Siemens Sample Aptitude Questions and Answers

Q1 The average age of a man and his son is 28 years. The ratio of their ages is 3: 1 respectively. What is the man's age?

Q2 A car manufacturing plant manufactures 96 dozen cars in eight days. How many dozen cars will the plant manufacture in 17 days?

Q3 A & B together can complete a piece of work in 16 days, B alone can complete the same work in 24 days. In how many days can A alone complete the same work?

Q4 Find the average of the following set of scores
142, 93, 102, 206, 115, 98

Q5 The average of four consecutive odd numbers P, Q, R, and S respectively (in increasing order) is 104. What is the sum of P & S?

Q6 Number of students instituting A & B were in the ratio of 7: 15 respectively in 2012. In 2013 the no. of students in institute A increased by 25% and the no. of institute B institute B increased by 26%, then what was the respective ratio between no. of students in institutes A & B respectively in 2013?

Q7 Logical Deduction:

Statements:

No female teacher is allowed to participate.

Athletes are among the female teachers.

Conclusions:

Male athletes are allowed to participate.

Some athletes are capable of participating.

Q8 Statements and Arguments:

Hundreds of people have been drawn to this anti-national action by the huge earnings involved in smuggling. Overnight, several of them became billionaires. On both the Eastern and Western coasts, India has a long coastline. It's been a haven for smugglers, who have been able to operate with relative impunity. There is little doubt that the enforcement agencies made seizures from time to time during raids and ambushes, but even with these losses, the traffickers made large profits. The paragraph best backs up the claim that

Q9 Theme Detection:

Should India encourage exports when most of its resources are insufficient for domestic consumption?

Arguments:
Yes. To pay for our imports, we need to earn foreign currency. No. Even selective encouragement would result in a scarcity of resources.

Q10 Course of Action:

A high number of persons in the city's ward X have been diagnosed with a lethal strain of malaria. Action Plan: The city municipal government should take prompt action to fumigate ward X extensively. People in the region should be urged to avoid mosquito bites by taking precautions.

Q11 Analyzing Arguments:

According to one New York publisher, 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States seek an anthology of William Shakespeare's complete works. What accounts for this resurgence of Shakespeare's popularity? His psychological insights into both male and female characteristics are still astonishing today, according to experts. This paragraph provides the strongest evidence for the claim that

Q12 Cause and Effect:

Statements: For the previous three months, the prices of gasoline and diesel in the domestic market have remained stable. The price of crude oil on the international market has risen dramatically in recent months.

Q13 Spotting Errors:

(solve as per the direction given above)

Q14 Idioms and Phrases:

To produce a breast that is free of blemishes.

Q15 Ordering of Words:

At midnight, he

P: did not know

Q: was worried, and

R: heard the hue and cry.

S : what should I do?

The proper order is as follows:

Q16 Change of Voice:

She dropped professor Kumar off at his hotel after driving him to the museum.

Q17 Synonyms:

DIVERSION

Q18 Antonyms:

COMMISSIONED is a term that refers to a person who has been given