Aptitude - Bank of Baroda

Aptitude – Bank of Baroda (Sourced)

1. Mr. W walked 30 metres towards South, took a left turn and walked 50 metres, and  again he took a left turn and walked 30 metres.  How far is he from the starting point?

(1) 80 metres     (2) 100 metres       (3) 130 metres               (4) 50 metres     (5) None of these 

Answer:  (4)  Draw a route map.

Directions (2-6): The following questions are based on the five three digit numbers given below: 
      972,       526,        487,         359,          251

2. If the positions of the first and second digits are interchanged which of the following will be third if they are arranged in ascending order?

(1) 359                  (2) 972                  (3) 526                  (4) 487                  (5) 251

Answer:  (1)

3. If 2 is added to the sum of the digits of each of the above numbers how many will be multiples of 5?
(1) None              (2) One                                 (3) Two                 (4) Three             (5) None of these
Answer:  (4)

4. If 1 is subtracted from the last digit of each of the above numbers the sum of the digits of how many of them are prime numbers?
(1) None              (2) Two                 (3) One                                 (4) Three             (5) All five
Answer:  (2)

5. If the digits in each of the above numbers are written in reverse order which will be the second highest number?

(1) 251                  (2) 359                  (3) 487                  (4) 526                  (5) 972

Answer:  (3)

6. If the positions of the digits of each of the numbers are interchanged such that the first becomes second, second becomes third and third becomes first, which, of the following will be the highest?

(1) 972                  (2) 526                  (3) 487                  (4) 251                  (5) 359

Answer:  (5)

Directions (Q. 7-9): In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II & 111. 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.

7. Statements:                  All chairs are keys.                        All keys are balloons.

                                           Some balloons are mirrors.         Some mirrors are desks.
Conclusions:
I. Some desks are keys.
II. Some balloons are chairs.
III. Some mirrors are balloons.

1) Only I follow             2) Only II follows          3) Only III follows         4) Only II and III follow

5) All I , II and III follow

Answer:  (3)   Draw a Venn diagram for the answer.  

8. Statements:                  Some drums are posters.             All posters are windows.
                                           Some windows are tablets.          All tablets are books. ,
Conclusions:
I. Some windows are drums.
II. Some books are posters.
III. Some tablets are drums

1)     None follows            2) Only I follow                 3) Only II follows              4) Only III follows

5)     Only I and II follow

Answer:  (2)

9. Statements:                  Some boxes are toys.                    Some toys are nails.

                                           Some nails are stores.                    Some stores are shops.
Conclusions:
I. Some shops are toys.
II. Some nails are boxes.
III. No shop is toy.

1)     Only I follow              2) Only III follows             3) Only either I or III follows        4) Only II follows

5)     None of these

Answer:  (2)
 

10.  A square garden has fourteen posts along each side at equal intervals. Find how many posts are there in all four sides:
(a)   56                   (b) 52                    (c) 44                     (d) 60

Answer:  (b)

Required No. of posts = 4 (at the corners) + 4 × 12 (in between on the sides) = 4 + 48 = 52

11. Average age of students of an adult school is 40 years. 120 new students whose average age is 32 years joined the school. As a result the average age is decreased by 4 years. Find the number of students of the school after the joining of the new students:
(a)   1200              (b) 120                  (c) 360                   (d) 240

Answer:  (d)

Let the original no. of students be x A.T.S. 40x + 120 × 32 = (x + 120)36 ⇒ x = 120 ∴ Reqd no. of students after joining the new students = x + 120 = 240

12. When Rs 250 added to 1/4th of a given amount of money makes it smaller than 1/3rd of the given amount of money by Rs 100. What is the given amount of money?
(a)   Rs 350           (b) Rs 600            (c) Rs 4200           (d) Rs 3600

Answer:  ( c)

Let ‘x’ be the given amount. Then we hve an equation  x/4 + 250 + 100 = x/3.  Solving we get the value of ‘x’ as Rs 4200

13. Find the least number of candidates in an examination so that the percentage of successful candidates should be 76.8%:
(a)   500                (b) 250                  (c) 125                   (d) 1000

Answer:  (c)

Let ‘x’ be total number of student. No. of successful candidates = 76.8% of x  ie (768/10x100 x X) =96/125x which must be a whole no. ∴ The reqd least no is  = 125

14. The number of times a bucket of capacity 4 litres to be used to fill up a tank is less than the number of times another bucket of capacity 3 litres used for the same purpose by 4. What is the capacity of the tank?
(a)   360 litres     (b) 256 litres       (c) 48 litres          (d) 525 litres

Answer:  (c)

Let ‘x’ be the capacity of the tank. Then e have an equation  x/3 – x/4 = 4. Solving we get the value of ‘x’ as 48 liters.

15. A certain quantity of rice is spent daily for 30 students in a hostel. One day some students were absent as a result, the quantity of rice has been spent in the ratio of 6: 5. How many students were present on that day?
(a) 24                     (b) 20                    (c) 15                     (d) 25

Answer:  (d)

If the number of students present on that day was ‘x’ then we have a ratio 30 :  x  ::  6 : 5. Solving we get the value of ‘x’ as 25.