Ernst & Young Sample Aptitude Questions and Answers

Q1 The number 234X98 is divisible by 3. What is the sum of the maximum and minimum possible value of X?

Q2 Ayushree invested Rs. 200,000 at 10% per annum, compounded half yearly. What is the amount and interest collected after 1.5 years?

Q3 Three cars starting from Kolkata for Patna reach in 10 hrs, 15 hours and 12 hrs respectively. What is the ratio of their speeds?

Q4 A car is bought for Rs. 800,000 and Company laws allow it to be depreciated @20% per annum. It is sold after 4 years for Rs. 400,000. What is the gain/loss?

Q5 If X = 0.59 and Y = 1.41, then find the value of:
$$\begin{gathered} a) X^2+2XY+Y^2 \\ b) X^3+3X^{2}Y+3X{Y}^2+Y^3 \end{gathered}$$

Q6 What is the discount offered when a shopkeeper offers “Buy 2 Get 1 Free”?

Q7 A number is supposed to be multiplied by 2/3 but by mistake, got multiplied by 3/2. What is the percentage increase/decrease in the value which was supposed to be there?

Q8 How many zeros are there at the end of the expression: 1 x 2 x 3 x............... x 500?

Q9 XYZ is a number, when divided by 54 leaves the remainder 3. What is the remainder when it is divided by 18?

Q10 What is the Difference between duration for 2 projects?

Project 1 - 8 hours

Project 2-12 hours

How much longer (in percent difference) it takes to complete Project 2?

Q11 Find the missing number.

Q12 Find the missing number.

Q13 Determine the missing shape in the sequence.

Q14 Which item doesn’t belong to the group?

Q15 Which square does not belong to the group?

Q16 Identify the missing item.

Q17 Calculate missing number.

Q18 Calculate?

Q19 Find the missing value.

Q20 Which of the following completes the figure?

Q21 Which of the following squares comes next in the sequence?

Q22 Which of the following completes the figure?

Q23 Find the missing value?

Q24 Find the missing value?

22 * 22 = 16

33 * 33 = 36

44 * 44 = ?

Q25 Read the passage before answering the question that follows.

DATA WAREHOUSES

A data warehouse is the main source of information for an organization’s historical data. Its historical data is often referred to as its corporate memory. As an example of how a data warehouse can be put to good use, an organization would use the information stored in its data warehouse to find out how many particular stock items they sold on a particular day in a particular year.

Another phrase used to describe an organization’s historical data is corporate memory.

Q26 Read the passage before answering the question that follows.

DATA WAREHOUSES

A data warehouse is the main source of information for an organization’s historical data. Its historical data is often referred to as its corporate memory. As an example of how a data warehouse can be put to good use, an organization would use the information stored in its data warehouse to find out how many particular stock items they sold on a particular day in a particular year.

A warehouse is a large building that is often used to store goods, data or information.

Q27 Read the passage before answering the question that follows.

DATA WAREHOUSES

A data warehouse is the main source of information for an organization’s historical data. Its historical data is often referred to as its corporate memory. As an example of how a data warehouse can be put to good use, an organization would use the information stored in its data warehouse to find out how many particular stock items they sold on a particular day in a particular year.

A data warehouse primarily serves as a repository for an organization's current data.

Q28 Read the passage before answering the question that follows.

DATA WAREHOUSES

A data warehouse is the main source of information for an organization’s historical data. Its historical data is often referred to as its corporate memory. As an example of how a data warehouse can be put to good use, an organization would use the information stored in its data warehouse to find out how many particular stock items they sold on a particular day in a particular year.

The term "corporate memory" is synonymous with the historical data stored in a data warehouse.

Q29 Read the passage before answering the question that follows.

THE ROLE OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE

Most people believe that the Ambulance Service is simply there to respond to emergency incidents such as road traffic collisions (RTCs), seriously ill or injured patients, fires and other such incidents. While these are the core roles that the service undertakes, there are also a number of other important duties that are carried out, such as patient transport services. The latter is carried out by the employees of the Ambulance Service who carry disabled, elderly and vulnerable people to and from out-patient appointments, hospital admissions and also day centres and clinics.

Ambulance Service personnel are required to wear a uniform.

Q30 Read the passage before answering the question that follows.

THE ROLE OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE

Most people believe that the Ambulance Service is simply there to respond to emergency incidents such as road traffic collisions (RTCs), seriously ill or injured patients, fires and other such incidents. While these are the core roles that the service undertakes, there are also a number of other important duties that are carried out, such as patient transport services. The latter is carried out by the employees of the Ambulance Service who carry disabled, elderly and vulnerable people to and from out-patient appointments, hospital admissions and also day centres and clinics.

The Ambulance Service does not carry out patient transport services.