sex. Watching the 53-year-old cop matter-of-factly do her work, we are all reminded of the wastefulness of women’s under-
representation in India’s police forces when there is clear and 2) _____ evidence on their importance in improving policing.
(a) 1D 2D
(b) 1A 2D
(c) 1C 2C
(d) 1A 2A
Q. 9) For the four sentence (S1-S4) paragraph given below, sentences S1 and S4 are given. From the options P, Q and R, choose appropriate sentences for S2 and
S3 respectively.
S1: Moral stories offer several benefits for children of all ages.
S2: ___________
S3: ___________
S4: However, the best moral stories will also teach a truth to your child.
Options:
P: Short moral stories work well at getting your child’s attention, keeping them focused during the length of the story.
Q: The more you read the same moral stories, the more your child will familiarize with the story and the moral lesson.
R: They work to engage your child’s imagination, are entertaining, and can make your little one smile.
(a) RP
(b) PR
(c) QP
(d) PQ
Q. 10) Choose the correct form of verb for the given sentence:
Phosphates ______ to most farmlands in America.
Q. 11) Direction- Given are four sentence-paragraphs (S1-S4). S1 and S4 are given. From the given options (P,Q,R), choose two sentences which can be
S2 and S3.
S1: The mind is a powerful tool.
S2: _______________
S3: _______________
S4: The mind directs our perception and can change our mood drastically in positive or negative ways.
P: Most people blindly follow this suggestion, not trying to ever break the cycle even if its impact is constantly negative.
Q: It is said that we have the power to move mountains with our minds if we harness their energy in the right manner.
R: It may not be a tangible organ like the brain, but its presence can be felt in everything we do and feel.
(a) PQ
(b) RQ
(c) QR
(d) PR
Q. 12) The following sentence contains a grammatical error or idiomatic error. You have to find out that part of the sentence and choose the alphabet of
that part as your answer.
He complained about headache after reading the article.
(a) He complained
Q. 13) You are going to read a text. Some sentences are missing from the text. Choose from the list (A-C) the most appropriate sentences to complete the text.
There is also an extra sentence that you do not need to use.
Coming on the heels of the murder of a scribe from Ghaziabad – who was shot by goons for complaining to the police about harassment of his niece – 1) _________
In fact, 30-year-old Sunil Tiwari had posted a video on Facebook two months ago, saying he feared for his life but the local police were not taking him seriously. He
had reportedly submitted a police complaint but no FIR had been lodged. In the Facebook video he had even named the people he thought posed a threat to him. 2)
________.
B. another journalist has been beaten, stabbed and crushed to death under a vehicle at Niwari in Madhya Pradesh.
C. If journalists, who are knowledgeable about administrative processes due to their line of work, can’t get the police to take their complaints seriously, who other
than VIPs can hope to get any security?
(a) 1A 2B
(b) 1C 2A
(c) 1C 2B
(d) 1B 2A
Q. 14) Given below is a text with some words missing (Blank 1-2) followed by some words. Choose the most suitable words to complete the text.
Sexual violence is often an enactment of social power, or a punishment when women step out of line. Today, even as more young Indian women seek 1) ______,
they are being curbed by a safety discourse that places the 2) ______ on them, rather than on the men who commit sexual crimes. The US advisory only concerns
its own citizens, but we should be more anguished about the lack of mobility and freedom for our own women citizens, who make up a full half of this nation.
(a) 1B 2C
(b) 1D 2A
(c) 1D 2C
(d) 1A 2D
Q. 15) You are going to read a text. Some sentences are missing from the text. Choose from the list (A-C) the most appropriate sentences to complete the text.
There is also an extra sentence that you do not need to use.
Lockdowns are clearly not the solution. 1) ________ The bigger worry for India is the manifestation of Covid cases across the Hindi heartland now with the lockdown
option no longer feasible. Public health and testing facilities have to decentralise further if the north Indian surge has to be controlled. 2) __________ With daytime
temperatures bound to fall now, droplet transmission could intensify.
C. Thiruvananthapuram has been under lockdown for over two weeks but case counts show no sign of dipping.
(a) 1C 2B
(b) 1C 2A
(c) 1A 2B
(d) 1B 2A
Q. 16) In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error
Hansa and I agreed that a bad carpenter fought with his tools.
Q. 17) Which of the following statements is not TRUE according to the passage?
(a) The old man's conscience pushed him to go and see Chaddha's son.
(b) Initially the poor couple hesitated to consult Dr. Chaddha as his fees was so high.
Q. 18) Why did the doctor refused to treat the old couple's son?
(a) The only son of the doctor was bitten by a poisonous snake.
(b) The old man's residence was too far from the doctor's.
