Jerusalem College of Engineering

Pallikaranai,Chennai-601302
Aptitude Questions with answers :
1)If2xy=4then6x3y=?
(a)15
(b)12
(c)18
(d)10
Ans.(b)
2)Ifx=y=2zandxyz=256thenwhatisthevalueofx?
(a)12
(b)8
(c)16
(d)6
Ans.(b)
3)(1/10)18(1/10)20=?
(a)99/1020
(b)99/10
(c)0.9
(d)noneofthese
Ans.(a)
4)PipeAcanfillin20minutesandPipeBin30minsandPipeCcanemptythesamein40
mins.Ifallofthemworktogether,findthetimetakentofillthetank
(a)171/7mins
(b)20mins
(c)8mins
(d)noneofthese
Ans.(a)
5)Thirtymentake20daystocompleteajobworking9hoursaday.Howmanyhouraday

should40menworktocompletethejob?
(a)8hrs
(b)71/2hrs
(c)7hrs
(d)9hrs
Ans.(b)
6)FindthesmallestnumberinaGPwhosesumis38andproduct1728
(a)12
(b)20
(c)8
(d)noneofthese
Ans.(c)
7)Aboattravels20kmsupstreamin6hrsand18kmsdownstreamin4hrs.Findthespeedofthe
boatinstillwaterandthespeedofthewatercurrent?
(a)1/2kmph
(b)7/12kmph
(c)5kmph
(d)noneofthese
Ans.(b)
8)Agoatistiedtoonecornerofasquareplotofside12mbyarope7mlong.Findtheareaitcan
graze?
(a)38.5sq.m
(b)155sq.m
(c)144sq.m
(d)19.25sq.m
Ans.(a)
9)Mr.Shahdecidedtowalkdowntheescalatorofatubestation.Hefoundthatifhewalksdown
26steps,herequires30secondstoreachthebottom.However,ifhestepsdown34stairshe
wouldonlyrequire18secondstogettothebottom.Ifthetimeismeasuredfromthemomentthe
topstepbeginstodescendtothetimehestepsoffthelaststepatthebottom,findouttheheight
ofthestairwayinsteps?
Ans.46steps.

Theaverageageof10membersofacommitteeisthesameasitwas4yearsago,becauseanold
memberhasbeenreplacedbyayoungmember.Findhowmuchyoungeristhenewmember?
Ans.40years.
ABCEisanisoscelestrapezoidandACDEisarectangle.AB=10andEC=20.Whatisthe
lengthofAE?
Ans.AE=10.
Inthegivenfigure,PAandPBaretangentstothecircleatAandBrespectivelyandthechord
BCisparalleltotangentPA.IfAC=6cm,andlengthofthetangentAPis9cm,thenwhatisthe
lengthofthechordBC?
Ans.BC=4cm.
Threecardsaredrawnatrandomfromanordinarypackofcards.Findtheprobabilitythatthey
willconsistofaking,aqueenandanace.
Ans.64/2210.
Anumberofcatsgottogetheranddecidedtokillbetweenthem999919mice.Everycatkilledan
equalnumberofmice.Eachcatkilledmoremicethantherewerecats.Howmanycatsdoyou
thinktherewere?
Ans.991.
IfLog2x5Logx+6=0,thenwhatwouldthevalue/valuesofxbe?
Ans.x=e2ore3.
Thesquareofatwodigitnumberisdividedbyhalfthenumber.After36isaddedtothe
quotient,thissumisthendividedby2.Thedigitsoftheresultingnumberarethesameasthose
intheoriginalnumber,buttheyareinreverseorder.Theten'splaceoftheoriginalnumberis
equaltotwicethedifferencebetweenitsdigits.Whatisthenumber?
Ans.46
Canyoutenderaonerupeenoteinsuchamannerthatthereshallbetotal50coinsbutnoneof
themwouldbe2paisecoins.?
Ans.45onepaisacoins,2fivepaisecoins,2tenpaisecoins,and1twentyfivepaisecoins.
Amonkeystartsclimbingupatree20ft.tall.Eachhour,ithops3ft.andslipsback2ft.How
muchtimewouldittakethemonkeytoreachthetop?
Ans.18hours.
Whatisthemissingnumberinthisseries?
8214611?1461812
Ans.9
AcertaintypeofmixtureispreparedbymixingbrandAatRs.9akg.withbrandBatRs.4akg.Ifthe
mixtureisworthRs.7akg.,howmanykgs.ofbrandAareneededtomake40kgs.ofthemixture?

