Amcat Sample Paper for aptitude

Question 1] In how many ways can 7 members of the content team, 5 members of the R&D team, 3
members of HR and 2 members of the sales team be allotted workstations in a row so that all
employees of the same team sit together

A. 12! * 5!

B. 7*5*3*2

C. 7!*5!*3!*2!

D. 7!*5!*4!*3!*2!

ANSWER : 7!*5!*4!*3!*2!

Question 2] A group of 6 is to be made out of 8 girls and 6 boys. What is the probability that exactly 3
boys are selected?

A. (8C3 * 6C3)/ 14C6

B. 8C3 / 14C6

C. 3/4

D. 1/2
ANSWER : (8C3 * 6C3)/ 14C6

Question 3] What is the value of square of 4 1/2, when it is expressed as a mixed fraction?

9/4

8 1/4

19 5/4

21 5/4

ANSWER :19 5/4

Question 4] How many three digits numbers can be formed using 2, 3, 4 and 5 with the digits being
repeated?

216

400

64

120

ANSWER : 64

Question 5] If a = 0.24 and b = 1.76, then compute the following expression.

a^4 + 4ab^3 + 6(a^2)(b^2) + 4ab^3 + b^4

1.52

16

ANSWER : 16

Question 6] The correct value of log525 - log749 is

-1

ANSWER : 0

Question 7] In how many ways Arthi, Pooja, Mona and Payal can stand in a queue.

120

24

150
ANSWER : 24

Question 8] Find the remainder when 2^21 is divided by 6.

ANSWER : 2

Question 9] One third of a two digit number exceeds its one fourth by 7. What is the sum of the digits
of the number?

72

84

12

15

ANSWER : 12

Question 10] Evaluate: (4.56 ^3 + 5.44^3) / (4.56^2 - 4.56 * 5.44 + 5.44^2)

 0.88

-0.88

10

ANSWER :10

Question 11] What is the least number that should be subtracted from 3592 to obtain a number exactly
divisible by 19?

ANSWER :1

Question 12] Find the smallest number which when divided by 24, 30, 48 and 60, leaves a remainder 2
in each case.

238

242

4
ANSWER : 242

Question 13] What is the smallest number that should be divided by 10500 to make it a perfect cube?

84

12

21

ANSWER : 84

Question 14] 20 men can do a job in 10 days, working 8 hours a day. If women are 33.33% more
efficient than men, how many women will it take to finish the same job in 10 days working 6 hours a
day?

10

12

15

20

ANSWER : 20

Question 15] Which is better: a successive discount of 40% and 30% or a discount of flat 70%?

Both are equivalent

 40% and 30%

70%

None of the above

ANSWER : 70%

Question 16] Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability that the sum of the numbers on
the dice is greater than 7.

1/3

1/4

5/12

5/18

ANSWER : 5/12

Question 17] Two cards are drawn from a deck of 52 cards without replacement. What is the
probability of getting both cards black or getting one card queen and the other king?

337/1326

25/102

15/26

None of the above

ANSWER : None of the above

Question 18] What value of M is the number 7M42876M divisible by 11?

ANSWER :8

Question 19] HR calls 15 software and 10 marketing professionals for an interview. Three persons are
selected from them. The probability that 2 software and 1 marketing personnel are selected from them
is:

3/25

1/50

25/117

21/46

ANSWER : 21/46

Question 20] Divide the sum of 3/5 and 8/11 by their difference.

7/73
 73/7

11/15

None of the above

ANSWER : 73/7

Question 21] 81 ^(3/14) as a proper fraction

243/14

1131/14

1137/14

1134/14

ANSWER : 1137/14

Question 22] 16 men complete one-fourth of a work in 12 days. What is the additional number of men
required to complete the work in 12 more days?

48

36

30

32

ANSWER : 32
Question 23] Parul is one-fifth the age, her mother was 15 years ago and Parul’s brother is three-fifths
the, age her mother was 10 years ago. If the sum of Parul’s and her brother’s ages is 31, then how old is
Parul’s mother?

