Aptitude Test 1

1. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?
   A. 120 meters
   B. 180 meters
   C. 324 meters
   D. 180 meters
2. An accurate clock shows 8 o'clock in the morning. Through how may degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 o'clock in the afternoon?
   A. 144º
   B. 150º
   C. 168º
   D. 180º
   
3. It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. What was the day of the week Jan 1, 2010?
   A. Sunday
   B. Saturday
   C. Friday
   D. Wednesday
   
4. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is:
   A. 15
   B. 16
   C. 18
   D. 25
   
5. Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit. After 8 years, he would be two and a half times of Ronit's age. After further 8 years, how many times would he be of Ronit's age?
   A. 2 times
   B. 2 1/2 times
   C. 2 3/4th times
   D. 3 times
   
6. From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a committee so that at least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many ways can it be done?
   A. 564
   B. 645
   C. 735
   D. 756
   E. None of the above
   
7. 3 pumps, working 8 hours a day, can empty a tank in 2 days. How many hours a day must 4 pumps work to empty the tank in 1 day?
   A. 9
   B. 10
   C. 11
   D. 12
   
8. In order to obtain an income of Rs. 650 from 10% stock at Rs. 96, one must make an investment of:
   A. 3200
   B. 6240
   C. 6150
   D. 9600
   
9. The ratio between the length and the breadth of a rectangular park is 3 : 2. If a man cycling along the boundary of the park at the speed of 12 km/hr completes one round in 8 minutes, then the area of the park (in sq. m) is:
   A. 15360
   B. 153600
   C. 30720
   D. 307200
   
10. In a 100 m race, A can give B 10 m and C 28 m. In the same race B can give C:
    A. 18
    B. 20
    C. 27
    D. 9
    

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