Ans.BrandAneededis24kgs.
AwizardnamedNeposays"Iamonlythreetimesmyson'sage.Myfatheris40yearsmorethantwice
myage.Togetherthethreeofusareamere1240yearsold."HowoldisNepo?
Ans.360yearsold.
Onedogtellstheotherthattherearetwodogsinfrontofme.Theotheronealsoshoutsthathetoohad
twobehindhim.Howmanyarethey?
Ans.Three.
Amanate100bananasinfivedays,eachdayeating6morethanthepreviousday.Howmanybananas
didheeatonthefirstday?
Ans.Eight.
Ifittakesfiveminutestoboiloneegg,howlongwillittaketoboilfoureggs?
Ans.Fiveminutes.
Theminutehandofaclockovertakesthehourhandatintervalsof64minutesofcorrecttime.How
muchadaydoestheclockgainorlose?
Ans.328/11minutes.
Solveforxandy:1/x1/y=1/3,1/x2+1/y2=5/9.
Ans.x=3/2or3andy=3or3/2.
DaalisnowbeingsoldatRs.20akg.DuringlastmonthitsratewasRs.16perkg.Byhowmuch
percentshouldafamilyreduceitsconsumptionsoastokeeptheexpenditurefixed?
Ans.20%.
Findtheleastvalueof3x+4yifx2y3=6.
Ans.10.
CanyoufindoutwhatdayoftheweekwasJanuary12,1979?
Ans.Friday.
Agarrisonof3300menhasprovisionsfor32days,whengivenatarateof850gramsperhead.Atthe
endof7daysareinforcementarrivesanditwasfoundthatnowtheprovisionswilllast8daysless,
whengivenattherateof825gramsperhead.How,manymoremencanitfeed?

Ans.1700men.
From5differentgreenballs,fourdifferentblueballsandthreedifferentredballs,howmany
combinationsofballscanbechosentakingatleastonegreenandoneblueball?
Ans.3720.
Threepipes,A,B,&Careattachedtoatank.A&Bcanfillitin20&30minutesrespectivelywhileC
canemptyitin15minutes.IfA,B&Carekeptopensuccessivelyfor1minuteeach,howsoonwill
thetankbefilled?
Ans.167minutes.
Apersonwalking5/6ofhisusualrateis40minuteslate.Whatishisusualtime?
Ans.3hours20minutes.
ForamotoristtherearethreewaysgoingfromCityAtoCityC.Bywayofbridgethedistanceis20
milesandtollis$0.75.Atunnelbetweenthetwocitiesisadistanceof10milesandtollis$1.00forthe
vehicleanddriverand$0.10foreachpassenger.Atwolanehighwaywithouttollgoeseastfor30
milestocityBandthen20milesinanorthwestdirectiontoCityC.
1.WhichistheshortestroutefromBtoC
(a)DirectlyontollfreehighwaytoCityC
(b)Thebridge
(c)TheTunnel
(d)Thebridgeorthetunnel
(e)Thebridgeonlyiftrafficisheavyonthetoll
freehighway
Ans.(a)
2.ThemosteconomicalwayofgoingfromCityAtoCityB,intermsoftollanddistanceistouse
the
(a)tunnel
(b)bridge
(c)bridgeortunnel
(d)tollfreehighway
(e)bridgeandhighway
Ans.(a)
3.JimusuallydrivesalonefromCityCtoCityAeveryworkingday.Hisfirmdeductsa
percentageofemployeepayforlateness.Whichfactorwouldmostinfluencehischoiceofthe