50

45

35

60

ANSWER : 50

Question 24] A company makes a mixture which contains 2% alcohol. If 10 litres of alcohol is added to
the mixture, then the concentration increases to 5%. What is the approx. quantity of the mixture?

316

315

310

300

ANSWER : 316

Question 25] Find the probability of getting a multiple of 3 in a throw of a dice.

1/2
 1/3

2/3

1/4

ANSWER : 1/3
Amcat Sample Paper for aptitude [Techmyhead.com]

Q1] Two train each 500 m long, are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks. If their speeds are
45 km/hr and 30 km/hr respectively, the time taken by the slower train to pass the driver of the faster
one is.

50 sec

58 sec

24 sec

22 sec

Answer: 24 sec

Q2] Ritu has 3 shirts in shades of red, 4 in yellow shades and 5 in green shades . Three shirts are picked
at random . the probability that all of those are in red shades is :

1/5

1/64

7/4

8/45

ANSWER : 1/64

Q3] The probability that a student passes Subject A, B or C is 98%. The probability that he or she passes
A is 41%, B is 59%. The probability that he or she passes A and C is 25% and B and C is 20%. The
probability that he or she passes all the 3 subjects is 14%. What is the probability that he or she passes
subject C?

23

65
 29

80

ANSWER: 29

Q4] Sangeeta invested rs.20,000 at 8 % per annual . if the interest is compounded half yearly , then total
interest earned by Sangeeta at the end of the year is:

343

487

1543

1632

Ans. 1632

Q5] Ronald and Elan are working on an assignment. Ronald takes 6 hours to type 32 pages on a
computer, while Elan takes 5 hours to type 40 pages. How much time will they take, working together
on two different computers to type an assignment of 110 pages?

8 Hours

7 hours 30 minutes

8 hours 15 minutes

8 hours 25 minutes

ANSWER : 8 hours 15 minutes

Q6] Express 4.33333 in p/q form

 14/10

13/3

13/1

18/9

Answer: 13/3

Q7] The cost price of a Rs. 100 stock at 4 discount, when brokerage is 15% is

Rs. 96.25

Rs. 96.2

Rs. 97.25

Rs. 97.5

Answer:Rs. 96.25

Q8] How many seconds will a 500 meter long train moving with a speed of 63 km/hr, take to cross a
man walking with a speed of 3 km/hr in the direction of the train ?

42

50

28

30

Answer: 30
Q9] A man invests some money partly in 12% stock at 105 and partly in 8% stock at 88. To obtain equal
dividends from both, he must invest the money in the ratio:

31 : 44

35 : 44

16 : 15

31 : 27

Answer :35:44

Q10] Which pair of rational numbers lie between 1/5 and 2/5 –

262/1000, 275/1000

362/1000, 562/1000

451/1000, 552/1000

121/1000,131/1000

Answer : 262/1000, 275/1000

Q11] The market value of a 10.5% stock, in which an income of Rs. 756 is derived by investing Rs. 9000,
brokerage being 1/4 %, is:

Rs. 124.75

Rs. 108.25

Rs. 125.25
 Rs. 112.20

Answer: Rs. 124.75

Q12] What is the value of 100P2 ?

A. 9801

B. 12000

C. 5600

D. 9900

Answer : D

Q13] One pipe can fill a tank four times as fast as another pipe. If together the two pipes can fill the
tank in 36 minutes, then the slower pipe alone will be able to fill the tank in:

A. 144 min

B. 180 min.

C. 126 min

D. 114 min
Answer : 180 min

Q14] A leak in the bottom of a tank can empty the full tank in 6 hours. An inlet pipe fills water at the rate
of 4 liters a minute. When the tank is full, the inlet is opened and due to the leak, the tank is empty in 24
hours. How many liters does the cistern hold?

