NTT Data Sample Aptitude Questions and Answers

Q1 Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. Ignore the error of punctuation, if any.

(A) Guilt and self pleasure are (B) two most strong drivers (C) of any human act

Q2 Correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

_________________ negligence of the transport company, lot of our goods were damaged in transit.

Q3 Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
The institute reserves the right to make any change in the items             in the itinerary.

Q4 Fill in the blank(s) to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
"If Mr. Sharma didn't stop hunting _____ better deals now, he would lose the opportunity _____ buy this attractive mobile phone."

Q5 Arrange the fragments A, B, C and D in order to form a meaningful sentence.

A-nor Raj

B-is going

C-to attend the class

D-neither Rahul

Q6 Select the option that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word.

EMPATHY (OPPOSITE)

Q7 Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

TAMPER

Q8 PASSAGE

Urban Zen: As different and conflicting as those contrasting worlds are, however, bringing them together makes perfect sense to Donna Karan. The designer's latest passion, the Urban Zen Foundation, a New York City, based philanthropic organization that she created in 2007, is all about exploring the intersection between the complex reality of our busy lives and the simplicity and focus of a more spiritual existence.

For Karan, taking on the role of alternative health-care ambassador is a perfectly logical step. A born entrepreneur who has always followed her instincts, she has become a leader in the fashion community not only for her work in design but also for her broader perspective.

It's no surprise, then, that the runways have never been able to contain the Queens-born Karan. She still ends the program notes of her shows with the phrase "To be continued," reflecting her conviction that her education in style, design and inspiration is an ever evolving process, one that often takes her far beyond runways and studios.

Well traveled, Karan is passionate about learning, particularly studying different cultures and disciplines. Fascinated by Eastern philosophies on spirituality, the longtime yoga devotee is now consumed with exploring the world of integrative medicine, an emerging field that combines traditional medical practices with those that are still considered a bit fringe (meditation, yoga, massage and aromatherapy) by most members of the medical community.

Choose the correct answer based on the passage.

What is the aim of the Urban Zen Foundation?

Q9 PASSAGE

Urban Zen: As different and conflicting as those contrasting worlds are, however, bringing them together makes perfect sense to Donna Karan. The designer's latest passion, the Urban Zen Foundation, a New York City, based philanthropic organization that she created in 2007, is all about exploring the intersection between the complex reality of our busy lives and the simplicity and focus of a more spiritual existence.

For Karan, taking on the role of alternative health-care ambassador is a perfectly logical step. A born entrepreneur who has always followed her instincts, she has become a leader in the fashion community not only for her work in design but also for her broader perspective.

It's no surprise, then, that the runways have never been able to contain the Queens-born Karan. She still ends the program notes of her shows with the phrase "To be continued," reflecting her conviction that her education in style, design and inspiration is an ever evolving process, one that often takes her far beyond runways and studios.

Well traveled, Karan is passionate about learning, particularly studying different cultures and disciplines. Fascinated by Eastern philosophies on spirituality, the longtime yoga devotee is now consumed with exploring the world of integrative medicine, an emerging field that combines traditional medical practices with those that are still considered a bit fringe (meditation, yoga, massage and aromatherapy) by most members of the medical community.

Choose the correct answer based on the passage.
Which of the statements is true about the field of integrative medicine, according to the passage?

Q10 PASSAGE

Urban Zen: As different and conflicting as those contrasting worlds are, however, bringing them together makes perfect sense to Donna Karan. The designer's latest passion, the Urban Zen Foundation, a New York City, based philanthropic organization that she created in 2007, is all about exploring the intersection between the complex reality of our busy lives and the simplicity and focus of a more spiritual existence.

For Karan, taking on the role of alternative health-care ambassador is a perfectly logical step. A born entrepreneur who has always followed her instincts, she has become a leader in the fashion community not only for her work in design but also for her broader perspective.

It's no surprise, then, that the runways have never been able to contain the Queens-born Karan. She still ends the program notes of her shows with the phrase "To be continued," reflecting her conviction that her education in style, design and inspiration is an ever evolving process, one that often takes her far beyond runways and studios.

Well traveled, Karan is passionate about learning, particularly studying different cultures and disciplines. Fascinated by Eastern philosophies on spirituality, the longtime yoga devotee is now consumed with exploring the world of integrative medicine, an emerging field that combines traditional medical practices with those that are still considered a bit fringe (meditation, yoga, massage and aromatherapy) by most members of the medical community.

Choose the correct answer based on the passage.
What can be inferred from the term 'fringe' used in the passage?

Q11 PASSAGE

The economic transformation of India is one of the great business stories of our time. As stifling government regulations have been lifted, entrepreneurship has flourished, and the country has become a high-powered center for information technology and pharmaceuticals. Indian companies like Infosys and Wipro are powerful global players, while Western firms like G.E. and I.B.M. now have major research facilities in India employing thousands. India's seemingly endless flow of youth. motivated engineers, scientists, and managers offering developed-world skills at developing-world wages is held to be putting American jobs at risk, and the country is frequently heralded as "the next economic superpower."

But India has run into a surprising hitch on its way to superpower status: its inexhaustible supply of workers is becoming exhausted. Although India has one of the youngest workforces on the planet, the head of Infosys said recently that there was an "acute shortage of skilled manpower," and a study projects that this year salaries for skilled workers will rise fourteen and a half per cent, a sure sign that demand for skilled labor is outstripping supply.

