TCS Pool Campus Drive: Aptitude Test-12

1.A passenger train leaves the train depot 2 hours after a freight train left the same depot. In general case,
the freight train moves at the speed well less than the passenger train. In this particular case, the
freight train is travelling 20 mph slower than the passenger train. Find the rate of both freight and
passenger train provided, if the passenger train overtakes the freight train in three hours of the
journey.
a. 25, 45
b. 15, 35
c. 20, 40
d. 30, 50
2.Tom, Dick and Harry went for lunch to a multi-cuisine restaurant. Tom had $100 with him, Dick had
$60 and Harry had $409. Tom preferred continental, While Harry chosen Chinese. Dick opted to
Mughlai Cuisine. Continental and Chinese types of items tasted good than that of Mughlai. Despite,
variations in ordering, they called for a single bill. They got a bill for $104 and decided to give a tip
of $16. They further decided to share the total expenses in the ratio of the amounts of money each
carried. The amount of money which Tom paid more than what Harry paid is
a. 120
b. 60
c. 24
d. 36
3.Five years ago, Beths age was three times that of Amy. Ten years ago, Beths age was one half that of
Chelsea. If C represents Chelseas current age, which of the following represents Amys current age?
a. (c/6) + 5
b. 2c
c. (c-10)/3
d.3c-5
4.At 10 a.m. two trains started travelling toward each other from stations 287 miles apart. They passed
each other at 1:30 p.m. the same day. If the average speed of the faster train exceeded the average
speed of the slower train by 6 miles per hour, which of the following represents the speed of the
faster train, in miles per hour?
a. 38
b. 40
c. 44
d.48
5.A home has a relatively large rectangular tank and smaller cube-shaped tanks that can store water. The
choices between above two types are made based on the needs of the day. Whenever, rectangular
tank is to be cleaned, the water can be transferred into cube shaped tanks. On a certain day, the
rectangular tank of dimensions 10" by 8" by 4" is filled with water. If all of the water is to be
transferred to cube-shaped tanks, each one 3 inches on a side, how many of this cube shaped tanks
are needed?
a. 9
b. 12
c. 16
d.21
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6. (1/4) + (3/4) + 3(1/4) (3/4) (1/4 + 3/4) =?
a. 1/64
b. 27/64
c. 49/64
d.1
7.Fox jeans regularly sell for $15 a pair and Pony jeans regularly sell for $18 a pair. The rates of sales of
both the types of jeans remain in a uniform relation over the period of time. During a sale these
regular unit prices are discounted at different rates so that a total of $9 is saved by purchasing 5 pairs
of jeans: 3 pairs of Fox jeans and 2 pairs of Pony jeans. If the sum of the two discounts rates is 22
percent, what is the discount rate on Pony jeans?
a. 9%

b. 10%

c. 11%

d.12%

8. There are 2 kinds of staff members in a certain company, PART TIME AND FULL TIME. 25 percent
of the total members are PART TIME members others are FULL TIME members. The work time of
part time members is 3/5 of the full time members. Wage per hour is same. What is the ratio of total
wage of part time members to total wage of all members?
a. 1/4
b. 1/5
c. 1/6
d. 1/7
9. The price of a bushel of corn is currently $3.20, and the price of a peck of wheat is $5.80. The price of
corn is increasing at a constant rate of 5x cents per day while the price of wheat is decreasing at a
constant rate of cents per day. What is the approximate price when a bushel of corn costs the same
amount as a peck of wheat?
a. $4.50
b. $5.10
c. $5.30
d. $5.60
10. Kurt, a painter, has 9 jars of paint:
4 are yellow
2 are red Rest are
brown
Kurt will combine 3 jars of paint into a new container to make a new colour, which he will name
accordingly to the following conditions:
Brun Y if the paint contains 2 jars of brown paint and no yellow
Brun X if the paint contains 3 jars of brown paint
Jaune X if the paint contains at least 2 jars of yellow
Jaune Y if the paint contains exactly 1 jar of yellow
What is the probability that the new colour will be Jaune?
a. 5/42
b. 37/42
c. 1/21
d. 4/9
11.An express train travelled at an average speed of 100 kilometers per hour, stopping for 3 minutes
after every 75 kilometers. A local train travelled at an average speed of 50 kilometers, stopping for 1
minute after every 25 kilometers. If the trains began travelling at the same time, how many
kilometers did the local train travel in the time it took the express train to travel 600 kilometers?
a. 300
b. 305
c. 307.5
d. 1200
12. If