A. 4010 liter

B. 2220 liter

C. 1920 liter

D. 2020 liter

Answer :1920 liter

Q15] A cistern can be filled by a tap in 3 hours while it can be emptied by another tap in 8 hours. If both
the taps are opened simultaneously, then after how much time will the cistern get filled?

A. 4.8 hr

B. 2.4 hr

C. 3.6 hr

D. 1.8 hr

Answer : 4.8 hr
Q16] Two taps A and B can fill a tank in 5 hours and 20 hours respectively. If both the taps are open then
due to a leakage, it took 40 minutes more to fill the tank. If the tank is full, how long will it take for the
leakage alone to empty the tank?

A. 22 hr

B. 16 hr

C. 28 hr

D. 32 hr

Answer : 28 hr

Q17] Bucket P has thrice the capacity as bucket Q. It takes 80 turns for bucket P to fill the empty drum.
How many turns it will take for both the buckets P and Q, having each turn together to fill the empty
drum?

A. 30

B. 45

C. 60

D. 80

Answer : 60
Q18] How many 3-letter words with or without meaning, can be formed out of the letters of the word,
'LOGARITHMS', if repetition of letters is not allowed?

A. 720

B. 420

C. None of these

D. 5040

Answer : 720

Q19] In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'LEADING' be arranged such that the
vowels should always come together?

A. None of these

B. 720

C. 420

D. 122

Answer :720

Q20] A coin is tossed 3 times. Find out the number of possible outcomes.
A. None of these

B. 1

C. 2

D. 8

Answer : 8

Q21] In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'DETAIL' be arranged such that the vowels
must occupy only the odd positions?

A. None of these

B. 64

C. 120

D. 36

Answer :36

Q22] A bag contains 2 white balls, 3 black balls and 4 red balls. In how many ways can 3 balls be drawn
from the bag, if at least one black ball is to be included in the draw?
A. 64

B. 128

C. 32

D. None of these

Answer : 64

Q23] What is the HCF of 13, 23 and 14 ?

A. 2/3

B. 1/3

C. 1/4

D. 1/12

Answer :1/22

Q24] A train having a length of 1/4 mile , is traveling at a speed of 75 mph. It enters a tunnel 3 ½ miles
long. How long does it take the train to pass through the tunnel from the moment the front enters to
the moment the rear emerges?
A. 3 min

B. 4.2 min

C. 3.4 min

D. 5.5 min

Answer : 3 min

Q25] Two trains, one from P to Q and the other from Q to P, start simultaneously. After they meet, the
trains reach their destinations after 9 hours and 16 hours respectively. The ratio of their speeds is

A. 2 : 3

B. 2 :1

C. 4 : 3

D. 3 : 2

Answer :4:3
Q1] Simplify {(3 * 2.333 + 2)/3} / (1/10 of 100 + 4.8181).

297/10377

188/121

21/34

33/163

ANSWER IS: 33/163

Q2] In how many ways can 6 lottery tickets be distributed among 4 different people, if all of the four
different people can get any number of tickets?

6C4

4^6

6P4

6^4

ANSWER : 6P4

Q3] A television manufacturing company has decided to increase the sale to beat the economic
slowdown. It decides to reduce the price of television sets by 25% as a result of which the sales
increased by 20%. What is the effect on the total revenue of the company?

Decreased by 20%

Increased by 20%

Increased by 10%

Decreased by 10%

ANSWER : Decreased by 10%

Q4] Simple interest on an amount at 4% per annum for 13 months is more than the simple interest on
the same sum for 8 months at 6% per annum by Rs. 40. What is the principal amount?

3600

12000

4800

24000

ANSWER : 12000

Q5] Ravi has a bag full of 10 Nestle and 5 Cadbury chocolates. Out of these, he draws two chocolates.
What is the probability that he would get at least one Nestle chocolate?

19/21

3/7

2/21

1/3

ANSWER : 19/21

Q6] The value of y in logy1369y = 3 is:

33

35

37

38

ANSWER : 37
Q7] The causes of productivity loss are to be written around a circle in the annual report. In how many
ways can an analyst write them around the circle, if the number of causes is 5?