bridgeorthetunnel?
(a)Whetherhiswifegoeswithhim
(b)scenicbeautyontheroute
(c)Trafficconditionsontheroad,bridgeandtunnel
(d)saving$0.25intolls
(e)priceofgasolineconsumedincoveringadditional
10milesonthe
bridge
Ans.(a)
4.Inchoosingbetweentheuseofthebridgeandthetunnelthechieffactor(s)wouldbe:
I.Trafficandroadconditions
II.Numberofpassengersinthecar
III.Locationofone'shomesinthecenteror
outskirtsofoneofthe
cities
IV.Desiretosave$0.25
(a)Ionly
(b)IIonly
(c)IIandIIIonly
(d)IIIandIVonly
(e)IandIIonly
Ans.(a)
ThelettersA,B,C,D,E,FandG,notnecessarilyinthatorder,standforsevenconsecutiveintegers
from1to10
Dis3lessthanA
Bisthemiddleterm
FisasmuchlessthanBasCisgreaterthanD
GisgreaterthanF
1.Thefifthintegeris
(a)A
(b)C
(c)D
(d)E
(e)F
Ans.(a)
2.AisasmuchgreaterthanFaswhichintegerislessthanG
(a)A
(b)B

(c)C
(d)D
(e)E
Ans.(a)
3.IfA=7,thesumofEandGis
(a)8
(b)10
(c)12
(d)14
(e)16
Ans.(a)
4.AF=?
(a)1
(b)2
(c)3
(d)4
(e)Cannotbedetermined
Ans.(a)
5.AnintegerTisasmuchgreaterthanCasCisgreaterthanE.TcanbewrittenasA+E.What
isD?
(a)2
(b)3
(c)4
(d)5
(e)Cannotbedetermined
Ans.(a)
6.ThegreatestpossiblevalueofCishowmuchgreaterthanthesmallestpossiblevalueofD?
(a)2
(b)3
(c)4
(d)5
(e)6
Ans.(a)
IncountryX,democratic,conservativeandjusticepartieshavefoughtthreecivilwarsintwentyyears.
TOrestorestabilityanagreementisreachedtorotatethetopofficesPresident,PrimeMinisterand
ArmyChiefamongthepartiessothateachpartycontrolsoneandonlyoneofficeatalltimes.Thethree

topofficeholdersmusteachhavetwodeputies,onefromeachoftheotherparties.Eachdeputymust
chooseastaffcomposedofequallymembersofhisorherchiefspartyandmemberofthethirdparty.
WhenJusticepartyholdsoneofthetopoffices,whichofthefollowingcannotbetrue
(a)Someofthestaffmemberswithinthatofficeare
justicepartymembers
(b)Someofthestaffmemberswithinthatofficeare
democraticparty
members
(c)Twoofthedeputieswithintheotherofficesare
justicepartymembers
(d)Twoofthedeputieswithintheotherofficesare
conservative
partymembers
(e)Someofthestaffmemberswithintheotheroffices
arejustice
partymembers.
Ans.(a)
Whenthedemocraticpartyholdspresidency,thestaffoftheprimeminister'sdeputiesare
composed
I.Onefourthofdemocraticpartymembers
II.Onehalfofjusticepartymembersandonefourth
ofconservative
partymembers
III.Onehalfofconservativepartymembersand
onefourthofjustice
partymembers.
(a)Ionly
(b)IandIIonly
(c)IIorIIIbutnotboth
(d)IandIIorIandIII
(e)Noneofthese
Ans.(a)
Whichofthefollowingisallowableundertherulesasstated:
(a)Morethanhalfofthestaffwithinagivenoffice
belongingtoa
singleparty
(b)Halfofthestaffwithinagivenofficebelonging
toasingleparty
(c)Anypersonhavingamemberofthesamepartyas
hisorher

