BE Aptitude Test Afternoon Slot (28th July 2013) - Comps/IT

A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 4:3. If 5 liters of water is added to the mixture, the ratio becomes 4:5. Find the quantity of alcohol in the given mixture.

If Rs. 782 be divided into three parts, proportional to 1/2:2/3:3/4, then the first part is?

If 76 is divided into four parts proportional to 7, 5, 3, 4, then the smallest part is:

Find the fourth proportion to 2,3,6

David gets on the elevator at the 11th floor of a building and rides up at the rate of 57 floors per minute. At the same time, Albert gets on an elevator at the 51st floor of the same building and rides down at the rate of 63 floors per minute. If they continue travelling at these rates, then at which floor will their paths cross ?

a * b = 2a - 3b + ab, then 3*5 + 5*3 = ?

Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Rs. 13,900 divided in two different schemes A and B at the simple interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of simple interest earned in 2 years be Rs. 3508, what was the amount invested in Scheme B?

A man has Rs. 480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes, five-rupee notes and ten-rupee notes. The number of notes of each denomination is equal. What is the total number of notes that he has ?

Sachin borrows Rs. 5000 for 2 years at 4% p.a. simple interest. He immediately lends money to Rahul at 25/4% p.a. for 2 years. Find the gain of one year by Sachin.

A factory had 36 machines at the beginning of the year. In April they increased the number of machines by 9 and then decreased 18 in July. They spent Rs.200 per machine for every month as maintenance charge. Find how much amount they spent as maintenance charge for last four months of the year?

A financier claims to be lending money at simple interest, But he includes the interest every six months for calculating the principal. If he is charging an interest of 10%, the effective rate of interest becomes.

What is the present worth of Rs. 132 due in 2 years at 5% simple interest per annum?

A boat having a length 3 m and breadth 2 m is floating on a lake. The boat sinks by 1 cm when a man gets into it. The mass of the man is :

The cost of the paint is Rs. 36.50 per kg. If 1 kg of paint covers 16 square feet, how much will it cost to paint outside of a cube having 8 feet each side.

A metallic hemisphere is melted and recat in the shape of a cone with the same base radius (R) as that of the hemisphere. If H is the height of the cone, then :

A powder tin has a square base with side 8 cm and height 14 cm. Another tin has a circular base with diameter 8 cm and height 14 cm. The difference in their capacities is :

In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'LEADING' be arranged in such a way that the vowels always come together?

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 box contains 4 red, 3 white and 2 blue balls. Three balls are drawn at random. Find out the number of ways of selecting the balls of different colours

In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'DETAIL' be arranged in such a way that the vowels occupy only the odd positions?

From 21-23 :: Sentence Correction :

In questions given below, a part of the sentence is written which is marked with '-' sign. Below are given alternatives to that part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative



The people of the ancient Assyrian Empire

- were renowned warriors, although they also crafted

some of the best-preserved ancient art.

- It is highly desirable that you furnish evidence of your expenses

before you submit your final accounts.

If you are not clear about the meaning of a word, it is wise to

- look to

a dictionary.

From 24-26 : Change Of Voice

I remember my sister taking me to the museum

After driving professor Kumar to the museum she dropped him at his hotel

The doctor advised the patient not to eat rice

In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase . Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.


Cry for the moon

To be above board

To put one's hand to plough

Yeoman's service