(b) revenge
(a) CAEBD
(b) CDEAE
(c) EBDCA
(d) EDCBA
Q. 21) Which of the following factor does not affect the rate of growth in living beings?
(b) Nutrition
(a) Development
(b) Nutrition
(c) Multiplication
(d) Growth
(a) Proliferate
(b) Mammoth
(c) Diminish
(d) Tenacious
Q. 24) Which of the following process occurs along with development and growth?
(a) Puberty
(b) Maturation
(c) Nutrition
(a) G
(b) M
(c) U
(d) B
Q. 2) In the following question, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
EXTRATERRESTRIAL
(a) Ratels
(b) Rational
(c) Tarsier
(d) Steatite
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q. 4) Name a single word that can be prefixed to the following words to form new words. Structure, Red, Sonic, Sound
(a) Fore
(b) Extra
(c) Intra
(d) Infra
Q. 5) Which letter in English alphabet is 15th towards right of 7th from left?
(a) T
(b) U
(c) H
(d) V
Q. 6) Deepika secured 67% marks in intermediate and 59% marks in high school. She is ready for 6 months of probation period. She was born on 17th September
1999.
(a)
He/she will be selected.
(d)
Candidate is not to be selected.
Q. 7) Kamal secured 70% marks in high school and 45% marks in intermediate. She is ready for 1 year of probation period. She was born on 21st August 1997.
(a)
He/she will be selected.
Q. 8) Choose a suffix that can be added to the given words to form new ones?
Entertain, Encourage, Enlighten, Advertise
(a) log
(b) ment
(c) ness
(d) ly
Q. 9) Read the following data carefully and answer the question based on it.
i) ‘A + B’ means ‘A is the mother of B’
(a) Daughter
(b) Mother
(c) Granddaughter
(d) Grandmother
(a) LNPR
(b) ACEG
(c) KMNP
(d) FHJM
Q. 11) Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd one
(a) QUY
(b) LPT
(c) HLQ
(d) GKO
Q. 12) Which of the figures (1), (2), (3) and (4) can be formed from the pieces given in figure?
Problem Figure
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q. 13) Which of the cubes from the given options cannot be made from the given sheet of paper?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q. 14) Select the option figure that can replace the question mark (?) in the given figure to complete the pattern.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q. 15) If the ratio of ages of Seema and Reema is 9 : 16, after ten year it will be 2 : 3. The ratio of ages of Seema and Reema before six years was
(a) 2 : 3
(b) 9 : 16
(c) 3 : 2
(d) 6 : 13
Q. 16) A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q. 17) If Football is lighter than Tennisball and Basketball is heavier than Tennisball, but lighter than handball, then which is the correct ascending order of balls in
terms of weight?
Q. 18) There are eight girls A to H was need to go for dance sessions in two batches of four girls each. Following are the criteria:
(1) B and H have to go together
If B and C go in the first batch, then who of the following can be in the second batch?
(a) A, D, F and G
(b) A, D, H and G
(c) A, D, E and G
(d) A, C, E and G
Q. 19) Five students are sitting in a row, Sunil is neither a neighbour of Aastha nor Shyam, Aastha is a neighbour of Shyam and she is on the left end of the row.
Sunil is a neighbour of Manjeet, Manjeet is exactly in the middle of the row, and is not a neighbour of Amita. Who are the neighbours of Sunil?
Q. 20) Select the appropriate figure for D which exactly represents the given set.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q. 21) Direction: In the question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true
even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the
given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
No Pot is Bud.
Conclusions:
I. No File is a Bud.
Q. 22) Select the option that correctly represents the relationship among the following:
Male, Female, Doctor, Singer.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q. 23) Direction: Consider the given statements to be true and decide which of the following conclusions logically follow(s) from the two given statements,
disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
Conclusions:
Q. 24) Read the given information and answer the question asked by choosing the most appropriate option.
In a group, 80 person read novel, 60 person read story and 18 person read both books.
(a) 60
(b) 80
(c) 122
(d) 104
(a) Inform the owner of the grocery store before the thief leaves
Q. 26) Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is (are) implicit in the statement.
Statement: Taj Mahal is a tourist place.
Assumptions:
Q. 27) Select the Venn diagram that best represents the relationship between the following classes.
Fruit, Vegetable, Guava
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q. 28) Directions: In each of the following question, statement is given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to consider the
statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions can be drawn
definitely from the given statement.
Statement: "You must pay the Bill in time to avail hassle-free service," a service provider tells a subscriber.
Conclusions:
I.If the Bill is not paid on the due date the service may get discontinued.
(a) F
(b) E
(c) B
(d) A
Q. 30) A question and two statements labeled (I), (II) are given. You have to decide which statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the question.
How many brothers does Dinesh have?