immediatesuperior
(d)Halfthetotalnumberofstaffmembersinall
threeoffices
belongingtoasingleparty
(e)Halfthestaffmembersinagivenofficebelonging
toparties
differentfromthepartyofthetopofficeholderin
thatoffice.
Ans.(a)
TheofficeoftheArmyChiefpassesfromConservativetoJusticeparty.Whichofthefollowing
mustbefired.
(a)Thedemocraticdeputyandallstaffmembers
belongingtoJusticeparty
(b)Justicepartydeputyandallhisorhersstaff
members
(c)JusticepartydeputyandhalfofhisConservative
staffmembersin
thechiefofstaffoffice
(d)TheConservativedeputyandallofhisorher
staffmembers
belongingtoConservativeparty
(e)Nodeputiesandallstaffmembersbelongingto
conservativeparties.
Ans.(a)
Inrecommendationstotheboardoftrusteesatuitionincreaseof$500peryear,thepresidentofthe
universitysaid"Therewerenostudentdemonstrationsoverthepreviousincreasesof$300lastyearand
$200theyearbefore".Ifthepresident'sstatementisaccuratethenwhichofthefollowingcanbe
validlyinferredfromtheinformationgiven:
I.Moststudentsinpreviousyearsfeltthattheincreaseswerejustifiedbecauseofincreasedoperating
costs.
II.Studentapathywasresponsibleforthefailureofstudentstoprotesttheprevioustuitionincreases.
III.Studentsarenotlikelytodemonstrateovernewtuitionincreases.
(a)Ionly
(b)IIonly
(c)IorIIbutnotboth
(d)I,IIandIII
(e)None
Ans.(a)
TheofficestaffofXYZcorporationpresentlyconsistsofthreebookeepersA,B,Cand5secretaries

D,E,F,G,H.Themanagementisplanningtoopenanewofficeinanothercityusing2bookeepersand
3secretariesofthepresentstaff.Todosotheyplantoseperatecertainindividualswhodon'tfunction
welltogether.Thefollowingguidelineswereestablishedtosetupthenewoffice
I.BookeepersAandCareconstantlyfindingfault
withoneanother
andshouldnotbesenttogethertothenewofficeasa
team
II.CandEfunctionwellalonebutnotasateam,
theyshouldbe
seperated
III.DandGhavenotbeenonspeakingtermsand
shouldn'tgotogether
IVSinceDandFhavebeencompetingforpromotion
theyshouldn'tbea
team
IfAistobemovedasoneofthebookeepers,whichofthefollowingcannotbeapossibleworking
unit.
A.ABDEH
B.ABDGH
C.ABEFH
D.ABEGH
Ans.B
IfCandFaremovedtothenewoffice,howmanycombinationsarepossible
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
Ans.A
IfCissenttothenewoffice,whichmemberofthestaffcannotgowithC
A.B
B.D
C.F
D.G
Ans.B
Undertheguidelinesdeveloped,whichofthefollowingmustgotothenewoffice
A.B
B.D
C.E

D.G
Ans.A
IfDgoestothenewoffice,whichofthefollowingis/aretrue
I.Ccannotgo
II.Acannotgo
III.Hmustalsogo
A.Ionly
B.IIonly
C.IandIIonly
D.IandIIIonly
Ans.D
Aftermonthsoftalentsearchingforanadministrativeassistanttothepresidentofthecollegethefield
ofapplicantshasbeennarroweddownto5A,B,C,D,E.Itwasannouncedthatthefinalistwouldbe
chosenafteraseriesofalldaygrouppersonalinterviewswereheld.Theexaminingcommitteeagreed
uponthefollowingprocedure
I.Theinterviewswillbeheldonceaweek
II.3candidateswillappearatanyalldayinterview
session
III.Eachcandidatewillappearatleastonce
IV.Ifitbecomesnecessarytocallapplicantsfor
additionalinterviews,nomore1suchapplicantshouldbeasked
toappearthe
nextweek
V.Becauseofadetailinthewrittenapplications,it
wasagreedthat
whenevercandidateBappears,Ashouldalsobe
present.
VI.BecauseoftraveldifficultiesitwasagreedthatC
willappearfor
only1interview.
>
AtthefirstinterviewthefollowingcandidatesappearA,B,D.Whichofthefollowing
combinationscanbecalledfortheinterviewtobeheldnextweek.
A.BCD
B.CDE
C.ABE
D.ABC
Ans.B