(13 !)16(13 !)8

=a , what is the unit digit of
(13 !)8 +( 13!) 4

a. 0
b. 1
c. 3
d. 9
13. If the sum of five consecutive positive integers is A, then the sum of the next five consecutive
integers in terms of A is:
a. A+1
b. A+5
c. A+25
d. 5A
14. A committee of 6 is chosen from 8 men and 5 women so as to contain at least 2 men and 3 women.
How many different committees could be formed if two of the men refuse to serve together?
a. 635
b. 2620
c. 1404
d. 700
15. A bike crosses a bridge with a speed of 108 kmph. What will be the length of the bridge if the bike
takes 8 min to cross the bridge?
a. 12200
b. 14400
c. 10000
d. 15000
16. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a 3 rd number. What is the percentage of 2nd
with respect to 1st?
a. 110
b. 120
c. 125
d. 90
17. There are two sequences A and B. a1 = 1, b1 = k. an = bn-1- an-1, bn = bn-1+an-1. What is a4 =?
a. 2k-2
b. 3k-3
c. 4k-4
d. 5k-5
18. A alone can complete a work in 16 days and B alone can complete the same in 12 days. Starting with
A, they work on alternate days. The total work will be completed in how many days?
a. 12 days
b. 13 days
c.13 5/7 days
d. 13 % days
19. One man, 3 women and 4 boys can do a piece of work in 96 hours, 2 men and 8 boys can do it in 80
hours, 2 men & 3 women can do it in 120 hours. 5 Men & 12 boys can do it in how many hours?
a. 39 1/11 hrs b.
42 7/11 hrs
c. 43 7/11 hrs
d. 44 hrs

20. Twenty-four men can complete a work in 16 days. Thirty-two women can complete the same work
in twenty-four days. Sixteen men and sixteen women started working and worked for 12 days. How
many more men are to be added to complete the remaining work in 2 days?
a. 16 men
b. 24 men
c. 36 men
d. 48 men
21. Complete the missing terms, b e d f ? h j ? l
a. i, m
b. m, i
c. i, n
d. j, m
22. Find the wrong term 93, 309, 434, 498, 521, 533.
a. 309
b. 434
c. 498
d. 521
23. If 6 men or 8 women can reap a field in 86 days, how long will 14 men and 10 women take to reap
it?
a. 36 days
b. 14 days
c. 24 days
d. Cannot be determined
24. A predator is chasing its prey. The predator takes 4 leaps for every 6 leaps of the prey and the
predator covers as much distance in 2 leaps as 3 leaps of the prey. Will the predator succeed in
getting its food?
a. Yes
b. In the 6 th leap
c. Never
d. Cannot be determined
25. The average temperature on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was 250. The average temperature on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday was 240. If the temperature on Saturday was 270, what was the
temperature on Wednesday?
a. 240
b. 210
c. 270
d. 300
26. A batsman scored an average of 46 runsfor a certain numberof inningsplayed inEngland. When he
came back to India, he played another two test matches of two innings each and scored at an average
of 55 runs. For the innings in England and in India taken together, he has improved his innings by 2
runs over the matches played in England. The number of innings he played in England was
a. 7
b. 9
c. 14
d. 18
27. Pointing to a woman in the picture, Rajiv said, Her mother has only one grandchild whose mother
is my wife. How is the woman in the picture related to Rajiv?
a. Cousin
b. Wife
c. Sister
d. Noneof these
28. (i) A $ B meansA is mother of B
(ii) A # B means A is father of B
(iii) A @ B means A is husband of B
(iv) A % B means A is daughter of B
P @ Q $ M # T indicates what relationship of P with T?
a. Paternal Grandmother
b. Paternal Grandfather
c. Maternal Grandfather
d. Maternal Grandmother
29. From the group of officers and assistants, 15 assistants leave. Then two officers are left for each
assistant. After this, 45 officers leave. Then there are 5 assistants for each officer. Find the number of
assistants in the beginning?
a. 50
b. 45
c. 40
d. 35
30. A, B and C each does certain investments for time periods in the ratio of 5:6:8. At the end of the
business term, they received the profits in the ratio of 5:3:12. Find the ratio of investments of A, B
and C?
a. 1:2:3
b. 2:1:3
c. 3:2:1
d.1:3:2