How is this possible in a country that every year produces two and a half million college graduates and four hundred thousand engineers? Start with the fact that just ten percent of Indians get any kind of post-secondary education, compared with some fifty per cent who do in the U.S. Moreover, of that ten per cent, the vast majority go to one of India's seventeen thousand colleges, many of which are closer to community colleges than to four-year institutions. India does have more than three hundred universities, but a recent survey by the London Times Higher Education Supplement put only two of them among the one hundred in the world Many Indian graduates therefore enter the workforce with a low level of skills. A current study led by Vivek Wadhwa, of Duke University, has found that if you define “engineer” by U.S. standards, India produces just a hundred and seventy thousand engineers a year, not four hundred thousand. Infosys says that, of 1.3 million applicants for jobs last year, it found only two per cent acceptable.

There was a time when many economists believed that post-secondary education didn’t have much impact on economic growth. The really important educational gains, they thought, came from giving rudimentary skills to large numbers of people (which India still needs to do—at least thirty per cent of the population is illiterate). They believed that, in economic terms, society got a very low rate of return on its investment in higher education. But lately that assumption has been overturned, and the social rate of return on investment in university education in India has been calculated at an impressive nine or ten per cent. In other words, every dollar India puts into higher education creates value for the economy as a whole. Yet India spends roughly three and a half per cent of its G.D.P. on education, significantly below the percentage spent by the U.S., even though India’s population is much younger, and spending on education should be proportionately higher.

Choose the correct answer based on the passage.

What is an appropriate title to the passage?

Q12 PASSAGE

Urban Zen: As different and conflicting as those contrasting worlds are, however, bringing them together makes perfect sense to Donna Karan. The designer's latest passion, the Urban Zen Foundation, a New York City, based philanthropic organization that she created in 2007, is all about exploring the intersection between the complex reality of our busy lives and the simplicity and focus of a more spiritual existence.

For Karan, taking on the role of alternative health-care ambassador is a perfectly logical step. A born entrepreneur who has always followed her instincts, she has become a leader in the fashion community not only for her work in design but also for her broader perspective.

It's no surprise, then, that the runways have never been able to contain the Queens-born Karan. She still ends the program notes of her shows with the phrase "To be continued," reflecting her conviction that her education in style, design and inspiration is an ever evolving process, one that often takes her far beyond runways and studios.

Well traveled, Karan is passionate about learning, particularly studying different cultures and disciplines. Fascinated by Eastern philosophies on spirituality, the longtime yoga devotee is now consumed with exploring the world of integrative medicine, an emerging field that combines traditional medical practices with those that are still considered a bit fringe (meditation, yoga, massage and aromatherapy) by most members of the medical community.

Choose the correct answer based on the passage.
What describes the personality of Donna Karan based on her involvement with the Urban Zen Foundation and her interests?

Q13 PASSAGE

The economic transformation of India is one of the great business stories of our time. As stifling government regulations have been lifted, entrepreneurship has flourished, and the country has become a high-powered center for information technology and pharmaceuticals. Indian companies like Infosys and Wipro are powerful global players, while Western firms like G.E. and I.B.M. now have major research facilities in India employing thousands. India's seemingly endless flow of young, motivated engineers, scientists, and managers offering developed-world skills at developing-world wages is held to be putting American jobs at risk, and the country is frequently heralded as "the next economic superpower."

But India has run into a surprising hitch on its way to superpower status: its inexhaustible supply of workers is becoming exhausted. Although India has one of the youngest workforces on the planet, the head of Infosys said recently that there was an "acute shortage of skilled manpower," and a study projects that this year salaries for skilled workers will rise fourteen and a half per cent, a sure sign that demand for skilled labor is outstripping supply.

How is this possible in a country that every year produces two and a half million college graduates and four hundred thousand engineers? Start with the fact that just ten per cent of Indians get any kind of post-secondary education, compared with some fifty per cent who do in the U.S. Moreover, of that ten per cent, the vast majority go to one of India's seventeen thousand colleges, many of which are closer to community colleges than to four-year institutions. India does have more than three hundred universities, but a recent survey by the London Times Higher Education Supplement put only two of them among the ton hundred in the world Many Indian graduates.

Choose the correct answer based on the passage.

What is an appropriate title to the passage?

Q14 Rima avoids travelling by flight as she feels afraid during take ………and landing.

Q15 The list price of an electric iron is Rs. 300. If two successive discounts of 15% and 10% are allowed, its selling price will be:

Q16 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 are 5?

Q17 Find the next number in the series:
12, 8, 14, 6, 16.

Q18 If 10C5 = 1, then what is the value of x if x=0?

Q19 Ram and Ravi were playing with a paper phone, frustums of which are attached to each other by 95 m long string. If both start moving in opposite directions at a speed of 18 m/min and 20 m/min respectively, after how many minutes will both have to stop?

Q20 What is the least amount that a person can have, such that when he distributes it into groups of Rs. 16 or Rs. 18 or Rs. 20 or Rs. 25, he is always left with Rs. 4?

Q21 In a class, 30% of the students offered English, 20% offered Hindi and 10% offered both. What is the probability that a student has offered English or Hindi?

Q22 Which of the given expressions has the largest value?

Q23 To clear a competition, Sonu needs an average score of 90 in three exams. His score in the first two exams are 93 and 85. What score must he get in the third exam?

Q24 What is the smallest number, which when divided by 7, 18, 56, and 36, leaves a remainder zero?

Q25 A teacher asks the student to solve for x, where the given expression is:
(a/b)^x-1=(b/a)^x-3

Q26 The total number of prime factors of (402)^7 is:

Q27 Identify the least number that is exactly divisible by 15, 25, 30, and 45.

Q28 What is the least number by which 16,800 must be divided to get a number which is a perfect square?

Q29 The length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr can cross in 30 seconds, is:

Q30 From the given choices select the odd one out.