Whichofthefollowingisapossiblesequenceofcombinationsforinterviewsin2successiveweeks
A.ABC;BDE
B.ABD;ABE
C.ADE;ABC
D.BDE;ACD
Ans.C
IfA,BandDappearfortheinterviewandDiscalledforadditionalinterviewthefollowing
week,which2candidatesmaybeaskedtoappearwithD?
I.A
IIB
III.C
IV.E
A.IandII
B.IandIIIonly
C.IIandIIIonly
D.IIIandIVonly
Ans.D
Whichofthefollowingcorrectlystate(s)theprocedurefollowedbythesearchcommittee
I.Afterthesecondinterviewallapplicantshave
appearedatleastonce
II.Thecommitteeseeseachapplicantasecondtime
III.Ifathirdsession,itispossibleforall
applicantstoappearat
leasttwice
A.Ionly
B.IIonly
C.IIIonly
D.BothIandII
Ans.A
AcertaincityisservedbysubwaylinesA,BandCandnumbers12and3Whenitsnows,morning
serviceonBisdelayedWhenitrainsorsnows,serviceonA,2and3aredelayedbothinthemorning
andafternoonWhentemp.fallsbelow30degreesFahrenheitafternoonserviceiscancelledineitherthe
Alineorthe3line,
butnotboth.Whenthetemperaturerisesover90degreesFahrenheit,theafternoonserviceiscancelled
ineitherthelineCorthe3linebutnotboth.WhentheserviceontheAlineisdelayedorcancelled,
serviceontheClinewhichconnectstheAline,isdelayed.Whenserviceonthe3lineiscancelled,
serviceontheBlinewhichconnectsthe3lineisdelayed.
OnJan10th,withthetemperatureat15degreeFahrenheit,itsnowsallday.Onhowmanylines

willservicebeaffected,includingbothmorningandafternoon.
(A)2
(B)3
(C)4
(D)5
Ans.D
OnAug15thwiththetemperatureat97degreesFahrenheititbeginstorainat1PM.Whatis
theminimumnumberoflinesonwhichservicewillbeaffected?
(A)2
(B)3
(C)4
(D)5
Ans.C
Onwhichofthefollowingoccasionswouldservicebeonthegreatestnumberoflinesdisrupted.
(A)Asnowyafternoonwiththetemperatureat45
degreefarenheit
(B)Asnowymorningwiththetemperatureat45degree
farenheit
(C)Arainyafternoonwiththetemperatureat45
degreefarenheit
(D)Arainyafternoonwiththetemperatureat95
degreefarenheit
Ans.B
Inacertainsociety,therearetwomarriagegroups,redandbrown.Nomarriageispermittedwithina
group.Onmarriage,malesbecomepartoftheirwivesgroups;womenremainintheirowngroup.
Childrenbelongtothesamegroupastheirparents.Widowersanddivorcedmalesreverttothegroupof
theirbirth.Marriagetomorethanonepersonatthesametimeandmarriagetoadirectdescendantare
forbidden
Q1.AbrownfemalecouldhavehadI.AgrandfatherbornRed
II.AgrandmotherbornRed
IIITwograndfathersbornBrown
(A)Ionly
(B)IIIonly
(C)I,IIandIII
(D)IandIIonly
Ans.D
Q2.Amalebornintothebrowngroupmayhave
(A)Anuncleineithergroup
(B)Abrowndaughter
(C)Abrownson

(D)Asoninlawbornintoredgroup
Ans.A
Q3.Whichofthefollowingisnotpermittedundertherulesasstated.
(A)Abrownmalemarryinghisfather'ssister
(B)Aredfemalemarryinghermother'sbrother
(C)Awidowermarryinghiswife'ssister
(D)Awidowmarryingherdivorceddaughter's
exhusband
Ans.B
Q4.Ifwidowersanddivorcedmalesretainedtheirgrouptheyhaduponmarryingwhichofthe
followingwouldbepermissible(Assumethatnopreviousmarriageoccurred)
(A)Awomanmarryingherdeadsister'shusband
(B)Awomanmarryingherdivorceddaughter's
exhusband
(C)Awidowermarryinghisbrother'sdaughter
(D)Awomanmarryinghermother'sbrotherwhoisa
widower.
Ans.D
Therearesixstepsthatleadfromthefirsttothesecondfloor.Notwopeoplecanbeonthesamestep
Mr.AistwostepsbelowMr.CMr.BisastepnexttoMr.DOnlyonestepisvacant(Noonestanding
onthatstep)Denotethefirststepbystep1andsecondstepbystep2etc.
1.IfMr.Aisonthefirststep,Whichofthefollowingistrue?
(a)Mr.Bisonthesecondstep
(b)Mr.Cisonthefourthstep.
(c)ApersonMr.E,couldbeonthethirdstep
(d)Mr.DisonhigherstepthanMr.C.
Ans:(d)
2.IfMr.Ewasonthethirdstep&Mr.BwasonahigherstepthanMr.Ewhichstepmustbe
vacant
(a)step1
(b)step2
(c)step4
(d)step5
(e)step6
Ans:(a)
3.IfMr.Bwasonstep1,whichstepcouldAbeon?