5!

5C5

5P5

4!

ANSWER : 4!

Q8] What is the least perfect square, which is divisible by 24, 30 and 60?

1600

3600

14400

32400

ANSWER : 3600

Q9] If LCM and HCF of two numbers are 294 and 49 respectively, product of two numbers can be
expressed as

2x3x7^4

2^2 x 3^2 x 7^2

2^4 x 3^2 x 7

2^2 x 3^4 x 7
ANSWER : 2 x 3 x 7 ^ 4

Q10] Find the greatest number that divides 125, 218, 280 and 342 so as to leave the same remainder in
each case.

37

35

33

31

ANSWER : 31

Q11] A salesman has the liberty to sell a hair dryer in his store at a price between Rs. 300 and Rs. 700.
Profit earned by selling the hair dryer for Rs. 650 is twice the loss incurred when it is sold for Rs. 350.
What is the cost price of the hair dryer?

550

450

350

150

ANSWER : 450

Q12] Which of the following is greatest among the four given values of x?\

x = v15

x = 3v25

x = 4v125

x = 12v625
ANSWER : x = 12v625

Q13] An aeroplane flies along the sides of an equilateral triangle with speed of 300 km/hr, 200 km/hr,
240 km/hr. The average speed of the plane while flying around the triangle is:

250 km/hr

275 km/hr

200 km/hr

240 km/hr

ANSWER : 240 km/hr

Q14] Three successive discounts of 6%, 10%, 15% are equal to a single discount of

25%

28.9%

30%

31%

28.09%

ANSWER : 28.09%

Q15] A certain sum of money amounts to Rs. 2,500 in a span of 5 years and further to Rs. 3,000 in a span
of 7 years at simple interest. The sum is:

1000

1200

1050
 1250

ANSWER : 1250

Q16] What are the values for X & Y in 72X23Y for it to be perfectly divisible by 88?

X=1&Y=5

X=7&Y=5

X=3&Y=2

X=7&Y=2

ANSWER : X = 7 & Y = 2

Q17] When the price of a pair of shoes is decreased by 10%, the number of pairs sold increased by 20%.
What is the net effect on sales?

8% decrease

10% decrease

10% increase

8% increase

ANSWER : 8% increase

Q18] Sara has 400 marbles. If she gives (1/5)th of her marbles to Sam and Sam gives (3/4)th of his
marbles to David, then how many marbles does Sam have left?

80

20

60
 200

ANSWER : 20

Q19] Among the following options, which one does not lie in the given range : 1/6 < X < 17/12

2/7

1/2

4/3

13/11

20/13

ANSWER : 20/13

Q20] In a game show there are 5 prize cards and 20 blank cards. A contestant is asked to choose a card
at random. What is the probability that he won a prize?

3/5

2/5

1/5

4/5

ANSWER : 1/5

Q21] Which of the following numbers is the smallest number?

1/12

1/6

1/4
 1/3

ANSWER : 1/12

Q22] Ronald and Elan are working on an assignment. Ronald takes 6 hours to type 32 pages on a
computer, while Elan takes 5 hours to type 40 pages. How much time will they take, working together
on two different computers to type an assignment of 110 pages?

7 hours 30 minutes

8 hours

8 hours 15 minutes

8 hours 25 minutes

ANSWER : 8 hours 15 minutes

Q23] What is the value of square of 7 1/2, when it is expressed as a mixed fraction?

49 1/2

49 1/4

56 1/4

14 1/4

ANSWER : 56 1/4

Q24] Find the value of x if 82x ÷ 8 - 5 = 87

0
 -1

None of above

ANSWER : None of Above

Q25] An investment earns 4 paisa per rupee invested. If at the end of the year, the interest earned by an
investment is Rs. 100, then the investment is equal to:

2000

2200

1000

2500

4000

ANSWER : 2500