(a)2&eonly
(b)3&5only
(c)3&4only
(d)4&5only
(e)2&4only
Ans:(c)
4.IfthereweretwostepsbetweenthestepthatAwasstandingandthestepthatBwasstanding
on,andAwasonahigherstepthanD,Amustbeonstep
(a)2
(b)3
(c)4
(d)5
(e)6
Ans:(c)
5.Whichofthefollowingisfalse
i.B&Dcanbebothonoddnumberedstepsinone
configuration
ii.InaparticularconfigurationAandCmusteither
bothanodd
numberedstepsorbothanevennumberedsteps
iii.ApersonEcanbeonastepnexttothevacant
step.
(a)ionly
(b)iionly
(c)iiionly
(d)bothiandiii
Ans:(c)

SixswimmersA,B,C,D,E,Fcompeteinarace.Theoutcomeisasfollows.
i.Bdoesnotwin.
ii.OnlytwoswimmersseparateE&D
iii.AisbehindD&E
iv.BisaheadofE,withoneswimmerintervening
v.FisaheadofD
1.Whostoodfifthintherace?
(a)A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D

(e)E
Ans:(e)
2.HowmanyswimmersseparateAandF?
(a)1
(b)2
(c)3
(d)4
(e)cannotbedetermined
Ans:(d)
3.TheswimmerbetweenC&Eis
(a)none
(b)F
(c)D
(d)B
(e)A
Ans:(a)
4.Iftheendoftherace,swimmerDisdisqualifiedbytheJudgesthenswimmerBfinishesin
whichplace
(a)1
(b)2
(c)3
(d)4
(e)5
Ans:(b)
FivehousesletteredA,B,C,D,&Earebuiltinarownexttoeachother.Thehousesarelinedupinthe
orderA,B,C,D,&E.Eachofthefivehouseshasacoloredchimney.Theroofandchimneyofeach
housemustbepaintedasfollows.
i.Theroofmustbepaintedeithergreen,red,oryellow.
ii.Thechimneymustbepaintedeitherwhite,black,
orred.
iii.Nohousemayhavethesamecolorchimneyasthe
colorofroof.
iv.Nohousemayuseanyofthesamecolorsthatthe
everynexthouse
uses.
v.HouseEhasagreenroof.
vi.HouseBhasaredroofandablackchimney

1.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
(a)Atleasttwohouseshaveblackchimney.
(b)Atleasttwohouseshaveredroofs.
(c)Atleasttwohouseshavewhitechimneys
(d)Atleasttwohouseshavegreenroofs
(e)Atleasttwohouseshaveyellowroofs
Ans:(c)
2.Whichmustbefalse?
(a)HouseAhasayellowroof
(b)HouseA&Chavedifferentcolorchimney
(c)HouseDhasablackchimney
(d)HouseEhasawhitechimney
(e)HouseB&Dhavethesamecolorroof.
Ans:(b)
3.IfhouseChasayellowroof.Whichmustbetrue.
(a)HouseEhasawhitechimney
(b)HouseEhasablackchimney
(c)HouseEhasaredchimney
(d)HouseDhasaredchimney
(e)HouseChasablackchimney
Ans:(a)
4.Whichpossiblecombinationsofroof&chimneycanhouse
I.Aredroof7ablackchimney
II.Ayellowroof&aredchimney
III.Ayellowroof&ablackchimney
(a)Ionly
(b)IIonly
(c)IIIonly
(d)I&IIonly
(e)I&II&III
Ans:(e)
Findx+2y
(i).x+y=10
(ii).2x+4y=20
Ans:(b)

IsangleBACisarightangle
(i)AB=2BC
(2)BC=1.5AC
Ans:(e)
Isxgreaterthany
(i)x=2k
(ii)k=2y
Ans:(e)